Restoring Your Digestive Health by Joseph Brasco M.D., Nmd Jordan S. Rubin (2003, Paperback)

I have Crohn's Disease,and this book really helped me to understand why my body behaves the way it does. Since reading this book, I have become much more aware of my eating habits. This book is easy to understand...not a lot of medical mumbo jumbo, with lots of great resources. This book is wonderful even if your digestive system is intact.

I liked this book, but it didn't cover (actually, just barely covered) the particular digestive problem I was having, which was gallstones. This book is mainly concerned with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and similar digestive problems. I had a tendency to get bogged down in the details. But overall an excellent book. I bought the book because I had read another book by the same author that I really liked. I would say it would be more like a reference book than one I would read all at one sitting. If you have IBS, I would highly recommend this book.

This book gave me so much more information and in a much easier to read format than other digestive health books I have purchased. I disagree with reviews that I have read that say this book is simply trying to sell the authors' products. He says you can use them or not--it's up to you. I actually purchased some of the products BEFORE reading this book and they have done a lot of good in my gut. It wasn't until after I read the book that I realized I was using some of the key products they suggest. The authors lay out everything you need and why you need it. They also tell you what is not good for you and give specific examples as to why they prohibit it on this diet. I would have liked more guidelines on meal prep. I am a cook and would love to see a whole bevy of recipes to follow up this book. But overall, well written, straight forward and easy to understand and follow. It is up to the reader to gain the motivation to change their life and I think this book provides a great platform to do just that. No doom and gloom here. Just straight forward facts.