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How to Prevent and Reverse Acid Reflux, Heartburn, and GERD?

Let me remind you that acid reflux comes first, heartburn is second, and GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is third. All three conditions are more likely to result from low acidity than high acidity. Treating acid reflux with prescription drugs does remove the sensation of heartburn but leaves you dependent on them for life. Continue reading...

How to Revitalize Intestinal Flora?

Healthy intestinal flora is vital for forming stools, maintaining immunity, synthesizing essential vitamins, and protecting the colon from cancer. The loss of these functions contributes to impaired immunity, diabetes, obesity, hair loss, eczema, seborrhea, anemia, internal bleeding, ulcers, strokes, cancers, and common gastrointestinal, respiratory, and autoimmune disorders.

How to Restore Anorectal Sensitivity?

To preserve lifelong colorectal health and prevent colon cancer, a healthy person should move the bowels after each principal meal or at least twice daily. Because circumstances are rarely ideal, people tend to suppress urges and skip stools. When practiced long enough, this habit causes gradual anorectal nerve damage.

How to Overcome Fiber Dependence?

Fiber bulks up stools. Enlarged stools transform colorectal organs and cause a physical dependence on fiber to move the bowels. Fiber dependence is similar to drug, tobacco, or alcohol addiction: no fiber — no go! This page explains how to overcome fiber dependence without resorting to laxatives.

Colonoscopy: Is it Worth the Risk?

Each year, up to 15 million Americans undergo colonoscopy for colon cancer screening. According to the 2024 report “Adverse events after colonoscopy in a randomised colorectal cancer screening trial” [link], an estimated 2.4% (about 360,000 patients) experienced at least one adverse event, including approximately one death per 10,000 procedures. Continue reading...