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  • Sep 30

    Sanskrit mantra for stomach pain, indigestion, heartburn, acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome.

  • Dec 4

    Have you ever heard the old adage that “if it tastes great and you love to eat it, it must not be good for you?” Sometimes it seems that way, especially if you get stomach pain every time you eat the foods you love. Do you get indigestion, acid reflux, diarrhea, constipation or any of a number of other stomach disorders when you eat certain foods? Have you ever noticed whether or not you’re eating certain mixtures of foods when that happens? If so, you’ve stumbled upon the secret to ending stomach pain and misery. You just didn’t know that you’d found that secret.

    You see stomach pain and really, many of the common but painful ailments that we have given names to such as diverticulitis, diverticulosis, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome and others didn’t just occur out of the blue. They began a long time before they actually surfaced to show themselves. It has been discovered that the foods that we love to eat don’t always love our bodies.

    In most people who have “normal” digestive systems, incompatible foods, though not originally evident, cause the digestive system to break down and become diseased. If a person has an abnormal digestive system, one that may be slower or even faster than what would be termed a “normal” digestive system, the results become obvious much sooner than in the “normal” system.

    Here’s how it works, in a nutshell. Foods are either acid based or alkaline based. The body’s normal pH, which is a measurement of acidity/alkalinity, is 7.35 to 7.45. The lower the number, the more acidic it is. When a person eats a certain food, let’s say an orange for instance, that food is swallowed and finds its way to the stomach. Oranges are acid based foods with a pH of about 3.69 to 4.34. That is VERY acidic. Most people think that if they eat acidic foods, their body will become more acidic. Au contraire, my fine feathered friend.

    The truth is that when the stomach receives food that is acidic, it doesn’t just pass that food through without adjusting it. The stomach knows what the normal pH of the body is and it’s job is to make the foods that are coming through it as close to normal as possible before they go to the intestines where they are absorbed and distributed. While the stomach is breaking the foods down, it detects the pH of the eaten foods and adds just enough acid or alkaline to the mixture to balance the pH of the food.

    So, once you’ve eaten this very acidic orange, the stomach determines that the pH of the orange is too low to be allowed to enter the digestive system. It then adds just enough alkaline substances to bring the pH of the orange back up to somewhere around 7.35 to 7.45. Once this is accomplished, the orange is allowed to leave the stomach and enter the absorption portion of the digestive process.

    Sounds simple, right? What an easy job the stomach has, right?

    Yea, that’s right, as long as the stomach only has to deal with one food and one pH. But what happens when you eat several different types of food with various pHs? Yea, the stomach’s job gets a LOT more complicated, huh?

    So, what’s the point I’m trying to make? Just this. How do you think the stomach feels when you eat a meal that is very difficult to break down normally, like say, beef, for which it (the stomach) usually releases a fair amount of acids so that they can break down the beef and be absorbed at the proper pH and on top of that, you eat a whole potato, which has a higher but still acidic Ph of around 5.10. Add to that some cooked asparagus at a pH of 6.0 to 6.7 , some iced tea (pH 7.2) and some a dessert of fruit cocktail (3.4 to 6.0). Yow! First, it releases acids and then, to neutralize those acids, it has to release alkalines, then back to acids! The job’s not so easy anymore is it? No.

    The sad part is that when this happens, the digestive process is slowed down right there in the stomach and many times those foods don’t digest for lengthy periods of time. Rather, they just sit in the stomach and start to become putrid. That means that the natural bacterias within those foods start to break them down. In other words, they’re just rotting. When natural material start to rot, they release gasses and toxins.

    When the foods do eventually make it to the small intestines, they take those gasses and toxins with them and the toxins are absorbed into the system. The gasses cause bloating and abdominal distension and often pain. As the toxins are absorbed into the system, they become part of the structure of the body and in doing so, they begin to cause destruction of body tissue.

    This is when the conditions and diseases that you hear about, that cause digestive problems, take place. This is when diverticulitis, colitis, ibs and the other diseases that I mentioned previously start to manifest themselves.

    Don’t get too depressed about this though. There is a simple way to beat this whole system. Just learn how to mix the appropriate foods properly. That’s it.

    Once a person understands how to combine certain foods, they can completely end stomach pain, bowel pressures, digestive problems and a number of other digestive disorders that complicate their lives and make them miserable.

    This method is not something new. It has been around for centuries but people are often very stubborn and insist on eating food in certain combinations, to their detriment. Food is great, but it can cause you extreme torment if eaten in the wrong combinations.

    Once people discover how to eat the proper combinations it is very common that the symptoms of the diseases disappear and they can lead normal lives without burning stomach pain, indigestion, diarrhea, constipation or irritable bowel syndrome. It’s the food mixtures that cause the problem. Not the food itself.

    If they go back to eating the wrong combinations, the symptoms return. So what does that tell you?

    This food combining system is not a miracle nor is it a secret. It is just a learning process that very few people know and understand.

    If you or someone you care about is having any type of digestive or digestive system problems, the answer to their health may be a simple adjustment in the foods that they’re eating. It may behoove them to learn how to combine foods correctly and end their stomach pain forever.

  • Jul 13
    Gas and bloating

    Gas and bloating

    One of the most common questions clients ask every day
    goes something like this:

    “How can I get relief from IBS (irritable bowel)? The
    daily gas, bloating, constipation and diarrhea are horrible.”

    When I say it’s a common question, I mean it…

    Because as many as 20 percent of the American adult
    population (about 1 in 5) have IBS symptoms, making it one
    of the most common conditions diagnosed by doctors.

    That 1 in 5 included me back in 1990.

    I believe I had it worse than just about anyone. It was
    so bad, it put me in the hospital for 7 solid days and
    nights. I would have died if I hadn’t been rushed to the
    hospital.

    But I’ve been completely symptom- and medication-free
    since 1992.

    And I can help you to do the same.

    Here’s how:

    In order to REALLY get relief from IBS you have to
    understand what causes it to begin with.

    What causes IBS [Irritable Bowel Syndrome] is the same
    thing that causes or worsens ALL sickness and disease in
    your body.

    A pH that is too acidic.

    Unfortunately, because of the highly processed,
    chemicalized, sugary, badly combined diets that most people
    have today, having an acidic pH is very common.

    And very bad.

    Here’s what I mean:

    Too much acid in your stomach causes your foods to be
    poorly digested. When your food is not digested like it
    should be, it doesn’t pass through your intestines easily
    like it should either.

    And that means lots of gas, rock-hard bloating and
    alternating constipation and diarrhea.

    Sound familiar, IBS sufferers?

    Too much acid also means destruction of nutrients and poor
    nutrient absorption.

    When your body isn’t nourished like it needs to be, it
    sends the hunger signal to your brain…even if your
    stomach is still physically full of food.

    So you feel hungry (and eat again!)

    And if you don’t get properly nourished from what you ate
    again, guess what happens again?

    That’s right–you’re hankering around the refrigerator or
    vending machine yet again!

    This becomes a non-stop cycle that leaves you feeling
    constantly hungry, with an increasingly wider backside by
    the day.

    But that’s not the “end” of it.

    You see, the bad bacteria in your gut LOVE acidic, sugary,
    badly combined foods. They feed like vultures and multiply
    faster than rabbits…and overpower the good bacteria in
    your system.

    And not only does that lead to worsening of IBS symptoms,
    but it also leads to or worsens many other digestive
    problems like diverticulitis, Crohn’s, colitis and leaky
    gut syndrome.

    It also compromises your immune system, making you
    succeptible to every cold, bug, virus or infection that
    comes your way.

    1 out of 5 American adults have these symptoms, according
    to the AMA. Crazy, isn’t it, since the human body was
    designed to be healthy and live over 100 years?

    If you have IBS and want it to go away, it’s simple. I’ve
    helped thousands of people do this. If you do what I tell
    you to do, you will absolutely positively reduce the
    acidity in your body and balance your intestinal flora.

    There are just two easy steps.

    1) Use Great Taste No Pain

    In the Great Taste No Pain manuals, you will learn how
    easy and delicious it is to eat low acid, correctly
    combined meals that will make your body more alkaline like
    it’s supposed to be.

    An alkaline body means a healthy body free of IBS and
    other diseases.

    The simple, common-sense manuals take you step by step and
    teach you exactly what to do. Unlike a lot of health
    books, there are no ambiguities. You will be told exactly
    what to do. Plus, there are recipes and suggestions for
    breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, drinks and even
    desserts.

    2) Take Super Shield every day
    - http://www.bluerockholistics.com/product/pro-ss.asp

    Super Shield will not only help balance your intestinal
    flora, but also maintain that critical balance for life.

    This will help ensure your good GI health as well as a
    strong immune system, ready to fight “invaders” that may
    come your way.

    These 2 simple steps are what have made me IBS-free for 17
    glorious years and counting. Plus I have no other medical
    conditions and take no medications whatsoever…
    practically unheard of for a 46 year-old woman.

    You can do the same. Sound good?

    The time to act is now.

    To your health,

    Sherry Brescia

  • Jul 13

    Just yesterday I received a letter from a woman in Canada,
    who has suffered more physical pain than 99.999999% of
    anyone who has ever lived or who ever will live.

    She’s had hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of
    unnecessary (and irreversible) surgeries and other
    procedures.

    And since Canada has national health care, you couldn’t
    possibly say the motive is profit. Because the doctors and
    hospitals make nothing from these procedures. Because the
    patient pays nothing.

    So the truth is, obviously, that the doctors TRULY don’t
    know how to naturally treat digestive disorders (like
    diverticulitis, colitis, IBS, acid reflux and others) with
    anything but drugs and surgery. Could that be? Could it
    really be that it’s not just greed that drives these
    unneeded procedures?

    Read her story below, and you’ll conclude, like I do, that
    it’s not greed that is keeping so many people sick. It’s
    simply ignorance, not profits that keeps people from
    getting advice that will make them well.

    Here’s Vera and Stephen Soroka’s story.

    Be amazed…

    ***************

    Dear Sherry,

    Thank you so much for supplying the information that
    allowed me to bring my life back to normal.

    I started having excessive bleeding from my large
    intestine when I was 16. Farm-raised and supposedly fed
    garden fresh vegetables and free range protein, I like the
    majority of Canadians and Americans thought I was eating
    correctly…especially on those days when Mom would make
    homemade bread and we would smother it in Rogers syrup.
    Yum!

    The bleeding was only occasional but scary for a teenager
    and so much blood loss. This continued throughout my 20′s
    with many scopes being done and always being told by the
    medical profession that there was something wrong with my
    ovaries!

    They actually told me I would only have a 50% chance of
    ever becoming pregnant. Ironically, I later found out that
    I was about 3 weeks pregnant when they told me that!

    By three weeks into my pregnancy I could barely stand the
    pain of the elastic on my underwear and belts of any kind
    disapeared from my closet for life. I had constant pain in
    my tummy with a totally normal pregnancy.

    After the birth of our second child and continuing bouts
    of bleeding, fainting from the pain, and basically wearing
    “sacks” for clothing, the medical ‘experts’ decided at age
    38 to give me a hysterectomy because of course, the pain
    had to be in my reproductive system.

    You already know the results right? The pain and
    occasional bleeding flushes continued.

    One morning at age 47 I went to the bathroom and instantly
    lost over 2/3 of my total blood in one fell swoop! You bet
    I hit the floor, scared the <$@#*& out of my husband who
    rushed me to hospital where they took out 2/3 of my large
    intestine and told me I was lucky I wasn't on the street
    somewhere or I would never have made it. They said I had
    the intestine of an 80 year old it was so full of
    diverticulitis.

    The ONLY thing the surgeon recommended to me was to take
    Metamucil to give me some form for the constant diarrhea.
    So for the last 11 years that's what I was doing until one
    day I just typed in diverticulitus and there was your site.
    That was 3 months ago.

    I used to be so excited when I would have what I called a
    close to normal bowel movement and the only thing I had
    figured out was it usually happened after a simple pasta
    meal. Now of course I know why...because it was correctly
    combined.

    All told I have had approximately 10 surgeries (including
    day scopes) and now I am so excited to say I have a normal
    bowel movement once or twice a day, have lost 9 pounds and
    feel great every day.

    My husband, also farm-raised, had over 1/2 of his stomach
    removed from ulcers when he was 21! He has a term for
    eating from your program...he calls it feeling "neutral"
    which is a great term because there is no burping, no gas,
    no smell, no tummy ache, no saying as you find the nearest
    sofa, "Gosh, I wish I wouldn't have eaten that!"

    So like your other 200,000 followers we also thank you SO
    much for turning our lives around in such a simple way.
    There are no cumbersome rules, I can still enjoy sneaking
    in a cool beer on a hot day but we now combine our foods
    simply and effectively and keep aware of the spacing time.

    Thank you most sincerely,

    Vera and Stephen Soroka

    *******************

    SB: Vera, I'm so happy you found Great Taste No Pain.
    May you and your husband enjoy a long happy life of feeling
    “neutral!”

    Most people would think that, living on a farm eating the
    freshest of foods, nothing could go wrong with your
    digestive system. But Vera suffered for years. And was
    never told what to do to change her situation.

    I’m telling YOU what to do. It’s not just “eat
    vegetables” or “eat fresh.” It’s more than that. To have
    perfect digestion, you need to follow some simple, but very
    important rules. Do what I show you in Great Taste No Pain
    and you will feel great. Period.