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Book Review: “No More Allergies, Asthma or Sinus Infections”


Author: Dr. Lon Jones, Review: Tim Ives, RDH

Dr. Lon Jones is an osteopathic physician. He is a qualified DO for readers in the U.S. or a GP for readers in the UK and considers himself a "country doctor" as he practices in rural Texas. Robert C. Martin, DC, DACBN in the Advance Praise section considers this book to be light years ahead of its time and suggests that Dr. Jones is the modern day "Father of Functional Nasology."

Osteopathic physicians attend four years of medical school followed by at least three years of residency and they use all conventional methods of diagnosis and treatment. Osteopathic medicine tends to focus more on the person, while traditional medicine tends to focus more on the symptoms. A founding principle of osteopathic medicine is that the body is able to heal itself if it has what it needs and everything is working well.

Osteopathic medicine has an ally: xylitol, a five-carbon chain sugar.

Most of the research for xylitol throughout the last 40 years has been based on its effects on teeth and it is now well established that xylitol prevents tooth decay.

One such study on the effects of xylitol chewing gum was published in 1996 in The British Medical Journal, also had other interesting observations in that the participants of the study had 42 percent fewer ear infections in a group who had recurrent problems.

At the same time, Dr. Jones was treating his eight-month-old granddaughter for recurrent ear infections. As chewing gum is not possible for babies, Dr. Jones mixed some xylitol into a saline nasal spray and ensured she received it at every diaper change. The ear infections went away. This was the beginning of his journey.

Dr. Jones also discusses other similar cases and explains the connection between the various upper respiratory areas and associated diseases. The reader fully understands his motivation when he explains the link between ear infections and special education, the long-term effect on children and the problems and lack of success with the conventional treatment for this problem.

He discusses the importance of our nasal defenses and breathing through the nose. The statistics on how allergies and asthma are increasing is overwhelming and very disturbing to read how conventional drugs designed to help with these issues might be having a detrimental effect.

Dr. Jones explains how squirting xylitol up the nose every day works in eliminating upper respiratory infections (URIs), asthma and allergies. His very logical and straightforward answers are contained in the book, and might be your answer to remaining illness-free.

The reader begins to understand that the conventional approach to treating and preventing URIs isn't working and there are complex reasons involving the companies that hold the purse strings, education and change management. Since xylitol is generally available, it can't be protected, making it more complicated for pharmaceutical companies.

The continuing theme throughout the book is the approach of defending our bodies against disease rather than attacking invading organisms or allergens. He uses a great analogy with fighting wars and the arms race with the continuing use of antibiotics. He explains how a war with bacteria is unwinnable. When challenged they mutate and develop more resistant strains. He feels the best approach is to develop contextual pressure (such as condoms to prevent sexually transmitted diseases) and to prevent bacterial and viral infections, washing our hands and noses regularly.

There is a chapter on dental health and on how to best use xylitol to protect our teeth. Even if you already know all about xylitol, this is a very succinct and up-to-date section not to be missed. At the end of the book, Dr. Jones gives more good news regarding xylitol and its many side benefits. Is xylitol one of the most important health discoveries of recent times?

At the very end of the book, Dr. Jones has written a chapter entitled "Putting It All Together," which concludes the book from a holistic and harmonious standpoint. There is a mention of dental hygienists as one of the only professions who are willing to work with doctors and patients when it comes to fulfilling the best role in education and information on disease prevention.

Dr. Jones has illuminated me on a subject I knew very little about. I would urge all health-care professionals to read this book and pass on the information to everyone. Very few people die of tooth-related issues nowadays compared to the millions that die every year of pneumonia, asthma and other respiratory diseases. If something as simple as a xylitol nasal wash could impact that, then we are ethically bound to spread the word.
Author’s Bio

Tim Ives, RDH, is a UK dental hygienist who worked in the Royal Air Force, in Hong Kong, Cyprus, New Zealand, Germany and Holland. He is the first RDH in the UK to qualify as a practice appraiser. Besides clinical practice in Rutland, UK, Ives is a writer, mentor, speaker and consultant.
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