Acid Reflux and Good Ol' Vinegar

Acid Reflux Disease, commonly called heartburn is a digestive disorder that usually occurs in some people due to overeating the "wrong" types of food or drink. The digestive acids travel back up the esophagus (throat) causing a distasteful burning sensation in the chest, throat and mouth. Most people think that Acid Reflux is caused because of too much acid production in the stomach. On the contrary, progressive health care professionals have learned that the problem may actually be coming from too little acid in the digestive system. Why would we have an acid shortage in the body? Naturally, the body knows how much acid to produce and in the correct amounts, it seems too much processed "boxed" food in our diets throws off the balance. Live, naturally foods as we were intended to eat maintains a proper acid balance. Live foods like fruits and vegetables. To help correct an acid "shortage" in the body pump up your diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables. In the mean time, to help restore acid to the body, recent research has shown the benefits of taking pure, organic unfiltered apple cider vinegar with each meal. One tablespoon before each meal will help balance the acidity in the body and may even eliminate the acid reflux. If a tablespoon of vinegar is too strong to swallow, mix it in one 4 oz glass of water which should make it easier to swallow. The digestive enzyme Betaine Hydrochloric Acid taken with each meal, also helps balance acid production. Taking the vinegar and betaine for four to six months should bring the digestive acid levels into the proper balance reducing or eliminating heartburn. It should be noted that over-the-counter and prescription acid reflux drugs, reduces the acid in the stomach, which temporarily gives symptom relief, but in the long term is throwing the important acid balance of the stomach out of kilter, and could be contributing to the problem.

Thought for the Week: "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." ------ George Bernard Shaw

Chiropractic Tip of the Week: The spinal column can be described as part of an assembly line. It's first function on the line is to support the body. Secondly, the spine protects the spinal cord and nerve fibers from harm and injury. The third and most important part of the assembly line is when the nerves divide off the spine and pass outward from the spinal bones sending all of the vital nerve impulse energy from the brain to the rest of the body. Without the proper flow of this nerve energy, the body could not function and could even cease to live.