Hello David,

I am currently in Washington D.C. for a gastroenterology seminar held by one of the most influential GI organizations. It is sad to see the guidelines for the treatment of IBD lectured to thousands of gastroenterologists from all around the world pushing strong immunosuppressants and dangerous newer biological medications from outset and throughout the course of the disease. It is even sadder to know that about 98% if not 100% of the doctors who give these talks and set the treatment guidelines state that they have financial ties with the pharmaceutical companies which make drugs for IBD. They either have grants from these companies to do “research” for them or they “serve” on their board of directors. And still the saddest part is that the doctors hearing these talks and following these guidelines rarely question them or think there may be an alternative. Money talks everywhere.

Zarin Azar, M.D.
Drug-less/Holistic Medicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
760-7510638

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Self Healing Colitis & Crohn’s 4th Edition
312 pages
David Klein, Ph.D., H.D.
Director, Colitis & Crohn’s Health Recovery Center
ORDERS: http://www.colitis-crohns.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Medical and Academic Endorsements
Acknowledgements and Dedications
Foreword
Notes to Reader

SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION
1.1 We Possess Self-healing Bodies and Were Not Meant to Suffer!
1.2 Summary        
1.3 Advisory
                                     
SECTION 2 – SELF-HEALING
2.1 Understanding Your Self-Healing Powers                                                                         
2.2 Sleep: The Source of Your Self-healing Energy                             
2.3 Understanding Disease
2.4 How An Unnatural Diet Causes Diseases
2.5 Understanding Inflammation
2.6 Understanding Ulceration
2.7 Understanding Detoxification and Weight Loss
2.8 Natural Hygiene: The Science and Fine Art of Healthful Living
2.9 The Healthful Living Credo of Life
2.10 The Prime Requisites of Health
2.11 Correct Ways of Living Are Essential!
2.12 What it Takes to Get Well
2.13 The Laws of Life
                                                  
SECTION 3 – THE COLON
3.1 Functions of the Bowel
3.2 Bowel Hygiene
3.3 Wholistic Factors in Colitis and Crohn’s Disease
                                           
SECTION 4 – DIET & NUTRITION
4.1 Dietary Factors in Colitis and Crohn’s Disease
4.2 Vegan Nutrition
4.3 Demystifying Vitamin B12
4.4 A General Guide to Food Selection
4.5 Key Foods
4.6 Food Combining for Digestion Perfection
4.7 Understanding Hunger and Appetite                                             

SECTION 5 – VEGAN HEALING DIET
5.1 Vegan Healing Diet Guidelines
5.2 Vegan Healing Diet Morning and Daytime Meal Choices
5.3 Vegan Healing Diet Dinner Choices
5.4 Juice Healing Diet                                     
                                                                  
SECTION 6 – VEGAN POST-HEALING DIET
6.1 Vegan Post-healing Diet Guidelines
6.2 Vegan Post-healing Diet Morning and Daytime Meal Choices
6.3 Vegan Post-healing Diet Dinner Choices
6.4 Vegan Select Fresh Recipes
    
SECTION 7 – YOUR NEW HEALTHFUL LIFESTYLE
7.1 What to Expect
7.2 Health Guideposts
7.3 Avoid the Pitfalls
7.4 Abiding By Your Guiding Sense of Healthfulness
7.5 The Art of Rejuvenation
7.6 Healing Touch
7.7 Sunbathing
7.8 Exercises

SECTION 8 – INSPIRATION
8.1 Are You Possessed of Courage?
8.2 Don’t Quit
8.3 The Fruits Of Healing – Dr. David Klein’s Story About His Natural Healing of Ulcerative Colitis
8.4 I Live in Joy Now (David’s Song of Life)
8.5 Testimonials
8.6 Conclusion
  
SECTION 9 – APPENDICES
A Nutrition and Health Guidance by Dr. David Klein
B Hygienic Health Care Providers
C Daily Health Diary
D Recommended Reading
E Healthful Web Sites
F References
G About the Author

FIGURES
1 The Colon
2 Raw Food Pearamid
3 Food Combining Chart

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Dr. David Klein
http://www.colitis-crohns.com

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September, 2011

I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in May, 2000. My problems started a few years before this when I mistreated my body by not eating well while under quite a lot of stress. I remember when I was at university and had to attend lectures being unable to sit in a class for even five minutes because I was going to the toilet more and more each day. I found it very embarrassing and I couldn’t explain what was happening. The funny thing now when I look back is that I now know where every single toilet is on the London Underground. The unknown fear of having accidents and not making it in time to a toilet was overwhelming. I saw several doctors about my constant need to go the toilet with bleeding and they told me to stop eating chilies! I did not stop.

In a very sick condition I went back home to my family and saw my family doctor. He prescribed anti-diarrhea medication which did absolutely nothing. The doctor then gave me daily blood tests which showed that my iron level was dropping at a very scary rate. I was admitted into hospital looking as white as a sheet and feeling lifeless and confused. After doing tests and after my first colonoscopy they told me I had ulcerative colitis. My entire large bowel was ulcerated and bleeding.

The first thing they gave me was a blood transfusion. The nurse spilled half of the bottle on the floor. Then followed intravenous steroids which caused me to want to eat nonstop. In the hospital I had my own private room which didn’t feel so daunting as I had a in-suite bathroom, but, nevertheless, I was going through hell. I stayed there about five weeks in total. I remember surgeons coming to chat to me about the possible consideration of removing my entire bowel. I couldn’t ever let them do that. Over time I was put on lots of drugs: prednisone, asacol and Aziathriopine Nothing was working! The consultant recommended surgery which frightened me, so I took new action.

I went home and I Googled “self-help / healing colitis.” Then I came across Dr. Klein’s http://www.colitis-crohns.com website. I marveled about how he healed himself and thought I had nothing to lose. I was sick and tired of feeling like this and wasn’t able to enjoy my food because of the pain. I ordered Dr. Klein’s book and started!

It was a shock to go from eating what I called a “normal diet.” I invested in a juicer and, implemented a mostly juice diet and starting eating fruit. I threw away my meds and believed this would work. I didn’t tell my consultant at all. Every time I went back to see him I was a little bit better. I had never done anything as challenging as this. I tried to follow the diet as best as I could.

After a year and a half I went back to see my medical consultant who thought I was taking the meds he had prescribed—I was not. After the examination he told me I had healed—he was amazed, believing it was the drugs. I confessed to him that I hadn’t had any meds for almost two years, and he thought I was lying. He now remembers me as his miracle patient!

I can say that now I don’t follow the diet completely but it really did save me. Thank you Dr. Klein!

Pam Johal
Southamptom, England 

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October, 2011

I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in April of 2011. I was immediately referred to gastroenterological care, but because I lacked medical insurance not a single gastroenterologist where I lived would take me on as a patient. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

I began reading books about my Crohn’s to self-treat as best I could. Typically, I came across three kinds of books on the topic. The first kind recommends getting on with standard modern medical treatments, which involve taking powerful dosages of antibiotics, immunosuppressants, and other drugs. They also recommend things like avoiding fibrous foods and other foods that might exacerbate the symptoms. The main person to seek help from here is a gastroenterologist, who is supposed to be the medical authority on intestinal diseases.

The second kind of book recommends alternative approaches to treating Crohn’s. They recommend different kinds of herbs, oils, supplements, probiotics and macrobiotic diets for people with Crohn’s to experiment with. Many of these books recommend seeing a naturopathic doctor.

The third approach I found was an integrative approach. What is really needed, it is claimed, is proper gastroenterological and naturopathic care, and whatever other care you might feel you need.  Human bodies are unique, they stated, and need to be experimented with, and one who has an intestinal disease cannot afford not to see medical professionals. Gastroenterologists and naturopathic doctors can work symbiotically to maximize proper treatments. One can take dosages of drugs that her gastroenterologist prescribes, and one can also take the herbs, oils, supplements, and probiotics that her naturopathic doctor recommends, etc.  

I dabbled for a week or so with some recommendations that I could get from my local health food store, but these made my symptoms worsen. I did not want to go the modern medical route, and could not anyway due to my lack of medical insurance. Accordingly, the integrative approach seemed hopeless.  

One night I went online to see if there were more books I could check out.  I found Dr. Klein’s book, Self-Healing for Colitis and Crohn’s. As I began reading it I had a feeling that Dr. Klein was speaking truth. There was something about the presentation, the arguments, the Natural Hygiene philosophy that made so much intuitive sense and, perhaps more importantly, made me trust Dr. Klein’s teaching. He had been through severe ulcerative colitis himself, he reversed his condition, and, inspiringly, went on to find true health. This was important for me. He did not, as I had read in so many testimonials in other books, keep his condition in check for a while only to experience future flare-ups or go through what seemed to be the usual cycles of colitis. He was able to reverse his condition indefinitely.  And, the results were immediate.  

I followed Dr. Klein’s advice. Overnight, I became a low-fat, high carb (fruit!), raw vegan, following food combining principles and putting his teachings into practice. On the second day I was eating fruit without pain!  I hadn’t eaten without pain for months!  

Over time, I began to internalize his teachings, and after a month or so I jo longer felt pain in my ileum and the inflammation seemed to have run its natural healing course.  I was able to eat more and more fruit and some tender vegetables. Six months later, as I write this, my health has never been better. I am still following Dr. Klein’s principles and am not looking back!  I have found true health.  

I thank you so much Dr. Klein!  You truly helped me when I was in great need. My debt to you and your work is great indeed.

With gratitude,

Jeremy Dickinson
San Luis Obispo, California

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September, 2011

I would like to join the hundreds of people who have thanked you for helping me out with your great book, Self Healing Colitis & Crohns.  I had been diagnosed with light gastritis since 2006. Then, during the month of August of this year, I began experiencing an increasing bloating problem. It culminated in a bout of violent vomiting one night and a trip to the emergency room. The doctor, once he saw that I could keep down food, released me and told me to see a G.I. specialist. He wrote the diagnosis “colitis” on my release papers.

I was disappointed with that the G.I. doctor could not see me for four weeks. Suffering and in pain, I took a three-hour trip to San Luis, Rio Colorado, Mexico. The small-town doctor I saw was able to calm my symptoms and help me with some guidance. She put me on antibiotics, anti-diarrhea, lactobacillus acidophilus, and pain reliever pills. I went home thinking this regimen would work. I don’t believe it did.  Now, this is where you come in. 

I was searching online as best as I could, being that I was on the john ever hour for three days! I was so exhausted during those days. After reading pieces of your advice from your www.colitis-crohns.com website, I dropped the pills and ate only banana, and peeled apples and pears. The bloody stools went away in less that two days! By the fourth day,I was eating solid food with no symptoms of colitis. This was in view of my family who was against a pure fruit diet. 

During week two of the healing stage I had regained my strength. At the end of the week I had an appointment with my doctor in Mexico again to check my blood work and see how I was coming along. The colitis was gone!

I give thanks to God, foremost, and to you, Dr. David Klein for the insight and wisdom of your work. I am now symptom-free and feel great. I have no more morning stomach pains, the bloating is gone and my stomach doesn’t swell or get sour after eating. 

I pray that I can recommend your words and wisdom to any who may come my way and to family, friends, and others. God bless you.

Respectfully,

Emmanuel V. Cardoso, M.Ed.
Phoenix, Arizona

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August, 2011

I am writing to let you know how much your diet has helped me heal from Crohn’s disease. I have been following your diet plan since April, 2011 and have had experienced nothing but improvement since then. When I decided to try your diet I was unable to attend university, was struggling to work half-day weeks and spent most of my time in bed. I suffered from painful digestion, stabbing intestinal pains, bloody stools, chronic diarrhoea, potassium deficiency, adrenal exhaustion, gastric reflux, chronic fatigue and chronic dizziness.

After trying all the usual harmful medical treatments, i.e. steroids, anti-inflammatories etc., with no success (in fact, they just made things worse) as well as naturopathic supplements and a high protein and fat diet, I have found your diet plan to be the only 100% successful and side-effect-free way to overcome Crohn’s disease. Moreover, by living more in accordance with the principles of Natural Hygiene I feel healthier and more vibrant than before I got sick!

Eating a diet consisting of fresh, organic fruit and vegetables has improved my mood and outlook on life. My skin has cleared up, my digestion is greatly improved (provided I combine foods properly), I scarcely need to use shampoo and have healthy, glowing hair, I have more energy and muscular endurance, clarity of mind and my weight has returned to normal (after being slightly underweight when I was sick).

The most profound change, however, is the empowering knowledge that I have healed myself naturally without any supplements, drugs or modalities. I now live according to the principles of the 80/10/10 diet and am working on improving my fitness and incorporating more sport into my lifestyle. I could not have had all this success without your guidance Dr. Dave, and I am eternally grateful for your work.

Best wishes to you.

Francine Maas
Kensington, Australia

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July, 2011

I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when I was 20. I remember how crushed I felt when the doctor told me there’s no cure, that I need to be screened for cancer every year and that it would be likely that I would need surgery in the next 10 years. I tried several medications, but the side effects were so horrible that I decided I would just rather deal with the pain. There were so many days that I skipped eating just so I could avoid a bowel movement. It was disabling both physically and mentally.

At some point I was told that not eating animal products could ease the pain. This sparked my curiosity. I searched “vegan ulcerative colitis” on Google and came to Dr. David Klein’s website. I was very skeptical. It was contrary to everything the specialists told me. However, after one too many weeks of being in agony, I didn’t care anymore and was willing to try anything.

At the time I was eating the Standard American Diet including lots of meat and cheese, refined grains and processed food with not very much fresh produce. I ordered and followed Dr. Klein’s Self Healing Colitis & Crohn’s book and gradually incorporated healthful practices into my life and started feeling much better at a surprisingly fast rate.

After several weeks I was having normal, healthy bowel movements again. Eventually I became as fit as my former 16 year-old self. I felt better than I had in my entire life and am ever grateful.

Thank you so much, Dr. Klein!

Joseph Post
Portland, Oregon

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An excerpt from the new 4th edition of
Self Healing Colitis & Crohn’s
by David Klein, Ph.D., H.D.
Director of the Colitis & Crohn’s Health Recovery Center
http://www.colitis-crohns.com

We were not designed or born into this world to be sick with inflamed bowels. Our genes do not cause us to become sick with inflammatory bowel disease, but, rather, our diets, lifestyles and thoughts are the causes—and they can all be corrected and we can and will heal if we implement the right healing plan.

The body is a perfectly designed self-healing organism. Bowel inflammation is not a runaway problem but a sign that the body has been harmed and is vigorously attempting to heal itself, and it will gratefully do so if the causes of disease are discontinued and the biological requisites of health are provided. The solution to bowel disease is to identify the harmful factors, discontinue them and implement a new healthful lifestyle with health-promoting practices. A few million people have done this, overcoming all kinds of debilitating disease conditions, including inflammatory and irritable bowel diseases—and so can you!

Contrary to conventional belief, there is no mystery behind why we become sick and there is no lack of understanding of how to overcome disease, heal and rejuvenate. Those who have applied the Natural Hygiene system of self-healthcare have overcome diseases which include colitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, ileitis, irritable bowel syndrome and every other gastrointestinal malady humanity has ever experienced, including some cases of cancer.

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Just look at these people from last week’s Woodstock Fruit Festival in NY state (where I and my cohorts were honored for pioneering this dietary lifestyle for many years). They are all doing it — the fruit-based, vegan (mostly rawfood) diet! Have you ever seen such a healthy group of people? I haven’t!

Check out the website: http://www.thewoodstockfruitfestival.com.

All the best in vibrant health,

Dr. David Klein
Director, Colitis & Crohn’s Health Recovery Center
http://www.colitis-crohns.com

For about eight years I had an unknown colon condition that included inflammation. I tried many kinds of colon cleanses, enemas, implants and colonics that helped a little, but did not clear the condition. Then I had a tooth infection. My dentist said I needed antibiotics, which I normally don’t take. My body’s reaction to that severely increased the colon condition.

I knew that I needed help and fast. I had the good fortune of hearing Dr. David Klein on a web teleconference speaking about Healing the Gut and speaking about his book, Self Healing Colitis and Crohn’s. I felt immediately guided to buy and read the book and contacted Dr. Klein. He guided me with the Natural Hygiene Vegan Healing Diet Plan.

I had been on a vegan mostly raw diet for 16 years. While reading Dr. Klein’s book and while on his program I realized that I had been eating too many nuts, cooked oils and improper food combinations. Through Dr. Klein’s guidance I also went off herbal laxatives. After seven weeks on the Natural Hygiene Vegan Healing Diet Plan, the condition and symptoms were gone.

In gratitude,

Mary Saint-Marie
California

Our healing and health rejuvenation plan must address more than just nutrition and exercise — it must encompass the quaternity of our being: mind, body, emotions and spirit. By embracing the whole-health Natural Hygiene plan in Self Healing Colitis & Crohn’s you can set yourself on the correct path to realize complete rejuvenation of your mind, body and spirit. With intention and passionate action, you can accomplish anything your mind sets itself to. Spirit is urging us onward to make healthful changes, and there are plenty of good tools to assist us along the way.

One such tool is my new e-book, Spiritual Nutrition. It was created with those who are recovering from devastating illness and creating a new healthful life in mind. I think you’ll find it to be a treasure trove of inspiration loaded with affirmations and timeless wisdom to elevate you on your path to vibrant health and happiness. It contains watchwords of wisdom by sages down through the ages as well as many contemporary nuggets for every health enthusiast and spiritual seeker. Please do check it out at http://www.vibranthealthandwealth.com/bookstore/bookstore-individual.php?ID=62. It’s guaranteed to delight in many ways and help you on your path to health mastery. Perhaps above all, it will help you reconnect and remember how special you are and how much you deserve to live the healthy life of your loftiest dreams.

Wishing you and yours vibrant health & happiness!

Dr. David Klein
Colitis & Crohn’s Health Recovery Center
http://www.colitis-crohns.com

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“Wow. Spiritual Nutrition is a real beauty, Dave. Spectacular!” -Susan Smith Jones, Ph.D. Author of The Joy Factor

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“BEAUTIFUL graphics!  Best of luck to you in your exciting endeavors.” -William Pila Chiles, author of Wise Secrets of Aloha

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“Thank you for creating this beautiful compilation of wisdoms. It was a deep pleasure to read through the first time, and I am sure it will also be a friend to return to many times. I am honored that you chose to include selections of my work. I pray that your efforts be used in the quickening and deepening of us all.” -David Seacord, spiritual impressionist artist

Self Healing Colitis & Crohn’s has been a worldwide bestseller for many years and has helped thousands heal all forms of IBD.

The 3rd edition continues to sell very well and is still in stock. For a stretch of 2 straight years it was ranked #1 on Amazon in its field. It is currenly being translated into Swedish and Croatian.

The new, expanded 4th edition will come out in September.

I will continue to publish new editions of Self Healing Colitis & Crohn’s for decades to come.

For vibrant health and happiness,

Dr. David Klein
Director, Colitis & Crohn’s Health Recovery Center
http://www.colitis-crohns.com

Please add a good review to Google Books for my Self Healing Colitis & Crohn’s book if you can. There is only 1 bad review by someone saying it’s “extreme.” Yes it is! Health is extreme, and health is the one and only goal. Anything less than the total health plan in Self Healing Colitis & Crohn’s will only perpetuate IBD illness and suffering. The only way to be free of colitis, Crohn’s and any other inflammatory bowel disease is to remove all of the causes of disease and to live a 100% healthful lifestyle. “Extreme health” is easy, liberating, wonderful and the normal and natural way we were meant to live.

For extreme health & happiness,

Dr. David Klein
Director of the Colitis & Crohn’s Health Recovery Center
http://www.colitis-crohns.com

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“As a client, I can confidently tell you that the best way to help yourself and others is to buy Dr. David Klein’s books. In my opinion, Dr. Klein is the ‘Grand Master of Digestive Healing.’ Please use the info he has so diligently put together over the years from to his own experience healing UC and many clients’ IBD healing experiences as well.

“There is no secret to healing—it just takes hard work with a commitment to living better than you ever have! Listen to Dr. Klein and to those who have been healed or are on their way to becoming healthier than ever. I can say with extreme confidence that my mentor, Dr. Klein, has saved my colon and possibly my life. I definitely have a much better quality of life since studying his works and am happy to shout out the good news at every opportunity. Never give up—we can be cured!”

-Charlie VanKirk, Las Vegas, Nevada (June, 2011)

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