The Promise Of Low Dose Naltrexone Therapy: Potential Benefits in Cancer, Autoimmune, Neurological and Infectious Disorders,   ISBN:9780786437153

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After trying repeatedly to get into a class for LDN and failing I decided to buy this book. It seemed thorough about the treatment and had lots of supporting documentation. I gave it to my GP to get her on board (my naturopath prescribed the LDN.)

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A perfect book for the serious minded patient who is researching treatment for immune system mediated diseases. This field is growing so swiftly that this book could already use an update, but it is by far the most detailed and up to date book of its subject. It is understandable by both doctors and their patients. A must-read for those whose chronic illnesses include MS, Crohn's disease and its relatives, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and the major mental illnesses. Highly recommended.

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This is a great book to learn valuable information that is hard to find and may some day help you or someone you know. Easy to read and understand if you are willing to learn some terms and do a little research.

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This is a wonderful book, full of information about the history and current uses of LDN (Low Dose Naltrexone), for all sorts of illnesses. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to improve their health, from auto-immune diseases to allergies.

P. Fox

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The Promise Of Low Dose Naltrexone Therapy: Potential Benefits in Cancer, Autoimmune, Neurological and Infectious Disorders

This book treats a very important subject: the use of an inexpensive generic drug in an off-label manner to treat a host of immune system dysfunctions from MS, Crohn's Disease, and thyroid diseases to various cancers. The drug should be included among a great many standard of care options physicians freely use in the attempt to ameliorate suffering. Unfortunately this book probably won't accomplish that. The information is excellent but the writing is not of a level that would attract professional consumers of information.

It is of supreme importance that doctors themselves are made aware of the benefits of low dose naltrexone. They often argue that there are no clinical trials to support its use and therefore cannot prescribe it. But that is not true. Doctors commonly use many drugs sans clinical trials for off-label purposes without thinking twice. They don't prescribe low dose naltrexone because they know nothing about it and therefore they do not discuss it among themselves. There are only a very few vehicles at hand capable of bringing low dose naltrexone to the attention of busy professionals and unfortunately this book is not among them.

That said, the book will be of immense use to patients desperate to find answers as to how to avoid the dangerous drugs they are often forced to accept in lieu of real help and/or to find relief for aliments untreatable by any drug currently listed in the accepted panoply of drugs. But the onus of doing all the work is still on the backs of suffering patients.

Another down side is the price: extremely high in consideration of the unprofessional level of writing.