The phrase: “Death begins in the colon”, coined by Nobel Prize winner professor Elie Metchnikoff, is a well known one; at least amongst my peers and I. I’m not sure who originally coined the 4 R’s approach to digestive disorders, but it is certainly a great way to help someone gain optimal digestive health. The [...]
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Digestive disorders and the 4 R’s
Posted in common conditions, tagged detoxify, digestive disorders, inflammation, irritable bowel syndrome, stomach on September 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The dangers of acid-stopping medications
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged digestive disorders, GERD, heartburn symptoms, hiatal hernia symptoms, reflux, stomach on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t read my articles titled “Stomach and heartburn symptoms – aka GERD” or “Digestion – the importance of hydrochloric acid“, I recommend you start there. You may be tired of hearing about this by now, however I obviously find digestion extremely important. As with all things in life, I feel we should get [...]
Digestion: the importance of hydrochloric acid
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, food, remedies, tagged digestive disorders, GERD, heartburn symptoms, irritable bowel syndrome, remedies, stomach, supplements on August 27, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Digestive problems are one of the most common conditions I see in my patients. And they are usually one of the easiest to “fix”. Now I want to discuss one possible reason that people can have faulty digestion, related to hydrochloric acid (HCl). The chemical aspect of digestion begins in the mouth with salivary enzymes [...]
Stomach and heartburn symptoms – aka GERD
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged GERD, heartburn symptoms, hiatal hernia symptoms, reflux, stomach, supplements on August 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
GERD is an abbreviation for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Mayo Clinic defines GERD as a “chronic digestive disease that occurs when stomach acid or, occasionally, bile flows back (refluxes) into your food pipe (esophagus). The backwash of acid irritates the lining of your esophagus and causes GERD signs and symptoms”. They also state “signs and symptoms [...]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome – don’t be satisfied with this diagnosis!
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged digestive disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, stomach, supplements on August 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Irritable Bowel Syndrome I’ll never forget when a patient told me that as a child, her doctor had “diagnosed” her with a “nervous stomach”. She had been struggling with digestive complaints since she was 6 or 7 years old. The symptoms included abdominal pain, indigestion, bloating, and alternating constipation and diarrhea. After many years, she [...]
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