Big-Time Profits We’re talking profits and patents big time. Research started on Prilosec®, the purple pill, in the 1960s. These people know what they are after. Most people ignore the fact that heartburn is an important clue from their body that something is fundamentally wrong, and so they rely on a drug to suppress the symptoms. Millions of people suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It occurs when acid from the stomach backs up into the esophagus. Some people experience it frequently and severely. The human stomach is an acid-producing machine, and this acid is needed in the stomach for health. When stomach acid is cut off, as when one takes the purple pill, it greatly diminishes the body’s primary defense mechanism against foodborne infections and even degenerative diseases like cancer. Stomach acid is essential to digestion, and digestion is basic to health. And logically, people who lack stomach acid because of the body’s aging process — those aged 55 and up — are in the group most often suffering from GERD or acid reflux. So this is to say that one can have acid reflux and at the same time have low stomach acid. It’s where the acid is that leads us to believe that we have too much acid when we actually don’t. Yes, pharmaceutical companies know this only too well. Now just why does acid reflux on the one hand and low stomach acid on the other cause such a problem with seniors? The answer is that as we age our biochemistry changes, producing weaker signals for thirst and dehydration. Less hydration naturally expands the effect of stomach acid when it refluxes. We naturally yield to the hawkers of antacids and thereby compound our troubles. Normal Acid Normal stomach acid is the chief factor in the elimination of waste and toxins. It cannot be overemphasized how important hydrochloric acid is in the gastric fluid. When stomach hydrochloric acid is deficient or absent, grave results gradually and inevitably appear in the human metabolism. First of all, we will have an increasing and gradual starvation for lack of minerals. Food is incompletely digested and failure of assimilation will occur. Then the septic process begins with all manner of general infections, such as flu and pneumonia. Deficiency of normal stomach acid gives rise to a multitude of degenerative reactions and degenerative disease. Because of the lack of hydrochloric stomach acid, a putrefactive (decaying) process occurs that produces lactic acid in the stomach. More hydrochloric acid is then needed to neutralize other toxic acids, as hydrochloric acid is the only normal acid in the human or animal body. It is very serious to stop the acid pump with the purple pill. Instead, we need to make doubly sure that we have adequate stomach acid. Adequate stomach acid is more than essential. It is vital to immunity and longevity. This leaves us with the problem of acid reflux, especially with seniors. What to do: Since it is doubtful that few people have too much stomach acid, it is certain that too many people don’t have enough. Take hydrochloric acid supplements, such as betaine hydrochloride, with meals. (Some use apple cider vinegar.) Drink adequate amounts of clean, preferably distilled water, up to a gallon a day. Drink even more if you can. You have to build up to it, though. Get on a low carbohydrate diet, especially eliminating sugar. Use stevia (which has no glycemic index rating) as an alternative to sugar. Use an unsweetened yogurt or buttermilk for a probiotic. Avoid highly seasoned foods, especially at night. Stay off of all antacids. Instead, use calcium lactate powder in some water. There are also some great ways to adjust your body chemistry with homeopathy and stay healthy, and heal if that is your goal, if you have an interest contact me. Good Blessings, Ariel.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:31:17 +0000
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