Re: Fresh Kefir for heartburn?

[Guest guest]

That's a book I will be looking into. The more I learn, teh more

convinced I am that most, if not all my niggling health issues are due

to lack of stomach acid. It seems every few weeks I run across some

link - to h-pylori, hypothyroidsim, adrenal fatigue and

--- In , Seay <entheogens@...>

wrote:

>This book, " Why Stomach Acid

> Is Good For You " was instrumental in my COMPLETE

> recovery:

>

http://www.amazon.com/Why-Stomach-Acid-Good-You/dp/0871319314/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\

& s=books & qid=1207159088 & sr=1-1

>

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--- Idol <Idol@...> wrote:

> Would your wife at least consider ginger juice, maybe?

She takes ginger tablets sometimes for indigestion. I've tried them

too and they work pretty well for me, but kefir works faster and

better for the rare indigestion that I get. I also like GT's

gingerade kombucha, but I've never tried it for indigestion. I

haven't seen or tried ginger juice, though I remember having ginger

ale as a child. Real fermented ginger ale would be nice to try.

[Guest guest]

--- Seay <entheogens@...> wrote:

> I read a study in which there is a high CORRELATION

> between asthma and low stomach acid.

Is there an easy way to test for deficient stomach acid? My wife

mentioned a test she had read about, where you take apple cider

vinegar when you have indigestion. Supposedly if the indigestion goes

away, then you need more stomach acid, but if the indigestion

persists, you have too much stomach acid. She said when she tried

this test the indigestion didn't go away. So, she thinks she has too

much stomach acid.

I can see how drinking liquids that are not as acidic as stomach acid

should affect stomach acids by initially diluting them. Water would

provide the strongest dilution since it is fairly close to neutral.

Even coffee is less acidic than stomach acid IIRC. Kombucha and apple

cider vinegar may be close to digestive stomach acidity. I've read

that stomach acidity normally increases when you eat food and

decreases on an empty stomach. So, highly acidic drinks may be hard

on an empty stomach, especially if you have a tendency for ulcers.

But maybe they would be helpful to drink as a digestive aid.

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--- <oz4caster@...> wrote:

> Is there an easy way to test for deficient stomach

> acid?

, I think if you find a sympathetic and

open-mindded doctor that they have a test (that they

almost never use) to test for hyperacidity.

Now, when I was at the peak of my stomach problems,

apple cider alone did not do any good.

Ok, best if you find an orthomolecular MD or a

naturopath who knows how to test for hyperacidity. In

lieu of that, you could do the following. First, make

sure that she does not have an ulcer. You will have

to get a doctor to test for that. If she DOES NOT

have an ulcer, try adding Hydrochloric Acid tablets at

the beginning of meals. Take one, eat a little, then

take another eat a little. See if that helps. If you

DO HAVE ulcers, DO NOT FOLLOW ABOVE protocol.

In any case there is an herb that I HIGHLY recommend

that will HELP relieve some of the problems. It is

called Mastic gum. You can sometimes get it at Whole

Foods or they can order for you. Take a couple of

those.

I HIGHLY recommend that you get that book " Why Stomach

Acid Is Good For you " from Amazon (or elsewhere).

http://www.amazon.com/Why-Stomach-Acid-Good-You/dp/0871319314/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie\

=UTF8 & s=books & qid=1207244101 & sr=1-1

Here is the website of the Doctor who wrote the book:

http://www.tahoma-clinic.com/

You might even want to get a consultation with him.

He says that at least 90 percent of those diagnosed as

having hyperacidity do not.

Look, I am not BSing you. I went through the hell of

so-called GERD for two years and even started on the

roller coaster ride of allopathic solutions (which

work at first but then stop working and actually cause

more problems). THIS THING CAN BE BEAT!!!!

-

Things fall apart; the center cannot hold;

Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,

The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere

The ceremony of innocence is drowned;

The best lack all conviction, while the worst

Are full of passionate intensity.

-WB Yeats

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