PURPOSE
One of the treatments I feature in my book is Low Dose Naltrexone ( LDN ), which has helped many thousands of people around the world who suffer from autoimmune diseases as far-reaching as multiple sclerosis , lupus , rheumatoid arthritis , Crohn ’ s disease , chronic fatigue syndrome , fibromyalgia and Parkinson ’ s disease . When I discuss LDN on air , as I do whenever I am interviewed on the radio , lots of people will be interested in listening to these interviews after they ’ ve aired . Not only do I share them on my two Facebook pages ; I also share them in several Facebook groups devoted to educating people about this formerly little-known treatment . And many of my friends and followers share my postings and links with their friends and followers , thereby garnering an even wider audience for my message .
But I think my best use of Facebook is by commenting effectively .
I learn about postings that I think will benefit from my comments in two ways : ( 1 ) when they appear on my Facebook timeline , and ( 2 ) through emails I receive informing me that a new posting has been added in one of the groups I ’ m a member of . Whenever there is a “ thread ” I feel I can add important information to by commenting , I do so . In my comments I often post links to studies that either back
up or disagree with an assertion made in a posting or in another comment .
In my comments , I also “ tag ” other Facebook friends I believe will want to know about the posting I ’ m commenting on . By tagging a person , it means they will be notified that I have mentioned them . When I use commenting and tagging in this way , others often thank me for my comments , and in the process , mention my book . For instance , if I am commenting on an interesting posting about the pharmaceutical industry , I might tag Martha Rosenberg . For a posting or a comment about an innovative cancer treatment , I would tag many people , including Ann Fonfa and Jeanne Wallace . And when this article is online , I will tag the people I have mentioned in it , as well as New Consciousness Review , where it appears , and its editor , Miriam Knight .
In closing , I have found Facebook , which I once proclaimed to be “ dumb ,” to be one of the best ways to get important information out to the public . If you ’ d like me to support your important work by providing a complementary consultation in how best to use Facebook to get your message across , please write to me at Julia @ HonestMedicine . com . In the subject line , write “ Facebook consultation .”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julia Schopick is a best-selling author of the book , HONEST MEDICINE : Effective , Time-Tested , Inexpensive Treatments for Life-Threatening Diseases . She is a seasoned radio talk show guest who has appeared on over 100 shows and is often invited back . Through her writings and her blog , HonestMedicine . com , Julia ’ s goal is to empower patients to make the best health choices for themselves and their loved ones by teaching them about little-known but promising treatments their doctors may not know about . Her writings on health and medical topics have been featured in American Medical News ( AMA ), Alternative & Complementary Therapies , the British Medical Journal and the Chicago Sun-Times . She also coaches authors and other experts in how to use Facebook and radio interviews effectively to get their messages out to the public . You may reach her via email at Julia @ HonestMedicine . com .
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