Wellness

[sidsmom]

Changing the diet is paramount for relief.

Everyone....and I mean....e.v.e.r.y.o.n.e....gets immediate relief

when adopting a Low Fat, Whole Foods, Plant Based.

Check our the works of Dr. John McDougall. 

His website has tons of testimonials.

Heartburn is one of the 1st things to positively react to a proper diet.

[mom2four0418]

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@LTT1 wrote:

@Grouchomarx @mom2four0418 

I keep reading the words “repair your gut” over and over again...HTH

Whole foods/lots of fiber/mostly veggies/ bone broth, etc

I don't suffer from any of these ailments. Just wanted people to know the perspective that Ken Berry is coming from.

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[Susan Louise]

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@mom2four0418 wrote:

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@SeaMaiden wrote:

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@Susan Louise wrote:

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@Susan Louise wrote:

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@Grouchomarx wrote:

Just to be clear, a long time ago I presented with symptoms of acid reflux, which for me, were totally foreign. I was diagnosed, treated and problem solved. Many years later I’m just trying to get off the PPi. So I wanted to reach out if anyone has done the same. I had hope I was ok without them, but not so much. Thanks for your sharing and input.

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@Grouchomarx 

I also recommend watching a video on youtube by Dr Ken Berry - 'How to FIX Heartburn/GERD Naturally (and cheaply...)'

And if you have time, read the comments under the video

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@Kachina624   I recommend watching this video if you get a chance

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I hate watching videos... so in a nutshell.... how do you fix  it  naturally and cheaply

FYI: Ken Berry is s strong proponent of the Keto/Paleo diet.

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@mom2four0418   Yes he is, but nobody has to restirct their carbs to that level. I have mentioned in many threads/posts we are low carb...50-70 daily. Keto is keeping the carbs under 30 a day. He has many great videos/info on a wide variety of health issues.

I really love one of the comments under this particular video by Gwendolyn W...I could not have said it better myself.

[Susan Louise]

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@NickNack wrote:

I've been taking omeprazole for years.  Last year I started having breakthrough reflux again, and my doctor added Zantac at night.  My gastroenterologist said it would be worse to quit taking it than to continue.  Reflux can cause Barrett's Esophagus, which is cancer.  I have had no side effects from taking omeprazole.

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@NickNack   I have read your posts in this thread. Please take time and just watch this video

Dr Ken Berry - 'How to FIX Heartburn/GERD Naturally (and cheaply...)'

And if you have time, read the comments under the video

[sidsmom]

Keto is not a ‘low carb’ diet.

Keto is a ‘High Fat’ diet.

All that fat, causing digestion to slooooooow down 

just exacerbates the heartburn/GERD condition.

[Susan Louise]

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@sidsmom wrote:

Keto is not a ‘low carb’ diet.

Keto is a ‘High Fat’ diet.

All that fat, causing digestion to slooooooow down 

just exacerbates the heartburn/GERD condition.

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@sidsmom  I am sad you won't watch the video. One does not have to be 'keto' to reap the benefits of getting off OTC meds. The Dr explains about the heartburn/acid reflux/GERD.

I respect your totally opposite view of what you choose to eat/lifestyle, however, you are incorrect about what causes the condition.

You can trust me, by watching the video you won't be hypnotized into a keto lifestyle. He explains about the condition.

[sidsmom]

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@Susan Louise wrote:

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@sidsmom wrote:

Keto is not a ‘low carb’ diet.

Keto is a ‘High Fat’ diet.

All that fat, causing digestion to slooooooow down 

just exacerbates the heartburn/GERD condition.

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@sidsmom  I am sad you won't watch the video. One does not have to be 'keto' to reap the benefits of getting off OTC meds. The Dr explains about the heartburn/acid reflux/GERD.

I respect your totally opposite view of what you choose to eat/lifestyle, however, you are incorrect about what causes the condition.

You can trust me, by watching the video you won't be hypnotized into a keto lifestyle. He explains about the condition.

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@Susan Louise 

I honored your request & listened to the video.

I’m always game to learn about the opposition.

His quick fixes:

ACV, gum, licorice chews, baking soda, ginger root & salt (by his own admission ‘I’m not sure how that works, but it does”...odd coming from a doctor, but I continued on).

Long-term fixes:

1. Non-inflammatory diet. Correct. Processed foods, dairy...of course but the classic low-carb ‘grains’ was thrown in. No reason why...just ‘grains.’ A billion Chinese are all wrong for multi-thousands of years. Got it.

2. Lose weight. Correct

3. Stop eating before bedtime. If eating a LFPB diet, timing won’t be  an issue.

4. Incline the entire bed. Huh? Again, if making this a long-term solution, incorporating a LFPB Diet you wont have to alter your furniture.

5. Stop smoking/caffeine. Correct.

6. Probiotic. Mixed...at first when the gut bacteria is weak, a probiotic might be needed, but a LFPB diet is wonderful for healing & building gut bacteria, so probiotics are not needed for long-term solutions.

7. Too tight clothes. Of course. 

Keto diets (high in fat) and low carb diets are constipating.  Many different sphincters in your body are challenged when consuming low fiber foods which is basically Keto/low carb.  

High fiber naturally comes from plants/grains. High fiber foods will help one lose weight, reduce inflammation, naturally build gut bacteria & not challenge the straining to eliminate when not consuming fiberous foods.

In summary, he gives a lot of band-aid remedies, but not how to eliminate it permanently...in a healthy manner. We all know eating high fat & high animal products causes a plethora of cardiovascular & inflammation issues, but that’s another topic for another thread. 

The simplest way to reduce/eliminate acid reflux GERD is via a 

low fat whole foods plant based for long-term health results. 

[Susan Louise]

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@sidsmom wrote:

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@Susan Louise wrote:

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@sidsmom wrote:

Keto is not a ‘low carb’ diet.

Keto is a ‘High Fat’ diet.

All that fat, causing digestion to slooooooow down 

just exacerbates the heartburn/GERD condition.

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@sidsmom  I am sad you won't watch the video. One does not have to be 'keto' to reap the benefits of getting off OTC meds. The Dr explains about the heartburn/acid reflux/GERD.

I respect your totally opposite view of what you choose to eat/lifestyle, however, you are incorrect about what causes the condition.

You can trust me, by watching the video you won't be hypnotized into a keto lifestyle. He explains about the condition.

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@Susan Louise 

I honored your request & listened to the video.

I’m always game to learn about the opposition.

His quick fixes:

ACV, gum, licorice chews, baking soda, ginger root & salt (by his own admission ‘I’m not sure how that works, but it does”...odd coming from a doctor, but I continued on).

Long-term fixes:

1. Non-inflammatory diet. Correct. Processed foods, dairy...of course but the classic low-carb ‘grains’ was thrown in. No reason why...just ‘grains.’ A billion Chinese are all wrong for multi-thousands of years. Got it.

2. Lose weight. Correct

3. Stop eating before bedtime. If eating a LFPB diet, timing won’t be  an issue.

4. Incline the entire bed. Huh? Again, if making this a long-term solution, incorporating a LFPB Diet you wont have to alter your furniture.

5. Stop smoking/caffeine. Correct.

6. Probiotic. Mixed...at first when the gut bacteria is weak, a probiotic might be needed, but a LFPB diet is wonderful for healing & building gut bacteria, so probiotics are not needed for long-term solutions.

7. Too tight clothes. Of course. 

Keto diets (high in fat) and low carb diets are constipating.  Many different sphincters in your body are challenged when consuming low fiber foods which is basically Keto/low carb.  

High fiber naturally comes from plants/grains. High fiber foods will help one lose weight, reduce inflammation, naturally build gut bacteria & not challenge the straining to eliminate when not consuming fiberous foods.

In summary, he gives a lot of band-aid remedies, but not how to eliminate it permanently...in a healthy manner. We all know eating high fat & high animal products causes a plethora of cardiovascular & inflammation issues, but that’s another topic for another thread. 

The simplest way to reduce/eliminate acid reflux GERD is via a 

low fat whole foods plant based for long-term health results. 

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@sidsmom   Well, you missed the big point and that is getting off the terrible OTC meds...or worse if they are actually prescribed.

Taking the OTC acid blocking meds is counterproductive! I am mad at myself for taking any. The more I took the worse my acid reflux/Gerd/heartburn got. I wish I saw this video 5 yrs ago!!! I could have eliminated all the pain I went through and the thousands of $ I spent!!!

You also left out other facts in the video...as if you just cherry picked them.

We will just agree to disagree.

I lived eating your lifestyle for almost 60 yrs and it was leading me to a slow death. I've changed my eating lifestyle...again, not to 'keto' but low carb...there is a difference.

I'm sad about big pharm companies bleeding money off of people for their profits. I'm sad for patients who have Dr's who push the pills...either because they are too lazy to give the patient better/healthier options, or they themselves choose to close their eyes.

As I also mentioned before, one also can't change one's view on anything if they don't want to learn or change themselves.

Going low carb was NOT easy. It was painful in the beginning. It took about 2 months to get used to it. 

What were the alternatives for my husband and I to remain eating the way we were...what most would consider 'normal'?

DH staying on his diabetic meds...not just 1...but 2 AND crestor. I would be still taking Prevacid, Zantac and Pepto...and probably a lot more than I was at the end. I was drinking a bottle of Pepto almost every night...besides the Prevacid and about 3-6 Zantac daily. Every day I was getting worse physically and it was mentally depressing me.

What was my next step...seeing if Pepto has it available in a gallon container?

Just 3 weeks into eating a low carb diet, I didn't need the Pepto or Zantac anymore. I stayed on Prevacid til January because I feared stopping. What a fool I was. I could have stopped that immediately too!

I am able to lay flat in bed again when I go to sleep and not be propped up with 3 pillows anymore living in fear of choking on acid reflux in the middle of the night...pure joy and relief! I had not slept normally in bed for 5 yrs. I lierally have not had one incident of acid reflux since my change in lifestyle...and without meds!

AND DH is now off both of his type 2 diabeties meds and crestor.

Pharma companies don't like us anymore. They don't want people to be healthy...it cuts into their profit margins. Imagine what would happen if more folks took matters into their own hands to gett OFF most...if not all of thier meds? Food for thought...

OMG! The money we are saving is off the charts and ge this...the bonus is we are healthier!

I guess I choose doing a little more work by being very selective on carbs, counting carbs and making foods I enjoy like chocolate chip cookies using different ingredients...like almond flour and not white flour and eliminating the sugar with a better alternative...and using Lily's chocolate chips instead of Nestle's. So we still enjoy most of the foods we always loved...we are not deprived...but just make them low carb friendly. There are countless substitution low carb recipes online.

As I have mentioned in other posts of mine, most folks don't want to do the work and would rather just take pills. Just based upon the long term effects of PPI meds, I would rather get myself off of them totally then risk early dementia and more health issues.

For many diabetics that choose to take more insullin rather than change their diet, they are not becoming healthier doing so. They risk more dangerous side effects...loss of digits, limbs, sight, life.

I also choose to not be on meds because I'd rather spend money on other things or not have to dig into savings to pay for them. DH and I are saving literally hundreds of dollars MONTHY being off several meds now.

Sorry, but it makes no logical sense to me for folks to remain stubborn by not changing their lifestyle and staying on meds when there are ways to get off meds.

Additionally, IMO, being off of meds is healthier than being on them. Pharma companies don't make profits on healthy folks.

Yes, there are conditions folks have that they have no choice but to be on meds. But that is not true for all conditions. That is a fact.

[cherry]

I have read that baking soda is not good for you. I can't recall what the problems were, but, I thinik it was blood pressure related

[mom2four0418]

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@sidsmom wrote:

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@Susan Louise wrote:

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@sidsmom wrote:

Keto is not a ‘low carb’ diet.

Keto is a ‘High Fat’ diet.

All that fat, causing digestion to slooooooow down 

just exacerbates the heartburn/GERD condition.

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@sidsmom  I am sad you won't watch the video. One does not have to be 'keto' to reap the benefits of getting off OTC meds. The Dr explains about the heartburn/acid reflux/GERD.

I respect your totally opposite view of what you choose to eat/lifestyle, however, you are incorrect about what causes the condition.

You can trust me, by watching the video you won't be hypnotized into a keto lifestyle. He explains about the condition.

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@Susan Louise 

I honored your request & listened to the video.

I’m always game to learn about the opposition.

His quick fixes:

ACV, gum, licorice chews, baking soda, ginger root & salt (by his own admission ‘I’m not sure how that works, but it does”...odd coming from a doctor, but I continued on).

Long-term fixes:

1. Non-inflammatory diet. Correct. Processed foods, dairy...of course but the classic low-carb ‘grains’ was thrown in. No reason why...just ‘grains.’ A billion Chinese are all wrong for multi-thousands of years. Got it.

2. Lose weight. Correct

3. Stop eating before bedtime. If eating a LFPB diet, timing won’t be  an issue.

4. Incline the entire bed. Huh? Again, if making this a long-term solution, incorporating a LFPB Diet you wont have to alter your furniture.

5. Stop smoking/caffeine. Correct.

6. Probiotic. Mixed...at first when the gut bacteria is weak, a probiotic might be needed, but a LFPB diet is wonderful for healing & building gut bacteria, so probiotics are not needed for long-term solutions.

7. Too tight clothes. Of course. 

Keto diets (high in fat) and low carb diets are constipating.  Many different sphincters in your body are challenged when consuming low fiber foods which is basically Keto/low carb.  

High fiber naturally comes from plants/grains. High fiber foods will help one lose weight, reduce inflammation, naturally build gut bacteria & not challenge the straining to eliminate when not consuming fiberous foods.

In summary, he gives a lot of band-aid remedies, but not how to eliminate it permanently...in a healthy manner. We all know eating high fat & high animal products causes a plethora of cardiovascular & inflammation issues, but that’s another topic for another thread. 

The simplest way to reduce/eliminate acid reflux GERD is via a 

low fat whole foods plant based for long-term health results. 

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I also watched the video.  He pushes Keto, Paleo & Carnivore Diets and no grains as the #1 of 7 ways to eliminate/cure GERD, Acid Reflux.  He did not mention any other way of eating to get results, and his other suggestions are nothing new. At the end of the video he mentioned a "meal plan service" that he highly praised.

 I checked out his actual family practicee listing his services. His wife also has a clinic which provides aesthetic procedures, DermaPen, laser hair reduction, or Botox. Not sure how long he has been a proponent of HF diet, but his wife has only been doing it for a year. This picture of his breakfast is from his Twitter page: