Reversing Multiple Sclerosis: 9 Effective Steps to Recover Your Health

by Celeste Pepe and Lisa Hammond

Book Overview

Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease that has long been regarded almost beyond the possibility of successful treatment. For many patients a diagnosis of MS has meant the end of a normally functioning life. Not any longer.

Celeste Pepe was a vigorous 42, a busy chiropractor and naturopath, when she got an MS diagnosis.

What does an expert in alternative medicine do when she gets seriously ill? Dr. Pepe realized it was time to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571742263
• ISBN13: 9781571742261
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Definitely worth reading

Controversial like many books of this type (after all, the medical authority concensus is "there is no cure"), but opened my eyes in many different ways. Just like when reading any book, I take what rings right for me and leave the rest. Yes, she is richer than me, so some of her approaches will not work. Yes, I happen to disagree with her on SOME diet advice. But to disagree one must read it first, right? I am certainly glad I did. One day I might write a book similar to that :D (Yes, I have MS)

COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN

I was diagonsed with MS 4 years ago and have tried a number of different things including the bee sting therapy. It is good to learn of someones success and to know I too have other options. I am going to give Dr. Pepe's recomendations a try, what do I have to lose.....I've already lost my health! The bee sting therapy does work....I don't care what the medical establishment has to say. I've read some other reviews on this book and some good, some bad but for all of us that suffer I want to thank Dr. Celeste Pepe for all her work to find a cure. I for one am glad she can afford to have a cook, driver, and to write this book. I am a 40 yr old mother of 2 great teenagers and wonderful husband, no cook (me) no driver (me) and I want my life back. I can't afford to fly where ever to get treatment but I can't afford not to try the things I can. I enjoyed this book also because I got to know Celeste, the person, her stuggles, her victories. God Bless You for taking the time to help others on their journey.

Thank God for Celeste Pepe and Lisa Hammond!

I can't tell you how glad I am to have purchased this book! I am a teacher in my late 40's. Four years ago, I was diagnosed with progressive Multiple Sclerosis. I started to experience many of the same symptoms as Dr. Pepe. I also was afflicted with the failing vision experienced by Pat Wagner, a contributor to this book and MS survivor in her own right. My doctors gave me beta blockers, and found that my health was deteriorating rapidly. I admit I was desperate. I love my career as an elementary school teacher, and knew that if I didn't find something to help me soon, my career life as I knew it would shortly come to an end. I was not into either nutrition or holistic medicine when I first bought the book. I thumbed through it at the book store in a local mall and her story caught my interest, so I purchased it. I couldn't be happier that I did so. I found the writing of Lisa Hammond very enjoyable and easy to read. She made Dr. Pepe a real person, someone with whom I could identify. The personal section of her story held my interest, and the second half of the book was made especially understandable for a lay person like myself. I had never really heard of any of the methods Dr. Pepe used. However, I found this in itself encouraging, as nothing my doctors had tried to that point had been the least bit helpful and, quite frankly, actually seemed to be making me worse. Except for the chelation therapy, I followed all of the other steps she utilized. I chose to order the bee venom, as keeping bees is out of the question in my apartment complex! I am very thrilled and proud to announce that now, nearly ten months later, my MS has NOT progressed any farther! Feeling is beginning to return to the areas where I had been experiencing numbness, and my vision has improved almost to the point where it was before my illness. I find that I have far more energy each day, and I can feel myself returning to health.I have read some of the reviews here, and, far from resenting Dr. Pepe's affluence, I celebrate it. If she had not possessed the means to explore these independent treatments not covered by most insurance plans, others like myself may not have had the opportunity to follow in her footsteps. I disagree with those who discount the personal section of the book. I feel that her autobiographical account has great relevance, as some of the stressful incidents in her life were similar to those in my own. Not all of them, of course, but enough to give credence, in my opinion, to the theory that stress and trauma may be contributing factors to the later onset of MS in some way. I certainly feel it warrants further research.Perhaps Dr. Pepe's methods do not, or will not, work for everyone. I have no medical training and am the first to admit it. However, based solely upon my own experiences, I would encourage anyone suffering from MS to seriously consider giving her methods a try. After all, except for a few dollars, what have you got to lose?

Good, helpful, informative read

This book was a good balance of information and openness from one battling MS. It is interesting to me that even though she seemed to "have everything" the mental, physical and emotional anquish is so much like my own and many people I have talked to who have MS. It is well worth the purchase for it is so full of information and suggestions for the "have-nots or the haves" to follow. I don't agree with everything that she goes through spiritually, but Dr. Pepe's desire to help others is there as it was before she even got MS. Thanks to her for being so open.

The answer to my prayers

This book was exactly what I had been searching for, all in one place! While it was a slow read, the information was capitivating and fascinating. I couldn't wait to research her ideas more and maybe even begin trying them. A definate must for the newly diagnosed.