Circadian Disruption: The Root of Acid Reflux & GERD?
What no doctor has told you about acid reflux
I’m going to propose a seemingly wild idea to you.
Maybe your acid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) would disappear with time if you made it a habit to strictly stop eating after sunset.
I know, it seems crazy to suggest, right?
Wrong.
Based on my research and experience with myself + clients, I believe this to be true.
Acid reflux is a nasty symptom in which acid rises to the esophagus, the tube that connects the throat and stomach. But, the cause has nothing to do with an EXCESS of stomach acid like centralized gastroenterologists would have you believe.
I’m not even so sure it has to do with a deficiency in stomach acid, although this can be the case and I can be wrong.
I think it’s about the esophageal valve that connects the esophagus and stomach, more specifically, the inappropriate response of stomach acid due to the mismanagement of your lifestyle from a circadian standpoint.
Consider the esophageal valve where the esophagus meets the stomach.