Heartburn and GERD, also known as acid reflux diseases, are conditions wherein acid leaves the stomach and enters into the esophagus, causing a burning sensation and potential damage to the delicate tissues. A common treatment is acid stopping medication aimed at neutralizing the damaging acids.
Acid reflux disease is curable. With some dietary modifications and supplementation, you can return to enjoying meals without discomfort, give up your dependency on drugs for relief, and improve your energy and well-being. In this interview you’ll learn:
- Why acids leave the stomach and enter the esophagus
- The harmful effects of taking antacids and acid stopping drugs
- How antacids perpetuate heartburn and actually make it worse over time
- The role of stomach acid in digestion
- The bacterial component in acid reflux
- Why you get gas and belch
- Which nutritional deficiencies are common with acid reflux
- The association between acid reflux and IBS, Crohn’s, and other intestinal diseases
- Which inexpensive supplement will help reduce indigestion
- Which foods cause heartburn
- Which foods you should eat to heal the gut
Total time: 44 minutes.
Interview
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Bio
Chris Kresser writes a blog called The Healthy Skeptic, challenging mainstream myths on nutrition, health and disease. He is a graduate of the Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley, California, and has been passionate about wellness since he was a kid. His purpose is to help as many people as he can to be healthy, vital, and free of disease until the day they die.
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Acid reflux is the backward flow of gastric acid into the esophagus Heartburn or acid reflux is more mainly referred to as gastroesophageal reflux. In the course of an event of acid reflux, chances are you’ll taste regurgitated food or sour liquid in the back of your mouth or experience a burning discomfort in the chest area (heartburn).
From time to time acid reflux disease progresses to GERD, an even more serious type of reflux. The most frequent characteristic of GERD is frequent symptoms of heartburn. Other indicators can include regurgitation of food or sour liquid, trouble swallowing, coughing, wheezing and chest pain — particularly when lying down during the night time.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), digestive system issues are “the leading cause of hospitalization, surgical procedures, and disability in the United States,” and impact more than sixty five million Americans. Antacids are not the answer.
I have just finished listening to Joanne’s interview with Chris Kresser. The one question that wasn’t answered for those of us with GERD who are wanting to try his natural restoration technique is – At what point would someone who’s currently taking PPI’s discontinue their usage? It would seem that they would prohibit the body from any natural recovery, but is that a safe assumption that a person should discontinue their usage prior to initiating his method?
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