Honest Medicine, by Julia Schopick

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The treatments are: Low Dose Naltrexone for autoimmune diseases (e.g., multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, etc.), HIV/AIDS and some cancers; the Ketogenic Diet for pediatric epilepsy; intravenous alpha lipoic acid for terminal liver disease and some cancers; and Silverlon for non-healing wounds. These treatments are all but ignored by most conventional doctors because of concerns—mainly financial—that have nothing to do with patient care. Yet tens of thousands of patients have found these treatments through their own research, and—because of these treatments—are thriving today. HONEST MEDICINE combines Schopick’s excellent research into the background information about these treatments with compelling first-person accounts of patients’ difficulties in finding these treatments and their successes once they find them. Schopick is the creator of the award-winning blog, HonestMedicine.com. Her writings on health and medical topics have been featured in numerous publications, including American Medical News (AMA), Alternative & Complementary Therapies, British Medical Journal and the Chicago Sun-Times. Her mission is to inform people about little-known but promising treatments, and to empower them in making health care choices.