If you are tired of heartburn and reflux, read this article. It may

change your life forever.

About 40 million Americans suffer from frequent heartburn and GERD (Gastroesophageal

reflux disease). The "purple pill" has become the world's best-selling

prescribed drug and generated $6 billion in profits for its manufacturers.

This expensive habit, about $4 per day per pill, has been touted by doctors

as the "purple crack" because patients can't seem to live

without it.

Symptomatic relief may be great, but it is only temporary and has several

side effects. These drugs significantly reduce the acid content on the

stomach, which affects your ability to properly digest your food, absorb

your nutrients and may lead to other digestive ailments such as irritable

bowel, leaky gut syndrome, constipation, diarrhea, yeast infections,

etc. Reduction of the acid greatly reduces your primary defense mechanism

of killing off unhealthy bacteria and parasites that invade your body.

Recent research suggests that there may be a number of bacteria involved

in chronic stomach inflammation that may lead to stomach cancer. If this

is the case, researchers say, than people who are on medication to lower

their stomach acidity will tend to develop overgrowth of bacteria that

thrive in a less acidic environment, making them more susceptible to

stomach cancer. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association,

patients who opt for surgical intervention for GERD relief still need

medication years after surgery. In addition, there does not appear to

be any difference in the rate of cancer between those who have surgery

and those who take only medication.

Get to the cause and fix it. I have helped hundred of patients over

the years to find permanent relief from GERD and heartburn by following

these simple and easy steps:

- Eat right. There are simple testing procedures to discover and

eliminate specific food allergies that you may not be aware that you

have. Eliminating these foods drastically reduces your chances of heartburn

and indigestion. Incorporating more raw foods in your diet is also

very beneficial.

- Raw food enzymes. These plant-based enzymes act like little "pac-men" and

break down your foods and increase proper assimilation.

- Probiotics. These healthy bacteria help restore the normal flora

in your digestive tract, improve your immune system and help fight

off the unhealthy bacteria that can cause inflammation and cancer.

- Water. Increasing your water intake to at least 64 ounces per

day will help dilute the adid in your stomach and help normalize the

PH.

- Structural adjustment. Occasionally the diaphragm may develop

a weakness where the esophagus passes through the diaphragm. Because

of this weakness in the muscle wall, part of the stomach pushes up

or herniates into the chest area. The valve at the top of the stomach

is

now stretched and open due to the herniation and cannot close completely.

A simple painless treatment may relieve this herniation and give you

immediate relief from your pain and burning.

There are many other natural and painless approaches to GERD and heartburn.

If you are interested in getting to the cause of your problem, call for

a consultation and demonstration of our services at 770-719-8785.

(Dr. Veronique Desaulniers has been a wellness advocate for over 25

years. She maintains a practice at Health Concepts, 570 D North Jeff

Davis Drive in Fayetteville.)

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