{"title":"Ronald L. Hoffman","description":"\u003cp\u003eRONALD L. HOFFMAN, M.D., is a physician with more than thirty-five years in integrative medicine practice in New York City. His books include \u003cem\u003eIntelligent Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHow to Talk with Your Doctor\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNatural Cures That Really Work\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoffman is a Fellow of the American College for Advancement in Medicine and the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, a Certified Nutrition Specialist, and a past President of the American College for Advancement in Medicine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College and an M.D. from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, with training in Internal Medicine at the Manhattan V.A. Hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Hoffman hosts the nationally syndicated radio program and podcast Intelligent Medicine and serves as founder and Medical Director of the Hoffman Center, established in Manhattan in 1985 as one of New York City’s first comprehensive complementary medicine practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRonald lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRonald L. Hoffman’s books are published by Basic Health Publications, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"how-to-talk-with-your-doctor","title":"How to Talk with Your Doctor: The Guide for Patients and Their Physicians Who Want to Reconcile and Use the Best of Conventional and Alternative Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore waiting rooms are filled these days with highly informed medical consumers seeking to partner with their doctors. They want to explore all promising treatments, both mainstream and alternative. To physicians, these patients seem needy and demanding. They expect a lot of attention, but are all too quick to question authority and battle doctors for control of their medical treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo patients, though, physicians can come off as stodgy, even arrogant. Many patients neglect to mention the alternative treatments they are using for fear of disapproval. Some walk away entirely from mainstream medicine. The unfortunate pattern in each case is the same: miscommunication and missed opportunities. Patients do not receive the best care available to them, and doctor-patient relationships fall far short of the caring and mutually satisfying exchanges they could be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Talk with Your Doctor\u003c\/em\u003e is a book for patients and doctors alike. It arms patients with the tools and knowledge they need to communicate better with physicians about using the best high-tech and alternative treatments. At the same time, it helps doctors balance their skepticism of complementary and alternative approaches with open-mindedness. Part One looks at how doctors are trained, what practicing medicine is really like, and why so many physicians still resist nonconventional approaches. It also examines how growing interest in alternative treatments is changing the practice of medicine and how it might change even further-for the better. Part Two offers a blueprint for patients and doctors for maintaining optimal health and dealing with chronic illness. It then explores complementary and conventional options for preventing and treating specific conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeparate resource sections for patients and doctors list products, websites, and organizations that can help promote better dialogue and medical collaboration so patients receive the most effective therapies medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1591202892\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781591202899\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43236438704344,"sku":"9781591202899","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781591201120_FC_mockup_v2_1740146821_e39cb8d7-4e66-4986-af5d-933eeae0f13a.jpg?v=1791031863"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-ronald-l-hoffman.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}