Overcoming

Consumer Wellness Monograph

events, but not acidic enough to kill bacteria, absorb nutrients, and breakdown half-chewed, over-processed nutrient-lacking “food”. In truth, since the majority of those suffering chronic illness in the US today also suffer from acid-based conditions (poor diet, poor digestion, IBS, Crohn’s disease, Celiac disease, hypertriglyceridemenia, alkaline liver, diabetes type 2, neuropathy, arRighting What’s Upside Down thritis, cancer, etc.). Hydrochloria, or low stomach acids, contributes mightily to these conditions, and causes many sufferers to also suffer frequent food poisoning because of lack of acid barriMax Stanley Chartrand. Ph.D. (Behavioral Medicine) er. These episodes are mistaken for “stomach flu”, which is actually a rare form of flu, indeed! The reason so many think they have too much stomach acid is because the food stays in their stomach for 2-4 hours where it Introduction: If I was speaking to a never really digests properly. This lack of breakdown of the food room full of adults and asked those prohibits the pancreas from doing one of its chief tasks, secrewho suffer from acid reflux to raise their hands, about a third of the hands tion of high pH bicarbonate into the duodenum so that the pyloric sphincter can open. The lack of proper digestion (from low or would reach for the sky. If I was to ask them if the problem is too imbalanced stomach acids and lack of bicarbonate secretions much or too little acid, like a Gregorian Chant I would hear “too into the duodenum) causes a “stenosis” at the top of the duodemuch”. And my reply would be, “Oh, really? Welcome to the Twilight Zone.” For in today’s dietary world, too little, not too much acid is the num. This prevents the stomach from emptying and the food, problem for at least 95% of sufferers of GERD/GORD/GRD with nowhere to go, refluxes back up into the esophagus, espe(gastroesophageal/gastro-oesophageal/gastric reflux disease). Lost in cially when lying down. As stated earlier, the acid & partly brothe world of microwaved, genetically modified, synthetically fortified, ken down food is strong enough to burn the esophagus, even degerminated, chemically preserved, and artificially colored & flathe pharynx/larynx, yet it is nowhere near acidic enough to vored food, is that nothing about the recent changes to the food we eat is good for the human body. Nothing. Our children are not devel- break down the food enough so that nutrition can be extracted by the time is reaches the upper intestine. oping, as increasingly more suffer from developmental disorders.

Overcoming

ACID REFLUX

Even our pets get chronic health rarely seen in the wild and die early Are the Reflux Meds All You Need? deaths when fed what modern humans eat. So, now we ask those What does the research say about taking the acid reflux mediwho raised their hands to read on. Learn how to change your life—the cations of our day? Let us summarize their findings: SIRCLE® way!

 Yes, you see, the healthy stomach has an acid-alkaline bal-   ance of pH 1.2-2.0 (on a logarithmic scale of 1.0-14.0). It was meant to be a veritable caldron of acid so that we can: 1) create   an “acid barrier” to kill the bacteria & viruses we ingest each day, without which we would become ill with the slightest amount of same, 2) help us absorb vital nutrients, such as iron, copper, zinc, calcium, folic acid, B-12, and various proteins, and 3) break down food components to a fine puree (created from sufficient HCL, citric acid, pepsin, and bicarbonate) so that it can be emptied through a pencil-sized pyloric splincter into the duodenum within 25-minutes of entering the stomach. In the duodenum, bile acids are sprayed onto fatty lipids to maximize HDL, minimize LDL for their specialized purposes in your body. When food reaches the small intestine, food-to-nutrition differentiation then occurs to sort out energy, nutrients, and waste (food-to-nutrition synthesis) until we achieve that balanced state called homeostasis. Satiation, or the feeling of fullness when we’ve eaten enough, is closely connected to our ability to absorb these nutrients. If we do not get enough nutrients, we often will not experience satiation until it is too late. Weight gain by nutrition starvation is arguably America’s number one health problem today!

Not Enough Acid, You Say?

Description of the Reflux Cascade

The reality is that today’s modern stomach boasts a puny pH 2.5-3.0, acidic enough to scar the esophagus during reflux

Increased bone loss and fractures Anemia (deficiency in iron and other vital nutrients) Depression, other cognitive disorders Increased risk of pancreatitis and diabetes Vitamin B12, folic acid deficiencies

Functional Review of Human Digestion • Vision/Smell/Taste/Tactile • Bolus down esophagus • HCL Acid/Churning • Chyme via Pyloric Sphincter

• Duodenal Process • Food-to-Nutrition Synthesis • Hydration & Bile Recapature at the Transverse Colon • Waste/Water Cycling • Elimination

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Fibromyalgia, Neuropathies of all kinds Elevated risk of pneumonia and breathing disorders Chronic colitis, including colon cancer Fatty liver cirrhosis And much more! The list of problems associated with long term use of this class of medications is troubling in light of the fact that clinical practice has little to do with looking for underlying causes. Instead, dietary and digestive habits are left in tact in the vast majority of cases and rampant prescribing of acid-suppressing drugs is the norm for the day! Research shows this to be a very dangerous path to follow for such conditions. Since these drugs interrupt the metabolic processes of the human body, nutrient extraction is interrupted and patients suffer increasing nutrition deficiencies. There is also negative interaction between acid reflux meds and other medications and substances. However, simply stopping the drugs without professional guidance can cause severe rebound effects!

SIRCLE: Righting What’s Upside Down

and digestive efficiency. 7.The best reflux medicine is ionized alkaline water. It is quicker, at lower cost, and will allow you to regain your health! 8. Put (1) drop of Digestzin Essential Oils by doTerra in a few ounces of water and drink it before dinner each night. There is so much more to consider in each case, for we are all individuals. Many times, we find that the cause is an injury in the neck that has been neglected, or a string of septic keratosis in the ear canal that is often mistaken for earwax (see illustration below) or some other potentially life threatening infection that has not been diagnosed. Neuropathy and diabetes sufferers cases nearly always experience acid reflux and keratosis obturans! Nearly all of those taking multiple medications have severe acid reflux, unless, of course, one of those meds is for acid reflux. Then, they will experience the associated health issues listed above. So much to learn; so much to know, that it is best to seek the guidance of a qualified professional. Resources for Study

Chartrand, M.S. (2013). How to Raise Your Body’s pH & Overcome Chronic Disease. Casa Grande, AZ: Digicare Behavioral Research. Eland, A, Alvarez, CH, Stricker, BC, Rodriquez, LA (2000). The Risk of Acute Pancreatitis Associated with Acid-suppressing Drugs. Br J Clin Pharmacol, 2000, May; 49(5): 473-478. Hofmann, A., and Mysels, K. (1992). Bile acid solubility and precipitation in vitro and in vivo: the role of conjugation, pH, and Ca2+ ions. Journal of Lipid Research. http://www.jlr.org/ content/33/5/617.full.pdf Thirteen Foods That Fight Acid Reflux (2013). http://www.health.com/health/ gallery/0,,20440834,00.html. Tips for Overcoming GERD (2013). http://www.gibay.com/articles/houston-acid-reflux-3-tips-to -overcoming-gerd.html.

As in all chronic conditions, the objectives are to repair unhealed injuries, make sure infections and inflammatory states are corrected, and restore the biomarkers of cellular acidalkaline balance to pH 7.45, oxygen to 99-100%, A1C below 5.0, CRP below 1.0, Gelactin-3 below 17.1%, electrolytes in perfect balance, and cartilage, bone, and cardiovascular state is normalized. These markers tell us how close to “homeostasis” we have come with diet and lifestyle. More resources: First and foremost it is important to address underlying caus- http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gerd/ http://www.bmj.com/lookup/eletters/336/7634/2#185858 es. It is not the purpose of this monograph to provide an exhaustive treatment on this topic. However, some of the more sa- http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=204783 lient piint that can be followed safely by everyone are as follows: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21318590 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17661965; http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2000/04/01/ omeprazole/ 1. No more microwaving, not even to warm up your food. See my monograph titled What’s Wrong with Microwaving or my http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=707082 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=412428 DVD Lecture Series titled Overcoming Acid Reflux & Other Dihttp://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/Pharmacy/PPIcdiff.html http://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(09)00522-8/ gestive Disorders for more thorough treatments of this topic 2.Read the labels of the food you buy, especially avoiding Aspertame (prevalent in sugar-free gum and most diet sodas), Keratosis Obturans: Progression over 2-5 MSG, high fructose, bromulated vegetable oil, canola oil, and, as much as possible, avoid GMOs, caffeinated drinks, and foods years as seen in many GERD sufferers with gluten. • When cellular pH of the body falls below pH 7.1 (acidosis), 3. Start meals with fresh vegetables and fruits before eating external ear keratin can peel off at the rate of approx. 1mm any meat; eating meat sparingly. Drink no more than 1/2 glass per day. The example to the left is from a patient developing of anything during the meal—finishing the remainder at the end • Latent diabetes II case diabetes mellitus type 2 @ 6 months of the meal. Eat an apple a day to bring down bad cholesterol. 4. Chew your food to a paste, mixing saliva thoroughly be• At year 4-5, several keratoses have formed, trapping dead skin cells, bacteria, amoeba, fungus, yeasts, etc., debris, fore swallowing. This neutralizes acids and prepares the food for and cerumen. Often mistaken for impacted cerumen quick digestion. It also brings earlier satiation, so you will less inclined to overeat. • Upon removal of one of the keratoses, more are revealed, 5. Take (1) or (2) Apple Cider Vinegar Capsules at the start each with their separate layers of keratin wrapped around the organisms listed above of at least two meals per day for 30 days, overlapping with your acid reflux meds for about a week. Then, as you phase out your • Upon removal of the final keratosis, a normal tympanic reflux meds, you will find you will digest your food better and membrane is revealed overcoming the deficiencies caused by the reflux medications. • After removal: Track from where the keratosis started—usually 6.Eat no closer than 3 hours before retiring to bed. Never unresolved infection in jaw, sinuses, intestines and/or feet eat and lie down directly afterward. In fact, avoid eating for at least 3 hours at a stretch so that your body can regain its pH