Re: Vinegar for Acid Reflux?!!!

[Guest guest]

>>>using vinegar to cure acid reflux....the reason we suffer from acid reflux is

not that we have an overabundance of acid in the stomach, but that there is 'too

little' acid.... The solution to this problem... is ... reflux sufferers should

be 'upping' the acid intake ....<<<

Hi n, I completely agree that the vinegar is the answer in treating Acid

reflux. At least it has worked for me.

>>>my great-grandfather having a cup of hot water with a tablespoon of malt

vinegar every morning before starting his day<<<

Me too. I posted about it a couple of years ago in my 'What I'm doing now ' post

I think it was. But I use Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (or lemon juice) every

morning on an empty stomach. But Trudeau's book has not been recommended

by any of the people I have spoken to. I posted about it recently and got some

responses to the list so check the archives for other comments )

Blessings

Mama

[Guest guest]

Trudeau (this guy is all marketing; be careful. He started with a memory

program and now does infomercials on anything he can get his hand on and

make a buck) is absolutely right. Acid reflux can be from what he describes

but it can also be from a spastic valve that opens up when it shouldn't

(caused by stress a lot. Got something to say but you keep trying to

swallow your words?). The phenomenon he is referring to has to do with the

stomach acidity which is controlled by HCL production. Vinegar will work

but supplementation with betaine HCL would be far better.

Here is how it works: When the food goes down into the stomach HCL is

produced to cleave proteins into smaller (but still huge) polypeptide

chains. The valve at the bottom of your stomach (Pyloric valve) is ph

controlled. If the ph is below three (acid) the valve opens up; if the ph

is above 8 (alkaline) the valve opens up. If you do not produce enough HCL

the ph never drops below 3 and the food sits causing " heartburn " . The

ingestion of an antacid will bring the ph above 8 and the valve opens up

giving you relief from the symptom. This is ultimate early death! The

proteins are not properly cleaved and will now cause all kinds of unhappy

things over the long term. The solution is to take extra HCL: The proteins

get properly broken down, the ph drops below 3, the valve opens up, and wa

la you have relief. This is a 2 hour lecture condensed to one paragraph;

treat it as such. Always, in all ways,

Dave

----- Original Message -----

From: <momazmat@...>

<gallstones >

Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 9:53 AM

Subject: Vinegar for Acid Reflux?!!!

> Hi Everyone,

>

> Just wondering if anyone has heard of this book, " Natural Cures They Don't

> Want You To Know About " .

>

> Quote: " The revolutionary book that talks about the reasons you are sick

> and

> how the American Medical Association, Federal Trade Commission, the Food

> and

> Drug Administration, and the pharmaceutical cartels are suppressing

> information

> about natural remedies and natural cures for virtually every disease. "

>

> http://www.calcompnutrition.com/natural-cures-kevin-trudeau.html

>

> I came across one of those infomercials this morning and usually flick

> right

> through....but just happened to notice this guy, Trudeau, was

> talking

> about using vinegar to cure acid reflux. As we were recently talking about

> the

> benefits of vinegar, it grabbed my interest....

>

> What he said was quite was pretty fascinating and new and I wondered if

> anyone could verify this info?

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> Trudeau said that the usual drug treatment for acid reflux are antacids,

> either over-the-counter or doctor prescribed, but that these generally

> accepted

> remedies actually exacerbate the problem. He said that the reason we

> suffer from

> acid reflux is not that we have an overabundance of acid in the stomach,

> but

> that there is 'too little' acid and enzymes (that function in an acidic

> environment) to break down foods. By taking an antacid, this further

> complicates

> things, because it actually neutralizes more of the necessary stomach

> acid, doing

> exactly what we don't want to happen, thereby causing long-term dependency

> to

> these drugs. His contention is that it isn't acid regurgitation that burns

> the esophagus, but the gases produced by foods that aren't being properly

> broken

> down.

>

> The solution to this problem, he says, is the exact opposite of what we

> have

> been duped into believing and that reflux sufferers should be 'upping' the

> acid intake! He suggests a person take 1 tablespoon of vinegar the minute

> that

> any reflux is felt and he guarantees that by increasing the acid content

> of the

> stomach that this will immediately relieve the discomfort of reflux by

> assisting the stomach to break down foods much faster.

>

> Just found this very intriguing...could this be yet another 'secret'

> benefit

> of good ol' vinegar? I remember hearing stories of my great-grandfather

> having a cup of hot water with a tablespoon of malt vinegar every morning

> before

> starting his day....maybe there is something in this?

>

> Peace, n

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