My new book, The Power of Honest Medicine—by Julia Schopick with Don Schwartz—introduces readers to Low Dose Naltrexone—or LDN—an effective, inexpensive alternative to the costly, toxic treatments doctors routinely prescribe for autoimmune and other diseases.
The book contains contributions from eighteen people from around the world—from the US, the UK, and Europe—all of whom are eager to spread the word about this innovative treatment that has helped them, and has become a “people’s movement.”
The Power of Honest Medicine has already received a great deal of praise from leading experts, including Wendell Potter, Wayne B. Jonas, MD, Ronald Hoffman, MD, and David Gluck, MD.
You can read a free excerpt from the book here.
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THE POWER OF HONEST MEDICINE: TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Julia Schopick
Don Schwartz
Introduction
Foreword
SECTION I: UNDERSTANDING LDN AND AUTOIMMUNITY
Chapter 1: The LDN Story
Chapter 2: Autoimmune Diseases
SECTION II: THE LDN HEROES
Chapter 3: Fritz Bell (GoodShape.net)
Chapter 4: Christina White (Brewer Science Library), the First Journalist to Write About LDN
Chapter 5: How Frank Melhus Found Healing with Low Dose Naltrexone and Shared It with the World
Chapter 6: How Suffering with MS Turned Linda Elsegood into an LDN Hero: A Tribute to Persistence
SECTION III: THE STORIES
Introduction to the LDN Stories
Contributors with One Disease
Chapter 7: Lad Jelen, Crohn’s Disease
Chapter 8: Maija Haavisto, Finland, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Chapter 9: John O’Connell, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Chapter 10: May-Britt Hansen, Netherlands, Hailey-Hailey Disease
Chapter 11: Andrea Schwung, Germany, Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 12: Emiliano Marchi, Italy, Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 13: Lexie Lindstrom, Parkinson's Disease
Chapter 14: Maureen Mirand, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Contributors with Multiple Conditions
Chapter 15: Monica Hovden, Norway, Crohn’s Disease and Fibromyalgia
Chapter 16: Renée Foster, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chapter 17: Katrien Devriesere, Belgium, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Fibromyalgia
Chapter 18: Darlene Nichols, Lupus and Myasthenia Gravis
Chapter 19: Kathy Shew, Psoriasis and Multiple Sclerosis
Chapter 20: Margaret Schooling, France, Rheumatoid Arthritis, a Blood Disorder, a Tumor, and an Eye Problem
GOING FORWARD
Chapter 21: How to Convince Your Doctor to Prescribe LDN for You
Afterword: The Media...For Good, and Not so Good
APPENDICES
Appendix A: LDN Resources
Websites-General
LDN Websites from Around the World
Facebook Groups
Other LDN Forums, Including Yahoo Groups
LDN Conferences: 2005-2008
LDN Conferences: 2009-2019
Audios & Videos
Books About LDN
Books that Contain Information About LDN
LDN Documentaries
LDN Prescribing Doctors
Compounding Pharmacies
LDN Studies
Other Studies and Trials
Postscript: Update
Easy Access to this Book's Hyperlinks
Appendix B: About the Authors
Julia Schopick
Don Schwartz
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Julia Schopick is a patient advocate, bestselling author, and public relations consultant. She created her blog, HonestMedicine.com in 2006, a year after the death of her husband Tim Fisher, a 15-year brain tumor survivor. It was her experience taking care of and advocating for Tim that inspired Julia to share information with the world about little-known treatments that extend lives—treatments like those she found for her husband. Julia published her first book, Honest Medicine, in 2011, and continues her passionate advocacy in The Power of Honest Medicine. To spread her important message, she has appeared on over 200 radio and Internet talk shows, and articles by and about her have appeared in numerous print and online publications, including American Medical News (AMA), Alternative and Complementary Therapies, The British Medical Journal, Modern Maturity (AARP), MindBodyGreen.com, Care2.com, and TheAtlantic.com.
Don Schwartz, PhD is an author, journalist, personal historian and actor whose goal is to enhance lives through his work. His book, Telling Their Own Stories: Conversations with Documentary Filmmakers (2013), is available on Amazon. He has reviewed more than 400 documentary films online, several of which address shortcomings in the healthcare industry.
The Power of Honest Medicine is now available in paperback and Kindle eBook editions from Amazon.com
