The Acid Reflux Solution: A Cookbook and Lifestyle Guide for Healing Heartburn

Jorge E. Rodriguez, MD, is a board-certified intern­ist and gastroenterologist who received his medical degree from the University of Miami. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Tulane Medical School in New Orleans, and his fellowship in gastroenterology at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Rodriguez has established himself as a leader in HIV treatment and intestinal diseases. He has appeared as an expert medical commentator on CNN News, Good Morning America Health, The Doctors, and The View. He is an MDVIP-affiliated physician and has had an internal medicine practice in Newport Beach, California, since 1988.

Susan Wyler, MPH, RD, is a registered dietitian who worked for many years as a cookbook author and food editor, most notably at Food & Wine magazine. Her books include Cooking from a Country Farmhouse, Cooking for a Crowd, and The Swiss Secret to Optimal Health, written with Dr. Thomas Rau. Wyler graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's degree in public health. She also did advanced field work at the prestigious cancer research hospital Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy in France. She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Acknowledgments    vii
Introduction: I Feel Your Pain    1 
 
Part I   The Acid Reflux Solution
 
Chapter 1    Acid Reflux Nation: You Are Not Alone    9
Chapter 2    Close the Medicine Cabinet: More Is Not Always Better    15
Chapter 3    The Acid Reflux Solution: How to Alleviate GERD Naturally    21
Chapter 4    What’s on the Menu?: More Than You Think    33
Chapter 5    Everyone Is Special: Making the Acid Reflux Solution Work for You    47
Chapter 6    Weighty Matters: How to Eat Well (and Lose Weight) on This Program    53
 
Part II   The Recipes 
 
Chapter 7    Appetizers and Snacks    62
Chapter 8    Soups    79
Chapter 9    Salads    93
Chapter 10    Seafood    112
Chapter 11    Poultry and Meats    127
Chapter 12    Pasta, Rice, and Beans    145
Chapter 13    Vegetables and Grains    163
Chapter 14    Desserts    180

Appendix: Medical Technology to the Rescue    195
Bibliography    201
About the Authors    205
Measurement Conversion Charts    206
Index    207