Eric Bakker: Eric Bakker, the naturopath. Thanks
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Eric Bakker, the naturopath, thanks for coming back. Let's talk about the connection between
candida, but also the stomach, low stomach acid, heartburn, there's often a connection there.
I've seen so many patients over the years with heartburn and people who are put on Prilosec or
drugs like this are antacids, things are block acidity of the stomach. Now this is good for
the person because it reduces the symptoms, but it's bad for the person because it can also allow
things like candida to come in much more easily. So often people who are on a stomach acid blocker
will take other drugs as well. So I found a big connection between many pharmaceutical drug takers
and the development of candida and the buildup. And oftentimes when a person gets sick and they
get tired and they get an infection, they get put on the antibiotic. So... Excuse
me. I talk about the drug merry-go-round quite often. So they start in one drug,
then they go on another one, another one before they know it they're on this big circle,
all these drugs they're taking all the time. And I've heard the Pfizer people at conferences
tell me that their aim is by the time a man is 70 he's on at least two pharmaceuticals,
that's their aim. Remember, they're a marketing company like anyone, but I was just shocked when
I heard that, but that's just how it is. So even a guy in his 60s like me should be on drugs now.
I just can't buy this sort of stuff. So when you have got a stomach problem,
my first question to you, if you're a patient, are you taking any form of medication? And if
you're not taking a drug, then I want to know why you've got the stomach problem. Did you
get checked for a Helicobacter pylori stomach infection? Have you had a test done for that?
"Oh no. I haven't had that done." "What did you have for lunch yesterday?" "Well,
I was in a hurry. I was in a meeting, so I had a coffee and I had some fries or I had a slice
of pizza or something." So the diet plays one of the most fundamental roles in stomach problem.
Overeating, way too much food, spicy foods, deep fried foods, alcohol, caffeine for some
people tomatoes or whatever, but you need to identify those trigger foods. Being overweight
is a big one. But the question is what's the candida connection with the stomach acid?
Remember when the stomach acid starts going down,
meaning that pH goes up, it can no longer really protect anything further down from
bacterial or fungal issues and we've seen this many times with patients.
So by having a low pH stomach by chewing properly, having good portion size,
not an American portion size, I'm talking about a New Zealand portion size, right?
Having a smaller portion size of quality food and chewing it properly, the prediction on that
over time will your stomach problem's going to go down and down and down and it'll disappear,
especially if you lose weight, okay? Because as soon as you start piling on the weight,
you'll start get a lot of stomach problems. You'll be pushing organs up. And the other one
is hiatus hernia, so check for that. So remember strong stomach with low acid, much better ability
to stop getting infections going further down. But my concern is that one drug leads to another
drug and eventually an antibiotic. And then the gut just basically goes and that's when
the person gets really sick. And doctors aren't taught these things often in medical school,
like candida. And if they aren't taught it, then they don't even think it exists.
So this whole black and white thing disease or no disease is a bit blurry to me.
Many people are walking around. I call them the walking wounded. They're functionally not really
well. And oftentimes it's a stomach or small bowel problem, particularly middle aged people now with
all the stress so, okay. Remember the stomach is an organ that gets very affected by stress too.
Look at last time you had a big fight in the family, or an argument, or you went
to church and someone threw something at someone and everyone went upset, whatever,
or I don't know what you guys do, but the point of making is when you get stressed, can you eat?
If we had a fight in the car on the way to McDonald's could you eat a burger?
Probably not. Think about it. Thanks for tuning in.
It's Eric Bakker again, the naturopath. I hope you enjoyed that video. Remember go to
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