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The world is facing the greatest healthcare crisis it has ever seen. Chronic disease is shortening our lifespan, destroying our quality of life, bankrupting governments, and threatening the health of future generations. Sadly, conventional medicine, with its focus on managing symptoms, has failed to address this challenge. The result is burned-out physicians, a sicker popu
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October 31st 2017
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If you're already into ancestral health and functional medicine, you won't find much new in this book. Sound information? Yes. Riveting, new ideas? No. You will get the essential parts from this book by listening to Kresser's episode on the Joe Rogan Podcast. I'm not really sure who would benefit the most from this book.Perhaps those new to the idea of functional medicine who are influenced by anecdotes and case-by-case scenarios to which they may relate.
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The statistics are alarming to say the least. “One in two Americans now has a chronic disease, and one in four has multiple chronic diseases…chronic disease accounts for 86 percent of healthcare expenditures…twenty-seven percent of children now suffer from chronic disease…seven of the top ten causes of death are chronic diseases.”
Most people who read this book will be generally aware of the health care crisis we face today. How can we not? The clinician that he is, however, Kresser gives it dime ...more
Most people who read this book will be generally aware of the health care crisis we face today. How can we not? The clinician that he is, however, Kresser gives it dime ...more
Don't get me wrong, the book is fine, I would be thrilled to have a consult with Chris Kresser (FUN FACT when he talks about his office in the book HE OFFICE SHARES WITH MY MIDWIFE SO I KNEW! I don't know if I would describe the space as beautiful though!) about my health if I had an extra $5000 available. But the problem with the book is that it's a preaching to the choir situation. I don't believe that anyone picking this up isn't already convinced, or looking for ways to shout about how Kress
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I have been a fan and follower of Chris Kresser, who is a Functional Medicine practitioner, for quite some time now. His premises about diet and lifestyle are based on science, with the latest studies and information, and he's not afraid to correct himself if new evidence comes to light that refutes an earlier theory he talked about. The gist of this book is that our modern "health care" delivery system is broken, that it is not "health" care at all, but "sick" care, focused on treating symptoms
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Chirs Kresser argues that the way we approach medicine in the West is flawed. We spend too much time and money treating symptoms without ever treating causes. As a result, there is an epidemic of preventable chronic conditions spreading through our population. The solution to this problem is "Functional Medicine."
Kresser describes functional medicine as a systems-based approach to medicine. The key to treating an illness is to not just to treat symptoms, but to treat root causes. Many root caus ...more
Kresser describes functional medicine as a systems-based approach to medicine. The key to treating an illness is to not just to treat symptoms, but to treat root causes. Many root caus ...more
This book is full of important information presented in a straight-forward, understandable manner. It is really geared more to physicians and medical professionals but is certainly readable by interested consumers. If you follow Chris Kresser and read his blog or listen to his podcast you will be familiar with the material in this book but will get more details.
I both read and listened to this book. I would recommend reading it as the later chapters talking about different programs and institut ...more
I both read and listened to this book. I would recommend reading it as the later chapters talking about different programs and institut ...more
Overall this book outlines a large number of issues that physicians and patients face within the conventional medical system. For me, I found the book to outline the same points on choosing the ancestral diet, decreasing toxicity and eliminating stress to be preaching to the choir. Don’t get me wrong, these are important for proper health, but much of this information can be found when Chris Kresser made a guest appearance on the Joe Rogan Podcast.
As a Canadian citizen, I also found it difficul ...more
As a Canadian citizen, I also found it difficul ...more
The beginning was promising. It listed all the ways the conventional system has failed us and what it is actually meant to treat; acute infections, trauma, surgery.
However, as I continued reading I started to feel like Chris Kresser was only writing this to promote his own agenda, the ADAPT framework and his Cleveland clinic.
As a reader who was hoping for a bit more detail about the functional medicine approach vs conventional medicine and its failures, this book is a disappointment. I'm alrea ...more
However, as I continued reading I started to feel like Chris Kresser was only writing this to promote his own agenda, the ADAPT framework and his Cleveland clinic.
As a reader who was hoping for a bit more detail about the functional medicine approach vs conventional medicine and its failures, this book is a disappointment. I'm alrea ...more
While the target audience of this book is largely medical practitioners, I found the material accessible and informative. The way that Kresser explains how the current healthcare system is broken, and how it can be repaired through a new approach, in his terms ADAPT, makes me an even deeper believer in a more Eastern approach to our well-being. Our pill-popping approach to chronic illness does not, and financial cannot, be our future. The case studies that Kresser talks about help the reader to
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If you are in the field of healthcare and in the business of helping your patients actually get better read it! In order of us to move healthcare in the U.S. from the dumps we must move from the conventional model of just treating the symptoms and actually get to the the root cause.
Functional and integrative medicine is the only way to help people thrive and live. If you aren’t in healthcare, but are interested in learning more about different types of treatments that are available, this will b ...more
Functional and integrative medicine is the only way to help people thrive and live. If you aren’t in healthcare, but are interested in learning more about different types of treatments that are available, this will b ...more
This was great! It made me a bit sad to know how few doctors think beyond prescription pads, and how the standardization of medicine, much like in education, is showing within the detriment to overall American health. While some of the chapters weren't super relevant to me because they were written directly to medical professionals as an audience, and I think the author overextended the emphasis on gastro-related reactions sometimes in a way that makes you want to assume ALL things are gastro-re
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Maybe I got the aim of the book wrong but having been following the author for a while now (articles, books and podcasts) I just didn't feel there was much new in it for me but a couple of really good concepts. Still, I totally support and love its content and recommend it if you're still not familiar with the Functional Medicine approach. If you do know about it and want to dive deeper in the topic, I wouldn't say this is THE book for you.
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This book is geared towards people who are looking for information on how to help make changes --whether is be personal or greater than that -- to how typical medical care is approached and, hopefully, reformed. "Unconventional Medicine" provides a wealth of knowledge and its laid back writing style makes it an easy and interesting read. The author, Chris Kresser, is very knowledgeable. I highly recommend watching, or listening to, his appearances on the JRE podcast.
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This is not a bad book, but it has quite a strong alarmist tone and often time reads more like a sales pitch than a science book. The tone was distracting and I think I was expecting a more detailed presentation of the philosophy and approach of functional medicine. I am left with the impression that a functional medicine approach is for those with a significant amount of disposable income and a high degree of self-motivation.
I’m not a doc, so this book wasn’t written for me, but I have been scoping out Kresser’s ADAPT health coach program and was looking for insights into the how and why of that program. In this book, Kresser argues for the value of his ADAPT health program and way of using functional medicine to better address the needs of patients. Worth a read if you’re a doc and are not familiar with Kresser’s work.
Ways to fix a broken system
-1 in 2 Americans suffers from chronic disease, our system of care is misaligned with this fact.
-Through a functional medicine approach that’s laid out we can begin to get more in line with true health.
-Clearly what we are doing is not working, Chris gives steps to create a healthier future.
-1 in 2 Americans suffers from chronic disease, our system of care is misaligned with this fact.
-Through a functional medicine approach that’s laid out we can begin to get more in line with true health.
-Clearly what we are doing is not working, Chris gives steps to create a healthier future.
Clearly lays out some serious issues we’re facing when it comes to health. Outlines the problem and the solution. Certainly not the ‘mainstream’ perspective at this point, but maybe that’s part of the issue! Any health professionals (or aspiring health professionals) should read in order to get a different perspective.
A good look at the problems with conventional medicine and how the way we view and handle healthcare needs to change. It well written and provides well supported reasons why functional medicine work better long term. If you’re already familiar with functional medicine and ancestral diets, then it’s likely not any surprisingly new info.
Though I loved the book, I don't believe it adds much more than what Chris Kresser discusses in his podcast and website. I also felt a lack of definition regarding who this book is aimed at: it seemed to be for everyone, from doctors, to allied providers, to patients. In my opinion, a more targetted approach would benefit everyone. Still, the information in the book is interesting, many people who are not yet aware of functional medicine would benefit from reading it (though I'm not sure any of
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Revolutionary and practical perspective on healthcare
Recommended to anyone remotely interested in better health. A lot of good points brought up on the ability we all have to improve our health with just a little support and education.
Recommended to anyone remotely interested in better health. A lot of good points brought up on the ability we all have to improve our health with just a little support and education.
Was an engaging book. Much is familiar to those who've kept up on diet & health issues, incl the concept of paleo foods, keto diets, the de-demonisation of egg yolks & such, dangers of gadget screens' blue light, but thr's also much to learn here esp redesigning medical practices
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Great book. As a nurse practitioner in an indigent care urban setting, my big concern, which perhaps is somewhat beyond the scope of this book, is the question of how to implement these practices among low-income patients living in food deserts.
Engaging book for non medical people to understand functional medicine. Also specifically aimed at the medical professional to offer a different approach to health care than the usual managing symptoms with drugs within very short patient visits.
A concept I'm really interested in and already believe in but the book is very heavy handed/didactic and I found repetitive. Was expecting a more readable narrative-based style à la Bill Bryson or Malcolm Gladwell but this was not that. Skimmed the last half.
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A very interesting subject matter. I wonder what this would be like if implemented and how effective it would be versus the amount of time it would additionally take compared to our current health care system; would it be worth the time-investment?
There’s a lot to digest here, but ultimately Kresser is right, chronic diseases are being treated symptomatically, and we need to do more as health professionals to reverse disease and not just manage them.
3.5 stars
I'm sure this book is great if you are a doctor thinking about making a change but for someone who's looking for a blueprint on how to change their own life it's not quite what you're hoping for.
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Good book
Interesting take. Not many health books these days reveille any solutions to our problems but this one has some. Easy read. Lots of facts people should know .
Interesting take. Not many health books these days reveille any solutions to our problems but this one has some. Easy read. Lots of facts people should know .
Excellent medical frame work. You may have to change doctors
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