>Why not try some baking soda mixed in bottled water.



Baking soda, like antacids (Tumms, etc.) neutralize stomach acid. There's
growing evidence stating that while baking soda or any other alkalinizing
agent may help in the short-term, they are very damaging to overall health
in the long-term. The stomach MUST have acidic environment in order to kill
viruses, molds, adequately digest foods, etc.. For years, until the
creation and sale of antacids (in the Top Five of money-makers for
pharmaceuticals) there was adequate research showing that the problem wasn't
TOO MUCH stomach acid but in fact TOO LITTLE stomach acid which was causing
heartburn, acid reflux, etc.

Whether baking soda or antacids, the issue is they are both unhealthy. The
problem is, at the very core, difficulty properly digesting certain foods.
And Reducing acid will NOT help the stomach's functioning in performing this
very necessary task. Adding acid, in the form of ACV, is what is required.
Even then, in my mind, relying on ACV is NOT to become a long-term solution.
Rather, eating foods rich in enzymes (not processed, not cooked to death,
not microwaved), eating traditional fermented foods (sauerkraut, beets,
carrots, etc.), probiotics (whole-fat live-culture yogurt or kefirJ), should
become part of our "diet". Here are, what I hope to be, helpful articles
in this very complex topic:

While you were discussing baking soda, the principle is the same as antacids
- supposedly the need to reduce stomach acid. I'm going to give some
resources to read which will show the opposite thinking is needing - don't
neutralize/alkalinize, but instead, ADD ACID to correct the problem:

Again, just don't read "antacids" in this, because I think we all know the
majority of them contain nasty chemicals which we would avoid anyway, but
think "neutralizing stomach acid = bad; adding acid to stomach = good":
"Avoid over-the-counter antacids. While they may provide temporary
symptomatic relief, they do not solve the problem of indigestion. Studies
have suggested that some antacids are actually unhealthy."
http://www.foodallergysolutions.com/flatulence.html

http://www.rense.com/general67/theevilantacidmyth.htm - One of the best "non
professional" explanations of how stomach acid works, and explains the
"evil" myth of antacids (in which the decades-old use of baking-soda is
included).

"Enzymes Are Key to Reduction of Pain and Inflammation": This is an
excellent article which expands the concept of antacid (baking soda included
because what we don't want is to REDUCE acid) as setting the stage for
long-term inflammation and diseases: "However, if we are stressed, using
antacids for heartburn, eating unhealthy food, or are deficient in the
pancreatic enzyme, protease, the proteins we consume will be poorly digested
and not broken down into small enough units for proper absorption. Oversized
protein molecules may result. Oversized protein molecules in the intestines
can trigger the release of histamine and other inflammatory compounds. This
can result in gas, bloating, belching, feeling full for a long time after
eating, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, AND inflammation. More problems
arise if these oversized proteins are accidentally absorbed into the body -
often called "leaky gut syndrome." If poor protein digestion happens with
every meal, inflammation can be triggered throughout the day, never allowing
the inflammatory process to die down. HTML version:
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:sqAYPhUoXRIJ:www.atdonline.org/atd/Pain
%2520and%2520Inflammation.pdf+antacids+unhealthy
<http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:sqAYPhUoXRIJ:www.atdonline.org/atd/Pai
n%2520and%2520Inflammation.pdf+antacids+unhealthy&hl=en> &hl=en PDF
Version: http://www.atdonline.org/atd/Pain%20and%20Inflammation.pdf.



-Sharon, NH
Deut 11:14 He will put grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will
have plenty to eat.



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