Product Description

The lack of needed depth notwithstanding, and even though Hoffman plows little new ground, his message for boomers just starting to face the "lifestyle diseases" ... is worthwhile, either as a reminder of or as an introduction to a health care strategy...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #905587 in Books
• Published on: 1997-08-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

Amazon.com Review
In recent years the health world seems to have divided itself into two camps: traditional and alternative medicine. Taken only by itself, each side can seem equally myopic. One side appears to distrust anything that isn't discovered in a lab, while the other prefers to accept faith systems over treatments that can be shown to work. Intelligent Medicine bridges the two warring camps as well as any book. While geared toward baby-boomers, the book provides an excellent once-over for anyone concerned about health and longevity. After all, baby-boomer breasts, prostates, and immune systems aren't any different from any others; they're just older than some and younger than others. Ronald Hoffman seems to go a little overboard in his recommendations of nutritional supplements for every possible complaint, but the fact that he owns a health-food store probably has something to do with that.

From Library Journal
Hoffman, a baby boomer and a holistic physician, combines the best of conventional medicine with the natural systems of healing to provide advice on everything from nutrition to acupuncture. His three-part guide contrasts with Isadore Rosenfeld's Dr. Rosenfeld's Guide to Alternative Medicine (LJ 12/96), which was designed to evaluate 26 different therapies. Instead, Hoffman begins with an overview of the "baby-boomer health legacy of sustaining health while minimizing decline." He then addresses the body's systems and targets specific health problems created by factors ranging from neglect to pollution. This work promotes an impressive array of treatment modalities. Excellent reference notes and a resource list for each body system cite books and periodicals, professional and support organizations, web sites, and health products. Highly recommended.?Rebecca Cress-Ingebo, Fordham Health Sciences Lib., Wright State Univ., Dayton, Ohio
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Very thorough and informative
After my husband was diagnosed with hypertension, I surfed the web for more information and thought I was pretty well-versed until I read this book. Gives very in-depth and easily understandable explanations of complex terms and it provides an alternative or lifestlye therapy for most complaints. Divided into body sytems, i.e., endocrine, circulatory, respiratory. Gives in-depth information when he recommends dietary changes: for example, what too much salt does in the system and why it is a contributor to hypertension, why leafy greens are good for you and how they chemically help lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Lots of information for those who keep up with health trends and are health-conscious. Edition was published in 1997, though, and with rapidly changing information, would like to see a revised edition. A little redundant, but overall, good.