HOW INCURABLE DISEASES CAN BE TREATED WITH FOOD ELIMINATION is a book written by Dr. Somsak Bhitiyakul, who firmly believes that dietary management can cure devastating illnesses. Through his private practice experience of nearly 50 years in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Dr. Bhitiyakul believes diseases, such as Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's, Psoriasis, kidney failure, and autoimmune ailments, can be controllable and manageable. Dr. Somsak Bhitiyakul graduated from Chulalongkorn University and Medical Center in Bangkok, Thailand in 1966. He began his fellowship in Nephrology in 1970 at Brown University, Rhode Island. He founded the first Dialysis Unit in Ulster County, New York in 1977. He received the Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) designation in 1994. He was the recipient of the Ralph O. Claypoole Sr. Memorial Award in 2002, a highly distinguished honor from the American College of Physicians for devoting a career in Internal Medicine to the care of patients. This book will explain illnesses, how they come about, and how to treat them. It is an easy guide to prevent conditions such as strokes, heart attacks, lung disease, and kidney disease as well as controlling abdominal ailments, premature kidney failure, and diabetes mellitus. This book will also discuss autoimmune diseases such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Sjogren Syndrome. Dr. Bhitiyakul will describe his treatment plan by avoiding food that is harmful and will suggest to use prescribed medication at a minimum. All readers planning to change their diet based on suggestions in this book should consult their physician. Dr. Bhitiyakul believes that focusing on the root cause will provide the cure to many diseases.
