Your Stomach: What is Really Making You Miserable and What to Do About It (Praktikos Health Series) [Hardcover]

Jonathan V. Wright (Author)

Book Description

Series: Praktikos Health Series | Publication Date: September 16, 2009

Most Americans suffer stomach problems. Many lead lives of utter misery. Whether you call it heartburn or acid reflux, this painful affliction is also associated with throat cancer. Shockingly, the problem may not be too much stomach acid, but too little! And antacids and acid blockers may actually be making the problem worse. This powerful little book offers solid scientific information about one of the most common and distressing ailments in America. There is also fascinating information about little-used all-natural supplements.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 150 pages
• Publisher: Axios Press; 1 edition (September 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1607660008
• ISBN-13: 978-1607660002
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,206 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #63 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Abdominal

More About the Author

Dr. Wright is a pioneer in natural therapies for health conditions and an expert in the use of bioidentical hormone replacement for men and women. He has authored or co-authored 14 books, writes a monthly newsletter, and speaks at conferences both nationally and internationally on nutritional therapies and the use of natural substances. Dr. Wright is the Medical Director of Tahoma Clinic & Dispensary and Meridian Valley Laboratory in Renton, Washington.

Customer Reviews

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Important Topic, Poor Coverage, November 9, 2009

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John F. Wright (Savage, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Stomach: What is Really Making You Miserable and What to Do About It (Praktikos Health Series) (Hardcover)

Waking up doctors and individuals to the importance of stomach acid and the foolishness of using antacids is well worth five stars.

Dr. Jonathan Wright is one of the top dozen or so brilliant MDs helping to educate doctors and people while providing excellent medical care for his patients. His lectures and presentations are usually full of extremely valuable information.

Unfortunately this book waffles around for the first twenty pages talking about conventional thought promoting antacids as a cure for GERD or acid reflux. It isn't until about page twenty when Dr. Wright finally starts to discuss some of the important scientific concepts (and he never gets technical). Another 19 pages convey some useful information (for the majority of people that weren't aware of this already).

As another reviewer pointed out, only 39 pages of this book is actual discussion of the topic, the rest is supporting references. I don't have a problem with this book being short (it can literally be read in just a few minutes).

I had hoped this would be a good medical reference book to add to my shelf of great books. Unfortunately there is very little solid information in this book. If you understand the basic concept that most people with stomach issues (including acid reflux) actually suffer from low stomach acid, not too much stomach acid, and you understand that consuming antacids only gives temporary relief while causing more long term issues, then there is no reason to purchase this book.

I'm truly disappointed by this book as I consider Dr. Jonathan Wright to be one of the best colleagues in our fight against incompetent medical care. (I never hesitate to refer clients to him for care.)

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars More like a short medical dissertation, November 17, 2009

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Liz Ryan (South Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Stomach: What is Really Making You Miserable and What to Do About It (Praktikos Health Series) (Hardcover)

The actual writing is 38 double spaced pages with one-inch margins. It is not a substantial amount of information. There are two more pages citing databases for finding a doctor, and 104 pages of notes and bibliography references. Most of the discussion is about the problem, but there isn't a lot about what to do about it, in spite of what the cover says. If you have never heard some of the discussion about the effectiveness of current stomach remedies, this might be of interest. If you are looking for more in-depth analysis, this is not your book.

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Visit WebMd for the same info for Free, October 13, 2009

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R.K. (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Your Stomach: What is Really Making You Miserable and What to Do About It (Praktikos Health Series) (Hardcover)

Never have I been more disappointed in a book before. 130+ pages in the book, but only 39 are actually the book. The rest of the book is the bibliography. Having suffered from reflux for years, I have even had the gastric fundoplication surgery yet still suffer. I was hoping this book might offer some new info, but all it really does is summarize the authors various readings of other books and studies. Save you money and visit sites like Web MD.