| "I've just read your book
and have visited your website and listened to your interviews.
Your discoveries are a miracle! A month ago, overnight
I developed a severe arthritic reaction/condition. Within
2 weeks I had discovered, ordered and received your book.
I read it immediately and implemented as many "secrets"
as I was able to. In the last 2 weeks I have gone
from being completely unable to walk, to walking pain
free, symptom free!" |
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Kerry Harrison |
| "Worth it's weight
in gold ... and more. "Outstanding.
If you have Rheumatoid Arthritis ...get this book. Practice
it and your life will change. Barbara has done an excellent
job of combining personal experience, reviewing the
scientific literature and inspiring the reader, to produce
a life-changing book. She goes through extraordinary
lengths to find answers to the disease that once haunted
her and comes up a winner. And you can get the benefit
of her vast experiences and research for the cost of
a book.
"As a physician who treats Rheumatoid Arthritis
I realized that modern medicine is very limited in what
it can do for this disorder. This book will
give you options beyond anything you dreamed possible
..and (from second hand experience) it works. I tell
my RA patients - even if you do nothing else for now
- just read this book!" |
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Thomas Alexander, MD.
Seattle, Washington |
| I suffer from both RA and Ankylosing
Spondylitis. I found out through this program that I cannot
eat wheat, milk or dairy products, eggs, sugar or coffee.
When I'm good at sticking to it, I'm almost in complete
remission. When I cheat, I pay for it. Within 20 minutes
of consuming one of the above items, my fingers begin
to swell and get stiff, and by the next morning I'm in
a lot of
pain. I have been able to stop taking the Methatrexate
and Lodin which were very hard on the liver and destroyed
my immune system. This is a really great program and it
works if you have the discipline and self motivation to
go through it and stick it out. If you are completely
lazy and looking for an easy fix, this may not be for
you. It's hard! It has been hard for me to give up coffee,
Lucky Charms for breakfast, hot chocolate, cookies and
some other comfort foods. But in the end I have a lot
of new favorites, my inflammation and pain have disappeared,
I've lost weight and my skin looks fabulous to boot. God
bless Barbara Allan! She's an angel. |
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S Kahler |
"I bought two copies:
one for myself and one for my sister. Your testimony
and encouragement to be your own detective and take
yourself seriously are invaluable! The information you
provide is much needed and very hard to get. I am very
grateful for your determination to analyze and conduct
rigorous experiments with your own reactions to chemicals
(including all foods) and your efforts to compile and
publish your findings and conclusions. My arthritis
and all the other major symptoms are gone with a careful
diet now!!! - Your book is a tremendous help!
Again, thank you so much for sharing all the time-consuming
research you have done!" |
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Mandy Collins
Virginia |
| "I've had R A for many,
many years. I also tried every so called cure, and believed
I ate healthily. But it was only when I read Barbara's
book and understood that food sensitivities could play
a roll that I hit the jackpot.This coming September
will be 2 years that I am totally free of any medication
and the pain is almost non-existent, in fact far less
than when I was on medication." |
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Ingrid
South Africa |
| "What a blessing!!!
"I cannot express what a blessing this book is
in our lives. My husband's arthritis began at only 22
years of age and it was progressing fast. No one in
my family has this disease and I did not know where
to turn except a specialist. We saw a specialist for
a few years, and I always asked was there nothing more
we could do to cure the arthritis? I could not believe
that he would have to be on medication for the rest
of his life. Since he was in his early twenties, this
would mean years and years of constant, daily medication.
Of course this would eventually mean problems with other
parts of his body due to medication intake. I still
did not know where to go to find a cure rather than
just an immune suppressant. Then, he came home one day
after an appointment with his doctor involving a new
set of x-rays. He was now being told that his bones
were starting to be eaten away and bones in his left
hand had most likely fused together. He was still only
27 at this point! I could not imagine what permanent
consequences would come over the next years and I could
see him not being able to play with our little boy or
do anything with his hands in the future. This pushed
me to stop at nothing to find the cure. I knew it had
to be out there, but where? After tons of research and
reading, I found the cure!!! I cannot begin to express
my thanks to the author and her research and her sharing
with the world. I just can't understand why the medical
community does not know, or if they know, why they don't
share the knowledge. My husband is in college and this
very night was studying Rheumatoid Arthritis in his
anatomy class. They have NO information on how diet
and food sensitivities can cause RA and they state they
know of no cure or really good medications. It just
blows me away that millions of people suffer when the
cure is out there, available, and really not difficult.
If you or someone you know has RA, please get a hold
of this book! I was unsure about the cost, but boy am
I glad I tried it out anyhow! We found that corn is
his sensitivity, which makes cooking a little more tricky
at first, but once we figured out what he can and cannot
eat, we are doing great! It took a little effort in
the beginning to find the ingredients that will work,
and we had to adjust recipes, but he eats totally normal.
In fact, we all eat more healthy now. And I don't mean
bran and tasteless food. We eat everything we ate before,
but now it is fresh and from scratch. He has been off
ALL medication for almost 6 months now and we are on
our way to complete recovery. His right hand is totally
normal now, and we are soon going to try the recommended
trigger point method to fix his "fusion".
The info here WORKS!!!!!! It takes dedication and a
short lifestyle adjustment, but what a blessing everything
in this book has been. An answer to many prayers! THANK
YOU!!!" |
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Reader, Atascadero,
California |
| "Conquering
Arthritis is a powerful look at how one woman
healed herself from the debilitating effects of arthritis
that left her in chronic pain. This is a how to book
in the best sense of the term. The author shares the
nine secrets she discovered in overcoming her arthritis.
The book is packed with helpful lists of foods, recipes,
practical advice, a glossary, an index and many reference
to other sources and books for further reading and research."
"Conquering Arthritis is a take
charge, take your own health back, prescription for
effective treatment of arthritis. The author is to be
congratulated on producing a book that may well find
a large and appreciative audience."
"Overall, a terrific job." |
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excepts from a Writer'
Digest review by
Joe Durepos, Downer's Grove, IL |
| "I'd like to give a copy of this
book to everyone I know with arthritis and all of my
clients with chronic diseases. Food sensitivities are
rampant, and most people ignore them, thinking that
they have to feel really awful immediately after eating
something or it couldn't be connected to their health
problems. Allan's writing about this issue is very convincing
as she narrates her own long ordeal with crippling arthritis
and the detective work that it took to unravel the foods
that continued to provoke disabling joint pain. She
writes with an awareness and sensitivity to the average
person who is attached to 'favorite foods,' letting
the reader know just how difficult the process of uncovering
sensitivities can be. She spells out in great detail,
and with constant reminders of the benefits, how to
embark upon this process of discovering without falling
into the quagmire of confusion resulting from delayed
reactions. Her recommendations include introducing one
food at a time for 2-3 days, and after a reaction, waiting
until one is asymptomatic before resuming the process
of trying foods. She addresses all the challenges of
maintaining some kind of social life in a culture filled
with processed and fake foods, such as how to eat at
restaurants, enjoy pot lucks and other gatherings with
friends, and how to adjust recipes to avoid problem
foods.
In addition, Allan discusses the benefits of meditation
for pain relief, how to exercise with severe limitations,
and gives a brief overview of various therapies that
have been used successfully to reduce pain and reduce
or eliminate allergies.
This book gets five stars as an inspiration to everyone
to take charge of their own healing by looking at what
they put into their bodies!" |
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Janis C. Bell
Naturopath
Gambier, OH United States |
| Eternally Grateful
"I will always be eternally grateful for Barbara
Allan writing her book. The number one reason is the
advice on detoxing. As Barbara stated so wisely in her
book; your mind makes it more difficult than it really
is. As a consequence, I realized how some of my own
preconceived ideas were defeating my own desire for
a higher level of health. This motivated me to go into
this process with an open mind.
"Now what's important to understand is the timing
of this… this happened just before my 50th birthday
when I was experiencing foot and hip pain. I did a 7-day
detox and all my pains were GONE and as an added plus
I stopped smoking! YEEEEEA!
"Thank you Barbara for expanding my horizon of
health, and for being an inspirational hero.
Gratefully yours,
Di Reagan"
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Di Reagan |
| "Barbara's book, "Conquering
Arthritis" provides essential information for anyone
suffering, not only from arthritis, but other debilitating
health issues. It provides insight into the real cause
of arthritis and gives you the information you need
to regain your health, vitality and mobility. Barbara
is living proof that you don't have to learn to live
with arthritis, you can learn to get rid of it! By following
Barbara's medically sound techniques you too can find
renewed health."
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Catherine Ernst,
R. N.
Center for Food and Environmental Illness, Inc. |
| "After reading Conquering
Arthritis What Doctors Won't Tell You Because They Don't
Know, I was so impressed by the amount of research,
knowledge and the manner it was presented that for the
first time in my life I decided to go on a fast. The
steps are easy to follow and the background data that
explains the rationale is a nice touch. That is only
one of the reasons I recommend this book. It answers
many questions, not only for the arthritis patient,
but the patient's family as well. GREAT BOOK!" |
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Martha
RN
Fenton, MO |
| "Even if you don't have arthritis
this book will help you become more healthy, but the
author's account of her victory over arthritis is amazing.
I know her personally and she is an accomplished person
and author, I recommend this book without any reservations." |
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Katrina
Computer Programmer
St. Louis, MO |
| "If you were to read
only one book about Arthritis and its treatment this
should be the one. Conquering Arthritis,
by Barbara Allan is a biomedical, self help guide which
details a journey toward total relief from the awful
plague of painful, debilitating, joint inflammation.
The information and story that this book contains is
both medically precise and incredibly inspiring. Barbara
Allan suffered from crippling arthritis for many years,
until she discovered a course of treatment that really
works, and which she applied diligently to her own condition.
When Barbara first began her research into alternative
medicine she was in a wheelchair and her doctors where
getting nowhere, but she would not give up. This book,
Conquering Arthritis, What Doctors Don't Tell
You Because They Don't Know: 9 Secrets I Learned the
Hard Way by Barbara Allan is very important.
It will help anyone who suffers from debilitating arthritis.
It also has a great deal to say about auto-immune disease
in general. The information this book contains, and
course of treatment it recommends, truly reflects the
future of medicine. Buy it now."
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D. Bengtson
Author and artisan
Vista, California |
| "This book is a 'must
read' for anyone who wants to move from feeling helpless
about a chronic illness, to feeling empowered. Barbara
Allen reviews all the pertinent literature in "layperson's"
terms, and offers a myriad of suggestions for conquering
arthritis. Her personal example is inspiring."
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Gail
Furman, Ph.D.
Director of the Clinical Skill Lab
St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO |
| "Conquering
Arthritis is a passionate and inspiring account
of one woman's determination to heal herself by pursuing
knowledge to the fullest extent and applying it with
wisdom and care. This book contains everything you need
to heal inflammation and restore yourself to a full
and energized life. I recommend it, without reservation.
It's worth every penny!"
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Ellen
Brennan
Marriage and Family Therapist
Phoenix, AZ |
| "A huge amount of research
- both scientific and personal - has gone into this
book. It is a document of pain, determination and success.
It is also a roadmap for those who want to learn how
to take better care of themselves for any reason. It
is just full of information, methods and ideas. The
author is intelligent, well-educated and persevering,
and she uses those tools to sort through the flood of
information and misinformation about arthritis and health
in general, and then to present those she found most
useful with step-by-step how-to's. It's a great book."
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Karen
Williams
Arizona |
| "This book is a comprehensive,
exhaustively researched, beautifully organized, detailed,
and clear presentation of a remarkable journey. The
photo on the cover of the book says it all. And though
Ms. Allan focuses on arthritis, she also gives information
and practical techniques that help her readers cope
with other illnesses. Her knowledgeable and clear presentations
of how the body works and what it does with the food
ingested is culled both from personal experience and
a scientifically trained mind; her years of research
and writing were a product of necessity, determination,
discipline and scientific rigor. She inspires and teaches
us to find approaches that work. By trial and error,
patience and self-observation, with the hard-won information
she provides, we can heal ourselves. The book is invaluable.
To understate: In it are lists naming hidden allergens
in the foods we buy--these lists alone are worth the
price of the book!"
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Helen
Eisen
St. Louis, MO |
| "I love this book! The ‘before
and after rheumatoid arthritis’ pictures are inspiring.
The book is easy to read, has solid information, and
details the effort involved and payoffs for each section.
It effectively combines the author's personal story
of success using the methods she covers and her extensive
study of relevant scientific research. Her gift to us
is her ability to distill all this into a form that
is accessible. While this is not about an easy cure,
it is about methods that will give huge rewards for
the effort involved.
This book covers a group of methods that help eliminate
symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and other medical conditions
linked to food-related problems. These conditions include
diabetes, overweight, depression, hay fever, irritable
bowel syndrome, learning disorders, eczema and premenstrual
syndrome.
Friends and relatives reading this book may find the
chapter on exercise provides them with new incentives
to begin or keep moving. Another of the things I love
about this book is the broad range of topics. For instance,
medical research about how foods are absorbed into the
bloodstream sits next to information about how to use
meditation to reduce pain. There's even a whole section
about making foods that are safe, tasty and similar
in texture to favorites by using modifications and substitutions
for ingredients that are problematic.
As the friend of several people who have rheumatoid
arthritis and other food-related problems, I appreciate
and highly recommend this book." |
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Linda
Small
Biologist
St. Louis, MO |
| "This book is the best
book I have ever read about arthritis. I know the author
and I knew her before she was "cured" and
after so I know what an amazing change she was able
to make in her life. I have mild arthritis and have
found her advice more helpful than anything a doctor
ever told me. This book can really change your life
if you have arthritis."
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Charlotte
Ellis
Retired Librarian
St. Louis, MO |
| "Barbara's personal
and passionate commitment to understanding her self
and her illness and the rich personal exploration she
undertook is a living example to the potency we each
contain to healing in a personal way. Her book safely
opens many avenues of healthy practices to explore in
our search for deeper health and wholeness. This book
is a masterpiece." |
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Jocelyne
Leyton, R.P.P.
Cranial sacral therapist
Ontario, Canada
|
| "Conquering Arthritis
is a phenomenal book. I have recommended it to numerous
patients who have chronic pain. People who are
experiencing fibromyalgia benefit greatly from
the book, especially from the chapters on leaking gut,
food intolerances, and trigger point therapy. This is
a must read for anyone who is ready to take charge
of their health and their lives." |
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Sharon
K. Hepburn
Physical Therapist, Nationally Certified Massage Therapist
Florissant, MO |
| "I am a certified health supportive
chef and I cook for people who have health challenges
such as food sensitivities and chronic pain syndromes.
Barbara's book, Conquering Arthritis, provides me with
great guidance in advising, menu-planning, shopping and
cooking for my clients.
As I read Barbara's book, a light came on: I realized
that some of my own health challenges are probably related
to food sensitivities and other conditions that generated
these sensitivities. Barbara's book set me on a profound
path of healing and has lead me to collaborate with
physicians who are 'on the same page'---there's great
reason to be hopeful that I will become the healthiest
I've ever been in my life!"
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Laura Pole
Chef
Roanoke, Virginia |
| "Wow! Finally the lighthouse to
true healing!
This is a real life guide to self healing and empowerment!
Barbara Allan shows you how to take control of your
own health and healing and become responsible for you
own health! I love this book and I love this woman!
She's the real thing. This book is inspiring! It shows
us how to be courageous enough to commit to our own
health. One will find balance, energy and relief from
pain, and most of all the inner confidence that we can
heal our own bodies! This is a gem of a book. It's wisdom,
priceless. " |
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Asha
Cobb
Mother and teacher
Denton, Texas
|
| "I have had ankylosing
spondylitis (an auto-immune form of arthritis somewhat
different than the author's) for 25 years and have spent
the last 15 years exploring a variety of alternative
healing modalities to deal with arthritis pain. Through
my own exploration and dedication to healing, I have
been able to manage my pain without prescription drugs
for most of that time, yet the arthritis has continued
to define much of the circumstances of my life. I read
Allan's book 6 months ago at the suggestion of a friend
and have been amazed to find how much I have learned
despite my own extensive explorations in this arena.
This book has helped me take my healing to a new level,
assisting me with defining key triggers and inspiring
me toward a new vision of health.
"What impresses me most is that my own arthritis
is different enough from Allan's that her techniques
do not apply directly to my situation--and yet the example
of her experience has provided me with crucial insights
that have helped me discover my own answers. What Allan
has discovered (and documented superbly) about food
sensitivities is applicable to my own sensitivities
to such factors as stress and relational dynamics. Furthermore,
while the fasting process did not serve to identify
food sensitivities in my case, it deepened my understanding
of my body and the healing process in significant ways.
"Chronic pain, by its nature, becomes something
we too often learn to adapt to and live with, something
we begin to define as normal. After a bad bout with
my arthritis, it is always amazing to me to rediscover
the freedom of being pain free and the joy of moving
my body with flexibility and grace. Allan's book provides
the knowledge, approach, and vision to turn the tide
so that such moments come ever more strongly into being.
She takes the chronic out of pain, reminding us that
it is the nature of life to change and it is the nature
of humans to rise to the challenge." |
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Diana Kardia
Ann Arbor, MI
United States |
| "This is a highly inspirational,
impeccably well-researched and remarkably informational
book that is chock-full of great advice, insight and
perspective. The author's commitment to creating a thorough
and easy-to-understand resource is apparent on every
page. The text does get pretty dry in places, but the
payoff is that there's just so much "meat"
in here for readers--This book definitely delivers what
it promises." |
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excerpt
from an anonymous Writer's Digest review |
| "Here is a concise yet detailed
approach to empowering your own body to step out of
the arthritic syndrome into one of wellness and health.
A guide to know your own body, its wants and needs filled
so that it can support you in a manner you would like." |
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Les
Harwell
Morristown, Arizona, USA |
| "I wanted to tell everyone that
this book is the genuine article! I have witnessed the
author's illness and recovery. I met Barbara when she
came to our lab as a graduate student to work on her
PhD. I saw all the misery she went through when she
was hit so hard with the pain of arthritis. I didn't
know what to tell her when her doctor told her that
her pain was all in her head and that she needed to
get over it. I saw her getting so bad that she had to
use a wheelchair. I was there when she had to leave
graduate school short of her PhD because she couldn't
even hold a pipette in her hand anymore. And then I
saw her start to get better and better. I was totally
amazed the day I saw her running in Tower Grove Park.
It has been a hard but wondrous journey for her. I wish
her all success with her book and hope that she can
help others as well as she has helped herself." |
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Carolyn Craig
Research Technician in Sally Elgin's lab at Washington
University in St. Louis
|
| "I have been on an arthritis diet
from the book, Prescription for Nutritional Healing
by Balsh & Balsh since 1992 when every doctor I
went to told me I was crazy - that food had nothing
to do with arthritis. I have been completely pain free
since I started the diet. I met Barbara about a year
after I had been on the diet and she was the first person
in St. Louis who I had met who was also successful in
conquering her arthritis through diet. She has been
working so diligently on researching and writing this
book since I have known her. I found her book to be
very impressive -- congratulations for all of your hard
work and a job well done." |
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Shirley
Chrenshaw, clinical social worker who formerly had rheumatoid
arthritis
St. Louis, MO |
| "It's beautifully written. It's
very clear and easy to follow. WOW. This is a very important
book - putting together all these kinds of information
in one place. What a gift to the world." |
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Jan
Adamson, extensive food allergies
Ottawa, Canada |
| "You have a great accomplishment
in your book and one which is certain to benefit many
people. I applaud your work!" |
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Rosemary
DeCoursey
Business Administrator and Massage Therapist
Phoenix, Arizona |
| "A 'must-read' book for
arthritis sufferers
"Barbara Allan's story of how she regained her
health is truly inspiring. Every time I read it, I find
another bit of information that I can try or pass on
to my mother who has severe osteoarthritis. We found
the chapters on exercise and diet particularly helpful
to us both. Ms. Allan has provided a well-researched
and clearly written book that should be read by all
those suffering from severe arthritis as well as those
who are experiencing some of the early symptoms. Thank
you, Barbara!" |
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Judith H. Smith
Huntsville, Alabama |
| "A new way to look at an
old pain
"Barbara Allan not only talks the talks, she has
walked the walk. Her detailed book is a forthright study
of one woman's obsession to not only get better for
herself, but also to share her conquest of arthritis
with others. She admits not everything she does will
work for everyone, but as an arthritis sufferer, her
ideas add to the ammunition I already have to fight
my own daily battles.
Thanks, Barbara, for the book and for the hope. This
is definitely a book worth more than a glance."
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Cindi
St. Louis, Missouri |
| "I think the book, based on what
I've read, is very good, clear, easy to read, practical.
I hope it gets published; I can imagine it benefiting
lots of people. And it seems as though you have covered
a wide range of topics, with lots of authority, both
from personal experience as well as research." |
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Carol
Wilson
Meditation Teacher at Insight Meditation Society
Barre, Massachusetts |
| "Conquering Arthritis
is a book in a category of its own-easy to understand
and detailed step-by-step instructions. A great strategy
for managing such a complex and puzzling disease as
arthritis. A must read for anyone not satisfied with
their current treatment." |
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Monica
Tegeler
medical student with rheumatoid arthritis
St. Louis, Missouri |
| "Of enormous importance,
is that this book teaches a lesson to all of us who
ever have been, or ever will be, told by our health
care provider that we are afflicted with a disease for
which there is no certain cure." |
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William
C. Mootz, M.D.
St. Louis University School of Medicine |
| "Barbara Allan has
taken a lot of time out of her busy schedule because
she felt that this book Conquering Arthritis
needed to be written so that other people would not
have to suffer the way that she had. It took her years
of research and trial and error to get well, but with
all her knowledge and experience set down in the clear
concise form she uses, it should not be difficult for
anyone to follow her example and heal themselves from
food allergies and arthritis. As her proud mother, I
have shared this book with many friends. Quite a few
have come back to tell me, "Hey, I don't have arthritis
yet, but there is so much good information on healthy
living in this book, I have been inspired to live and
eat by it. I already feel better and hopefully I'll
never get arthritis!"
"Barbara has been very meticulous in putting this
book together. She has shared her expertise in every
aspect of the illness from how to diagnose the food
allergies, how to deal with the pain to how to travel
and eat in restaurants while suffering from food allergies.
Her recipes are good too!
I hope this book helps a lot of people lead healthier
lives!!!" |
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Inge Allan (Barbara's
mother)
Huntsville, AL |
| "As Barbara Allan's
father I am extremely proud of her book. She was extremely
sick for many years and when she could not find help
from the medical profession SHE WOULD NOT TAKE NO FOR
AN ANSWER. She set out on her own to find a way back
to good health. For years I watched her suffer extreme
pain. During this time she was constantly doing research
and learning by trial and error the information she
has put in her book. It is well written and easy to
follow but takes will power to get results. The results
should be a lifesaver for those with arthritis or food
allergies." |
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Barry Allan (Barbara's
father)
Huntsville, AL |
| "Barbara has written a very important
book. Buy it for your friends and family before they
start to hurt." |
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Bruce Beck
Instructor
Phoenix, AZ |
