Monday, December 29, 2008

About Me


Hello, and welcome to The Savvy Diabetic!

My name is Robert Rister, and I'm the author or co-author of nine books about the rational use of scientifically based natural remedies, including Healing without Medication, 753 pages of documented complementary healing techniques that covers many complex topics in far greater depth than I can provide here. Now that I have a regular readership of this blog, I realize I should have called it Diabetics, because every page distills not just my experience but the experience of many other healers from all over the world and especially comments from readers like you.

I'm generally considered a "conservative" commentator on natural health. That means I take care to give you the facts, and to tell you what level of proof is behind them.

Although my books are often shelved under the heading "alternative medicine," the fact is, there is no alternative to medicine. Sometimes you absolutely have to have the help of a doctor to get well (and, as you'll read on almost any site of this type, you can't use the information here to make a medical diagnosis or as a substitute for doctor-directed care' always see a physician for emergency treatment).

I consider what I'm providing you here to be "complementary healing." That is all the techniques you can use to take charge of your health while your doctor is taking care of your illness. I try to give you some information your doctor won't have time to give you, and also to give you some considerations for lowering the risk of occurence or recurrence of disease.

Thank you for visiting my site. Please come back often, and please share your questions, comments, and insights in the comments sections for each page.

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