Dr. Lane still doesn't get it
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Not only do sharks get dozens of cancers, but they get several types of chondroma, which is cancer of the cartilage, according to the John Hopkins study and other reports.

In 2007, a study found that shark cartilage actually *reduced* life expectancy of cancer patients (led by Dr. Charles Lu), or more likely had no measurable effect. Other studies showed a similar outcome.

In 2004 the FDA shut the author's company down for making unsubstantiated claims. The FTC also barred him from making similar claims in 1998.

It should be noted that cartilage, taken orally, is broken down by stomach acids into amino acids, making it indistinguishable from any other protein. Any *complete* protein that gets into the blood system would trigger an immune response.  So it doesn't even make sense.
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From the book: "If the mother of your daughter-in-law gets to be in the delivery room, you should ask if you can too."

Dr. Georgia seems to believe that birth is a spectator sport and that a daughter-in-law should share this personal, intimate time with a mother-in-law just "to be fair." Does Dr. Georgia know that having people you don't like near you during labor can stress you out and stall your labor? Does Dr. Georgia want to see more women have c-sections? Does Dr. Georgia believe that any woman in labor is obligated to be naked in front of their mother-in-law? Is Dr. Georgia suggesting that women should be treated like incubators that must do whatever their mother-in-law wants?

From the book: "If you weren't allowed in the delivery room, you should be allowed to spend the first week at their house, helping out and getting to know the baby."

This is how you set up women to believe they are entitled to whatever they want. Apparently Dr. Georgia believes that new mothers should be forced to spend the first week of their baby's life, when they are learning how to breastfeed and experiencing postpartum bleeding, entertaining grandparents who think they have a right to move in for a week.

From the book: "At least pretend to follow your DIL's rules in front of her, you can spoil your grandkids as soon as she goes away."

Is that how grandparents are supposed to build trust with their daughter-in-law, by lying to her? Will this get the grandparents more babysitting time? Or is the daughter-in-law never supposed to find out because her children will be told to lie to her? Perhaps Dr. Georgia is hoping to see grandparents not be allowed to spend alone time with their grandchildren.

From the book: "If you're going to criticise your DIL, do it to your son, and not in front of her."

When your son then tells his wife what you have said about her, will she suddenly become closer to you and do everything your way? Or will she pull away from you?

From the book: "It's unbelievable, but 56% of daughters-in-law would rather get a root canal than spend a day with their mothers-in-law."

Perhaps because their mother-in-law demanded to be in the daughter-in-law's delivery room, expected to live in her daughter-in-law's home for a week uninvited, criticizes her daughter-in-law behind her back, and lies to her daughter-in-law.
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This book probably takes for 5 hours to read, but even in spite of that I don't know if I can recommend it in good conscience.

What this doctor is talking about is something that used to be known as "neurasthenia." That is no longer a recognized diagnosis, and so this doctor has to come up with a new name. TMS. Tension myoneural syndrome.

There are also a few things that he uses that make me have questions. The first is that a lot of these psychological things are distinctly Freudian, and we all know that Freud is somebody who had no basis in empirical reality. The second thing is at some of the things in this book are flatly wrong. He states that peptic ulcers are brought on by stress. It has long been known that peptic ulcers are brought on by bacterial infections. He states that eczema and psoriasis and Asthma are TMS. That's not true. They are all autoimmune sicknesses. If you could put something in that is so obviously wrong, what does that say about the rest of his ideas?

I can also mention that there are books about people who take on the medical establishment because they have a wrong idea in which they have too much vested interest in defense of. We could talk about the American dietary Association, and their insistence on eating huge amount of empty calorie carbohydrates.

We could talk about the overly aggressive approach of surgeons in treating back maladies.

We could talk about the fraudulent disciplines (Chiropractic, Homeopathy).

We can talk about the fraudulent and disproven CCSVI/Liberation Therapy that is supposed to be a treatment for MS.

Or any other such treatment.

But this book just doesn't have the meat / mass to do that.

A book that is probably much better to read than this one - - and which actually references this one-- better than this one is "Crooked," by Cathryn Jakobson Ramkin.

Many things were done better in that book than this one.

Example #1 is that she had a lot of citations of pry papers such as you can find on PubMed or Medline. There are absolutely zero citations in this text, and it comes across more as a very long expository essay than a book.

Example #2 was that in the aforementioned book, the author actually dealt with many different procedures and their success rates. And their (much higher) failure rates. And she did it in a very systematized and organized way.

If you have a finite amount of time to invest in reading, then I would recommend that other book in preference to this one - - which is essentially an extended meditation on psychosomatic illnesses/neurasthenia with no citations.

Verdict: Not recommended.
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The writer has established who has who but this is the fourth book and still no conclusion on that particular issue. This book was a bit too hardcore and I'm losing my taste for it. Truthfully I believe the author has succeeded in confusing me and even though she is trying to make the book more mysterious, she has only succeeded in driving me away. At least by the fourth book 1 thing should have been resolved!! I'm not asking for too much Sheesh!!
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I am Still having  some trouble following which character is speaking when they go off on tangents during their " mind speaks"
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Simply put, I do not understand how this book has an Imprimatur and a Nihil Obstat!  I see minimal understanding in this book of Saint Pope John Paul II's&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Theology-Of-The-Body/dp/0819874213/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Theology Of The Body</a>&nbsp;or of&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/the-basic-understanding-of-biology-and-fertility-which-should-be-absolutely-required-of-anyone-presenting-Catholic-marriage-preparation/dp/0825306264/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">the basic understanding of biology and fertility, which should be absolutely required of anyone presenting Catholic marriage preparation</a>.  In my opinion, Ave Maria should be embarrassed to be publishing it.
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Those who don't get it shouldn't get it.  Why would anyone come to Norm expecting the tired old traditional linear tale of youth, show biz highlights, troubles, and redemption ?  You could've bet Norm would turn all that on its head, and he has.  Mix up Twain, Hunter Thompson, and some Andy Kaurfman and you have a little flavor of Norm's dry, wry, and sly view of all things. If you get into this and are confused, look deeper.  Norm is a humorist who doesn't follow a straight line.  But if you think you won't get it,  don't get it.
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I think this book is extremely well done but I don't get it? My ninth grade english teacher told us that maybe Finny never existed and that he was probably just a part of Gene. I saw in the section when they describe "A. Hopkins Parker" that no proof of Finny's remarkable athletic accomplishment gets listed on the plaque (as only Gene witnesses it) and that if Finny's name had gone up on the plaque (replacing A. Hopkins) it would have proved Finny had actually really existed. But there's too many times in the book when Gene is talking to others (like Leper Lepellier) about Finny being in the hospital and or in a wheelchair. Here Finny seems to definitely exist. I'm confused.
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It seems like a good book - could be very helpful, but as I said - trying to get my husband who suffers from treatment resistant, MAJOR depression to pick it up & read it isn't happening. I've even offered to read it with him - no luck so far.
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I asked him twice how he cured himself. No reply!~  He formed a ACS club whereby survivors meet yearly to donate to the ACS research. They recently received US $14,000 in donations.
After reading about AMA, ACS, Pharms, & NCI, I wish I did not donate to cancer research. Cancer cell treatments have been found, and resolved 30 years ago!
I wonder if ACS donations was from all the cancer patients, or the doctors. Surely not from the 0.1 % long term survival rate patient that have undergone Surgery, Chemo & Radiation. The alternative medicine rate for the same person with Metastasied prostate cancer to the lung and bone is a better 3 %.
I read about a man with an advanced stage 4 prostate problem using Hydrazine Sulphate. He had an initial PSA reading of 695 drop down to 4 in 6 months. This one cheap $30 a month bottle treatment was only mentioned as one which may be used in conjunction with Protocel. Similarly, there is the Germanium product produced authentically from Japan that may be purchased for $1500 a bottle(a month supply). The Japanese doctors there have case studies that eliminated the "C" in under 2 weeks.
The prostate patients referenced in the book had only PSA readings of 19 down to 4. So is Protocel good for this type of advanced stage 4 patient? Perhaps the author has more input on the successful use of Protocel on this type of individual with stage 4 prostate cancer. The case studies are dated for good reason! But is the latest formula precisely that of the earlier formula when the samples were produced for the case studies.
The author differentiates Protocel as in a separate Non-immune system protected class. All other treatments are grouped in the immune system protection class. I am just an engineer, but to me the Protocel is treating a patient that is ripped off their immune system defenses. Logically won't the immune system have to be restored first before using Protocel. I can see why Protocel takes longer to act! What's bad about it is that it cannot be used in conjuction with any Immune System Vitamen. It may be beneficial for the the patient to take care of their body quickly before using Protocel! The author says it is an immune system booster. The ingredients individually mean nothing, but combined it is a powerful "inhibit respiratory tool". This is analogous to my Mandarin Chinese class!
The author implies through the testimonials that after 2 years of remission that the patient does not have to take Protocel anymore as the bad cells are gone. The only way to tell is to have a yearly CT-scan and PSA teat.
In summary, the author has done a fine job of putting together this book, I have learnt a lot from it. I am sure that HS & Germanium would be mentioned if there was a follow up second volume.
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In the Patrick Troughton era of Doctor Who entitled "The Moonbase" has the Doctor and his companions Polly, Ben and newest member Jaime on the Moon in the year 2078.  There they encounter a base with a group of scientists working on the moon.  However a strange illness has taken many of its personel and only a handful of them are left to run the vast complex and the important work they do for Earth.
  The director is wary of the Doctor and his friends and thinks he maybe responsable for what is going on.  That is until Jaime comes down with the same illness as the rest of the base.  The Doctor is forced to find a cure and discover who is behind it all.  However as the Doctor gets cloaser to answers he thinks he maybe coming close to who or more importantly what is behind it.  And he fears it maybe Cybermen.  If that's true then the Doctor and all those in the base are about to be attacked by an enemy that knowns nothing of fear or any kind of emotion for that matter.
  Can the Doctor find out what the cybermen want?  Will he be able to save Jaime from whatever it is he is afflicted with?  Check out "Moonbase" to find out.
  Now that the synoposis is out of the way I need to speak about this DVD itself.  With this being one of the many classic series that lacked two of its episodes they decided toi animate it to fill in the gaps.  I should also point out that the animators were different from those used on "The Ice Warriors" so don't expect similar style of art.  With one behind the scene look on the episode's and a commentary that is split between acotrs in the orinigal episodes and blurbs of intwerviews both old and new of those who were on hand to work on the series.  This was a bit of a disappointment for me as a fan of the series.  With so few left and with many creating "special editions" on epsiodes already out.  One would have thought this would get better treatment.  So if your a die hard fan and want to see this episode as is.  Then please go right ahead.
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I understand the issues faced by this company, but I do not understand why Homsy is a co-author.  Isn't this the man who destroyed thousands of lives with his Proplast-teflon TMJ implants?  I have no sympathy for anything that happens to Homsy, and cannot muster any sympathy if Homsy was involved with Christensen either.  If Homsy was not involved with Christensen, then the patients are still the real victims because we NEED a good implant.  Homsy blames everyone, but himself for his failed device...the FDA, the doctors, even the patients.  Christensen appears to be an honorable man.  So why is Homsy part of this book?
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I don't know yet what I think of it. It is a radical idea that she presents. Would have to try her method.
And research with an M.D.  ( I don't think shes a doctor)
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The subtitle leads one to think that the authors will explain why it matters that we discover our cosmic selves, but fail miserably to deliver that information. Just another 'scientific' attempt to explain physics while eliminating God, using such phrases as (p 186): Human beings might be a bright idea the universe had, or (p224): Cosmic mind is an organizer with a viewpoint; Consciousness is the driver which selects states; and :If the cosmos has a mind, it must be alive. In addition, they never attach any meaning or purpose to human consciousness, nor explain afterlife and  consciousness after death. Their presentation is smartly clever, but is empty.....it doesn't apparently matter at all that we live on Earth.
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I was hoping to get a new perspective as a reader from Food Police. I always feel it is important to hear the other side of the story and see where we can meet in the middle.

Even as someone who knows the shortcomings of organic production, supports tech and GE technology in agricultural, agrees on the false beliefs about farm subsidies and agrees there are a lot of positives about our modern agricultural system; The Food Police was a very, very hard book to read. I think it was sad that Jayson Lusk had to use such poor word choices that were obviously meant to play towards a specific political view point.

He went astray by not letting the facts and citations stand for themselves, but making it a political issue with throwing a bunch of conservative v.s. liberal buzzwords. This extra noise took away from some impressive stats, which might of persuaded a reader who did not believe such views.

I would also challenge Jayson Lusk on his view on nutrition and food choices. Jayson is an expert economist. There are also experts on nutrition who should be leading the conversation. I doubt Jayson would call anyone who uses money an economist, the same holds true with nutrition.  Just because you eat, does not make you an expert on nutrition. With 50 precent of the population going on to develop type 2 diabetes, nutrition is an issue of society. I agree that we need to be careful with policy and have a strong backing before we just write new legislation. However, Jayson Lusk does not highlight the issues of food supply in regards to nutrition enough in this book.

Overall, I believe Parke Wilde highlighted the errors of the Food Police perfectly (I posted his link below). Just like with anything in life, using politically charged words is not likely to persuade anyones view point.

I would save your money and purchase other books such as Food Policy in The United States, In Meat We Trust, The Locavore's Dilemma and Tomorrow's Table instead.

http://usfoodpolicy.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-food-police-by-jayson-lusk.html
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It describes the problem but it does not give a clear solution.  The title of the book is  a misnomer.
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Dr. Fayer ignores the 800 lb gorilla.  Are particles aware....can they change their behavior from wave to particle....we'll never know if we don't read books besides Dr. Fayers'.  Further more, there is no such thing as waves or particles in Quantum Physics, according to Fayer, but only "wave packets".  What is a wave packet, why is a wave in a packet, we'll no explanation is needed....apparently Dr. Fayer need only speak the words and it becomes true.  Nevermind all of the other real physicists that still talk in terms of waves and particles.  Dr. Fayers' hidden agenda is unknown, however I suspect he intends to oppress the silly people who think that particles may be aware.  It would help if he just came out and said it but no such luck.  The book was oppressive.  I spent my youth in church so I can smell a hidden agenda a Planck unit away.  At least Stephen Hawking came out publicly and said "There is no God!".  If no one understood why he was making the statement, it didn't matter, at least he had the ballz to speak straight.  I spent several days reading the book and the time is forever gone.  I'll probably never know what a wave packet is...maybe half wave/half packet... I feel like I've been bested by a con artist.  Sorry Dr. Fayer...it sounds harsh..but it should!