Chapter 3 - Protein – The Body’s Building BlocksWant More Diabetes Info? Search HERE
I wanted to mention again that the purple pills (Nexium and Prilosec, for instance) inhibit your body’s ability to digest proteins. Why? Because, as you just saw, proteins require an acid environment for adequate digestion. These drugs, both the prescription forms and the over-the-counter kinds, work by decreasing the production of adequate amounts of acid in the stomach. Without that adequate stomach acid, your body can’t break down protein nor will it be able to absorb the calcium in your foods or supplements. In my opinion as a doctor of chiropractic, if you suffer from reflux, it’s far more desirable to restore normal nerve function to the valves in the stomach, especially the top one – the cardiac valve – by spinal manipulation, so that the valve functions like it’s supposed to. This tends to keep the acid in the stomach where it’s supposed to be so it can digest the food rather than destroying this vital digestive solution. In terms of long-term health and longevity, this is certainly far better than destroying the stomach’s ability to digest protein by using either prescription or over-the-counter drugs. If you suffer from chronic indigestion or acid reflux (“disease”), also known as GERD or GIRD, ask your chiropractor to evaluate your “T5 and T6.” These are the fifth and sixth vertebrae in the center of your back. These are where nerves that control the stomach exit from the spine. Also have him or her check C1 (the first cervical vertebra at the top of your neck). Misalignments at C1 can affect the Vagus nerve which can, in turn, affect the operation of the stomach. B. I. was in his mid twenties when he first became a patient with low back pains. During the initial work-up he also mentioned that he suffered from gastric reflux. So I paid special attention to his mid-back during my examinations and discovered misalignments at T5 and T6 and corrected them. I explained to him how those specific spinal misalignments were related to his reflux and heartburn. At his next visit, he reported that his reflux had not given him any problems since the adjustment. Over the past decade, when he does experience infrequent heartburn (perhaps 1-3 times a year) he
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