Dietary cures for GIRD, GERD

Education, knowledge not remedies, fancy titles, etc. cures disease. The quickest cure is knowledge. Basic info to bring you up tp speed.

1. The body is not one structure and function but many that work together, for better (health) or worse (disease). You cannot cure one part (mind) and expect to be successful without curing all the parts (diet, digestion, elimination, respiration, etc.).  

2. All disease progresses in stages. Stage 1 is always cause. Thought precedes action. Stage 1 for most skin diseases is poor diet. Poor diet tends to weaken (2) digestion, (3) elimination, (4) blood, (5) circulation, (6) organ disease, etc. 

Most digestive diseases are stage 4 or higher. They generally start with poor diet.

Stage 1. Poor diet:

Long-term high protein, fat and starch and low veegtables, fruit,

Long-term cold, damp, low pritein, low fat and high carbohydrate.  

Stage 2:  abdominal bloating, gas, burping,

Stage 3:  loose stools, constipation,

Stage 4:  heartburn, nausea, GIRD, GERD

Gastrointestinal Reflux Disorder (GIRD) and Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) are two common digestive disorders that share similar symptoms: abdominal bloating, gas, nausea, shortness of breath and or acidic or sour taste in the mouth, throat, heartburn, burning sensation and or pain in the stomach, chest or behind the breastbone. Poor diet: too building or too cleansing tends to cause poor digestion, GIRD, GERD.

Digestion is a simple and orderly process. The stomach is the first digestive organ to receive and process food. It produces and mixes food with hydrochloric acid and enzymes designed specifically to digest animal protein and fat. This mixture sits and ferments (souring process), breaks down, before being sent down into the small intestine, for further digestion and eventual nutrient absorption into the bloodstream. Whatever food, fluids not digested, absorbed, become waste that is sent to the large intestine, for temporary storage, and eventual elimination from the body.     

The major symptom of GIRD and GERD is heartburn caused by the backflow of hydrochloric acid (HCl) into the esophagus HCl, produced by the stomach, irritates and burns sensitive tissues. Esophageal sphincter muscles that control the opening and closing of the valve that connects the esophagus to the stomach generally prevent its back flow. Poor diet, overeating and or tight clothing tend to cause back flow of HCl, heartburn.     

The throat, stomach and small intestine are more or less one long tube (thirty plus feet) that connects to another tube, large intestine (five feet), and ending in the anus. Overeating, especially protein, fat and starch (bread, cookies, pretzels, etc.) tend to clog the stomach and or small intestine, preventing the downward movement of food, which instead collects, clogs, festers (heat up, excess fermentation) and backs up, rebels like a clogged pipe that overflows causing burping, sour breath, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, etc.

Weak digestion via long-term low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate (pasta, bread, salads, tropical fruits, juices, etc.) also causes reflux. Protein and fat build and fuel. Too little tends to weaken, slow digestion, movement of food, causing it to collect and clog. Too many fruits, vegetables, juices, cold drinks, etc. especially  at the beginning of the meal, tend to dilute and weaken digestive acid and enzymes, reducing nutrient absorption, blood, while also slowing the movement of food producing abdominal bloating, gas, burping, reflux and or heartburn, depending on the rest of the diet.

 Pregnancy, excess weight and or tight clothing, belts can also obstruct, block and clog the stomach and small intestine causing a backflow of energy, food, fluids, GIRD, GERD. Never ignore the obvious. Always ask questions, analyze.

 The middle diet, meal plan, adjusted accordingly is recommended. Spices, Kim Chi (Korean spicy cabbage) help relieve heartburn. Reduce salads, tropical fruits, cold drinks, milk, yogurt and cottage cheese.

Case history: A female customer of mine was having digestive problems. Every time she ate, she would experience abdominal bloating, gas, burping, pain and heartburn. Her diet was anemic: low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate (pasta, bread, salads, fruit, juices, etc.). I suggested fennel seeds (one-quarter teaspoon after each meal).in addition to the hotter, middle diet. I told her to eat more protein, cooked foods, spices, etc. Three weeks later, she came back and hugged me. Her digestive problems and hot flashes (which she had not told me about) had disappeared. I told her (43 years old) that her hot flashes were not caused by menopause but instead intestinal heat via indigestion, stagnation of food, waste. Her doctor had diagnosed her as menopausal; which I thought was a little premature.

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