Is It Really Too Much Stomach Acid… Or Not Enough? Reflux and heartburn are so common now that many people just learn to live with them. And alongside this, there’s a message we hear time and time again: “You have too much stomach acid.” But what if that isn’t actually the case? Practitioners such as Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride, along with traditional food advocates like Sally Fallon, have long questioned this idea. From an ancestral perspective, many digestive complaints—inc

Walk through any supermarket today and you’ll see shelves packed with colourful boxes, packets and ready-to-eat meals. Many of these foods promise convenience, long shelf life and bold flavours. But beneath this convenience lies something we rarely talk about: the quiet but steady degradation of our gut microbiome. Ultra-processed foods – often referred to as “fast foods” or highly processed products – now make up a significant proportion of the modern diet. These foods are t