Butternut to Bionic: A Resource Guide for Hip Replacement Surgery
An insightful book written from the patient’s perspective.
This resource guide is based on research, proven health techniques, and sound advice.
Read this resource guide as a group! Butternut to Bionic is a resource guide that is an ideal read for discussion among family members, healthcare providers, caregivers, and interested parties. Book Clubs and other groups along Utah’s Wasatch Front may qualify for loaner copies (up to 8 paperback) and a 45-minute Q&A by the author. Contact: tiffany@andersontherapeutics.com for details.
Donations and partnership updates below. Visit our calendar page for author events and signings.
Chandler Rosenberg, Managing Director of Plant Based Utah and myself at their first-person event of 2022. Chandler graciously accepted my donation and invited me to join in the feast! What a treat to find link minded people in my own community!
Above…March 31, 2022 partnering and donation events at Northwest Career College and a Senior Center in Clark County, NV.
Below…a variety of author events and parterships in Glenwood, CO, Salt Lake City & Ogden, UT, Seattle, WA plus meeting my hero: Dr. John McDougall during a 3-day intensive held by The McDougall Foundation in Santa Rosa, CA.
Visit my wellness blog and Live Event page for details and updates.
Abstract submission shared with, The Institute for Healthcare Advancement
Project Outcomes
Butternut to Bionic: A Resource Guide for Hip Replacement Surgery was published on July 11, 2017 and has reached thousands of readers in 46 countries. Donated copies have been distributed to rehabilitation clinics, a national acupuncture cooperative (POCA), individual acupuncture clinics/practitioners, physicians, registered nurses, physical therapists, orthopedic surgeons, non-profit lending libraries, and senior centers. As the author states, “Prior to surgery and long after hip replacement, our bodies require a high degree of ongoing maintenance and care if we wish to remain active and do our best to avoid future surgeries. Orthopedic surgeons know that hip replacements are one of their most commonly performed surgeries and are making strides to help each recipient succeed and live well with their new bionic parts. With support and education, I feel that hip replacement recipients can heal, make peace with the equipment designed to help them, and participate fully in their recovery in order to live as well as they are able.” Expanding distribution and increased readership to serve joint replacement recipients, their families, caretakers, and healthcare providers are the ongoing goals of this project.
Disclosure: Butternut to Bionic, and the companion website (www.butternuttobionic.com) are self-funded entities and have earned the author/patient/Health Educator, Tiffany Anderson, no profits. Any and all royalties are applied to donations and distribution efforts.
Nominated for the 2018 AARP Purpose Prize, 2018 Health Literacy Award, and 2019/2020 Readers Review Literary Award. Excerpt from Butternut to Bionic below.
"Anderson uses her knowledge to provide readers with extensive, yet concise information that includes resources, suggestions and a checklist for people who are either going through hip replacement or assisting someone going through the process.This is highly recommended reading." -Paige Lovitt for Reader Views
"This book is a must-read for anyone facing major surgery or those interested in improving their personal health. The most empowering message from the book is that there is life, health, and hope ahead." - Maria Milligan, Utah Stories
"My favorite feature of the book was the author's comparison of joint replacement to necessary home maintenance. As an avid DIY enthusiast, I found this illustration quite engaging and much more fun to read than a book full of medical jargon. I'm pleased to rate it 4 out of 4 stars." - Official Review Online Book Club
This resource guide is based on research, proven health techniques, and sound advice.
Read this resource guide as a group! Butternut to Bionic is a resource guide that is an ideal read for discussion among family members, healthcare providers, caregivers, and interested parties. Book Clubs and other groups along the Wasatch Front in Utah may qualify for loaner copies (up to 8 paperback) and a 45-minute Q&A by the author. Contact: tiffany@andersontherapeutics.com for details.
Learn more about the author here.
Visit our calendar page for author events and signings.
"My journey of illness and recovery inspired me to create this resource book and guide. I share my experience, lessons I learned, and describe tools that helped me heal and return to an active lifestyle." - Tiffany Anderson, Author
Read an excerpt from, 'Butternut to Bionic: A Resource Guide to Hip Replacement Surgery'
"It all started when...
I peered into a mirror and saw yellow - not cowardice, it was jaundice. My eyes, then my body, turned yellow - "butternut" is how my dad described it. Yellow as a butternut squash. From 2009 to 2011 I went from doctor to doctor and found no clear answers and no reasons why I became sick. I didn't get better, jaundice led to liver failure. Liver failure turned to heart failure and my left leg began to swell. I rewrote my will, spent extra time with my family - especially my grown son, traveled as much as I could afford, and prepared for death at 45.
Medications failed me and diagnostic procedures nearly bankrupted me. I turned to nutrition, meditation, prayer, Reiki, and acupuncture for relief in what I believed were my final days. It was then I found healing and pain management. Green drinks and a plant based diet rejuvenated my liver and calmed my heart. My acupuncturist asked why no one had suggested an MRI - I didn't know and got one.
Turned out I needed a hip replacement - and after surgery on my left side I learned that I needed one on the right. Six weeks after the right side - the damn thing slipped and failed with a fracture and we did the whole thing over again. We still don't know why all of this happened. What I know today is that I am managing my health, have a quality of life I am content with, I am no longer yellow...just a bit bionic."
During this ordeal I combined Western medicine and alternative healing practices to help me through a stressful time, three life changing surgeries, and a dramatic lifestyle change. My self-help guide and resource book for those facing hip replacement surgery was published on July 11, 2017. Watch for author events and calendar updates! Check out my weekly wellness tips on Thirsty Thursday to help you Live Well & Be Well. Thanks for visiting!
- Tiffany Anderson, Author of Butternut to Bionic: A Resource Guide for Hip Replacement Surgery
