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Jonathan Aviv, renowned ENT physician and author of The Acid Watcher Diet, supplies readers with new recipes and advice on how to stay acid-free and reverse inflammation for optimal health.
In
The Acid Watcher Diet, Dr. Jonathan Aviv gave acid reflux sufferers a pathway to healing, helping them identify the silent symptoms of acid damage and providing a two-phase eating and lifestyle plan to reduce whole-body acid damage and inflammation.
Now,
The Acid Watcher Cookbook widens the possibilities of what acid watchers can eat without repercussions. For many people struggling with acid damage, acidic foods like tomatoes, citrus fruits, vinegar, and reflux-inducing foods like raw onion and garlic, and chocolate are off-limits. After hearing patient after patient bemoaning the loss of vinaigrette, tomato sauce, ketchup, guacamole, and other staples, Dr. Aviv and coauthor Samara Kaufmann Aviv developed an innovative method of cooking that combines acidic foods with alkaline foods so that acidity is neutralized. By following a few simple guidelines, anyone will be able to enjoy dishes that had previously exacerbated their acid reflux symptoms. The 100 new Acid Watcher-approved recipes included in this comprehensive cookbook are delicious, safe, and anti-inflammatory, allowing readers to reclaim the foods they love without risking their health. With recipes such as Cauliflower Pizza, Plant-Based Chili, Butternut Squash "Mac 'n' Cheese" and creative basics including Tahini Dressing, Beet Ketchup, and Garlic Aioli, along with meal plans and food lists,
The Acid Watcher Cookbook is a must-have for anyone with acid damage.
About the Author
DR. JONATHAN E. AVIV, MD, FACS, is a world-renowned physician, surgeon, educator, inventor, speaker, and author. He is the clinical director of the Voice and Swallowing Center of ENT and Allergy Associates, the largest ear, nose, and throat private practice group in the United States. He is also clinical professor of otolaryngology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. SAMARA KAUFMANN AVIV, MA, graduated cum laude from Colgate University, majoring in psychology and philosophy, and did her graduate studies at New York University in general psychology. She is the author of two peer-reviewed mental health studies.
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INTRODUCTION
WHY AN ACID WATCHER DIET COOKBOOK?
“Doctor Aviv, I can’t stand my hoarse, raspy voice and constant throat clearing! I’m always coughing, and I have a constant lump in my throat. What can I do?”
As a practicing ear, nose, and throat physician specializing in voice and swallowing disorders, I have heard these laments from frustrated patients for many years. These symptoms are too often the result of acid reflux disease, a condition that affects over seventy-five million Americans and over a billion people worldwide. Acid reflux can present as heartburn or throat symptoms, with hoarseness, coughing, frequent throat clearing, and postnasal drip. Unfortunately, the solutions offered (a combination of medication and lifestyle changes) were unsatisfactory for my patients. It became apparent that the prolonged use of medications to reduce acid production by the stomach could lead to unacceptable side effects. I believed that the best and safest way to treat this disease was to come up with a food-based solution, which led to the creation of the Acid Watcher Diet.
In
The Acid Watcher Diet, I introduced a twenty-eight-day low-acid, high-fiber, nutritionally balanced eating plan that helped heal the body from the damage of acid reflux disease by replacing acidic foods with alkaline foods.
As I was writing
The Acid Watcher Diet, a new study came out showing that when an individual ingests an acidic substance, a body-wide inflammatory response takes place. This means that acid damage actually contributes to conditions throughout the body that are caused by chronic inflammation.
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