Table of Contents
Foreword Dr. Max Gomez xi
Preface: When Mother Cooked-Redux xiii
What You Eat is Eating You
1 How Do I Know If I Have Reflux? 3
2 Reflux and Longevity 4
3 The Reflux Conundrum 8
Respiratory Reflux: The Missing Link 8
Reflux Is Not About Heartburn 9
Manifestations of Reflux 10
The Cure: Reflux Is Reversible 15
Misconceptions About Reflux 17
What You Eat Is Eating You: Acid, Pepsin, and All That Jazz 19
Dr. Koufman's Acid Reflux Diet
4 Join the Healthy Revolution 23
Food (Sugar) Addiction 25
Eat Lean, Clean, Green, and Alkaline 27
5 Stages of Reflux and Recovery 29
The Laws of Decompensation 32
Why an Alkaline Diet? 40
Antireflux Medication 41
Antireflux Surgery 45
When and Why Should I See a Doctor? 45
6 Two-Week Reflux Detox 47
Worst and Best Foods for Reflux 49
Alkaline Water 50
7 Transition Is Trial and Error 53
Trigger Foods 53
Water, Water, Everywhere and Nothing Left to Drink 58
pH Balancing 59
8 Maintenance Phase 60
Planning, Cooking, and Meal Plans 62
Dining Out 72
9 The Longevity Diet 75
Pick Your Poison or Cure 75
Beyond Barrett's 82
Cooking For Longevity
10 A Refluxer's Foodmap to Health 87
To Kombu or Not to Kombu? That Is the Question 88
Food Definitions and Cooking Terms 90
Recipes
Breakfast 93
Soups 107
Salads 127
Sides 141
Entrées 167
Hors D'oeuvres & Snacks 193
Desserts 203
Kitchen Staples 215
Recipe Guide 223
Ingredient List and the Recipes that Use Them 228
Recommended Reading and References 235
General Index 241
Index of Recipes 247
Acknowledgments 257
About the Authors 258