Indole-3-Carbinol and Prostate Cancer This same concept would benefit many cases of breast cancer as well (unbeknownst to the oncologist in the previous example…). But I have a question here. For I-3-C in foods to be activated to DIM, stomach acid is required. Are the physicians prescribing acid suppressive therapy informing their patients that the […]
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth is a common cause of chronic diarrhea What I find interesting about this is that small bowel bacterial overgrowth has also been linked to increased risk of non-alcoholic steatohepatits and elevated TNF alpha levels as well. “So what?” you say? Acid suppressive therapy has been linked to bacteria growing where they […]
Say that 3 times fast…Eosinophilic Esophagitis Treatment with an Esophagitis Diet. This autoimmune condition has been on the rise, especially in children. Overall, most autoimmune disorders, especially those tied to the gut (think Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and eosinophilic esophagitis) have been on the increase. The scare thing is that this rise has been playing […]
Urinary Hydroxyestrogens and Breast Cancer Risk among Postmenopausal Women While there are many risk factors known to contribute to breast cancer risk, the real problem is that, collectively, they are a big secret. By focusing on some of the more specific risk factors, such as in this case the urinary 2/16 hydryoxylation ratio, we could […]
Gastric achlorhydria in mice causes severe hyperplasia, mucocystic metaplasia and upregulation of growth factors I am a strong opponent to pharmacological therapy for acid suppression in almost every case. I’ve personally seen many patients respond very positively to actually supporting digestion instead of blocking it. I strongly feel that any doctor that prescribes acid suppressive […]
