Kick Acid (feat. Dr. Daryl Gioffre)

Healing your gut is the key to living longer…but what does that really mean? Is your reflux from too much acid or too little? Is your autoimmune challenge connected to your stomach? It is! Tune in to learn how to nurture your gut, avoid dis-ease, and reduce inflammation in this episode with Dr. Daryl Gioffre, the founder of Kick Acid Enterprises.

This week, Jenn is joined by the founder of Kick Acid Enterprises, Dr. Daryl Gioffre. After witnessing his father die from esophageal cancer, Dr. Gioffre made the promise that he would prevent others from suffering the same way his father had. Dr. Gioffre discusses the connection between acid, gut health, inflammation, and sugar and why managing these things is crucial for living healthy. He explains the three critical problems in everybody’s health while providing steps to overcome these issues in a balanced way. Tune in to learn more about acidity in our bodies and the key role it plays. 

The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• [6:22] Dr. Daryl Gioffre tells us his story and what changed the course of his life and led him to become a gut specialist.
• [11:15] What is the connection between acid, gut health, inflammation and sugar? 
• [15:12] What is the cause of dis-ease and why are doctors getting it wrong? 
• [17:30] What are the three critical problems for everybody’s health? 
• [20:33] What are some signs of low stomach acid?
• [23:56] How can you support healthy acid?
• [27:05] What foods can help support proper gut health and function? 
• [31:58] Can you drink coffee while managing your acid health? 
• [34:26] How does alcohol affect the acidity in our body?
• [37:37] How do sweeteners affect our acid? 
• [40:15] What do we need to know about sugar and how it relates to gut health and inflammation? 

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

• The best way to help increase the acid in your stomach is to take 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar + ⅓ cup warm water, and drink it 20-30 minutes prior to your biggest meal of the day. Those with acid reflux should start with ½ tsp + ⅓ cup warm water. This must be done with consistency. 
• Artificial sweeteners are the very worst thing you can put into your body, you need to avoid them like the plague if you want to be healthy. 
• Healing your gut is the key to healthy skin, to lowering your weight, to better brain function. That is the key to living longer. 

QUOTES: 

• [11:18] “No one dies of old age, you know there’s all these different diseases out there like heart disease and cancer. By the way, cancer has now overtaken heart disease as a number one killer in 21 states. You’ve got to understand our genes have not changed for 40,000 years, so it’s not a gene issue. This is an epigenetic issue, which means the lifestyle choices we make, how you think, how you eat, how you move, lack thereof, that is going to dictate your longevity, your quality of life, and the quality of your energy.” - Dr. Daryl Gioffre 
• [12:12] “For the first time in human history, our children have less of a lifespan than we do.” - Dr. Daryl Gioffre
• [15:26] “When I say get off your acid, I’m not referring to the acid in your stomach. I’m referring to the acidity in your tissues that’s causing you to rust and rot from the inside out.” - Dr. Daryl Gioffre
• "The acid in your stomach is your first line of defense." - Dr. Daryl Gioffre
• "This is about fitting things into your life, not the other way around." - Dr. Daryl Gioffre
• "The average cup of coffee is 100x more acidic than