Doctor Yourself: Natural Healing That Works : Vitamin C

260 Pages·2012·25.39 MB·English

by  Andrew W. Saul

A comprehensive guide to nutritional therapy that provides
proven methods lor combating almost every possible health
condition — from asthma and Alzheimer’s disease to cancer.
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“Doctor Youroelf has an enormous amount of very important information dealing
with the use of nutrition in the treatment of mental and physical disease. Thank you,
Dr. Saul, for making this information more available and thus promoting the development
of the medicine of the twenty-first century— orthomolecular medicine.”
_Abram Hoffer, M.D., author of Putting It All Together: The New Orthomolecular Nutrition
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The information contained in this book is based upon the research and personal and professional
experiences of the author. It is not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician or
other healthcare provider. Any attempt to diagnose and treat an illness should be done under the
direction of a healthcare professional.
The publisher does not advocate the use of any particular healthcare protocol but believes the
information in this book should be available to the public. The publisher and author are not
responsible for any adverse effects or consequences resulting from the use of the suggestions,
preparations, or procedures discussed in this book. Should the reader have any questions concern¬
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strongly suggest consulting a professional healthcare advisor.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Saul, Andrew W.
Doctor yourself : natural healing that works/Andrew W. Saul ;
foreword by Abram Hoffer.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN-13 978-1-59120-033-8
ISBN-10 1-59120-033-4
1. Orthomolecular therapy—Popular works. 2. Naturopathy—Popular
works. I. Title.
RM235.5.S38 2003
615.8'54—dc21
2003009645
Copyright © 2003 by Andrew W. Saul
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
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Editor: Rowan Jacobson
Typesetter: Gary A. Rosenberg
Cover design: Mike Stromberg
Printed in the United States of America
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Foreword by Abram Hoffer, M.D., vii
Warning, ix
How to Use This Book, xi
The Doctor Yourself Laws of Natural Therapeutics, 1
Fire Your Doctor!, 3
PART ONE: Natural Healing Protocols
Acid Reflux; Hiatus Hernia, 13 Endometriosis, 89
ADHD and Learning Disabilities, 15 Epilepsy, 91
Alcoholism, 17 Eyesight, 93
Allergies, 21 Fertility, 96
Alzheimer's Disease, 26 Fibromyalgia, 100
Angina, 30 Fistulas and Boils, 101
Antibiotic Alternatives, 33 Gums, Receding, 103
Arthritis, 36 Heart Arrhythmia, 105
Asthma, 40 Hemorrhoids, 107
Backache, 42 Hepatitis and Cirrhosis, 109
Cancer, 50 Hiccups, 113
Cancer—The Gerson Therapy, 64 Hypertension (High Blood Pressure),
114
Cervical Dysplasia, 67
Immune Dysfunction, 116
Congestive Heart Failure, 69
Kidney Disease, 122
Cuts, Lacerations, and Slivers
(Oh My!), 73 Kidney Stones, 125
Depression, 77 Kids'Health, 128
Dermatitis, 79 Lactose Intolerance, 131
Diabetes, 82 Laryngitis, 132
Lead Poisoning, 133 Pregnancy and Lactation, 151
Longevity, 135 Psoriasis, 157
Meniere's Syndrome and Tinnitus, Rectal Bleeding, 159
138 Schizophrenia and Psychosis, 161
Menopause, 140 Sleep Disorders, 165
Multiple Sclerosis, 142 Thrombophlebitis (Blood Clots),
168
Parkinson's Disease, 145
Trigger Finger, 171
Platelet Formation, 147
Vaccinations, 173
PMS, 149
PART TWO: Natural Healing Tools and Techniques
Saul's Super Remedy, 183 Evading Exercise, 207
Niacin Saturation, 186 Weight Loss, 210
Vitamin C Megadose Therapy, 189 Removing Pesticides from Food, 213
How to Get Intravenous Vitamin C Natural versus Synthetic Vitamins,
Given to a Hospitalized Patient, 215
194
Ten Ways to Spot Antivitamin Biases
Juicing, 198
in a Scientific Study, 217
Breakfast Blast, 201
Why I Didn't Die in Bio Lab, 219
Vitamin B12 Supplementation, 203
A Crash Course in Vegetarian
Stress Reduction, 205 Cooking, 221
Afterword: It's Your Decision,
Your Health, Your Life, 225
Bibliography, 229
Index, 237
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oreword
by Abram Ho H er, M.D.
In 1952, when we first began to study the therapeutic properties of vitamin B3 for the
treatment of schizophrenia, my colleagues and I did not think that we were blazing new
trails. We merely used much larger amounts of this vitamin than were required to keep
anyone free from pellagra. At that time, it was forbidden for medical doctors to have any
professional interaction with alternative medicine professions such as homeopathy, chi¬
ropractic, and naturopathy. Even sharing an office with them could lead to the financial
death of losing one's license to practice. So we happily carried on with our work, gath¬
ering more and more data showing how powerful niacin and niacinamide were in help¬
ing to treat the schizophrenias, among the worst of all human diseases.
We were rudely awakened when we began to publish our findings in the psychiatric
literature. To my surprise, I discovered that our conclusions were not accepted with
grace and interest. They were rejected with boredom, or hostility and anger. At the time
I was both a professor of psychiatry and director of psychiatric research. But because of
the vitamin research I was doing, I was in an awkward situation. I could not be politi¬
cally loyal to the medical school and to the profession of psychiatry if I continued to
advocate megadoses of niacin. I chose to give my loyalty to my patients.
Gradually, a few brave physicians, mostly American psychiatrists previously trained
as analysts, began to use the treatment we had described and slowly we began to make
some headway. The medical associations fought us tooth and nail every step of the way,
but interest in our work continued to grow. We were far from the first to point out the
importance of good food, but we were the first to show that very large "megadoses" of
some vitamins were therapeutic when usual vitamin doses were not. (Actually, the first
controlled experiment that showed the importance of good food was published in the
Bible, in the first chapter of the Book of Daniel. It was an open study.)
Today, orthomolecular medicine is beginning to flourish. "Orthomolecular" means
using a therapeutic substance that is natural to the human body, such as a vitamin or
mineral. There has been a major paradigm shift away from the "old school," which
maintained that a few easy dietary rules as promoted by governments and medical asso¬
ciations would ensure everyone's good health. Every year, more and more authors join
the orthomolecular field, publishing good books that set the record straight about vita¬
mins and put power into the hands of patients.
VII
Doctor Youroelf
Doctor Yourself is one of these. In it, the reader will find information on a large
number of conditions, ranging from attention deficit disorder in children to Alzheimer's,
arthritis, women's health issues, alcoholism, cancer, diabetes, the problems with vacci¬
nation, and many more. As Dr. Saul shows, all of these conditions are treatable through
natural means. In fact, they are best treated that way.
It is high time somebody said this, because natural means have been almost totally
ignored. The body is composed of innumerable molecules developed over billions of
years by the toughest test of all: survival. We are finely tuned organisms, with a dizzying
number of different compounds and reactions. To think that one can insert a strange
molecule that has never before been there, and hope to correct some malfunction, is the
height of folly. The only molecules that are therapeutic are orthomolecular ones—those
that are normally present and with which the body is familiar. I can't think of a single
toxic molecule that has ever truly cured anything. The only compounds that have been
used successfully in chronic ailments are the nutrients, vitamins, minerals, amino acid,
essential fatty acids, and hormones. And when one tries to replace natural hormones by
compounds that are slightly different in order to have patent protection, the results are
dismal.
By writing this foreword, I mean to give Dr. Saul, and the other writers in this field,
the recognition and honor due to them for preparing for the eventual takeover of all
health care by safe, effective nutritional medicine. Doctor Yourself represents a new
type of comprehensive medical reference book. With this book, Dr. Saul is making a
major contribution toward consolidating what is known in the huge and growing field
of natural, orthomolecular medicine. Some day it will be considered malpractice for
any healer anywhere to ignore the vast importance of nutrition and the optimum use of
nutrients in preventing and healing disease, as is detailed in this book. I urge all readers
to promote Doctor Yourself to their physicians. Some of them will be grateful.
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