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Discover 'The Unmaking of a Drug Dealer,' a transformative narrative that follows Dr. Hopkins, who embarks on a profound journey from a traditional physician to a holistic healer. In this enlightening book, Dr. Hopkins reflects on her 20-year career as a rheumatologist, where she witnessed the limitations of pharmaceutical drugs and their transient effects on chronic illness. This compelling story unfolds against the backdrop of an alarming rise in autoimmune diseases and rampant chronic illnesses in a society rich in resources yet plagued by poor health.
Through meticulous research and heartfelt anecdotes, Dr. Hopkins questions the prevailing medical paradigms and explores the significance of nutrition, vitamins, and lifestyle changes in achieving true wellness. The book delves into pivotal moments, including the heartbreaking loss of her child due to Spina Bifida, which ignited her quest for alternative healing methods. She emphasizes the crucial role of folic acid and other essential nutrients that were overlooked in mainstream medicine.
As chronic diseases like obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and liver complications become more prevalent among the youth, this book serves as a wake-up call. It challenges readers to rethink their reliance on symptomatic treatments and inspires them to pursue a path of holistic health. This brand-new trade paperback, published in 2021, is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the profound connection between diet, lifestyle, and wellness.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9781098354275, Format: Trade paperback (US), Publisher: Bookbaby.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781098354275
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2021
Publisher: Bookbaby
Description:
This book follows Dr Hopkins in her journey from physician to healer. After spending the first 20 years of her career providing excellent diagnostic acumen, she realized that the drugs had limited longterm efficacy. As a rheumatologist, challenging patients filled her day however her scientific mind started to look at why so many people were suffering. why in a country of such wealth people were so sick. the data started supporting what she was seeing everyday. Chronically ill patients, autoimmune diseases increasing, and patients spending much of their life and resources trying to get better. in 1988, a pregnancy was complicated by severe Spina Bifida. After losing the child, she began her journey into the land of wellness without drugs. How could the medical community in 1988 not know about the importance of folic acid, a simple vitamin easily accessible. Were our foods no longer adequate sources of nutrition. Why was knowledge of any vitamin or mineral not part of the armamentarium used to bridge people to wellness. Were we just relying on a corrupted food change, watching morbid obesity in our country reach 36%, and liver disease start affecting our adolescent population with many of them having adult diseases in their teen years. Liver transplants from fatty liver, gallbladder disease and type 2 diabetes now plague our population under the age of 20. Chronic diseases that reflect our diet and life styles will be over 50% in the next decade. Like global warming, we can no longer afford to practice medicine the old way, namely, if you have a symptom , I have a drug that will cover up that symptom. We must now teach our your phy
Through meticulous research and heartfelt anecdotes, Dr. Hopkins questions the prevailing medical paradigms and explores the significance of nutrition, vitamins, and lifestyle changes in achieving true wellness. The book delves into pivotal moments, including the heartbreaking loss of her child due to Spina Bifida, which ignited her quest for alternative healing methods. She emphasizes the crucial role of folic acid and other essential nutrients that were overlooked in mainstream medicine.
As chronic diseases like obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and liver complications become more prevalent among the youth, this book serves as a wake-up call. It challenges readers to rethink their reliance on symptomatic treatments and inspires them to pursue a path of holistic health. This brand-new trade paperback, published in 2021, is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the profound connection between diet, lifestyle, and wellness.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9781098354275, Format: Trade paperback (US), Publisher: Bookbaby.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781098354275
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2021
Publisher: Bookbaby
Description:
This book follows Dr Hopkins in her journey from physician to healer. After spending the first 20 years of her career providing excellent diagnostic acumen, she realized that the drugs had limited longterm efficacy. As a rheumatologist, challenging patients filled her day however her scientific mind started to look at why so many people were suffering. why in a country of such wealth people were so sick. the data started supporting what she was seeing everyday. Chronically ill patients, autoimmune diseases increasing, and patients spending much of their life and resources trying to get better. in 1988, a pregnancy was complicated by severe Spina Bifida. After losing the child, she began her journey into the land of wellness without drugs. How could the medical community in 1988 not know about the importance of folic acid, a simple vitamin easily accessible. Were our foods no longer adequate sources of nutrition. Why was knowledge of any vitamin or mineral not part of the armamentarium used to bridge people to wellness. Were we just relying on a corrupted food change, watching morbid obesity in our country reach 36%, and liver disease start affecting our adolescent population with many of them having adult diseases in their teen years. Liver transplants from fatty liver, gallbladder disease and type 2 diabetes now plague our population under the age of 20. Chronic diseases that reflect our diet and life styles will be over 50% in the next decade. Like global warming, we can no longer afford to practice medicine the old way, namely, if you have a symptom , I have a drug that will cover up that symptom. We must now teach our your phy