The 30 Day Heartburn Solution: A 3-Step Nutrition Program to Stop Acid Reflux Without Drugs

I’ve been following this regime ever since I bought the book about a year ago and I’m very pleased with the results. The remedy isn’t perfect, but it is so much preferable to taking drugs which may be inhibiting absorption of calcium and possibly leading to early osteoporosis. Who needs that?! This is certainly worth a try… ******************************* UPDATE: August 2018 I’m not going to lower the rating of this book, since this author’s informative and heartfelt message started me on my way to healing. But, new information has come out since this book was published that any sufferer MUST know about before staring this book’s protocol. Please watch the Netflix documentary “Forks over Knives” to learn the true roll animal products play in our lives. Since giving up animal products (6 months now), my reflux is finally under control. I do still need to use the HCL tablets before I eat—that’s the only thing that finally worked for me in this book’s protocol. The fermented foods are too salty for optimal health and, most importantly, milk—raw or pasteurized—is a big “no-no!” Very bad for your health for several important reasons. Once you’re done viewing “Forks over Knives”, be sure to check out another documentary, “What the Health?”, also on Netflix. You will learn things you need to know to complete the picture, so you can actually get better. It sure worked for me: I’m 22 lbs lighter and went from having osteopeniaand barely able to walk to now jogging two miles a day—and I’m 61 years old!! My friends and family don’t know what happened to me! Please take time in your busy schedules to view these documentaries and best of luck on your healing journey. Be prepared to have mind blown by these documentaries…

I got the book and read it and I started the plan in late April, going gluten-free for 2 weeks. I looked into raw dairy but decided against it for personal reasons. I did get organic food wherever I could, and I ate healthy fats. I was doing this for several months but I was very hesitant to try to cut out my GERD medicine. I have been on various proton-pump inhibitors (PPI's) for about 10 years, the latest being rabeprazole twice a day. Finally, I realized that I hadn't had problems in the mornings, so I cut out the pre-breakfast dose. About 3 weeks later, I felt a GERD attack building in the morning before breakfast, so I took a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar (ACV) in a glass of water. I was amazed to find that the pain went away almost instantly! (normally a GERD attack takes me 1-2 hours to calm down with medication). After that, I started taking ACV before meals, and even increased it to 2 tsps ACV. I no longer take the PPI, and I feel fine-it's been a little over a week. Even with the medication I took, i still had breakthrough GERD attacks, and my vocal cords are so irritated that if I try to sing I usually start coughing after a few notes. I'm hoping this will improve. What's amazing to me is that I didn't even do the whole program. I did drink bone broth and made fermented foods, but I couldn't stand mayonnaise with olive oil so I went back to store-bought. I also went back to some soy products that I like to eat. It still worked for me! In the 5 months since I started this, it has gotten easier to find "real food". People have begun to realize that organic food is better, and they are willing to pay a premium to get it. All the supermarkets now have organic produce, dairy and pastured eggs, and I have recently found pastured chicken (but not beef). The last time I went to the supermarket, I not only found kombucha, but 3 flavors of bone broth. I had been getting the bone broth mail order. I am very glad I purchased this book.

I received my book on Nov 24, '17. I grabbed the book and read it in one night. Many of the things listed in pillars of health I am already doing but was still having the reflux problem, anyway. So I bought Bragg's unfiltered apple cider vinegar and Farmhouse Culture kimchee Juice (bc I can't gag down kimchee vegetables). Started with 2 caps full of each in 4 oz water each. honey in ACV only first 2 days. gradually increased amounts of both. Now 2 Tbs each, mix it all together in 4 oz water and just slug it down. I stopped ALL other natural remedies after two days (& I buy good stuff, but it was breaking the bank). No Grains in the diet at all; and I gotta tell you I am feeling So Much Better and it has been 8 days. I drank raw milk as a child on a farm; but living in CA I don't even know where to look for it, so that may be out, so except for my one cup of coffee with 4 oz half n half milk is off the list. But I will start making the bone soup next week. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 only because of the raw milk, so maybe I am being unfair and should have clicked on 5 Stars. Thanks, Craig. This is working for me and I will pass it on to the family members who could also benefit from your knowledge.

Interesting read but not sure the basic assumption is correct. Good guidelines for following the plan

Recommended Craig’s book to several others already—even if they didn’t have heartburn or reflux issues. What I particularly liked was finding realistic underscoring of what my body has been telling me all my life. Fats important. Fruits and veggies. Nutrition aspects that didn’t relate to me—fine. They will help other readers. Writing is clear, knowledgeable, and conversational. Easy to read and take in. A book worth having on your shelf, whether hard copy or digital.

I bought his book with skepticism but was so miserable with heartburn that I decided to give it a try. My heartburn had come out of the blue, over the counter medication wouldn't help, my doctor had given me the strong stuff and said that I should take it for a month, but when I got off it the heartburn came right back. This went on for about 4 months, culminating in my doctor suggesting a procedure where he sticks a tube down my esophagus while I am under anesthesia. No thank you! That's when I decided to try the book. I didn't even follow the program religiously, but I tried to do the basics. I gave up grains for a short while, wheat for a little while longer, and then brought them back in lower quantities than before (for a while). I drank Kombucha (store-bought, GT's Kombucha Gingerade is a favorite drink of mine now), ate "real" fermented and probiotic foods, didn't do the bone broth thing because I was too lazy to cook it, but just tried to eat what he calls "real foods." Just a note, I was never a big processed food eater to begin with, so this diet was not that hard for me to follow - it was more adding some things into the rotation than anything, and giving up grains for a while, which admittedly was a new habit. It's also why I wasn't really convinced it was going to work, either - it didn't seem that big of a change for me. True to his word, within 30 days my heartburn was gone (even sooner, actually). And it has not come back, in spite of slipping back into my old ways. I do try to make sure I do some of the things from time to time now, but essentially I went from totally miserable to the old me in very little time with minimal additional effort. I was facing a lifetime of medication, and now I am fine. This book was life-changing for me.

I've suffered from heartburn on and off for several years. I would have severe heartburn for about a week and then it would go away for several months. The occurrences were getting more frequent and more severe so I started looking for solution. I ordered 4 books from Amazon, this one included. This is the only one that based the cure on nutritional science. It made so much sense that I didn't hesitate to follow the author's advice immediately. It didn't take 30 days. My heartburn was gone within days. The other books wanted to restrict from my diet foods that I knew from studying nutrition were actually good for me. I would recommend this book and the accompanying website to anyone suffering from heartburn.

I was incredibly skeptical about this book since I've been through just about everything to get rid of my heartburn. I read review, after review, after review. Some bad, mostly good. I've been following this books guidelines for a week tomorrow and I've seen tremendous results. Not completely heartburn free yet, but I've been battling this for about 4 years. I can't expect overnight results. This book is real and honest and easy to understand. I'm not paid to write this from anyone. I'm simply someone who is sick of the heartburn. If you struggle with heartburn, acid reflux, or GERD, please check out this book. I can promise you, you WON'T regret it. Update: 12-5-16 I have been heartburn free since about a month after I purchased this book. I followed the steps and have been off Nexium since July. This book is the real deal and if you're suffering from acid reflux or heartburn and feel there is no relief, please, please, give this book a try. You will be amazed and won't regret it. Thank you to the author for giving me this relief. I am forever grateful.

I got this book to try to put a stop to my husbands reflux that he gets nearly every night. I’ve read through it once and have just started it again. I truly believe this book is going to be a life changer for me and my family. There are simple steps to eat foods which we tend not to nowadays- e.g raw milk (just put in my first order) and home made stocks (just made my first one!). Time will tell if it helps my husband’s reflux but I feel very confident it will!

Very well written. Easy recipes.

This book is superb and was an eye opener for me. Everything this guy says flies in the face of standard medical advice, but having read this and now everything else I can get my hands on this subject, I see there is a lot of sense in it. It takes a lot of work to follow but if, like me, you dont want to spend the rest of your life on acid medication, its definitely an alternative. Watch this space.

Lots of excellent information.

The book is good for understanding how the heartburn appears and ideas to stop it happening rather than treat the effect only.