Thanks I'll keep this in mind, however, isn't this just addressing the symptom and the cause?
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Holmes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>- good flora and personal uses Yogiboy wrote: >I honestly can't answer your question. There could be a number of >factors to contribute to those conditions. My mom has acid reflux and >she's 65, has had it probably for about 15 years now. She takes Zentac. >It definitely does the job. But since she cut out coffee she tells me >she doesn't experience it as much. She now drinks herbal tea's. I >believe that, and a many doctors outside of western medicine or at least >doctors who believe in alternative medicine, say that all ailments of >the body is caused by acidosis. High acidity levels in the blood. Not to >be confused with alkaline, which is the ideal condition. Homeostasis, is >what the body is ideally trying to maintain. The ideal ph level in ones >blood should be between 7.0-7.4 respectively. Most are way off the scale >leaning towards acidosis. If there is a higher then "normal" alkaline >level in the blood the body's natural abilities will adjust this to >bring it down to equilibrium. When the opposite occurs...., the body >cannot reduce the acidosis, so other measures must be considered to >bring things back to homeostasis. This acidosis condition, over extended >period of time, does mess up the bodily functions considerably. Each >cell of our body is considered to have its own life force. I guess >intelligence for a better use of word. So if our very transport system >(the blood) is highly acidic. Movement is sluggish and cells are not >nourished properly for maintenance and GOD only knows what else it is >suppose to do. Hemoglobin is the element which is responsible for >picking up the 02 in the body and using the blood to transport it to >cells. >When we are acidic, this process doesn't work to well. From what I have >learned. Prolonged neglect, means cells become starved of 02 and >nutrients it requires for normal cell function. ( as I understand it >being ) This is why foods with high concentration of chlorophyll is >recommended, because is very similar to hemoglobin. It has similar >properties for transporting 02. >The hemoglobin in the body plus chlorophyll, the more 02 can be >delivered reaching the cells affectively. Making conditions for the body >more ideal. >Ok I'm ranting now. So I'll stop. > >Thanks for replying. > >Ernie > >-----Original Message----- > > >So -- is that why heartburn and acid reflux are so common in aging >adults? >MA > > >-- >The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > >Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] >Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > >Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] >OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > > My understanding is that the best treatment for acid reflux is to drink some water.
