Mavericks of Medicine: Exploring the Future of Medicine with Andrew Weil, Jack Kevorkian, Bernie Siegel, Ray Kurzweil, and Others

by David Jay Brown, Garry Gordon

Overview

In depth interviews by award-winning science writer David Jay Brown with Andrew Weil, Jack Kevorkian, Bernie Siegel, Barry Sears, Larry Dossey, Ray Kurzweil, Michael West, Leonard Hayflick, Kary Mullis, Aubrey de Grey, Peter Duesberg, Raphael Mechoulam, Rick Strassmann, Michael Fossel, Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw, Joseph Knoll, John Guerin, Garry Gordon, Jonathan Wright, and others about alternative medicine, euthanasia. mind/body medicine, diet, spirituality and health, regenerative medicine, nutritional supplements, longevity research, cannabinoid medicine and medical marijuana, psychedelic drug research, chelation therapy, nanotechnology, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781890572198
Publisher:	Smart Publications
Publication date:	01/02/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	354
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 10.86(h) x 0.76(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     XIII
Introduction   David Jay Brown     XV
The Transformative Power of Integrative Medicine   Andrew Weil     1
The Frontiers of Natural Medicine   Jonathan Wright     13
Dining in the Zone   Barry Sears     33
Elation Over Chelation   Garry Gordon     45
Understanding and Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome   Jacob Teitelbaum     63
Exploring the Frontiers of Anti-Aging Medicine   Marios Kyriazis     81
Manufacturing the AIDS Virus   Peter Duesberg     91
Redirecting the Immune System   Kary Mullis     101
The Life Extension Revolution   Durk Pearson   Sandy Shaw     107
Shattering the Barriers of Maximum Life Span   Joseph Knoll     137
Pushing the Hayflick Limit   Leonard Hayflick     149
Learning from Ageless Animals   John Guerin     171
Countdown to Telomerase Therapy   Michael Fossel     183
The Technology of Immortality   Michael West     201
The Seven Lively SENS   Aubrey de Grey     213
Reprogramming your Biochemistry for Immortality   Ray Kurzweil     235
Unlocking the Secrets of Mind-Body Medicine   Bernie Siegel     255
The New Science of Cannabinoid-Based Medicine   Raphael Mechoulam     277
Exploring the Thereaputic Benefits of DMT   Rick Strassman     293
Medicine and Spirituality   Larry Dossey     305
An End to Suffering   Jack Kevorkian     317
Glossary     327
Index     335
Internet Resources     345
Smart Publications Resources     347
About the Author     351
Photo Credits     353