Audiobook8 hours
Starving to Heal in Siberia: My Radical Recovery from Late-Stage Lyme Disease and How It Could Help Others
Written by Michelle B. Slater, PhD
Narrated by Carol Jacobanis
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
3/5
()
About this audiobook
There is hope for recovery from Lyme disease and other chronic illnesses
In Starving to Heal in Siberia, Dr. Michelle Slater takes us on her journey from her bed, where she was sidelined much of the time, to Siberia, where she was cured of the debilitating effects of advanced Lyme disease. After a years-long struggle with extreme chronic fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, and other mysterious symptoms that ultimately prevented her from teaching and doing simple tasks like reading and driving, Michelle began considering assisted suicide. She had tried every known treatment, from aggressive allopathic methods to holistic remedies, without success. In a last-ditch effort to save her life, she found a radical alternative treatment offered by the world’s leading expert on dry fasting and traveled to Siberia to give it a chance.
Starving to Heal in Siberia is both a moving and insightful memoir of recovery from devastating chronic illness and a practical guide to the science and psychology behind safely dry fasting. If you are curious about intermittent fasting and the research on dry fasting, this book offers compelling and useful information. If you are a doctor who has had to tell your patients to adjust to the chronic symptoms of an autoimmune disorder that didn’t dissipate under your best care, this book offers new hope. And if you struggle with chronic illness or love someone who does, this book is an antidote to despair. Michelle’s thoughtful account of her wellness journey provides similarly afflicted readers with the tools and encouragement to begin their own.
In Starving to Heal in Siberia, Dr. Michelle Slater takes us on her journey from her bed, where she was sidelined much of the time, to Siberia, where she was cured of the debilitating effects of advanced Lyme disease. After a years-long struggle with extreme chronic fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, and other mysterious symptoms that ultimately prevented her from teaching and doing simple tasks like reading and driving, Michelle began considering assisted suicide. She had tried every known treatment, from aggressive allopathic methods to holistic remedies, without success. In a last-ditch effort to save her life, she found a radical alternative treatment offered by the world’s leading expert on dry fasting and traveled to Siberia to give it a chance.
Starving to Heal in Siberia is both a moving and insightful memoir of recovery from devastating chronic illness and a practical guide to the science and psychology behind safely dry fasting. If you are curious about intermittent fasting and the research on dry fasting, this book offers compelling and useful information. If you are a doctor who has had to tell your patients to adjust to the chronic symptoms of an autoimmune disorder that didn’t dissipate under your best care, this book offers new hope. And if you struggle with chronic illness or love someone who does, this book is an antidote to despair. Michelle’s thoughtful account of her wellness journey provides similarly afflicted readers with the tools and encouragement to begin their own.
Related to Starving to Heal in Siberia
Related audiobooks
Unlocking Lyme: Myths, Truths, and Practical Solutions for Chronic Lyme Disease Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sleep, Interrupted: A Physician Reveals the #1 Reason Why So Many of Us Are Sick and Tired Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unexpected: Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Total Recovery: Solving the Mystery of Chronic Pain and Depression Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Autoimmune Solution: Prevent and Reverse the Full Spectrum of Inflammatory Symptoms and Diseases Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Understanding the Heart: Surprising Insights into the Evolutionary Origins of Heart Disease?and Why It Matters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow Can I Get Better?: An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme & Chronic Disease Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Pandemic and How to Get Healthy Again Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About: Menopause: The Breakthrough Book on Natural Progesterone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5THE INTERNAL FLAME: New insights into silent inflammation, longevity and the science of functional food. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRecovery from Lyme Disease: The Integrative Medicine Guide to Diagnosing and Treating Tick-Borne Illness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Holistic Keto for Gut Health: A Program for Resetting Your Metabolism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lymph-Link: Solving the Mysteries of Inflammation, Toxicity, and Breast Health Issues Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDirty Genes: A Breakthrough Program to Treat the Root Cause of Illness and Optimize Your Health Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5No More Heartburn: The Safe, Effective Way to Prevent and Heal Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhy Can't I Get Better?: Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How I Defeated Lyme Disease: A holistic journey that turned Lyme from a curse to a blessing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Iodine Crisis: What You Don't Know About Iodine Can Wreck Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Sally K. Norton's Toxic Superfoods Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Clot Thickens: The enduring mystery of heart disease Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cancer: The Journey from Diagnosis to Empowerment Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Long Haul: Solving the Puzzle of the Pandemic's Long Haulers and How They Are Changing Healthcare Forever Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReal Food On Trial: How The Diet Dictators Tried To Destroy A Top Scientist Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What If You Could Skip the Cancer? Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Wellness For You
The Silent Patient Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Roxane Gay & Everand Originals: Built for This: The Quiet Strength of Powerlifting Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Happiness Makeover: Overcome Stress and Negativity to Become a Hopeful, Happy Person Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How Am I Doing?: 40 Conversations to Have with Yourself Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Highly Sensitive Person Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Last House on Needless Street Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My Heart Is a Chainsaw Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Grow Up: Becoming the Parent Your Kids Deserve Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health With Facts and Feminism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Moneyzen: The Secret to Finding Your ""Enough"" Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Switch on Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Starving to Heal in Siberia
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
3/5
2 ratings1 review
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Thank you NetGalley and Greenleaf Audiobooks, Greenleaf Book Group Press for accepting my request to audibly read and review Starving to Heal in Siberia.
Author: Michelle B. Slater
Published: 09/13/22
Narrator: Carol Jaconanis
Genre: Health, Mind, & Body
This is not a warm and fuzzy feel good book. There is a lot of science; too much science in my opinion.
The author suffered from Lyme Disease and was able through connections of her husband to enter a program in Russia. The program is fasting from food and water for days. While the book does relay some facts and directions, I am uncomfortable recommending any part of the book.
The book itself reads like an infomercial.