Self-Reliant Medicine

Today there is an epidemic of chronic diseases and a vast array of pills to treat symptoms. In his 38 years of practicing General Internal Medicine Dr. Duffy has sought ways for patients themselves to improve their health and reduce the need for medication. For the last seven years he had practiced medicine the way he felt medicine should be practiced, giving patients the opportunity to talk and ask questions, teaching the principles of diet and natural healing, and encouraging patients to apply discipline and self-control to improving their own health. He calls this Self-Reliant Medicine. This book is the culmination of his entire medical experience. He explains the teachings of Hippocrates, Arnold Ehret, Dr. Henry G. Bieler, and W. Colin Campbell and shows the reader how to put them to practical use. Although Dr. Duffy does not have hypertension, diabetes, or heart disease he follows the principles taught in this book to prevent disease. Dr. Duffy shares concepts of health which have been lost and forgotten. Though he does not have an answer for every disease he hopes that this book will inspire readers to examine their own lives and discover ways to make changes which lead to a better state of well-being.