Sonoma Press The Acid Reflux Escape Plan: Two Weeks to Heartburn Relief

Oh where do I begin...First off, I'm 36, I live a healthy lifestyle, not overweight (a little underweight actually) but my anxiety had turned my acid reflux and G.E.R.D. into an absolute nightmare around Christmas time this past year. It seemed like my chest and esophagus was at war with every single thing I ate. It was bad. I was seen by Urgent Care dr's, my primary care and a Gastro dr all of which simply seemed to want to medicate with Omeprazole. I hate taking meds and after doing research on the drug and realizing what horrible long term affects it can have on the body, I said there has to be a natural solution to this.After MUCH research, I landed on this cook book. Honestly, I was so desperate I just bought this and was like you know what, if it doesn't work then at least I'll probably get some great recipes out of it hahah I started the diet and within week one I could already tell my issues where starting to get better. With other natural remedies, I continued on to week two and was even better than before.I just had an Upper Endoscopy last week which had been booked a month ago. Everything looked great. On week three now and I am literally just following the plan from week one again, however, I am also starting to reintroduce foods that I used to eat.Through the two week diet, I was actually able to pin point a food sensitivity that I never knew I had....DAIRY! After discovering that, I am now on the journey to switching over to lactose free yogurt, milk, etc.For us with full time jobs and a very busy schedule, do not feel intimidated by the weekly plan for cooking! I was not able to follow the daily plans 100%, however, I always had left overs! All of the recipes I have made so far make 4 servings or more unless it's like a shake or something. So, I could get away with making 3 entrees during the week and meal prepping all of the leftovers for my really busy days/lunches.Additionally, I LOVED that this book actually educates you about acid reflux. I learned so much. In the back, it also has a list of produce that is highly recommended to buy organic and those you can get away with buying not organic based on research found about pesticide usage. As someone who feels compelled to buy nearly everything organic, I loved this.Tip: Cremini Mushrooms are hard to find organic (for me at least) and they are needed for many of the recipes. If you can't find them, Oyster Mushrooms are an incredible alternative and great for your immune system.Tip 2: This amazing piece of gold (the book) actually has a grocery list for the entire week!!! I didn't want to take my book with me into the store obviously and I surely was not about to write all 30 or more ingredients down so with my phone, I simply took a photo of the grocery list and then as I was shopping, used the Markup setting and crossed out things as I was buying them.Tip 3: You will spend a lot of money on groceries your first week especially if you are leaning towards getting organics, however, typically you will not spend even close to that much after that. Once your pantry has been established, it's largely all about reuse and only needing to buy your meats and produce the next week(s).Tip 4: Have fun with it! If you go to the store like I did and couldn't find Halibut, no problem! Do Salmon! A lot of these recipes have flavor profiles that are very versatile and can work with a number of meats and/or spices that are okay for us with acid reflux! For example, if I want a little flavor boost in a recipe, I'll add a pop of Turmeric which is an excellent anti-inflammatory!Tip 5: If you want to taste your food, you will need to use more salt than called for in these recipes!! My recipes in the first week were sort of bland at times. During my second week I made my own rule for salt especially when it came to my meats. With a little more salt these recipes really came to life! I don't like my food too salty, however, just make sure you are taste testing your food as you work on your recipe to make sure you are getting the flavor profile you are looking for.Tip 6: If you don't already have one, you will need a blender of some sort and it's helpful to have a food chopper of some sort to speed up the process of chopping things like 1/4 cup of fresh Parsley, and Cilantro, etc.

Great recipes

Was recently diagnosed with GERD and bought this book to help me come up with some ideas of what to eat. Every recipe I've made has been delicious! Who knew you could have flavour without garlic and onions. My only issue is that I don't eat seafood and that several of the dinner recipes are very carb loaded. Overall I think it's a great help for people with acid reflux issues.

This is the second book I have bought and it wasn’t as informative as the first but it did add a couple of important points. The recipes are limited because an acid free diet is limited. They work though.

Great cookbook, has pictures of recipes, which I like.