How and When to Be Your Own Doctor

"How and When to Be Your Own Doctor" by Isabel A. Moser with Steve Solomon is a handbook for those interested in taking control of their health through natural and alternative methods, probably published near the end of the 1900s. The book highlights the power of self-care, healthy diets, and detoxification to achieve overall wellness, drawing from the author's experiences and beliefs. It begins by recounting the author's own journey of health discovery, which was started when they had negative experiences with traditional doctors in their late thirties. They found Dr. Isabelle Moser, who introduced them to alternative practices like fasting and colon cleansing, which led to a life-changing understanding of health. This early part shows their initial problems, their introduction to natural healing, and their dedication to fasting as a way to get better, which eventually led to creating a holistic health method. These stories help readers understand the author's reasons and the key ideas that support the following discussion on natural health and self-care practices.