A useful and comprehensive resource for anyone who has fallen through the medical cracks, providing readers with new hope for healing. The twelve major imbalances in the body that often contribute to chronic and/or complex illnesses are identified, and by treating these imbalances symptoms are often improved or resolved completely.

Introduction: falling through the medical cracks -- Starting the journey: the first office visit -- Part 1. The "big six" health imbalances -- Adrenal imbalances -- Magnesium deficiency -- Thyroid imbalances and iodine deficiency -- Sex hormone imbalances -- Food allergies -- Intestinal dysbiosis: imbalances of the gastrointestinal system -- Part 2. The "little six" health imbalances -- Blood sugar imbalances: hypoglycemia and insulin resistance -- Dental-related chronic illnesses and heavy metal toxicity -- Mold-related imbalances and biotoxicity -- Chronic infections -- Amino acid and neurotransmitter imbalances -- Methylation in relation to chronic illnesses -- Part 3. New approaches to the relief of pain -- Introductory concepts for the treatment of pain -- Can chronic pain be prevented? -- Manual medicine: osteopathic manipulation and craniosacral therapy -- Prolotherapy, FSM, and lens -- Part 4. Other concepts and treatments for those with chronic illnesses -- A primer on chelation -- The importance of sleep in healing -- Alternative approaches to treating cancer and autoimmune diseases -- The growing epidemic of autism -- Part 5. The bigger picture -- Ecotoxicity: how our environment is making you sick -- Deep listening: understanding the human side of complex chronic illness -- To make things worse -- or better -- The price of healing -- Afterword: The most valuable thing I've ever done.