101 Things Your GP Would Tell You If Only There Was Time

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This book is an essential tool in the management of your most important asset- your good health. Dr Gillian Deakin outlines the most common pitfalls in health care and details how patients can communicate effectively with medical professionals and get the treatment they need to be healthy and free themselves of worrying pain or life-threatening disease. Gillian Deakin has spent her career exploring different treatment methods and different ways of healing. She brings a scientific, evidence-based approach to all her medicine and is passionate about seeking proof of all treatments, whether medical or alternative. Dr Deakin is a strong supporter of a broad approach, using both orthodox and complementary methods, and a reassuringly practical understanding of health problems and how to heal effectively. 101 Things Your GP Would Tell You is an indispensable hands-on guide to negotiating the management of your health. From practical information on how to communicate with your doctor, to definitive outlines of evidence-based strategies in remaining disease-free, to a debunking of many common myths in medicine.

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"With wisdom, clarity and humour Dr Deakin provides an invaluable guide to the essential components of good health. Challenging our old beliefs, this books skilfully blends orthodox medicine with references to alternative health practices." --Jill Ball PhD, clinical psychologist and co-author of Beating the Blues

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Born and raised in Sydney, the seventh of nine children. Her physician father was unusual in providing his family with a holistic lifestyle in the 50's and 60's. Gillian completed her medical degree at Sydney University in 1980 and has mainly practised in Sydney. After extensive travelling, she worked for three years with the Antarctic Division, including a year at Davis Station, Antarctica, which produced her Doctorate of Medicine.