And One Pill Makes You Small: Overcoming Fear With Facts and Faith
Ebook
Overview
Americans are using more medical services every year, but as many as half of those services do nothing to improve their health. For many, the alarming rise in health care costs is stretching family budgets to the breaking point. This book challenges the notion that more medical care is always better. A clearer understanding of the health benefits--and the risks--of the most widely prescribed drugs and the most commonly performed procedures will enable you to evaluate your doctors’ recommendations in a new light. For example, before you go to see your doctor, you can learn the answers to questions like: What is the exact probability that taking a statin drug will protect me from a heart attack? Does spinal surgery relieve back pain better than rehabilitation programs? Using examples from real patients, you will learn how to steer the conversation with your doctors to be sure your questions are answered and your preferences respected. Finally, if you read this book you will be reminded of the Bible’s message about life on earth and life after death--and you will see a clear contrast between that message and what the world is saying.
”Randy Crenshaw’s book could be a bitter pill to swallow, at
least for the government and pharmaceuticals industry! But it’s a
relief to everyday people--a pearl of great price. The author
de-mythologizes spinal surgery, Fosamax, Lipitor, and
anti-depressants. Do any of them work? What does work? And One
Pill Makes You Small has thinned out my medicine chest and
caused me to turn off the TV. Maybe now I can start to get
better."
--Paul F. M. Zahl, Theologian and Pastor
“This book is a challenge for Americans to wake up, trade in their
notion that more medical care is always better, and live a healthy,
positive, faith-filled life. Dr. Crenshaw exposes the fallacies of
American medicine with startling facts, genuine patient stories,
and a heartfelt faith. There aren’t too many people in this world
that could have written a book like this."
--James A. Avery, Chief Executive Officer, Hospice of the Piedmont,
Visiting Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of
Virginia
"And One Pill Makes You Small is an important and inspiring
book. In it, Dr. Randy Crenshaw looks to the Scriptures to better
understand the problems people encounter in a broken world, and he
weighs God’s word against the claims of modern drug makers.
Crenshaw exposes the specious statistics of “disease mongering”
pharmaceutical companies, but with the bedside manner of a trusted
caretaker, he shows us the true path to physical and spiritual
salvation."
--Proal Heartwell, author of Goronwy and Me: A Narrative of Two
Lives
"Dr. Crenshaw, as a physician and lay minister, has over thirty
years’ experience in both the hard science of medicine and the
comfort Christian faith brings to the afflicted. He brings a deep
understanding of the limits and realities of modern medicine while
providing a Christian perspective on the human condition. His work
is a must-read for anyone wishing to gain a more profound
understanding of the relationship between Christian faith and the
medical problems that afflict humanity."
--Roger Strube, Retired Physician Executive
Product Details
- Title : And One Pill Makes You Small: Overcoming Fear With Facts and Faith
- Author: Crenshaw, Randall William
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Publication Date: 2015
- ISBN: 9781498225045
Randy Crenshaw is a retired emergency room surgeon living in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife of forty-six years. He created a software program that allows patients, health insurance companies, and self-insured employers to find the most cost effective doctors in their communities. He has also served as a medical director for WebMD and for health plans at several academic medical centers. Dr. Crenshaw also holds a master's degree in Biblical Studies from the Birmingham Theological Seminary, and he has authored articles for Tabletalk and World, among other magazines.