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Why Stomach Acid Is Good for You: Natural Relief from Heartburn, Indigestion, Reflux and GERD Paperback – August 20, 2001
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- Print length208 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 20, 2001
- Dimensions6 x 0.52 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100871319314
- ISBN-13978-0871319319
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- Publisher : M. Evans & Company; 40924th edition (August 20, 2001)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 208 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0871319314
- ISBN-13 : 978-0871319319
- Item Weight : 10.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.52 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #253,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author

Dr. Jonathan V. Wright is a pioneer in natural therapies for health conditions and an expert in the use of bioidentical hormone replacement for men and women.
A Harvard University and University of Michigan graduate, Dr. Jonathan V. Wright is a fore-runner in research and application of natural treatments for healthy aging and illness. Along with Alan Gaby, M.D., he has since 1976 accumulated a file of over 50,000 research papers about diet, vitamins, minerals, botanicals, and other natural substances from which he has developed non-patent medicine (non-"drug") treatments for health problems. Since 1983, Drs. Wright and Gaby have regularly taught seminars about these methods to tens of thousands of physicians in these United States and overseas.
He was the first to develop and introduce the use of comprehensive patterns of bio-identical hormones (including estrogens, progesterone, DHEA, and testosterone) in 1982 and (at Meridian Valley Laboratory) directed the development of tests to ensure their safe use. He teaches use and laboratory monitoring of bio-identical hormones at several seminars each year.
He also originated successful natural treatment for elimination of childhood asthma, developed treatment to stop vision loss or improve vision in the majority of individuals with "dry" macular degeneration, was the first to use aldosterone to reverse age-related hearing loss, discovered the effect of iodine on estrogen metabolism and cobalt on steroid detoxification, popularized the use of D-mannose treatment for E. coli urinary tract infection, developed effective natural treatment for seborrheic dermatitis, allergic and viral conjunctivitis, and Osgood-Schlatter's disease.
Dr. Wright founded the Tahoma Clinic (1973), Meridian Valley Laboratory (1976), and the Tahoma Clinic Foundation (1996). Tahoma Clinic was established to approach disease by natural means and emphasize correction of imbalances in the body that lead to disease. The infamous 1992 FDA Tahoma Clinic "raid" ("The Great B-Vitamin Bust") was a major impetus for Congressional reform of vitamin/mineral regulation. Dr. Wright continues to be an advocate for patient freedom of choice in healthcare.
Internationally known for his books and medical articles, Dr. Wright has authored or co-authored 14 books, selling over 1.5 million copies, with two texts achieving best selling status: "Book of Nutritional Therapy" and "Guide to Healing with Nutrition". He authors "Nutrition and Healing", a monthly newsletter emphasizing nutritional medicine that reaches over 118,000 in the USA, and another 15,000 or more worldwide.
On April 28th, 2012 Dr. Jonathan V. Wright was inducted into the Orthomolecular Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding contributions to orthomolecular medicine over the years. He joins other well-known and respected pioneers honored by the organization since 2004. Click here for more info about the Hall of Fame (www.orthomolecular.org).
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At this point, I was coughing every few minutes and my life was revolving around how to get rid of this cough. My cough had gotten so bad that I couldn't eat anything salty or crunch without almost gagging. My esophagus was so irritated that I was having a hard time swallowing my food. In desperation, I went back to my doctor and insisted that he listen to my symptoms and do some testing. One of the possibilities he came up with was that I might have GERD (I had never heard of it) and that my cough might be related to stomach acid. He prescribed Ranitidine and within a few day my cough stopped. I had also modified my diet; no chocolate, limit coffee and alcohol and no soda. I also ate smaller, more frequent meals. I was so happy to no longer be coughing that I put up with the gas and bloating that the medication caused. For over five months, I was cough-free and so relieved! Every now and then my cough would start up again so I doubled up on the medications and it went away.
I didn't like the idea of being on this medicine forever, so I gradually weaned myself off of it. For three months, I was able to control my cough with being very careful about what I ate and drank. However, two weeks ago, I over did it. I ate pizza and drank more that I should have. I started coughing again. I went back on the Ranitidine but the cough did not stop. After two days of being on the medicine, I was literally doubled over in pain from boating and gas. In desperation, I went online to do some research and that is when I found this book.
I had no idea that low stomach acid could cause GERD. I read the book reviews from the other people and decided to buy this book. As I waited for it to arrive, I did some more research, and found many common themes all of which supported the ideas in this book. I immediately stopped taking the Ranitidine and went to the health food store and bought some Betaine HCL with pepsin.
I have been taking the Betaine with every meal for the last week, and I the coughing has disappeared. I also feel more alert and energetic. I have terrible athletes feet and they are looking much better since I started taking the Betaine HCL.
This book opened my eyes to the very damaging effects of antacids. The doctors in this book do a very thorough and detailed job of explaining the importance of having enough stomach acid in your system. This book is very important and the book reviews have been helpful as well.
I have had tests which show low stomach acid and have had considerable success with HCl supplementation, so I know that there is truth in what he says. While some people think that the only way to find what works is double-blind lab studies, there is much in nutrition which simply does not lend itself to that process. (See my review of Weston Price's "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration" for more details.) For these things, we must look to clinical and "anecdotal," and other evidence to try and create a reasonable picture of the situation.
Wright discusses not only his own considerable clinical success with the methods in this book, he also quotes the scientific literature, and makes a clear distinction in cases where there isn't significant research to be definitive. This book contains as much science as there is in this field, and given that the Pharmaceutical-industrial complex controlled research system is extremely unlikely to ever research this area (no patent medicine ripoffs waiting here), this is probably the best information available until some independent research can be funded.
The only things I found to be less than satisfactory were his blatant, ranting attack on milk and his acceptance of the whole cholesterol scam.
The "high cholesterol" thing has been completely and definitively busted as a pure scam, and has been documented quite clearly, even in the hard literature. The whole "lower you cholesterol" thing is a criminal enterprise whose only purpose is to bilk people out of tens of billions of dollars (unless you subscribe to the conspiracy theory that it is part of a plot to kill people off, which does bear some investigation, given how many of the big pharma companies have clear Nazi connections....). The millions of lives ruined and even ended by this blatant garbage should be triggering major murder investigations, but the money is just SO good........
I also have a problem with Wright's not knowing (or at least acknowledging) the radical difference between commercial, factory milk and real milk from properly treated cows (although there is a short footnote stating the difference between "lactose intolerance" and true milk allergy). There is significant evidence that most people (something on the order of 80 percent) who cannot tolerate/are allergic to factory milk do just fine with clean raw milk - indicating that it is not the milk that is the problem, but the processing which creates the "poison" he so vehemently attacks.
Wright needs to do more research in these areas to widen his knowledge.
Other than those two complaints, it is a very good book and well worth reading if you have digestive problems.
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After 2 days I didn't really feel any different, and then I contracted covid which came with a cough so I wasn't sure if it was working. A week on the cough has gone and I can honestly say I haven't had any throat clearing episodes at all for the last 2 days, so still early days yet but I'm convinced low stomach acid is the root cause.
I will update this review is 4 weeks time.
Omg within days it had worked, I went cold turkey on my PPIs. I added acid back into my diet and I am taking the supplements recommended.
I feel so cross with the medical profession and the big Pharma - this should be on Panorama, I wish we could tell everyone!
Thank you Jonathan Wright and Lane Lenard for writing this book, I really did not want to take PPIs for the rest of my life.
I note a number of previous reviewers complained about the comments the author made about the pharmaceutical industry. I feel those reviewers were being unfair to the author, who matter of factly describes the issues created by big pharma and the FDA around the ability to get the right treatment. My view is if it’s true it should be pointed out, and the author was justified in doing that.
Furthermore, it goes a long way to help patients understand why the current standards of treatment are ineffective, and why the author’s approach has efficacy. It is also helpful for open minded professionals to understand this; I know a number of pharmacists and medical professionals who would otherwise ask why the author’s unconventional approach is the right one over that of those who spend billions on research.
However, the reason I haven't given this book a higher star rating is because I feel like it is heavily biased towards its' own views. It constantly repeats itself about how pharmaceutical companies are making so much money (true) and in many graphs shows how harmful medications are. I just feel like it is pushing the subject a bit too much rather than giving facts on both sides. I prefer more balanced books myself.
Please follow your own medical advice from your own doctor we are all unique and this does not mean bin your medication based on what we read from the one opinion.











