Killing Me Softly From Inside: The Mysteries & Dangers Of Acid Reflux And Its Connection To America's Fastest Growing Cancer With A Diet That May Save Your Life
Killing Me Softly From Inside: The Mysteries & Dangers Of Acid Reflux And Its Connection To America's Fastest Growing Cancer With A Diet That May Save Your Life book cover

Killing Me Softly From Inside: The Mysteries & Dangers Of Acid Reflux And Its Connection To America's Fastest Growing Cancer With A Diet That May Save Your Life

Paperback – January 1, 2013

Price
$45.79
Format
Paperback
Pages
209
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1494761974
Dimensions
5.75 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
Weight
12.8 ounces

Description

"Dr. Aviv elegantly shares insights and solutions that will turn our approach to this common affliction on its head."xa0-Dr. Mehmet Oz, M.D.xa0 xa0 "This book not only raises truly important questions about health, but also provides answers, for individuals and a nation."xa0-Diane Sawyer, Anchor, ABC News xa0 "Killing Me Softly From Inside xa0is an all-in-one package forxa0Acid Refluxxa0awareness and treatment.xa05.0 Stars - I Loved It!"xa0-Patricia Streeter, The Celebrity Cafe.com xa0 "Excellent book and very important information I have found nowhere else."xa0Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S. "Dr. Aviv is a life saver. Who knew that you could feel perfectly normal and meanwhile, have pernicious acids from your stomach damaging your precious vocal cords! Singers take heed! Killing Me Softly From Inside is the good Doctor's user's guide to the stomach for singers." - CHRIS BARRON, Lead Singer of Spin Doctors " Dr. Aviv has written a fascinating account of the connection between common throat symptoms like cough and hoarseness, tracing it to acid reflux from the stomach and ultimately to esophageal cancer. His prescription for his patients, includes his Acid Watcher Diet , an easy to follow, easy to prepare, healing diet that is vital to maintaining your health." - JOHN TURTURRO, Actor-Director Dr. Jonathan E. Aviv, MD, FACS is the Clinical Director and founder of the Voice and Swallowing Center at ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP in New York City. He is also Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and an Attending Physician in The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Dr. Aviv is the former Director, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. He is the inventor and developer of the endoscopic air-pulse laryngeal sensory testing technology, known as FEESST. Dr. Aviv has authored over 60 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and has written two medical text books entitled Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing with Sensory Testing (FEESST) and Atlas of Transnasal Esophagoscopy. Dr. Aviv is Past President of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association and the New York Laryngological Society, and former Chairman of the Speech, Voice and Swallowing Disorders Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Aviv has been in New York Magazine's "Best Doctors" 1998-2013, Best Doctors in America 2004-2013, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare and Who's Who in Science and Engineering. Dr. Aviv has written a blog for the Dr. Oz show website and has been featured in press articles in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He has also appeared on Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, Bloomberg Television, and the Discovery Channel. Read more

Features & Highlights

  • Most of us think of acid reflux disease as something annoying, a nuisance. When someone hears the words “acid reflux” they generally think of it as the symptoms of stomach bloating, stomach gas and heartburn, usually caused by eating spicy food late at night. Often, we treat our heartburn by going to the local drugstore and buying over the counter medications such as Tums, Alka-Seltzer, Maalox, and Pepto-Bismol. “Plop plop, fizz, fizz the heartburn goes away so now I can continue on with my day.” Alas, how we all wish it was that simple. The fact is that tens of millions of people have acid reflux
  • without
  • heartburn.
  • How could that be?
  • Dr. Jonathan E. Aviv, MD, FACS, a world-renowned physician, surgeon, educator, and inventor, and one of the leading authorities on the diagnosis and treatment of acid reflux disease, cough, and voice and swallowing disorders, draws upon his decades of medical experience, both in and out of the operating room, to bring you the real story of acid reflux disease and its devastating impact on the general public. He explicitly and meticulously connects the extremely acidic, highly processed "food" Westerners eat, to acid reflux disease, and ultimately to esophageal cancer. This connection is a startling breakthrough and Dr. Aviv provides a solution with his Acid Watcher® Diet, a unique dietary program that combines low acid foods along with the three macro-nutrients with a high fiber component, to make delicious, healthy meals, designed using easy to follow recipes and meal plans, to keep your body acid free while maintaining excellent health for years to come.
  • Killing Me Softly From Inside
  • is not just another medical self-help book, it may very well be a prescription that can one day save your life.

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Great book

After being diagnosed with Barrett esophagus I have to learn to start eating food that didn't contain acid. As you know going grocery shopping is terrible when you have to sit and read labels. In this book it lists what you can and can't have.
3 people found this helpful
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An Acid Reflux Diet Revelation

Everyone in today's lifestyle should own a copy of this book. Even though I was very careful about my diet. I realize now, that I knew absolutely nothing about what I was putting inside my stomach. Thanks Dr. Aviv, you covered all the bases.
2 people found this helpful
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but had no idea what the problem was -- until someone recommended this book to me

Before I read the book I had all the symptoms of acid reflux -- hoarse voice, frequent choking, trouble swallowing & clearing my throat... but had no idea what the problem was -- until someone recommended this book to me. The diet and regimen aren't all that easy to follow, but the improvement was unbelievable! I'm so grateful to Dr. Aviv for his groundbreaking work.
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easily understandable and referenced accurately

Dr. Aviv, writes an outstanding, comprehensive and highly informative treatise about which all of us need to be informed and educated. It is succinctly written, easily understandable and referenced accurately. A must read for all wishing to lead a more comfortable, productive, healthy existence and filled with delicious diet recipes, menu suggestions and ingredients with which i was not familiar, e.g. Celtic salt. Kudos to a brilliant medical professional.
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Met expectations

I bought this as a gift for a friend who specifically requested it. He said it was informative, and he enjoyed reading it.
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Five Stars

Very informative and scientifically sound!
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Great alternative

Information your average doctor doesn't give you. Great for a more holistic approach to your health. Easy reading and recipes