Sjogren's Syndrome: Cause and Recovery in Ten Simple Steps

I must confess, I was inspired to write this review because the author is attacked on occasion, especially in forums which I read. The thing about Sjogren's, though, is that it, along with all the other autoimmune problems out there, isn't well understood, doesn't occur in people for just one reason, and doesn't lead to the exact same set of symptoms and severities in each person. So Sjogren's can't be placed in the one-size-fits-all format that mainstream medicine prefers. I have had primary Sjogren's for 25-ish years and have mostly managed it holistically -- I started on the plaquenil, etc. when I was first diagnosed, and eventually took armloads of prescription medicines with me for an 18-month sojourn to Japan. While in Japan, I ate an almost exclusively Japanese diet which, save for the white rice, is pretty healthful and loaded with fatty fish, and I noticed that a lot of my symptoms improved, to the point that I threw away all the pills and never looked back. While those prescriptions work for some people, they don't for others, and while this book may not work for some people, it will for others. I bought the book because my eye symptoms took a sudden and big turn for the worse last spring after pretty good management for years and years. Why? Who knows -- maybe aging, maybe anything. I returned to mainstream medicine in the form of Restasis, but it didn't seem to be doing much at all, same as when I first used it years ago. Then I bought this book and started experimenting with her recommendations, and I started feeling better within a few weeks. I could feel some moisture return to my eyes, the photosensitivity declined, my energy levels improved, and so on. Do I expect to be cured? No. Do I expect to feel better and give my body a chance to re-align itself in my favor? Yes. Personally, I think the acidity/alkalinity argument makes a lot of sense in terms of what helpful/harmful things can thrive or die in your system. And maybe this book's recommendations are helpful in my case b/c I did have a bout with ulcers earlier in my life, and the author is big on the h. pylori problem. I can't say. What I can say is that the book has helped me -- I was truly miserable for several months and now I am functional again, and continuing to improve. If it doesn't last forever, I won't decide the book is rubbish. I will just start looking for some newer ideas based on both mainstream and alternative medicine, trying to find the combination that works best for me. If you are suffering from Sjogren's, for a few bucks you can try the suggestions in this book. The worst that will happen is that you won't see any improvement in your symptoms, but you may get some ideas out of it nonetheless.

Hi Hannah,I don't know if you remember me, but I had some e-mail correspondence with you back in October of 2013. I bought and read your book "Sjogren's Syndrome the Cause and the Cure in 10 Simple Steps". You were very helpful to me in figuring out some solutions to all the medical problems I was having, for which I was thankful. I tried your protocol, but to be honest I was not real keen on it because of the amount of supplements involved. I stayed on the program for about 2 months and did not notice any improvements so at that point I moved on to another approach which was basically a low carb diet along with various anti-fungal medicines/herbs. The anti candida diet worked pretty well for about 9 months but then my symptoms started to come back and get worse.Around December of last year I was contacted by e-mail by a girl whom I had corresponded with in the past (you gave me her contact info as a reference) and she informed me that she was largely completely recovered from Sjogren's and was participating in Muay Thai Kickboxing which really blew my mind since I know how Sjogren's can affect the joints. She told me that it took her 9 months before her joint pain had diminished enough to do kick Boxing and she urged me to give your protocol another try and give it more time.So in December of 2014 I started your protocol again, but I only did part of it. I did the collagen supplements and the alkalizing supplements (Calcium, magnesium). I also added in L-Glutamine and Zinc Carnosine. Well its been 6 months now and I want to tell you I feel incredibly good. Most of my pain is gone, I am fully participating in sports again, I went from sleeping 12 hours a day to 7 hours a day. I am off Plaquenil, off Mobic, off Evoxac, off anti-depressants, off sleep aids, off everything except for my thyroid pills, and i feel almost 100% at this point.I want to apologize for not following through the first time, but i want to tell you that you have helped me tremendously. I think you are years ahead of other doctors in your knowledge of how to heal the body. You have made a believer out of me. Please feel free to use me as a reference if you ever need one. God Bless you Hannah. You have given me my life back.BR-Chris R.

I was diagnosed with Sjogrens and RA 2 years ago, the doctor prescribed methotrexate, prednisone, folic acid and other meds. I felt 1,000 times worse on the drugs. I finally convinced my primary dr to send me for a second opinion. My new doctor supported me getting off medications and control my symptoms through diet but did not provide suggestions other that stay away from processed foods and sugar. I began to feel much better but still lacked a lot of energy, had some pain and brain fog. I was consuming a lot of potatoes on a daily basis and eating out a lot. I would normally order soups, salad and other "healthy" foods while eating out. I ordered this book and have been on the protocol suggested on the book. Within the first 3 days I had so much more energy. In fact I am now waking up at 4:30 am energetic and can last throughout the day without th brain fog and fatigue I was experiencing. I enjoyed reading the book because she cited the scientific evidence and studies that back up her recommendations. I learned a lot about how the body functions and the importance of maintaining a healthy diet to keep your body functioning, but most importantly she provides the information and tools you need to maintain the healthy diet with protocols etc.

I liked the detailed information but I did not like the vitamins too many and the print screens instead of the detail information as you can’t see the name of the vitamins then there is no quantities. References are also in print screens. Ok with avoiding water. But you need water to eat the vitamins. I actually found out by myself not through the book if you stop using eye creams and water and just use kefir for cleaning and moisturising then the dried eyes gone. I have been on it for 1 month and hitching also gone and I started to eat bread again. I hope it helps someone else. Sorry only 3 stars. It needs a big review this book.

J'attendais beaucoup de ce livre, sur un sujet rarement abordé, en tous cas aucun traitement ne semble encore exister en 2018 pour ce type de syndrome touchant aux défenses immunitaires. Malheureusement cet opus semble destiné à un public américain qui se gave de compléments alimentaires... mais moins à un public français notamment. Ce n'est qu'à la p. 167 que les conseils sous forme d'étapes commencent, après de longs développements difficiles à suivre car trop techniques pour qui n'a pas une formation médicale - en anglais, de plus, ce qui ne facilite pas la compréhension et lasse très vite. J'ai franchement tiqué quand il propose - lors de la 1ère étape - de prendre de l'Alka Seltzer une ou 2 fois par jour pendant 2 semaines, pour alcaliniser l'eau de notre corps. p. 176. Bonjour l'estomac... Ou qu'il prône l'eau en bouteille (Evian de préférence ! or quand on lit les analyses des eaux en bouteilles actuelles, il y a de quoi tourner le dos à ce mode de consommation sorti tout droit d'un livre de science fiction, business florissant par ailleurs mais peu éthique), contre les systèmes de filtration de l'eau du robinet, qui ont fait leurs preuves (j'utilise pour ma part les filtres Doulton depuis des années, une bonne piste me semble-t-il, qui ne suppriment pas les minéraux, mais pesticides, métaux lourds etc... à 99,9%). Bref, je continue ma recherche ailleurs... en reprenant, pour commencer, les conseils de naturopathes européens concernant l'équilibre acido-basique : eux fournissent, notamment, des tableaux des fruits et légumes en fonction de leur acidité/alcalinité, ou des menus comparés, ce qui fait défaut dans le livre d'Hannah Yoseph. Donc première étape : opter pour une nourriture la plus alcaline possible. A suivre...

The book arrived in good condition.

Terrible. Waste of money. One persons theory, no proof to back any of it up. Don’t waste your time or money on this book.

Very complicated to read, but in parts, quite helpful.