I wouldn't rely on a novel unless I knew that the author used research
to make the book historically accurate.

Ruth


--- In gerdrefluxdisease@yahoogroups.com, "dochinkacoco"
<dochinka99-coco@y...> wrote:
>
> These are interesting ideas. I would have comletely dismissed the
> vinegar but I just finished a book where the character was very ill
> and part of her recovery was drinking apple cider vinegar laced w/
> lots on honey and hot water. This was a standard treatment for her
> area in 1918. Now it has me wondering if it really would help. Of
> course, it's my five year old w/ GERD- so convincing her to try it
> might not be easy.
>
> Cathy