Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

The Fastest Way To Rid HEARTBURN, GERD and ACID REFLUX

Mar 12, 2024

06:22

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Learn how to get rid of heartburn naturally without antacids by focusing on essential nutrients like vitamin B1, potassium, and zinc. Understand the importance of stomach acid and maintaining a pH between 1 and 3 to keep the valve shut. Explore the risks of antacids and how they can worsen heartburn in the long run.

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Heartburn is not caused by excessive stomach acid but by a valve problem failing to close properly.

Alleviating heartburn involves replenishing essential nutrients like B1, potassium, zinc, and sea salt to support proper acid production.

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Understanding the Root Cause of Heartburn

Heartburn is not caused by excessive stomach acid but rather by a valve problem, where the valve fails to close properly, leading to acid reflux. Taking antacids to reduce acid levels may seem logical, but it can worsen the issue by further weakening the valve. To address heartburn effectively, it is crucial to focus on maintaining the proper acidity in the stomach to ensure the valve functions correctly.

Understanding Heartburn and the Role of Stomach Acid

4min

Understanding the Root Causes of Heartburn and Solutions for Digestive Health

2min

In this podcast, we’re going to talk about three ways to get rid of heartburn without using antacids. Antacids only work for a short time, requiring you to take more and more to keep your symptoms at bay. Through prolonged use, antacids will only make heartburn worse by depleting your stomach acid.

Antacids are associated with the following side effects:

• Bloating

• Indigestion

• Allergies

• Increased infection in the stomach

• Depression

Antacids create a condition known as achlorhydria, which depletes your stomach acid, but you need your stomach acid to get rid of heartburn. Your stomach is very acidic and should have a pH between 1 and 3. Enzymes cannot be activated if you do not have the right pH.

Heartburn is not a problem resulting from too much acid—it's a valve problem. Keeping the pH of the stomach between 1 and 3 keeps the valve shut.

How to get rid of heartburn naturally:

1. The most important nutrient to eliminate and prevent heartburn is vitamin B1 (thiamine). Your stomach can not produce acid when you’re deficient in vitamin B1. A diet high in carbs depletes B1. Low B1 deprives the autonomic nervous system, which controls the valves of the stomach. Look for a natural source of vitamin B1 to get rid of heartburn.

2. Potassium and zinc are very important for your stomach acid. Try a good electrolyte powder and trace mineral supplement to increase your intake of these important minerals. Also, make sure you’re getting plenty of sea salt.

3. Increase your stomach acid. This triggers the valve at the top of the stomach to close. Apple cider vinegar and betaine hydrochloride can help acidify the stomach.

It’s important to note that if apple cider vinegar or betaine hydrochloride causes burning, you may have gastritis or an ulcer. In this situation, you need to heal the stomach before taking apple cider vinegar or betaine hydrochloride.

DATA:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/716330/

https://www.objectivenutrients.com/in...