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Written by a Harvard-educated physician with 20 years of caring for and empowering patients, the book makes it easy to understand:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why people get sick<\/li>\n<li>How to stay well and managing your own health with the 5 Self-Health Actions<\/li>\n<li>How to find and choose the right practitioner for yourself<\/li>\n<li>Who the various types of primary doctors, specialists and alternative practitioners are and what they can help you with<\/li>\n<li>Complementary and alternative treatments that have been demonstrated by research to help certain conditions<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare reform and choosing your own health insurance<\/li>\n<li>Paying for health costs, with guidance on everything from benefitting from your health insurance to negotiating doctor and hospital bills<\/li>\n<li>How to mentally be prepare to take charge of your own health &amp; healthcare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2026.and much, much more<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">This is not a one-time read<\/span>. \u00a0You will continue to reference this book to find answers to your pressing health care issues and will also undoubtedly recommend it to friends and family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cExcuse me, Doctor\u2026:\u00a0 uses stories, checklists and tips to make every reader into their own best patient advocate. 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