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One more day instead of Tuesdays with Morrie

Last post by Loobie « Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:44 am
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by pegs » Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:18 pm

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Loobie can you believe I was so excited about getting thebook Tuesdays's with morrie I got another by the same author??? for one more day It was ok...

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Tuesday's with Morrie will definitely not leave you disappointed. It's a far take from The five people and I think/know you will love it. Don't give...

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Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:44 am
Heal Your Heart with EECP by Dr. Debra Braverman

Last post by lyndacarol « Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:02 pm
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by lyndacarol » Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:45 pm

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I am currently reading Heal Your Heart with EECP by Debra Braverman, M.D. This Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) supposedly is the only...

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Since I believe that excess insulin initiates my MS cascade and I am trying to lower that level with diet, I have been reading Dr. Atkins again. Each...

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Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:02 pm
You Gotta Keep on Dancing, Choosing Joy by Tim Hansel

Last post by mscrony « Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:35 pm

by mscrony » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:35 pm

This is a down to earth, heartfelt, easy to read journal style journey. I must warn readers that your journey will be a Spiritual one, as Tim Hansel...

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Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:35 pm
Author: Howard L. Weiner, M.D.

Last post by Longing4Cheese « Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:00 pm
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by Niko » Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:28 am

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I've recently come across a review of Dr. Weiner's book, Curing MS: How Science is Solving the Mysteries of Multiple Sclerosis .

The review was...

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I'm about 7 months post-diagnosis, and so I feel like I'm at the bottom of a huge mountain of reading, but an acquaintance who has MS lent me a trove...

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Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:00 pm
Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes

Last post by lyndacarol « Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:25 am

by lyndacarol » Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:25 am

I am halfway through Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes and think it expresses ideas very important to our general health, as well as MS in...

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Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:25 am
The Inflammation Cure by William Joel Meggs, MD, PhD

Last post by CureOrBust « Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:23 pm
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by lyndacarol » Sat Jun 30, 2007 1:25 pm

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Though I have already mentioned this book, The Inflammation Cure by William Joel Meggs, M.D., Ph.D., it bears my recommendation again here. His...

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I think each of us will find useful information here.--that cholesterol is needed for Vitamin D production (Could lowering cholesterol with statins...

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Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:23 pm
The truth about the drug companies, Marcia Angell

Last post by NHE « Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:36 pm
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by NHE » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:53 pm

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I just finished reading The Truth About The Drug Companies, How They Deceive Us And What To Do About It by Marcia Angell, M.D. After reading this...

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Dr. Marcia Angell, senior lecturer at the Harvard Medical School and former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine and author of the book The...

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Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:36 pm
Black Patent Shoes, Dancing with MS

Last post by carolew « Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:29 pm

by carolew » Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:29 pm

This is a book written by Eva Marsh, a lady who has recovered from ms through positive thinking and intense physio. She even went back to university...

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Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:29 pm
Know Your Fats by Mary G. Enig, Ph.D.

Last post by lyndacarol « Mon May 28, 2007 1:23 pm

by lyndacarol » Mon May 28, 2007 1:23 pm

Here is another book I recommend: Know Your Fats by Mary G. Enig, Ph.D. Although the author says it is written for the general public, I found the...

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Last post by lyndacarol
Mon May 28, 2007 1:23 pm
Protein Power

Last post by lyndacarol « Mon May 28, 2007 12:52 pm
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by lyndacarol » Sat May 19, 2007 12:48 pm

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The book, Protein Power by Michael Eades, M.D. and Mary Dan Eades, M.D., may be considered a diet book but, having re-read it now for the third time,...

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As have many MSers, I have tried a statin (Lipitor) because rumors (and even real studies) indicated that statins might improve MS. My physician...

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Mon May 28, 2007 12:52 pm
next reading group book

Last post by Niko « Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:20 am
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by dignan » Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:37 pm

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I chose to be patriotic and go with a Canadian collection of short stories:

Home from the Vinyl Cafe , by Stuart McLean.

It seems to be available...

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Oh yeah, did I mention...

I'm currently on a family roadtrip right now? ;)

New York to South Carolina (two day drive down) one minivan (rented) 4...

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Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:20 am
Peace Like a River - Leif Enger

Last post by Loobie « Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:25 pm
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by Loobie » Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:32 pm

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I can tell after only 100 or so pages that this is one of those books that's going to make me want to be a better person. Has anyone else read this...

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It is one of those books that makes you feel like you are there. Wonderful character development. It's just one of those great reads .

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Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:25 pm
Stephen White

Last post by thinkingoutloud86 « Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:40 pm

by thinkingoutloud86 » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:40 pm

I don't know if this is new information...Stephen White has written a few Tom Clancy'ish type books. He is a psychologist who also has MS. From what...

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Last post by thinkingoutloud86
Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:40 pm
Let's discuss: The cat who could read backwards

Last post by JFH « Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:01 am
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by Niko » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:11 am

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This was a fine book and all the books that follow in the The Cat Who Could... series. Qwill, a reporter who befriends a cat who then helps him to...

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! okiN eciohc doog a

Strangely, given the subject matter, I found this quite a gentle book perhaps it's the cat's calming influence. It flowed at...

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Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:01 am
The Risk Pool, Richard Russo

Last post by dignan « Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:56 am
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by JFH » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:49 am

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Well I must put my hand up and admit that I didnt get through this book! I've been trying to think why not. Of the bits I've read, about a third, I...

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John, I have some of the same thoughts about the book as you. I did finish it, and it grew on me as I got further into it, but I didn't fall in love...

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Last post by dignan
Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:56 am
Next book

Last post by dignan « Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:50 am
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by JFH » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:01 am

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Niko has picked

The cat who could read backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun
Book Description
The most unlikely, most unusual and most delightful...

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The date is fine by me too.

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Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:50 am
Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Last post by carolew « Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:59 am
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by JFH » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:12 am

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Everyone breathing in the UK in last 20 years is aware of Douglas Adams's work most notably of course The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - and most...

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Very interesting and entertaining book. I have never read anything like it.
He uses words in such strange and funny ways. Because I am french...

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Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:59 am
Thank goodness for books to keep you busy!

Last post by lyndacarol « Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:14 pm
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by lyndacarol » Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:55 pm

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I have always enjoyed fiction; but since my diagnosis of MS, I seem to gravitate to nonfiction. In recent years I have read and recommend John Adams...

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I am about halfway through the latest book by Nicholas Perricone, M.D., 7 Secrets to Beauty, Health, and Longevity .

Although he is a dermatologist,...

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Last post by lyndacarol
Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:14 pm
Next book

Last post by Niko « Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:40 am
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by JFH » Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:07 pm

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Just in case anyone missed Cagso's choice:

The Risk Pool by Richard Russo

Amazon.com:

Amazon.co.uk:

I don't know Richard Russo so this will be...

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Mid- december it is then :)

- Niko

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Last post by Niko
Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:40 am
Bill Bryson

Last post by Shayk « Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:40 pm
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by Loobie » Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:04 pm

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I'm reading a book right now by Bill Bryson called A Walk in the Woods . It is sooooo funny (gratuitous American Pie reference) and extremely well...

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I've read it and quite agree. A great read and funny.

Sharon

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Last post by Shayk
Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:40 pm
McAlpine's Multiple Sclerosis

Last post by notasperfectasyou « Wed May 10, 2006 3:58 am

by notasperfectasyou » Wed May 10, 2006 3:58 am

The 4th edition is out, dated 2006. It's nearly 1000 pages of fine print and pictures. Scary and informative. Here is a list of the chapters:

The...

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Wed May 10, 2006 3:58 am
black patent shoes - dancing with ms

Last post by jimmylegs « Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:08 pm

by jimmylegs » Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:08 pm

by eva marsh. basically spans 1963-1994. an encouraging read. focusses on determined physio/visualization for remyelination.

good to be able to...

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Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:08 pm
Selling Sickness

Last post by NHE « Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:34 am
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by NHE » Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:06 pm

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I just finished reading Selling Sickness by Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels and I wanted to recommend it. The book is well written and documented. It...

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Thanks to the recommendation from NHE, I have read Selling Sickness by Moynihan and Cassels. It was EXCELLENT! Now I can recommend it, too. I think I...

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Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:34 am
Modern Medicine: The New World Religion

Last post by Thomas « Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:26 am

by Thomas » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:26 am

Put forth in this book is the assertion that medicine is actually ruled by a set of beliefs, myths, and rites of Christianity it has never freed...

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Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:26 am
What do I read...

Last post by REDHAIRANDTEMPER « Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:43 am
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by Niko » Wed Apr 14, 2004 3:23 am

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The Reading Nook. This is very exciting :D
Great way to start the morning with coffee in hand :wink:

I figured I'd start a post about the kinds of...

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good morning...
i like mysterys and books about haunting and ghost storys around the country...i love for my mystery koon and of course i like some...

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Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:43 am
Reading Nook ~ topic = Amelia Davis

Last post by Kimscupoftea « Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:06 am
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by VirtuallyFine » Wed Mar 17, 2004 6:42 pm

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:idea: anyone want to start a reading nook?

I am an avid reader...I thought it might be good to start a list of books, MS related, that we have...

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I'm reading Curing MS by Dr. Howard Weiner. I'm about half way through, but I'm learning a LOT! This book helps me understand the history of research...

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Last post by Kimscupoftea
Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:06 am
Very Mind Opening

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by DenverCO » Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:27 am

Faith and the Placebo Effect by Lolette Kuby. The author's personal experience was with cancer, but her theories apply to every health condition....

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Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:27 am
Review a book on MS and its yours for free

Last post by art « Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:28 pm

by art » Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:28 pm

I'd like to advertise the standing offer that the Accelerated Cure Project (formerly Boston Cure Project) has for its book review program. If you...

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Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:28 pm
The Story of Prokarin

Last post by HarryZ « Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:31 pm

by HarryZ » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:31 pm

As several readers may know, my wife who has MS, has been using Prokarin for about 5 years now. It has helped relieve several of her symptoms and...

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Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:31 pm
A novel with some relevance

Last post by OddDuck « Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:10 pm
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by JFH » Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:18 am

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So here's a novel that might appeal to members of This is MS: John le Carré, The Constant Gardener . Amazon has a snappy review: British diplomat...

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Well, I'll be! I rarely visit this particular forum, but today I did, and frankly, that DOES sound like a good book!!

Just how does a pharma co get...

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Last post by OddDuck
Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:10 pm
Holiday reads - DaVinci etc

Last post by Guest « Tue Aug 17, 2004 12:09 pm
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by JFH » Tue Aug 17, 2004 8:07 am

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Seems Don Brown has made his fortune with The DaVinci Code and he'll make much more when he sells the film rights. It will make a very good film - if...

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Oh, I don't know. I thought it was a good, easy read. A great book to delve into while traveling by plane.

But, everything in it was made up or...

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Tue Aug 17, 2004 12:09 pm
Book of the Moment

Last post by Niko « Tue Jun 15, 2004 3:50 am
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by Niko » Thu Apr 22, 2004 2:49 am

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Yep. It's my book of the moment and I've just started.

Greg Bear's Moving Mars . The setting is a settled Mars but about to face student protests....

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I finally finished Moving Mars . I have to say I was dissapointed. The story just didn't flow very well.
Had about as much speed as a glacier.

I...

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Tue Jun 15, 2004 3:50 am

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