14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing, August 8, 2011
I'm kind of surprised by the reviewers who called this practical. I am already on a gluten free diet and have been moving more and more towards whole foods, but unless you want to spend a whole lot of time searching for things like dulse granules, sea palm, or chlorella, this book isn't for you. I just wanted some simple advice on what might make me feel better, but I am probably not going to start fermenting my own yogurt or dehydrating flax seeds to make my own crackers. The author clearly has done research and has some knowledge, but I think the majority of people would find her suggestions totally overwhelming and intimidating.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Practical Step by Step Guide to Overcoming Digestive Distress, September 21, 2010
This review is from: The Whole-Food Guide to Overcoming Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Strategies and Recipes for Eating Well With IBS, Indigestion, and Other Digestive Disorders (The New Harbinger Whole-Body Healing Series) (Paperback)
Digestive distress is rampant as we all steep in a post-modern toxic stew of environmental effluvia. If you, as I did, go to a gastroenterologist and are told "learn to live with the pain," Knoff's guide offers practical options for restoring your gut. A well-respected nutrition educator with a background in biochemistry, Knoff knows her stuff. The publication of her book is a great occasion, as digestive malfunction sufferers have typically had to piece much of what is covered here together (if they can) on their own.
Although a short book, The Whole Food Guide to Overcoming Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Strategies & Recipes for Eating Well with IBS, Indigestion & Other Digestive Disorders is jam packed with information and resources proven effective in reversing these debilitating disorders. For example, many health educators talk about "rotation diets" and lots of authors describe them in their books. Knoff, however, took the time to create simple-to-use, visual charts that clearly step sufferers through a rotation and challenge diet -- which is the first critical step an individual needs to take if s/he hopes to solve the mystery of the actual foods that trigger his or her specific digestive dysfunction. These charts alone are worth the price of the book.
In addition, Knoff provides background information and history, offers detailed analysis of how and why one's gut function may become compromised, and hands you recipes from soup to (soaked) nuts that will reinstate your interest in food while helping you to remove the foods that offend your body. This book can empower you to understand your affliction and guide you - or your loved one - back to full joy in eating and in life.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not really IBS related, October 29, 2011
This book seems like a basic guide to a healthy whole foods diet. There isn't much info on IBS. Her overall idea is to eat from a list of 10 foods for a few weeks until your symptoms all go away. Then add back foods one at a time and see what happens. That isn't really advice on how to live with IBS on a daily basis, that is how to diagnose a food allergy or intolerance. As a person who has already had very in depth allergy testing I found this book really didn't offer any insights on IBS not related to food allergies.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
