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Your Lower Esophageal Sphincter: What You Need To Know

The lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is a round muscle and contracts and closes off down at the bottom of the esophagus that leads into the stomach.

The LES stop the contents of the stomach from coming back up again. If it’s not working well, people can run into problems with swallowing, burping, bloating, heartburn, and feeling sick to their stomach. A poorly functioning LES can result in GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease).

The LES works best in people who are not highly stressed, aren’t overweight, and aren’t drinking massive amounts of coffee each day.

People who smoke, who eat lots of chocolates and mints, drink lots of coffee and are larger, are at risk of having a problem with their lower esophageal sphincter. The LES can become saggy, loose, and stop closing correctly, resulting in acid reflux.

What are some of the critical things you can do to strengthen the LES?

To begin with, you need to eat the right kinds of foods.

In my book, Candida Crusher, I review the importance of not eating too fast and throwing everything down the throat like it’s some kind of cement mixer.

Some people will have a cup of coffee, then ice cream, followed by a piece of chocolate, a glass of wine, and a slice of pizza. They seem to think that everything will magically digest properly.

Going to the doctor’s is not going to help because you’ll only get put on a proton-pump inhibitor like Nexium. That’s not the answer.

When you have a digestive problem, think about what might have caused the problem.

Maybe it was the big piece of pizza and a couple of cans of beer. Perhaps you got stressed out and upset.

Years ago, I had a problem with my lower esophageal sphincter. We had three young children, I was quite stressed, and I was eating too fast.

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I can remember having reflux and other digestive problems at the time.

When the body is in a fight or flight mode, it’s not going to digest food properly. When it’s in a relaxed mode, what we call the rest and digest, or the parasympathetic dominant part of the autonomic nervous function, you’ll digest very easily.

That’s why it’s important not to watch bad news when you’re eating. I recommend that you put all screens aside and just sit there, relax, and chew your food.

The other step you can take is to get an assessment of your level of stomach acid production. A baking soda or betaine hydrochloride test will tell you how much acid your stomach is making.

You can get your stomach prepped up in making acid, and train it to work better, by adding Swedish Bitters, lemon juice, or some apple cider vinegar to your diet. I recommend Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar.

Acidic foods will help tone the LES and get your stomach in better shape.

Lastly, a digestive enzyme-probiotic formula like CanXida Restore can help get your upper GI tract in great shape.

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Sugar Alcohols: Are They Safe?

Are xylitol, sorbitol, and other sugar alcohols a safe replacement for sugar?

Xylitol, erythritol, sorbitol are polyols, or sugar alcohols, which are commonly found in fruits. They’re also found in tree bark and vegetables. They tend to be some digestible, although some are partly digestible, and some are indigestible.

Some sugar alcohols are fermentable oligo-, di-, mono-saccharides, so keep that in mind.

Studies have indeed shown no serious side effects from these products, even if people are consuming three to four ounces of xylitol a day for two years. Apart from a bit of gastric distress, a bit of diarrhea or bloating or gas, they didn’t have any problems with it.

Why I don’t recommend regular use of sugar alcohols is because they can get people hooked on a sweet taste.

The only sweetening agents I would use in my house would be honey from my own beehives, or pure maple syrup, and even then in moderation.

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It’s not a great idea to get hooked on sweet foods. It’s going to disrupt the gut. It’s only going to cause problems down the track. There’s definitely some research demonstrating that sugar alcohols may potentially push people into craving more sugar.

I recommend integrating bitter and sour foods into your diet. You’ll still enjoy sweet foods but no so much.

Do I think that sugar alcohols are a safe replacement for sugar?

Well, I think they are. These sorts of sugars are certainly safer than the artificial sweeteners that are widely researched and shown to be linked with many different problems, including brain dysfunction.

I certainly endorse xylitol and stevia as natural sugars. There’s very robust evidence that xylitol has a great effect on stopping streptococcus mutans, or the plaque formation on teeth.

Even though sugar alcohols are okay, I still suggest you don’t overdo it.

Try not to get used to anything really sweet in life. You’re going to enjoy your food a lot more if you don’t have this constant need to have something sweet in your diet.

If you do want something sweet, have berries. Berries are quite sweet to eat and they also contain phytochemicals that provide health benefits.

Try and take the focus off of having sweets. Make your diet about enjoying food for other reasons.

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Zinc Carnosine And Your Gut: What You Need To Know

Is zinc carnosine good for the GI system?

Zinc is an essential mineral for everyone, but it is particularly essential for males.
It’s incredible how many people I’ve seen over the years in my clinic with zinc deficiency.
You can do a zinc taste test if you go to your health food store and ask for a small bottle of Zinc Tally or zinc taste test, and just read the instructions on the bottle to test yourself for zinc.

Zinc’s very important. You can’t make stomach acid without zinc, so you need zinc, B1, and B6, I believe. Those are the three core elements you need to make stomach acid. The stomach can’t produce proper acid without zinc, and zinc can’t be absorbed without enough stomach acid, so it’s quite a vicious cycle.

When zinc levels are sufficient, and the pH of the stomach is nice and acidic, the pancreas is stimulated to create picolinic acid.

Picolinic acid is very important because it’s one of the main binding mechanisms for trace elements, including selenium and vanadium, to get into the body.

In other words, zinc is necessary to ensure other trace elements are being properly absorbed. If you’re deficient in zinc, you can end up deficient in a number of micronutrients.
Zinc carnosine is zinc bound to carnitine. Studies have shown that zinc carnosine is particularly good for ensuring a sufficient supply of stomach acid.

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I once read an interesting study which showed that about 100 milligrams of zinc carnosine per day protects the stomach lining better than a drink designed to protect the mucosa from hyperacidity.

Most people who take proton pump inhibitors would benefit from zinc carnosine.
Zinc carnosine has even been used in high dose, short term for Helicobacter pylori patients. But in my opinion, zinc picolinate is also just as good.

Males lose more zinc with one emission of ejaculation than a woman will lose in 30 days. The reason being is that seminal fluid contains reasonably high amounts of zinc to buffer that solution, which aids with fertility.This is why men have lower zinc levels than women.
I started to take a lot of zinc years ago, not because I was deficient, but to see what would happen. I found my sense of smell and taste markedly improved.

I strongly recommend that everyone get a zinc taste test to ensure that Ievels are good.
Zinc is necessary for RNA and DNA transcription. If you want to prevent a lot of serious diseases, you want to ensure that cellular reproduction is proceeding as it should. Zinc will prevent a wonky or dodgy transcription. It’s also crucial for fetal growth, so women who are trying to conceive need adequate zinc levels.

Zinc is also essential for white blood cell function. It also has anti-viral effects.
Due to its role in neurotransmitter production, zinc can help people with anxiety and depression.

Zinc, B6, and magnesium is the classic triad called the glucose tolerance factors. Having sufficient zinc levels will reduce the chances you’ll snack on crappy food because blood sugar is better regulated.

There you have it.

Is zinc carnosine good?

It’s very good, but don’t forget to test your zinc levels as well.

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Improving Your Gut Health With CanXida Products

I often get asked by people, what are the most important supplements for gut health?

Most people I’ve seen in the clinic take far too many supplements. They spend too much money taking dozens and dozens of supplements in this ridiculous belief that they take 20 or 30 things, it’s going to improve their health.

I’ve rarely seen a person attain excellent health taking 10, 20, 30 dietary supplements. I think the one that topped the cake for me is a lady who took 63 different nutritional supplements in one day.

Many people will see a practitioner like me, and they may get recommended a supplement. But then after a while they’ll see somebody else and somebody else and somebody else, and then they’ll go to a Whole Foods store, and then they’ll go online, and before they know it, they’re taking 10, 20, 30 supplements.

It’s not required. You don’t need to spend so much money taking so many vitamins and the like.
You should be able to get almost everything you need, from your diet and lifestyle. The whole idea about my Candida Crusher channel is to get you to a better level of living, better way of thinking, better way of living and relating to people, but also a better way of eating. And, this should get you to a point where you don’t need to take lots and lots of dietary supplements.

The only things I like to take myself personally are good quality and omega-3, and occasionally I’ll take magnesium. I take a multivitamin may be sometimes, but that’s about it. I get everything I need from the kind of diet that I have.

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I encourage people, is always to select those foods that I’ve talked about on this channel. Prepare them yourself. If you can grow some of your foods. Get involved in your food chain.
If you’re reading this article, you’ve likely got a digestive problem.

Do you have constipation? Do you have esophageal reflux disease? Do you have gas or bloating? Have you had a stool test performed, and it’s conclusive that you’ve got a Candida problem or maybe a parasite problem?

Maybe you’ve got SIBO or dysbiosis. Once you find out what you’ve got, then it’s a matter of tailoring the diet and lifestyle to suit that condition. Supplements are just icing on the cake.
Now, you may think that it’s a bit weird for someone like me not to have a range of like 50 different products because I am a product formulator. I’ve formulated many successful products for many companies over the years. But I’ve only formulated a few CanXida products so far because I don’t believe people need a whole bunch of stuff to take.

One of my key products is the antimicrobial Canxida Remove. If you have a problem with bacterial overgrowth, you may want to consider CanXida Remove, assuming you’re already eating a healthy diet.

The second thing that I often get people to consider is probiotics.

Digestive enzymes and probiotics need to be taken together, either as separate supplements or as a combined supplement together.CanXida Restore contains both digestive enzymes and probiotics.

In my opinion, most people only need to take these two or three products for about six to twelve months to improve their gut health.

And after, they don’t need to take supplements anymore, unless
they have a specific need for, say, a magnesium supplement or a coenzyme Q10 one because they’ve got some issues there with their heart.

Or, they could take some lutein or zeaxanthin for their eye, for example, if they’ve got a visual problem.

Don’t fall into the trap of taking a supplement for sleep, a supplement for anxiety, a supplement for your bowels, and so on. It’s a waste of money.

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Estrogen: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Estrogen has been very maligned for many years. Many people believe estrogen is a “bad” hormone, but if you have a healthy, balanced body, estrogen is perfectly fine.

The problem is that obesity has become the norm in many countries. The diet in these countries is high in saturated animal fat, which can cause estrogen problems.

Saturated fat influences certain types of intestinal bacteria to produce an enzyme called beta-glucuronidase. Beta-glucuronidase makes estrogen a lot more able to move through the bloodstream and into the body where it can create damage.

Estrogen is a proliferative hormone. It makes things grow. When in excess, estrogen has been linked with many different types of cancers. This is why you don’t want a whole lot of beta-glucuronidase activity going on in the body.

One of the reasons vegans and vegetarians tend to have a more streamlined body shape is that they have a more balanced estrogen and progesterone profile.

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By changing the amount and types of fats that you eat, you can avoid estrogen problems. For example, lean protein and fish protein are god choices. Fish protein is often associated with an anti-inflammatory fat.

Beef fat, on the other hand, tends to trigger inflammation through a particular pathway.

In order to reduce the build-up of estrogens in the body, you need to be aware of xeno-estrogens (foreign estrogens). Xeno-estrogens are found in the diet as well as plastics like cling wrap. It’s not a good idea to use those types of plastics, especially on high fat foods, because artificial estrogens can get sucked into the fat.

Use containers with a lid rather than plastic wrap.

Dietary fiber can reduce estrogens levels. So can certain probiotics, particularly lactobacillus acidophilus, which has been linked with a reduction of both beta-glucuronidase and estrogen. I recommend having a bit of yogurt in your diet and taking lactobacillus acidophilus supplements.

The critical steps to keeping your estrogen at a health level are to keep at a healthy weight, eat the right foods, including plenty of fiber, avoid deep-fried foods, and cut back on alcohol.

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