Monday, December 22, 2008

Chronic Heartburn or In Search of Perfection

Chronic Heartburn: Managing Acid Reflux and GERD Through Understanding, Diet and Lifestyle -- Includes More than 100 Recipes

Author: Barbara E Wendland


44% of Americans experience heartburn and acid reflux on a regular basis.

Acid reflux disease, or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), is a serious affliction affecting millions of Americans. With GERD's severe symptoms not always responsive to treatment, the result is often a poor quality of life. This welcome book is a comprehensive resource to crucial medical facts and coping mechanisms for those who suffer from this condition.

Information from the most recent scientific studies is included on such key topics as:


  • Understanding the condition and its medical considerations

  • Signs and symptoms

  • Healthy eating habits

  • Conventional medical treatments, including drug therapy, endoscopy, and surgery

  • Effects on personal and family lifestyle



Since healthy eating is key to the management of acid reflux and GERD, the authors include 100 specially tailored recipes. These creative and tempting dishes are satisfying and delicious, and all will be well tolerated by those with acid reflux problems. They include:

  • Vegetable Spring Rolls

  • Chunky Tzadziki Spread

  • Super Soothing Vegetable Stock

  • Nonna Vertolli's Minestrone

  • Baked Spinach and Rice Casserole

  • Smoked Salmon Stuffed with Light Cream Cheese



Chronic hearthburn is a recurring problem affecting millions. For them, this encouraging book will be useful on a daily basis.



Book review: Bagel Bible or Simple Japanese

In Search of Perfection: Reinventing Kitchen Classics

Author: Heston Blumenthal

Fish and chips; roast chicken; spaghetti bolognese; steak and salad; pizza; sausages and mashed potatoes; black forest cake; and treacle tart and ice cream: all as good as they can possibly be. With this book, a tie-in to the BBC series of the same name, Michelin three-star winner Heston Blumenthal delivers the absolute last word in how to cook these timeless dishes. He looks at the origin of the dishes, how to find the best ingredients (in America as well as in the UK) and what to look for, and, of course, how to cook them to perfection. Along the way, readers are treated to priceless culinary lessons: everything from how to cut potatoes for flawless frying to where to find the choicest beef to the two secret ingredients in spaghetti Bolognese (nutmeg and cream!). Lavishly illustrated with gorgeous photos, and including “perfect” recipes for each dish, this unrivaled book deserves a place as a staple in every cook’s home.



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