We think of stomach acid as this unpleasant thing that occasionally makes unannounced visits up our esophagus. But few of us ever consider the importance of the contents of our stomachs. Some people suffer from maladies that lead to a suppressed production of stomach acid. Crazier still are millions of people now following a doctor’s […]
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Ask Doctor Jack & Mary is a monthly feature where we round up the best questions we’ve been asked, and turn it into consumable information for our readers and listeners. Have a question for Dr. Jack & Mary? Ask Here Dr. Stockwell, I finally listened to your pod cast on acid reflux and I found […]
We’ve been trained to think that heartburn, gas and bloating are minor nuisances, easy to medicate in various ways. Now more than ever, research shows us how simple-minded this type of thinking is. This week Dr. Jack and Mary discuss several critical components of digestion. Not only is our body telling us important information when […]
This week Dr. Jack and Mary tackle a growing health problem for more and more Americans. It’s actually problems, because our medical system’s drug-addled approach has created numerous, chronic conditions that are slowly killing their patients. We’re talking about Heartburn. In some ways, our body’s first warning that we are probably eating garbage, heartburn has […]