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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.3 EAN: 9780071441964 Edition: 3 ISBN: 0071441964 Label: McGraw-Hill Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 440 Publication Date: October 28, 2004 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Studio: McGraw-Hill Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Sixty percent of the population has suffered from a digestive ailment in the last three months. Acid reflux, heartburn, gastritis, ulcers, lactose intolerance, and food allergies are among the many ailments caused by faulty digestion. Digestive Wellness was designed to help you understand the complex relationships between gastrointestinal physiology, diet, and health. Written by noted nutritionist Elizabeth Lipski, this accessible third edition of the popular resource has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest information and research on digestive disorders. Here, you will find practical advice on implementing a wellness program to promote health and alleviate a wide range of problems caused by faulty digestion. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Informative TextThis is a good book if you want to learn all about digestion, the areas of the body involved and how different foods, herbs, and minerals can heal (or destroy) the body. It was interesting to discover how many ailments that are not commonly associated with digestion actually were alleviated or reduced by change in diet and supplementation. I recommend the author consider making the text flow better on a re-write of this text. To me the book was very reference-like. I admit it did ... Read More Rating: - Very InformativeI found this book to be very informative. It is written in easy to understand, plain language. Everything is explained well enough for a lay person to understand. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who would like a deeper understanding of how the digestive process works. Anyone who desires to take control of their health should read this. My doctor told me that the colon controls 90% of the other organs of the body. I had a hard time believing that until I began to do research ... Read More Rating: - digestive wellnessThis is an exceptional book about the digestive system. I would highly recommend it. I also ordered the children's digestive wellness and it too is an exceptional and informative book. Rating: - Good for heartburnI usually don't write reviews on Amazon unless I have extreme satisfaction from my purchase. Well this is one of them. I used to get bad heartburn frequently and was taking proton-pump inhibitors, which I felt were not alleviating the problem but maybe making it worse. I bought this book and learned a bit about the digestive system and the bacteria involved in helping us digest. Knowing that I have H. pylori which was the main cause of my heartburn, I decided to take the approach of promoting the good ... Read More Rating: - everyone needs this infoThis is a great book, refresher for those medically trained, but fabulous information to help one with problems and to keep others healthy 
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