Living Healthy with Hepatitis C: Natural and Conventional Approaches to Recover Your Quality of Life

by Harriet A. Washington

Book Overview

As many as four million Americans suffer from the hepatitis C virus (HCV), but most don't even know they're infected. Here at last is the unprecedented book that smashes the myths about the disease as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440236088
• ISBN13: 9780440236085
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resouce!

I began reading the book tonight and couldn't put it down. This paperback is packed with solid, scientific information that's not oversimplified, but is easy to understand. The chapters cover the history of Hep C, risks, diagnosis, conventional treatment, food and dietary supplements to armor your immune system, herbs, emotional and psychological issues, extreme remedies and liver transplants, as well as healing resources, etc. I appreciated the author's distinctions between fact and fiction, her clear dietary strategies, and recommendations on who should try certain remedies and who should avoid them. The section on how to understand lab results was especially useful and will help prepare the person diagnosed with Hep C for medical visits. The statistics were appreciated and actually helped quell some of my own anxieties about the course of this disease. There is hope, especially for those who are willing to take care of themselves. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn more about Hepatitis C.

Authoritative and warm

This book struck exactly the right chord for the hepatitis C sufferer who is feeling overwhelmed but wants scientifically rigorous information in a form that he or she can use. It is full of clear, factual answers to the question every hep C positive person has, with the scientific bases explained well but in a nonintimidating way.But it also tackles those thornier questions of how to find a doctor who shares your personal style, how to avoid the "snake oil" faction of alternatives while making sure your lifestyle supports your chances for getting well and how to increase your chances of a successful liver transplant if you need one It's pragmatic and positive.