Book Review – Why Stomach Acid is Good for You: Natural Relief from Heartburn, Indigestion, Reflux and GERD
Why Stomach Acid is Good for You: Natural Relief from Heartburn, Indigestion, Reflux and GERD
by Jonathan Wright,MD and Lane Lenard PhD
This book – Why Stomach Acid is Good for You: Natural Relief from Heartburn, Indigestion, Reflux and GERD
A friend who has suffered acid reflux for long time recommended this book to me. My friend found out that her acid reflux was caused by too little stomach acid. In fact, she resolved her problem by using one of the methods in the book.
Out of curiosity, I went to go a research on this book and found that there are quite a number of great testimonials from readers using the methods mentioned in the book.
This book shocked me – G. Shane (Chicago, IL)
A great, great book. I stopped taking my Prevacid before I finished the second chapter. Dr. Wright exposes how the medical profession treats the problem of a little bit of stomach acid in the wrong place (your esophagus) by almost completely neutralizing your stomach acid with powerful drugs. But without stomach acid, you can’t absorb nutrients properly, and you can’t prevent bacteria growth in your stomach!
Thank God I found this book, or I would have taken those pills forever, and my symptoms weren’t even that bad. I needed to change a few eating habits, not get rid of stomach acid forever. I was honestly taken aback that doctors could be so ignorant of the importance of stomach acid for your health, and so willing to casually prescribe a powerful (and profitable) pill to simply make the symptoms go away without treating the cause.
Heartburn Cure on the Horizon – Consumer Product Engineer(North Carolina USA)
I’m 32 and have had heartburn since I was a teenager. I controlled it with TUMS. A year ago I finally went to a GI doctor and he immediately prescribed Prevacid. It worked great. I could eat anything, even my favorite pepperoni pizza.
After a year on the drug I decided to quit cold turkey. I didn’t want to have to take this drug the rest of my life especially after hearing some of the possible long term side effects (stomach tumors). I had horrendous heartburn non stop for 2 weeks. I stuck with only Tums to help ease the pain. I got to thinking that something else might be going on.
I called my sister who worked at an allergy clinic. She had me come in to speak with the doctor. He ordered Food Allergy tests. Sure enough… Dairy, Tomatoes, Corn, Peanuts. At about the same time, I found this book. This book explains why that it is very probable that I got these food allergies from STOMACH ACID SUPPRESSION. It also explains why I could have low stomach acid which might be the cause of my GERD. It could also explain why I have had acne since I was a teenager. It’s all exposed in this wonderful book. This is no joke… I now believe I will find out soon when I get my allergies under control that STOMACH ACID IS GOOD FOR YOU!!!
This is my favorite testimonial.
End Antacid Dependency – Rufus Quail
A new remedy came on the market promising 14 days of heartburn relief. I rushed to the drugstore the day it hit the shelves. As advertised, I had 14 days of blissful remission.
My suffering relieved, I relived the days when heartburn was impossible. There was a time I could gulp jalapeno peppers like candy. I could eat a double order of Nick’s Famous Coney Island Dogs piled with onions, washed down with a (small) pitcher of beer. I laughed at heartburn.
When the 14 days ended, the heartburn returned with a vengeance, worse than ever. Warning labels proscribed continued use of the remedy. There has to be a better way, I concluded, and started researching heartburn online. This book turned up among the search results.
Following the book’s advice, I swallowed a spoonful of fresh lemon juice to combat an attack of heartburn. The lemon juice caused some alarming turmoil in my stomach, but the heartburn subsided. I had some lemons on hand, so I squeezed them into glass bottles of drinking water. I put the juice of half a lemon in each quart bottle.
For the next few months, I drank lemon-spiked water. The heartburn abated from day one. I didn’t need to take the acid tablets the book recommends.
I am a beer and coffee lover, so there were occasional flareups. I might forget to take the onions out of my gyro. I fought these flareups with chewable papaya enzyme tablets, which work better than any antacid.
My shopping habits changed. Instead of buying antacids in jumbo bottles, I bought lemons by the 5-pound bag. I squeezed one or two lemons a day into my drinking water.
Eventually, water didn’t taste right without lemon. I ended my lemon water addiction. In 3 years, the heartburn has not returned. I’ve been working on the same bottle of papaya enzyme while eating and drinking practically anything I want (except onions).
I’ve had a puzzling response from fellow sufferers when I have suggested this book. People don’t want to hear about it. They get the idea that it’s some kooky, possibly dangerous, health fad. Strangely, they seem reluctant to give up their trusty antacids. They’d rather keep fighting a losing battle than take a chance on a simple cure that sounds counterintuitive. MORE stomach acid will cure heartburn?
I consider myself lucky to be open to alternatives. I turned to this book only because I was so fed up with years of riding the antacid merry-go-round. If you are serious about ending antacid dependence, this book has the answer.
You have to be patient while the authors lay out their theories and research findings. For the doubting medical community and readers leery of jarring unconventional ideas, the authors take several chapters to make their case.
Actual advice for heartburn sufferers can be summarized in a few pages. A few pages that can make your life a whole lot better.
Guess what! I got the book and recommended to my friends who have the similar problems- long time heartburn, acid reflux, GERD and majority of them found the book very useful in helping them to overcome their symptoms. Get it NOW.
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