Advance Praise
The Survival Paradox is an excellent guide for anyone struggling with chronic illness. Read it carefully and start your journey to wholeness and well-being.
Deepak Chopra, MD
A true pioneer and leading voice in integrative medicine, Dr. Eliaz presents a profound yet practical model of healing through fascinating research and inspirational patient stories. The Survival Paradox is a much-needed paradigm shift that offers life-changing inspiration and guidance for deep, transformative healing on all levels. A must-read!
Josh Axe, DNM, DC, CNS , Co-Founder of Ancient Nutrition and Founder of DrAxe.com and Leaders.com
A true scientist, creative thinker, and healer, Dr. Eliaz has made a unique contribution to our health and healing. In The Survival Paradox , Dr. Eliaz weaves a brilliant and beautiful tapestry of the intricate and miraculous workings of the body, mind, and heart. He delves into both science and spirituality, inspiring and transforming the reader while educating about his crucial discovery of the survival paradoxnamely, that our survival imperative contains the seeds of our own destruction! How and why it happens, and what we can do to detect and then remedy it, unfolds through fascinating personal and professional stories.
You cant help but be inspired by his artful and heartful words: When we open our heart to ourselves and to others... the healing power of love and compassion enters. When that happens, we can live longer because we truly heal ourselves, and as a result, we heal our illnesses.
Hyla Cass, MD , speaker, bestselling author, integrative health expert, and co-author of 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health
Dr. Isaac Eliaz has unique insights on the cause and treatment of multiple diseases. His expansive training and expertise as a physician, scientist, and integrative medicine practitioner allow him to approach health and disease from a systems-based, complex perspective, resulting in him being a true healer. Dr. Eliazs evidence-based, scientifically sound approach presents a cutting-edge model that he has been refining for more than thirty years. The Survival Paradox provides us access to Dr. Eliazs wisdom on preventing and treating diseases. Eloquently weaving personal experience, patient stories, and science, this book will transform lives as it contains a multitude of actionable recommendations to reverse and prevent multiple diseases.
Lorenzo Cohen, PhD , Professor and Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center and co-author of Anticancer Living: Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six
Can one molecule really do all that? Even a peep inside this book will shock you with the power hold that galectin-3 has on human physiology.
The most innate sense of any living entity is the notion of survival. That said, survival comes at a cost. Regarding our physiological response to stressors, this cost is the inflammatory response, which, when left unchecked, can lead to tissue degeneration and chronic disease.
Dr. Eliaz does here what no other physician, author, presenter, or fellow human has done in the past: recognize, define, and demonstrate the survival paradoxthis new conceptualization of the critical balance between enough and too much.
This unique work is a gift to the reader and guides them to understand hidden stressors and how neutralization of galectin-3 can stabilize the survival response to address modern-day maladies that affect humans globally.
Dan Rubin, ND, FBNAO , Co-Founder of Naturopathic Specialists, LLC
We live in a time of widespread chronic illness, degenerative disease, and unhealthy aging. In this breakthrough book, Dr. Eliaz reveals a new concept called the survival paradox. It will shift your understanding of the root causes of health and disease. It will give you insight into the process behind common problems such as heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, and cancer. And more importantly, it will reveal a method to successfully stop the damaging effects of an uncontrolled survival response. He does this through telling inspirational stories, sharing personal experiences and knowledge, and presenting information in a way that is easy to grasp. This is not another step-by-step how to reverse aging manual. Rather, it provides a truly holistic, complete, and multidimensional perspective on health, disease, and healing. This book is more than worth your time and can be life-changing! I highly recommend it.
Roger Billica, MD, FAAFP , former Chief of Medical Operations for NASA and Founder of Tri-Life Health Center for Integrative Medicine
This book is powerful medicine. In this breakthrough work, noted scientist and clinician Dr. Isaac Eliaz will guide you on a journey of healing and discovery. Youll learn how, scientifically, you can create the resonance that leads to optimal health. A word of caution: after finishing The Survival Paradox , you will forever view well-being through an entirely new paradigm.
Peter Bongiorno, ND, LAc , author of Put Anxiety Behind You
Thanks to Dr. Isaac Eliaz, I have been following the galectin-3 story in my medical practice for more than twenty-five years. The Survival Paradox will introduce you to this revolutionary, little-known molecule that should become a household term for anyone seeking to prevent or reverse aging and chronic disease. A true pioneer, Dr. Eliaz now provides his lifes personal experiences and clinical research in writing so we can all greatly benefit. His fresh insights will provide you with tips and tools to accelerate healing. Thoughtful and provocative, The Survival Paradox should be read by all seeking a better and healthier life. Certainly, a book ahead of its time!
Allan Magaziner, DO , Founder of the Magaziner Center for Wellness and past President of the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM)
Isaac Eliaz presents a genuine message of hope for sufferers of chronic complex illness. He adroitly bridges Eastern and Western paradigms of healing and invites the reader to dance among these systems with him. He connects disparate organ systems in a way that maps the interrelationships of our components that define us as an organism. He illustrates how the macro and the micro are driven by the same processes. The cell, the body, the social community, the planet, and beyond are essentially one and the same, with similar rules and foundational truths applicable to all. Not only is Isaac an incredibly gifted physician who has helped countless patients, but he has also provided the medical community with so many practical tools that I can attest have made a meaningful impact in my own practice and in so many others.
Steven Harris, MD
There are doctors, and there are healers. Dr. Isaac Eliaz is both. From the opening pages of The Survival Paradox to the end, the reader is guided through an engaging experience. Dr. Eliaz weaves together the latest science with timeless body-mind-spirit wisdom. The result is a compelling journey that inspires, informs, and transforms. No matter where you are with your health, youll find valuable, actionable insights in his powerful synthesis.
Mark J. Tager, MD , CEO of ChangeWell and co-author of Enhance Your Presence: The Path to Personal Power, Professional Influence & Business Results
This book is brilliant! It contains a wealth of information drawn from Dr. Eliazs decades of medical research and clinical practiceboiled down perfectly to provide practical application to daily life with the power to overcome your chronic health challenges while healing your mind, body, and soul. Dr. Eliazs wisdom, compassion, and understanding shine through.