It is possible I read part of David Copperfield. Why?

I too was somewhat disappointed that there was not even a hint of what to do to exercise the diaphragm. I wanted to compare with my own journey re acid reflux/hiatus hernia. After two years of getting sicker and sicker taking the medications prescribed by medics, I resorted to alternative therapy and yoga.
The therapy was a chiropractor - it was fantastic. Intensive three appointments per week at first in December 2013 but since the beginning of 2015 it is now once every three months. Yes I had to pay for it but after 'adjustment' of my abdomen, I was able to wean myself off the powerful drugs I was on within a couple of weeks. The bonus - the general 'adjustment' of my spine also sorted my sore hip and I no longer take pain killers for that. She said my problem was the diaphragm and gave me exercises to strengthen it as it is a muscle afterall. Basically, it is very deep breathing expanding into your abdomen - not your chest.
The yoga - I found a really good teacher. I concentrate on stretches and open twists -NO inversions/head stands/shoulder stands and use Iyengar yoga as a guide. My chiropractor approves.
My GP was at first sceptical but she has acknowledged surprise with the fact that I no longer need the prescribed drugs and yet have hardly ever suffered from acid reflux in the last 18 months.
The chiropractor and the yoga do not provide a cure - it is managing it and it takes discipline. I practice the deep breathing every day. At first I practised yoga every day at home - I have now cut this to every other day
Everyone is different you have to find your own way. If it works - fantastic!!

You get a synopsis on the back cover soon and you could stand in a bookshop and read a few paragraphs to see whether the style suits you. Did you read Dickens ?

Your Intelligent Immune System was written by the same person. Any more clues needed?

If you dont want to buy the book just google diaphram strengthening exercises!

Actually, there is an exception. If someone wants me to buy a book for them as a present, then that is up to them.

If I remained still interested, I would see if there was one at the bookshop so I could have a look through myself. Else no sale.

I was thinking about buying the book as a christmas present. But I would need at least one review.

I still wouldnt buy any of them without a review.

I think there might be more than one Jess with a surname beginning with M!

Ana , the clue was in the name

Speechless.
Far From the Madding Crowd (paperback edition) no reviews
War and Peace (Kindle edition) no reviews

Can't be too careful can you?
Mind you so many so -called reviews are a misspelt retell ing of the plot or ungrammatical and barely literate, a "good" one like that would put me right off a book!

soon, don't you realise that if everyone felt the same as you, there would never be any reviews for anyone to read!

I didn't realise it was JessM either - how clever of you to have worked that out, Alea...(don't know how, though)

I dont think I would ever buy a book without at least one review.

I agree with you annsixty. Very disappointing! I don't suffer from reflux, but I know someone who does and would have liked to know sad

Just advertising by any other name

MiniMouse today 15.00

I did not know when I read the blog that Jessica Madge was the Jess M who was, at one time, very regular poster on health matters, however that would not have have altered my opinion and I wasn't aware that I had muttered "advertising" or "disappointed" and I certainly never expressed "disgust".

I take your point Alea, but surely a blog is just that.

If a person has spent months or longer out of their lives writing a book, can you begrudge them something back for their expertise, knowledge, time, expense and effort anyway?
£2 something isn't much to pay for what might make a difference to your life, so don't just mutter "advertising" or " disappointing" in disgust!

Without wishing to volunteer anybody to do anything, have you thought of PM-ing Jess to ask her more?
I see the Kndle version is very reasonable.
Wonder Soontobe whatsignificance you see or conclusions you are drawing from an absence of Amazon reviews?

Hi jess I've recently had bouts of acid reflux and bought your book some time ago. It does make perfect sense and it gave me some pointers. Anyway my heartburn problems seem to have settled down, not least because I quickly worked out that e.g. I can't eat a starter, then pork belly, then a dessert, all washed down with wine, and then finish it with a cup of coffee ... and then go to bed! Doh.

Anyway ... my question is, is it not so that all types of exercise will strengthen the diaphragm? Thinking that perhaps my AR has improved because I am exercising more generally (Over 60s Dancersize - which means bopping to the likes of Neil Sedaka for an hour; and something called Fitness Pilates). So I'm thinking that the latter activities have contributed to the improvement in the digestive department.

I agree with you annsixty. Very disappointing! I don't suffer from reflux, but I know someone who does and would have liked to know

Just advertising by any other name!

Well I was trying to be honest and I hoped to learn something from the blog as I do have a Hiatus Hernia. I did not expect a link to a book so if that is harsh I apologise. I am very seldom outspoken.

Jess is a long time GN poster so I'm OK with this thread.

We hear a lot from people who are complete strangers!

Harsh annsixty