Optimal Wellness

"If you've been sick for a long time, and doctors have been unable to help you, this book is a great resource. Dr. Golan provides a comprehensive look at 10 major underlying causes of chronic illness, and gives specific recommendations for laboratory tests, and for both conventional and alternative treatments. Whether your problem is depression, chronic sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome, exhaustion, or anything in-between, this book has something to say to you. But don't get this book unless you're willing to make some lifestyle changes. Most of the recommendations involve diet and nutrition. Dr. Golan practices what he preaches--my visit to him resulted in tests and treatments that were right from his book. I've given or recommended this book to several friends and family members. Though the index is not as comprehensive as it could be, the book is well-organized and accessible to the lay reader."
~ Written on 1999-06-13

"I am a 24 year old student who does not have a whole lot of money to spend on buying books. I did not hesitate to buy Ralph Golan's Optimal Wellness book! It is probably worth at least twice the cover price. The thing I liked most was his condensing so much of the alternative health field into what he calls "The 10 Common Denominators of Illness" including hypoglycemia, yeast infection, adrenal exhaustion, malabsorption, sluggish liver, etc. Finally, someone who is giving us a good, detailed look at the roots of most of our symptoms. Yet it's not too textbookish. He also talks about the value of unheated sea salt (Celtic salt) while many other authors criticize salt flatly. He talks about how some individuals may actually need to incorporate some meat in their diet, unlike some stubborn authors who stick to their vegan or vegetarian guns. He goes into natural sunlight and full spectrum light and even suggests top of the line products to give us a headstart on our search! All interspersed with actual case histories, which are like enjoyable little stories that I could relate to. I feel that this book is indeed a diamond in the rough and that more people should consider having it in their library at home. I pick this book over Prescription for Nutritional Healing, or Gary Null's latest books or even Burton Goldberg's Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine. Ralph Golan's book is more like hands on learning than a bunch of mental-memorization-stuff. I've learned so much. Ralph Golan's book is a shining example of what all doctors should and can know (and practice). It's really a piece of art. I can't praise it enough. Check it out!"
~ Written on 1999-02-16

"Dr. Golan's book, Optimal Wellness, is the BEST all-around book on healing and health available today, and is a must for any library for those who are truly interested in seeking cures for long-standing, resistant health problems, as well as those who simply want to attain and maintain optimal health. But this book will not sit on the shelve for long, as the reader will likely be referring to its gems of medical wisdom over and over again.

What makes Optimal Wellness so special? Really, Ralph Golan does. His approach to medicine is, in a word, balanced. Dr. Golan, a medical doctor, is a "holistic" practitioner in the true sense of the word. He has a strong interest in safer, "alternative" methods, and a very comprehensive knowledge of those methods, but where a conventional medical approach has proven more effective for a specific ailment, that is what he recommends in Optimal Wellness.

This is what places Optimal Wellness as superior among healing books. Most other authors seems to have a strong preference for either conventional or alternative methods, and perhaps ignore or even show a disdain for the other. Dr. Golan respects both, and thus the reader benefits from a good overview of the best of both worlds.

Optimal Wellness is a valuable book, and highly recommended."
~ Written on 1999-01-20

"Dr. Golan's book, Optimal Wellness, is the BEST all-around book on healing and health available today, and is a must for any library for those who are truly interested in seeking cures for long-standing, resistant health problems, as well as those who simply want to attain and maintain optimal health. But this book will not sit on the shelve for long, as the reader will likely be referring to its gems of medical wisdom over and over again.

What makes Optimal Wellness so special? Really, Ralph Golan does. His approach to medicine is, in a word, balanced. Dr. Golan, a medical doctor, is a "holistic" practitioner in the true sense of the word. He has a strong interest in safer, "alternative" methods, and a very comprehensive knowledge of those methods, but where a conventional medical approach has proven more effective for a specific ailment, that is what he recommends in Optimal Wellness.

This is what places Optimal Wellness as superior among healing books. Most other authors seems to have a strong preference for either conventional or alternative methods, and perhaps ignore or even show a disdain for the other. Dr. Golan respects both, and thus the reader benefits from a good overview of the best of both worlds.

Optimal Wellness is a valuable book, and highly recommended."
~ Written on 1999-01-16