The Waterfall Diet for Idiopathic Edema
Information for Medical Professionals
The Waterfall Diet approaches a very common and distressing medical problem - idiopathic oedema - by using a synthesis of knowledge from many disciplines, including lymphology, immunology and endocrinology. It demonstrates that trying to see more of the big picture can open up a whole new world to the health practitioner - a world where symptoms and lifestyle become clues and the doctor becomes a detective tracking down causes of ill health. While explained in terms simple enough for the lay person to understand, the book is nevertheless full of medical information based on research published in peer-review journals.The author hopes that you will share her passion and excitement for nutritional therapy - a health care system which is at the same time both new and ancient. It is not confined to the treatment of fluid retention.
Most patients will welcome this highly practical treatment protocol for obesity that does not respond to calorie-controlled diets or to the treatment of recognised metabolic disorders. Nephrotic syndrome may also respond to the dietary approach in this book [Laurent J, Lagrue G. Dietary manipulation for idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: a new approach to therapy. Allergy 1989;44:599-603]. Also, the prognosis of congestive heart failure can be improved with dietary measures; patients with CHF who approach you for permission to try the Waterfall Diet on an experimental basis can usefully be monitored and audited for research purposes.
The author recommends that you begin by reading the Waterfall Diet Book (Click here for U.S. or Click here for U.K.) in order to gain an understanding of its principles. If you are a medical practitioner, health promotion officer, practice nurse or dietician working in a non-profit or National Health Service setting, the author will be glad to email you a pdf file allowing you to print out a 2-page summary of the Waterfall Diet and photocopy it as needed for your patients. Please email your credentials and details of your clinic to when placing your request. All other practitioners should supply their patients with the book itself. Contact the publisher for details of trade discounts.
The author would welcome your feedback and case reports of using the Waterfall Diet in your practice.