Digestive Wellness: How to Strengthen the Immune System and Prevent Disease Through Healthy Digestion (3rd Edition) Kindle Edition

This is the best book out there on overall gastrointestinal problems. My original book was literally falling apart, & every word had been hi-lighted to the point it wasn't much use. I was delighted to see that it has been expanded & updated. I owe the author a debt of gratitude because I was able to figure out what was wrong w/my wife several years ago when the docs were clueless. It offers therapeutic ideas as well as diagnostic, most of which are OTC. Unfortunately, I have >1000 health books, & this one ranks in my top 10. Essential for chronic, problematic, or undiagnosed digestive problems, & highly recommended.

Lipski's book DIGESTIVE WELLNESS, explains digestion exceptionally well for the lay person, and gives concrete, do-able directions for restoring digestive function for a host of gut problems. Maybe it ties it all together for me because I've already read a lot on the subject of digestion, but it does seem like this particular book really empowers the individual in restoring their own optimal gut function no matter what the originating cause.If you were only going to get one book on the subject of digestion, DIGESTIVE WELLNESS should be the book. It covers both the specific 'diagnosed' gut issues as well as the non-specific. It gives the conventional tests as well as the 'functional medicine' tests that are often more informative. It suggests specific diet change recommendations and reasonable short-term supplement changes that aid healing for specific problems. My FNP saw my copy and will be ordering her own copy ASAP - (and yes, she has gut issues, too, that haven't been resolved by modern medicine).Other very useful books on digestion are:  Why Stomach Acid is Good for You: Natural Relief from Heartburn, Indigestion, Reflux and GERD  by Jonathan Wright, MD,  Healthy Digestion the Natural Way: Preventing and Healing Heartburn, Constipation, Gas, Diarrhea, Inflammatory Bowel and Gallbladder Diseases, Ulcers, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and More  by D. Lindsey Berkson,  Gut Solutions: Natural Solutions to Your Digestive Problems " by Brenda Watson, ND and Leonard Smith, MD. Each of these other books have excellent features, But if I could only buy one book, I'd start with Lipski's DIGESTIVE WELLNESS.

Digestive wellness is such a personal issue that it is hard to write a book about it that helps everyone. This one does it as well as possible, but your ailment may not respond. I found that many people do not consider the medicines they take as causative, but they can be. Eliminate all suspect foods and reintroduce one at a time to monitor changes/effects. Best way to see what is causative. A lot of problems may not be the food..............genetics, prior illnesses, lifestyle, stresses..........all may play a part, and most do. Good luck, and do yourself a favor, eat healthy, fresh and simple, and never again eat fast food.....so full of chemical preservatives and salt. Eliminate or at least cut way down on alcohol and coffee, the two worst offenders. Force your mind to take good care of your body and it will change your life so much for the better.

If you have digestive issues and want to try to heal yourself naturally, this book has a lot of information, advice and options one should try. I live a pretty healthy lifestyle (vegan, limited coffee/alcohol, non-smoker, exercise, limit exposure to toxins) and have developed horrible digestive issues over the past year (IBS symptoms). This book has given me tips on how to heal myself, what foods to avoid and how to try to cleanse my system before running to the Doctor to see if a bunch of tests will reveal anything.After 2 weeks of eliminating commonly causing irritation foods (like garlic, onions, other fruis & veggies as well as gluten) as well as getting the probiotics and vitamins/minerals my body needs I feel like I'm on the road to recovery!An educational read about how our digestive system works, the symptoms you are having and what the most likely causes of irritation are, as well as many natural remedies to try to alleviate your symptoms.Worth checking it out if you are looking to feel better, have more energy and enjoy life to it's fullest!"Clean-Expanded" by A. Junger also has great information and a detailed cleanse program and recipes to follow, if you are looking for a detailed plan to follow along with recipe ideas. The two books combined have given me the info to heal thyself!!

I thought I knew a lot about IBS and gut issues until I read this book and received a much-needed update. The checklists are comprehensive and will allow you to proceed through the book by selecting pertinent chapters and skipping over the ones that do not apply at this time.Since I was dealing with candidia, most of the book applied to my situation and I was able to quickly able to integrate it into the diet protocol I am using and found the approach complimentary to my current efforts. What was not always explained well in the diet protocol was usually explained with much satisfaction in Lipski's book.

This is a good book if you want to learn all about digestion, the areas of the body involved and how different foods, herbs, and minerals can heal (or destroy) the body. It was interesting to discover how many ailments that are not commonly associated with digestion actually were alleviated or reduced by change in diet and supplementation.I recommend the author consider making the text flow better on a re-write of this text. To me the book was very reference-like. I admit it did state in the beginning that the book was not written to be read from front to back. Nevertheless, I expect books to read this way unless it's specifically labeled as a reference text.

I got this book from the library which I mostly do before purchasing.This book is really helpful, goes into detail on how to understand what is happening in the Gut and what needs to be done to improve health.A friend of mine told me she is not sensitive to gluten in bread.However when I read her the problems she has been having with her mouth now she is not so sure.

Excellent content in this book, Digestive Wellness. A very comprehensive read on the digestive tract's functionality and health issues that occur from toxicity, diet, and stress. Easy to understand and is a must have in your library of healthy living.

This book is a collection of things to do for every ailment that work for some people. So they could work for you or not. It is interesting but I expected much more (on the line of Gut Reaction). In any case there are some chapters interesting.

just very informative, goes into detail and gives you "solutions" too as to what to eat and avoid.