If you can't afford both books, then go for "The First Year." It's our bible. You need that one for sure. The other book is mainly a recipe book; it's contains a lot of great recipes, and you can buy it at a later date.
Yes, it does contain a lot more info than you'll find here, unless of course you read each and every single post here that's ever been written. That's a LOT! Besides, the book is more "concentrated," everything is right there in front of you, so you don't have to weed through a lot of posts to get to whatever you want to know.
I am SOOO doing a lousy job of this.....
You can buy "The First Year" at a book store if you don't want to order it online. But it's really a must have. I paid US$15. The special offer of both books and the acacia is a good one; I'd go for it. I have both books and, yes, the acacia too. In fact, I've ordered LOTS of acacia.
If you don't take the acacia now, what are you taking? Citrucel? Fibercon? Benefiber? Metamucil? I personally like acacia best, but there are people here who prefer Citrucel, and I'm sure others as well, but I believe most of us take the acacia.
I think the acacia is great stuff, provided you pay attention to the dosage and don't OD on it like I did. The back of the package will tell you how much to take. READ the package! (I didn't -- like an idiot. DUH.) It's a different concentration from other SFS. 1T = 5g. You want to work UP TO 15g./day, NO MORE. Why couldn't I have read that? You start out very slowly and work up to 12-15g. Sounds simple, doesn't it? (Not for me! DOH.)
Your symptoms will ease up considerably once you get the book and follow the diet, take the SFS, exercise, drink all the water, cut out all coffee (the toughest part for me), and, most importantly, come back to the Boards and ask lots of questions. Everyone here is VERY helpful!
Bev
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