Try the Koufman Low Acid (and low fat) Diet Part 1 of 2

Hi all, has anybody tried the ebook like heartburn nomore or the barton report?
Thanks
Indrajit

Ps: whats wrong with Almond?

I haven't started the Koufman diet yet but I am to eating low fat. The book should be here any day now.

I'm just wondering if it's okay to eat tuna? I ask because, even though it has no fat,(and I'm eating tuna in pack..not can....and no oil) it has a lot of protein. So that would make it harder to digest. So should I not have it? Also, i have ordered an all natural protein powder. Will that be okay to have after the 2 week induction period is over?

That's good news that I can the tuna! I know the protein powder isn't included in the 2 week induction diet but why do you think it would be bad to have it during that time?

Yeah..that was silly question. Just me wanting to have the protein so I won't lose weight during the 2 week period.

I had a lot of stomach burning. I recommend Pepto Bismol. I prefer the chewable tablets over drinking that chalky stuff. My stomach felt empty too at first, but I think I just wasn't used to that feeling of no food. I wasn't really hungry.

hi OG,

i think once you go on the diet for a while, your body will get used to it. I had similar issues, after gradually cleaning up my diet, the healthy food starts fixing you up. You wont have cravings and wont be hungry as much.

I don't know if you have LPR, but LPR almost forces you to clean up your diet.

For me i rather eat less then get the horrible burn't throat feeling...


Also, after a while you can tweak the diet to suit you better: for example, i tend to eat more protein then carbs now, this has substantially decreased my belching and thus leading to better throat healing...

I have been eating fairly healthy for years...but I would still eat fast food occasionally and dessert sometimes....but I won't be for two weeks. I thought i ate healthy yesterday...oatmeal for breakfast with FF milk...1 pack of stevia and bananas. for lunch i had a salad with lettuce, carrots, broccoli and cucumbers with a little olive oil and vinegar..very little!....and had some graham crackers and glass FF milk. Then for dinner I had homemade chicken soup made with boneless, skinless breast, carrots and celery and 1 pack of chicken broth and had saltine crackers. I then had some graham crackers.... and at 8:00 last night a bowl of cheerios w/ FF milk. I burned from late afternoon until bedtime. I just received "Dropping Acid" yesterday but had started the diet the day before. I started reading it last night. I did know that cucumbers are considered a bad food! I had cukes on my salad! I just hope the diet will help my esophagus to heal. Btw....once i went to bed the burning stopped...slept great. Such a mystery!

I'm drink aloe vera juice but it doesn't seem to work as well as the gel caps. Anybody find that to be the case?

Grilled chicken salad, no dressing is my stand-by for restaurant fare. Subway subs are also pretty low fat. I keep reduced-fat Triscuit in my desk drawer for when I need a little food boost.

Your priority is to eat low fat, low acid. The fresh, organic theme is also there, third priority I believe. If processed turkey is the only way to achieve low fat and low acid, then that is what you will do.

Hi folks,

I'm on Day 8 of sticking pretty close to the induction diet, except for several days of eating homemade veggie stew from the freezer with some garlic and onion in it. I've also been having trouble keeping my portions small. For years, we were in the habit of eating one very big meal a day, usually at noon, and I have to really work at eating a little but often.

I'm also trying to do this without prescription meds -- just Gaviscon at bedtime.

Consequently, my progress has been slow. Sore throat, hoarseness, fatigue, intermittent nausea and abdominal burning continued all week. (Does anyone else find the abdominal burning worse when sitting? I may have to start working at the computer standing up...)

Today things look better. My throat has not been sore all day, and the hoarseness is not as bad. My husband says my voice sounds clearer. Energy level is good; burps are fewer; flatulence gone. I'm trying to take Sunbeam's advice and not expect too much too soon.

By the way, it's interesting that low-acid seems to be catching on. I could be wrong, but it seems to me that only nuts-and-berries (aka crunchy granola) folks were preaching acid-alkali balance a decade or two ago. Now I see, for instance, that low-acid is recommended for interstitial cystitis, which I also seem to have.  

Seagull

Many thanks, Sunbeam!

I was trying to calculate from your posts how long you had been on the diet before posting "I can sing!" I didn't realize it was that long. Naturally, I want my singing voice to recover yesterday.... well, at least in time for the Easter music.

How is your voice these days? Did you get your range and volume back? Also, did you have your vocal cords checked by an ENT?

My worry (among other things) was nodes. I do have an appointment with an ENT man in February. Not too fussy about that intra-nasal procedure.

My voice isn't the same as it was. I am an alto, and I am missing a few higher notes. Volume is good. I saw an ENT specializing in singers, we have a highly-regarded music school in my area that probably enables such a specialty. My choir director suggested I see him.

The exam was not uncomfortable at all. With singers, he said he can often go straight in through the throat because we have better control. It was fascinating. I came home with color photos of my vocal chords.

I am wondering if I should have the 24 hr PH test done. I had the endoscopy done and that didn't show that i had anything bad going on. I'm on day 3 of the diet. No change yet...still have burning in throat by mid-day...but I know it's still too early to tell. Guess I'm feeling discouraged because I ate pretty healthy anyway.