Summary of Jonathan V. Wright & Lane Lenard's Why Stomach Acid Is Good for You

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#1 The myth that underlies the conventional treatment of acid indigestion is that heartburn happens because we have too much acid in our stomachs. To relieve the pain, we simply need to reduce the level of acid.

#2 The acid-suppression theory, which governs the conventional medical therapy of acid indigestion, is based on the myth that acid indigestion, heartburn, and its more serious consequence, GERD, are the result of too much stomach acid.

#3 The incidence of indigestion, simple heartburn, and GERD increases with age. If too much acid were causing these problems, teenagers should have frequent heartburn, while Grandma and Grandpa should have much less.

#4 Heartburn is a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. GERD is not really a disease, but a syndrome consisting of one or more of these disorders: damage to the esophageal lining that may or may not produce symptoms, mild to severe inflammation of the delicate lining of the esophagus, and symptoms such as heartburn.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822506565

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The myth that underlies the conventional treatment of acid indigestion is that heartburn happens because we have too much acid in our stomachs. To relieve the pain, we simply need to reduce the level of acid.

#2

The acid-suppression theory, which governs the conventional medical therapy of acid indigestion, is based on the myth that acid indigestion, heartburn, and its more serious consequence, GERD, are the result of too much stomach acid.

#3

The incidence of indigestion, simple heartburn, and GERD increases with age. If too much acid were causing these problems, teenagers should have frequent heartburn, while Grandma and Grandpa should have much less.

#4

Heartburn is a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. GERD is not really a disease, but a syndrome consisting of one or more of these disorders: damage to the esophageal lining that may or may not produce symptoms, mild to severe inflammation of the delicate lining of the esophagus, and symptoms such as heartburn.

#5

The majority of people with heartburn have too little stomach acid, not too much. The pharmaceutical companies that make all those potent acid-suppressing medications know this, and do not advertise that their products help with too much acid, only too little.

#6

The symptoms of heartburn are caused by acid in the stomach, and lowering the acidity of the stomach often helps relieve them. But we believe that neither heartburn nor GERD is caused by too much stomach acid.

#7

The lower esophageal sphincter, which is the muscle that guards the lower end of the esophagus, normally opens wide to allow swallowed food and liquids to pass