Don't Wait For Your Wake Up Call! - HH04: Antacids- Are They Hurting You or Helping You

Duration: 1m
Broadcast on: 22 Nov 2021
Audio Format: other

We're using antacids to stop the production of stomach acid, but the problem is, is that we actually are in a stress state that is causing heartburn in the first place.

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Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner helping people get to the root cause of their health issues. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual –the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, and the Aim Higher Summit, and has guested on over 30 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get get started.

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Hi, Melissa Diele here for your one-minute health hack. And I have a question for you today. Do you use antacids? They're one of the most over-the-sold drugs, over-the-counter-sold drugs there is. And the problem is, is that we're using antacids to stop the production of stomach acid. But the problem is, is that we actually are in a stress state that is causing the heartburn in the first place. And when we're in that stress state, the body shuts down digestion because it's looking for energy to help get you to safety. When digestion is shut down, you can't break down the food that you're eating. And what's happening in that stress state is the lower esophagus sphincter gets a little bit floppy like this, and the little bit of stomach acid you do have will creep up into your esophagus, making you think you have too much stomach acid. But you don't, you really have too little, and then the antacids make it worse, and your body can't break down the food. And then that causes further digestive issues down the line. The bottle says you should only be using antacids for two weeks at a time. How long have you been using yours? And perhaps it's time to address the stress rather than the stomach acid and the antacids.