A "Chain" Reaction to "Acid Reflux"

Okay my friends . . .

So, this is a LISTEN UP kind of day . . .

Yesterday . . . we recapped the function of our "stomach acid" . . . and the part "ANTACIDS" play in DISRUPTING that normal function.

So, let's move on . . .

Now, as we know . . . the "reason" we THINK we need "antacids" is due to issues like "acid reflux" . . . thinking we have TOO much . . . and TOO HOT . . . stomach acid goin' on . . .

BUT . . . the REAL issue is this . . .

The Heartburn Cancer Center in the UK states . . .

"The most common cause of acid reflux include delayed stomach emptying, hiatus hernia, and EXCESSIVE SPHINCTER RELAXATION with poor esophageal motility."

You see . . . there's an little "rubber band-like" element that's called . . . the "lower esophageal sphincter" (LES) . . . that connects the esophagus to the stomach . . .

It's kind of like a "GATE-KEEPER"!!!

And this little "band" is what STOPS stomach acid from backing up in the esophagus causing "acid reflux".

Now . . . remember I said last week . . . that "IF" . . . the pH level of the stomach acid becomes TOO HIGH IN NUMBER . . . NOT HEAT . . .

Meaning above a 4.0 . . . this temperature is "cooler" than the 1.5 to 3.5 the stomach acid is "supposed" to be at . . .

Which is caused by this Western diet and our lifestyle choices . . .

The stomach acid CAN NOT kill "bad" bacteria or pathogens from our food.

And when this happens . . . this "bacterial IMBALANCE" . . . will cause the "lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to RELAX EXCESSIVELY!!!!!

And BOOM . . . we now have upper GI issues like acid reflux, heartburn, belching, indigestion, etc.

And over time . . . this can now lead to "Barrett's esophagus".

So . . . IT'S REALLY . . . a "bacterial" OVERGROWTH . . . that's causing all our discomfort and health issues in this area of the body!!!

Okay . . . so where do "ANTACIDS" fit into all of this???

Well . . . one of the main reasons that we feel "relief" from "antacids" . . . is due to their ability to "stimulate" the release of the hormone called "gastrin" . . . which causes the  "lower esophageal sphincter" (LES) to tighten . . .

Therefore . . . TEMPORARILY . . . stopping the "acid" from backing up into the esophagus.

Got it???

This is Conventional medicines . . . QUICK FIX . . .

BUT . . . NOT A "CURE" PEOPLE!!!

So, tomorrow . . . let's continue to figure out how to "increase" the pH of our stomach acid to KILL the bacteria that causing our "lower esophageal sphincter" to relax and cause all of our issues

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