How to CEASE Acid Reflux Instantly

0:00This episode is brought to you by Peloton. Break through the busiest time of year with the brand new Peloton Cross-Training Tread Plus, powered by Peloton IQ. With real-time guidance and endless ways to move, you can personalize your workouts and train with confidence, helping you reach your goals in less time. Let yourself run, lift, sculpt, push, and go. Explore the new Peloton Cross-Training Tread Plus at 1Peloton.com. This episode is brought to you by Athletic Brewing Company. No matter how you do game day, on the couch, in the crowd, or manning the snack table, Athletic Brewing fits right in. With a full lineup of non-alcoholic beer styles, you can enjoy bold flavors all game long. No hangovers, no buzz, no subbing out for water in the second half. Stuck the fridge for tip-off with a variety of non-alcoholic craft styles available at your local grocery store or online at AthleticBrewing.com. Near beer, fit for all times. I want to show you how to completely stop acid reflux once and for all.

1:01I had acid reflux really bad in college. I was downing massive amounts of thumbs, not having a clue of what caused it. I really wish I knew back then what I know now because it would have been so easy to correct. I mean, just months and months of suffering, this terrible heartburn, I'd have to kind of sit up like propped up in my bed to try to have it drained because at night, it would be terrible. So what is acid reflux? It's a situation where you're having acid that's regurgitating coming up through a valve into the esophagus. And that valve is called the lower esophageal sphincter. Now, the most important thing to know about acid reflux is that it's caused by not enough acid. Okay, there's a deficiency of acid in your stomach. And that acid is not triggering a certain mechanism to close the valve at the top of the stomach at the bottom of the esophagus.

2:03And then the valve doesn't close and so the acid regurgitates. So the term for this low acid situation is called hypochlorhydria. That is the root cause of your heartburn. So that means low stomach acid. There's another condition called a chlorhydria, which there's no acid in your stomach. And that happens with people as they get older and older. In fact, as we age, we lose the acid in our stomach and we have all sorts of digestive problems. 30% of the population over the age of 60 has a deficiency of stomach acid. So it's a big deal. So what happens is we get on an acids, we take medication to do with this. And then of course the side of the action that are horrendous because we're doing the exact opposite of what we should be doing. So it makes us feel better temporarily.

3:03But the next time we eat, it gets worse and worse and worse. And we never come off this medication. It is so important to ensure that our stomach has the right pH. And the normal pH of the stomach should be between one and three. That is extremely acid. So on the pH scale, you have seven being neutral. And so if it goes up like 8, 9, 10, that's more alkaline. And below seven, that is more acid. In each whole number that you go down, it's by a factor of 10x. So in other words, a pH of 5 is 10 times more acid than a pH of 6. So if we're talking about a pH of 1 to 3, that is extremely acidic. And that's what you really need to break down proteins to absorb minerals and vitamins like B12, acid and vitamin C.

4:03And also another reason why we needed is to kill off microbes, fungus, bacteria to prevent those microbes from growing in our small intestine. The key thing about the stomach as far as the release of that acid and the closing of that valve is that there's a link between the two. In other words, that valve normally should close. If there's enough of a certain chemical called gastrin that causes the release of hydrochloric acid. So this is communication from the level of acid to the valve and that the closing and opening of the valve. And this whole thing is under parasympathetic control. Now what does that mean? It's under the part of the nervous system that controls digestion and rest. When you want your spring break to feel like... ...and your kids pool day to feel like...

5:04...and your hotel bed to feel like... ...ooh, and room service to feel like. Because at Hilton, hospitality feels like... Your cabana is ready. Would you like fresh towels? It matters where you stay. Book now at hilton.com, Hilton, for this day. Life lock, how can I help? The IRS said I filed my return, but I haven't. One in four tax paying Americans has paid the price of identity fraud. What do I do? My refund though, I'm freaking out. Don't worry, I can fix this. Life lock fixes identity theft guaranteed and gets your money back with up to $3 million in coverage. I'm so relieved. No problem, I'll be with you every step of the way. One in four was a fraud paying American, not anymore. Save up to 40% your first year. Visit life lock.com slash podcast in terms of life. Okay, so that opposes the other system that's called the sympathetic, which is the flight of fight. So what does that mean?

6:04The more stress that you have, the more acid reflux you're going to have too. Because as you increase the sympathetic, you decrease the parasympathetic. So stress is another reason why we have a lot of problems with the stomach. And the reason why we might have acid reflux or another term for that would be good. Now, there's some other importance of having the right amount of acid. And I'm talking about hydrochloric acid. Hydrochloric acid also helps you release. The bio from your gallbladder. It helps to cause the gallbladder to contract and release the bio to help you. Extract that side of vitamins from your food. As well as omega three fatty acids and help you write down fats. Also this hydrochloric acid helps stimulate the pancreas to produce enzymes to help you digest food. So without that acid being. But at the right pH, you're not going to have sufficient bile released and you're not going to have sufficient enzymes released.

7:09And that's going to cause a lot of other problems a little bit lower down in this chain reaction. And then what happens is you might have bacteria and fungus that then grows in the small intestine. And that's called sebo. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. And you just bloated, you feel the stended. And this will definitely occur if you're eating fiber and probiotics. So yeah, that's a, that's a situation. Also one last thing about hydrochloric acid. You need the correct pH of the stomach to keep H pylori in check. Normally our bodies have H pylori and it's not creating any problem for us. But when we lose the stomach acid, then it comes out. And it creates problems. So this is just another important reason why we need this HCl hydrochloric acid in our stomach. The other thing that can mess us up in relationship to not having enough hydrochloric acid is low zinc, which is very common for so many people.

8:15If you're low on zinc, you'll have a tendency to have problems with. Uh, gird as well as acid reflux as well as ulcers. So it takes a sufficient amount of zinc to make hydrochloric acid. It also takes other things like chlorides as in sodium chloride, like salt to make hydrochloric acid. It also takes good amount of potassium to make hydrochloric acid. So it might be your problem is really coming from a zinc deficiency, maybe a chloride deficiency or even a potassium deficiency. So it's not just about taking hydrochloric acid. It's about taking the raw materials that can actually build up your acid. Now another thing that a lot of doctors do not have any information about is the connection between taking calcium and having too much calcium. And having acid reflux or gird.

9:15So one of the side effects of taking a calcium and acid is acid reflux. It's completely insane. And the problem is if you don't understand a connection, you can be giving someone the absolute worst thing to give them for that condition. So if you're going to your doctor for this condition, definitely tell them to research the link between hypercalcemia and gird or acid reflux. Now people don't just take calcium and acids. They take other types of medication for acid reflux like PPI's for example. And the problem with those medications is that there's some massive side effects. Sierra has all the best active and outdoor brands you need. From athletic stuff, like a full-court pickup game, swish to athletic-ish stuff. Like a half-mile stroll. Get those steps in! And for morning hikes up the mountain trail, good pace! Tonight time go destroys from the camping chair. What a twist!

10:16Whatever level of active, Sierra loves it all. Head to Sierra or Sierra.com for the brands you want at the prices that let you do it all. From athletic to athletic-ish, Sierra's got it. President Barack Obama. Virginia, we are counting on you. Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to raid the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years. But you can stop them by voting yes by April 21st. Help put our elections back on a level playing field and let voters decide not politicians. Vote yes by April 21st. Paid for urgent for fair elections. colonized implementation, or a pregnant woman? Getting fractures from RHA. six. getting other uh religions, see ddiff. There are a lot of side effects from these ant-assets. I recommend the best remedy for this and take something to build up your hardcore точ of singingYeahqiit.

11:17And that is calledgeniaida shredded chel? it. You start off taking like three right before a meal, see how you feel, okay? Let's say you still have a problem, but it's better. Next meal, take four. Next meal, take five before a meal, and you keep increasing it until your symptoms go away, and it could take seven, eight, or more of these little bitane hydrochloride tablets before you have no more acid reflex. Now all this means is that you're very deficient in this acid and you have to build it back up, and it does take time. I would also recommend this. So let's say for example, you're up to eight, butane hydrochloride, okay, and your acid reflex goes away and you feel great. I would continue to take a little bit more until you start getting kind of like a maybe a heartburn or a warmness in your stomach, which means you've taken too much. So then you can back off. That way you can know exactly how much

12:24you really need to fix this problem. Number two, make sure you're getting enough potassium and seafsalt in the diet because those are the precursors to building hydrochloric acid. Number three, I would make sure you're getting sufficient zinc, which is also very important in this process. And number four, chew your food longer, okay. That's going to assist this whole process, especially right now if you don't have enough hydrochloric acid in your stomach, you just need to chew more. And that's going to help this process and make everything go a little bit faster. And number five, make sure you keep your stress down because stress could be aggravating the situation. We don't want you to be in a sympathetic dominant mode. We want you to be in the parasympathetic where you're relaxed. So you really want to put your body in a relaxed state when you eat because it's going to help your digestion. Now on that note, I have another really good video that explains the entire digestive process, okay. Starting from the stomach,

13:28going all the way down to the large intestine. That's a really good video. You should watch that next. And I put that video up right here and check it out.