Challenges Trudeau's "miracle cures" and the western medicine tradition. This book is a journey through the mind, body, and spirit, and covers alternative modalities such as chiropractic,reflexology, massage,iridology, chakras and Native American earth medicine. Succinct and beautifully written. The first in a series. Must Read!

Professional Reviews
International Institute of Reflexology Instructor
Wow! This is one of the finest pieces of writing I have ever read. Rayna takes the reader on a spiritual journey through alternative modalities and therapies while educating us on the history of western medicine and on our responsibilities to self. Troudeau's promises of "miracle cures" may sell copies, but this book is a keeper and a must have for anyone who has children, is a parent, teacher, educator, medical professional or alternative therapist.


You Have a Duty To Maintain Your Body As A Harbor For Your Soul, November 26, 2006
In this easy to read book, Rayna G. shows you how to use 7 simple keys that will lead you on the path to staying well and harboring your soul and its intention with dignity and honor. In it you can learn how to trust your soul and its purpose as your sole reason for being. Use her Medicine Wheel meditation honoring the 4 directions (pp. 65-68) and morning stretches in bed (pp. 95-96) to help align your spirit and body on your Earthwalk. Journal to find out how all energy within and around you affects your being. Discover 2 questions to ask yourself so that you can live your life simply in tune with your true spirit of love, free from fear. You'll "feel it in your fingers, you'll feel it in your toes" as Rayna teaches you to look at your body with reflexology, massage, chiropractic principles, chakra awareness, iridology, and much more! She even throws in the old Edgar Cayce adages about keeping your body alkaline and paying attention to digestion and elimination of wastes. To top it all off she adds a dash of Essential Oils to give spice to living life well. I've known and respected Rayna for many years. It is with deep respect for her wisdom and wit that I highly recommend anyone seeking health and well-being that balances body, mind and spirit to READ THIS BOOK AND PASS IT ALONG TO SHARE WITH A FRIEND!


Front Street Reviews
Forget the Cures, Find the Cause
Rayna M. Gangi

Reviewed by Sabrina Williams

Stop treating the symptoms and treat the cause. It sounds like advice from our mothers, doesn't it? Unfortunately, today's society at large has turned away from the wisdom of our elders and our knee-jerk reaction is to pop a pill for whatever ails us. In Forget the Cures, Find the Cause, Rayna M. Gangi makes a case for eliminating the quick fixes that have become a staple of American life, yet never seem to truly solve our medical dilemmas. Gangi explains why treating every pain or ailment, whether physical, mental, or spiritual, fails to work. The reason modern medicines and treatments fail to work is simple: we have failed to eliminate the cause. Gangi leads the reader through a path of self-discovery and a return to common sense as she illustrates how today's lifestyle is actually destroying our very existence.

According to Gangi, a Holistic Health practitioner, the path to wellness lies in changes in diet and our ways of thinking. She points out that most medical professionals earnestly want to help patients, but are restrained by threats of lawsuits and are locked into their own idealistic interpretations of what are currently known as traditional practices, clouded by cultural biases. As patients, we force ourselves into vicious cycles of self-destruction when we medicate our insecurities rather than attempting to discover the circumstances causing our pain. Gangi believes that humans react to every situation either from love or from fear. Choosing to react from fear can actually cause that which we fear most to materialize.

Utlizing Native American medicine and lore combined with Christian spirituality, Gangi provides us with some simple steps for improving our own physical health. She speaks with a motherly compassion for humanity as she accompanies us on our journey through our Earthly existence. Part instruction and part inspiration, Forget the Cures serves as a crucial reminder to mankind to slow down and stop letting the chaos of modern life prevent our bodies from completing the self-mending they were designed to do.

Reader Reviews for "Forget The Cures, Find The Cause"

Reviewed by Rayna Gangi	10/22/2006
As the author of Forget The Cures, Find The Cause, I'd like to thank everyone for the tremendous response and support of this title. The book covers holistic health as a whole-body and Native American experience and is based on many decades of experience. The first segment gives an historical and philosophical overview of alternative medicine and the modalities that evolved from censure. It then progresses and encompasses all aspects of the "Seven Keys" from mind, body, and spirit. Thank you again, and enjoy.

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