This book offers information on changes in diet and other lifestyle habits that can help relieve acid reflux. Readers learn about the physiological basis of acid reflux and about the common medications prescribed by doctors for the ailment. The author, Elaine Magee, is a registered dietician, syndicated columnist on food and health, and author of many other books on nutrition. She notes foods that should be avoided and the reasons for avoiding them and presents a chapter on weight-loss. She provides low-fat recipes for every day and for the holidays as well as recipes that lack ingredients known to cause acid reflux.