After suffering from
reflux for many years and going through pills that rarely made me
feel better, I was hopeful that The Acid Watcher Died would have a
solution. It is a very informative book divided into three sections:
Acid Disruption and your diet, Food and lifestyle prescriptions, and
the 28 day blueprint for reducing acid damage, revving up metabolism,
and staying healthy for life.
The information on
acid and reflux conditions is extensive, informative, and written so
that it is easy to understand. The diet and Healing Phase section of
the book is also very extensive. There is a list of food and drinks
to eliminate from the diet that makes sense, but is not easy to
follow. I have eliminated those I can and limited a couple
drastically. Many people with reflux also have other digestive
ailments and some of the recommendations for added foods (including
about half of the vegetables) are not appropriate. For me, the major
problem with the diet is the heavy reliance on fish. Unless you live
in a coastal region, fresh fish is not fresh or tasty. You do have
the options of chicken and turkey. Red flags go up for me when
certain brands are mentioned, certain salts are considered better
than others, and have ingredients that can only be purchased online.
There is a selection
of recipes, but I did not bookmark even one of them to try. I can’t
even imagine why the Luxurious Chocolate Torte that contained 2
sticks of butter and full-fat Greek Yogurt in an 8” pan is
considered healthy.
This is a good,
informative book, but if you don’t live in an area with a Whole
Foods or fresh seafood, the recipes section won’t be of much help.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
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