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🧠 Discover what drives GERD & LPR
🎙️ 40+ world-leading experts on acid reflux, GERD & LPR
đź“… Reflux Online Summit 2026 | May 25-31 | Free to attend
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05/08/2026

Most people know the vagus nerve affects heart rate and stress.

Far fewer people know it also controls the lower esophageal sphincter.

Dr. David Kulla, chiropractor and hiatal hernia specialist, explains that the valve keeping acid in the stomach is not just a mechanical flap. It is a muscle. And like any muscle, it needs nerve signal to close properly and stay shut. That signal comes from the vagus nerve, which runs directly alongside the esophagus.

According to Dr. Kulla, this is also why some people with reflux experience heart palpitations, panic attacks, and anxiety alongside their digestive symptoms. The same nerve is involved. It is not a coincidence.

It is also why, in his view, treating the nerve and the mechanical structure around it matters as much as diet and medication. If the signal is compromised, the valve cannot do its job regardless of what someone eats or takes.

Dr. Kulla’s full interview is at the Reflux Summit. Free to register. May 25-31.
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Most people have heard of antacids and PPIs. Far fewer have heard of alginates.Dr. Sarv Kannapiran, MD and founder of Re...
05/08/2026

Most people have heard of antacids and PPIs. Far fewer have heard of alginates.

Dr. Sarv Kannapiran, MD and founder of Refluxter by Nutritist, started looking into alginate therapy during medical school when he was diagnosed with GERD himself and was told he would need to take medication for life.

He wanted to understand if there was another option.
Alginates work differently to acid suppressing medications. Rather than reducing acid production, they form a physical gel raft that floats on top of stomach contents at the junction between the stomach and the esophagus.

The raft acts as a mechanical barrier, blocking acid from travelling upward. According to Dr. Kannapiran, relief typically comes within 10 to 15 minutes.

They can be used alongside existing medication, not as a replacement. Many people use them at night specifically, when the majority of acid damage tends to occur.

And for some people dealing with non-acidic reflux where bile or pepsin is involved, they offer something that acid suppressors cannot.

In his session at the Reflux Summit, Dr. Kannapiran explains how alginates work, who they are most likely to help, and what common mistakes people make when using them.

Free to watch. May 25-31.
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05/08/2026

Try something right now.

Inhale. What moved? Did the chest puff up and the shoulders rise? Did the belly expand outward?

Most people are taught to exhale and let it go. Relax on the breath out. According to Dr. Belisa Vranich, psychologist and breathing expert, that is exactly backwards.

On the inhale, the body should relax and soften. The middle opens, the diaphragm descends, the belly releases. On the exhale, the body narrows and squeezes out the air.

Inhale: relax.

Exhale: narrow.

Not the other way around.

For people with reflux this matters more than it might seem. The diaphragm surrounds the esophageal sphincter.

When it is not moving properly, that valve is not getting the mechanical support it needs. Breathing is not separate from digestion. It is directly connected to it.

Dr. Vranich’s full interview is at the Reflux Summit. Free to register. May 25-31.

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Waking up at 2am with that burning feeling.Skipping meals. Avoiding restaurants. Saying no to dinners because the pain i...
05/08/2026

Waking up at 2am with that burning feeling.

Skipping meals. Avoiding restaurants. Saying no to dinners because the pain is not worth it.

Trying antacids, cutting foods, doing everything right. And still dealing with it.

If reflux keeps coming back, there is usually a reason. Not just one reason. Often several things happening at the same time that have not all been identified yet.

That is what 40+ reflux and gut health experts discuss at the Reflux Summit. Free to attend. May 25-31. Online.

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05/08/2026

Stress is not just something that happens in the mind.

Molly Pelletier, registered dietitian and founder of Flora Nutrition, explains that stress has a direct physical effect on digestion. Not as a side effect. As a mechanism.

Digestion is controlled by the nervous system. When the nervous system is stuck in fight or flight, the body is not in rest and digest.

Digestive enzymes do not get produced properly. Stomach acid is affected. And according to Molly, the lower esophageal sphincter, the valve that keeps acid where it belongs, is a nervous system controlled process.

When the nervous system is dysregulated, that valve may not get the signal to close.

For many people with reflux, the diet is already good. The medication is in place.

And the symptoms keep coming back. Molly says that for a significant number of her clients, the missing piece is the nervous system.

That is not a soft observation. It is physiology.

Molly’s full interview is at the Reflux Summit. Free to register. May 25-31.

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This message came in after the last summit.Veronica had just been diagnosed with LPR. Her aunt was dealing with severe r...
05/08/2026

This message came in after the last summit.

Veronica had just been diagnosed with LPR. Her aunt was dealing with severe reflux. She found the summit at exactly the right moment.

What she said about the information being things she could not get through regular appointments is something a lot of people feel.

Not because doctors are not good at what they do. But because a standard appointment has 10 minutes and 40+ specialists talking for hours about one condition is a different thing entirely.

That is what the Reflux Summit is for.

The next one starts May 25. Free to attend. Seven days. Online.

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05/08/2026

Most people think the goal of breathing is to get more oxygen in.

David Pemberton, breathing coach and educator, explains why that instinct can actually work against the body.

Oxygen cannot be released from the bloodstream into the tissues without the presence of carbon dioxide. CO2 is not just a waste gas. It is the signal that tells the body to let go of the oxygen it is carrying.

When someone over breathes, they flush out too much CO2. And according to David, the body then holds onto the oxygen instead of delivering it.

More breathing. Less oxygen where it is actually needed.

For people with reflux who are already dealing with a dysregulated nervous system, poor breathing patterns add another layer to what the body is managing.

Breathing less, and breathing through the nose, may actually be doing more.

David’s full interview is at the Reflux Summit. Free to register. May 25-31.

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Most people think stress is just a trigger for reflux. Like coffee or tomatoes. Something to avoid when possible.It goes...
05/08/2026

Most people think stress is just a trigger for reflux. Like coffee or tomatoes. Something to avoid when possible.
It goes deeper than that.

According to Molly Pelletier, registered dietitian and reflux specialist, the lower esophageal sphincter is controlled by the nervous system.

When the nervous system is dysregulated, that valve does not get the signal to close properly.

Not sometimes. Consistently.
And here is the part most people do not realise. Having reflux is itself stressful. The anxiety about food, about long-term consequences, about whether things will ever improve.

That stress feeds back into the nervous system. Which feeds back into the symptoms. It becomes a cycle that is very hard to break out of by diet alone.

Several speakers at the Reflux Summit address this directly. The gut-brain connection is one of the most underexplored parts of the reflux picture and it gets its own dedicated sessions.

Free to attend. May 25-31. Online.

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Silent reflux is one of the most confusing things to be told you have.No heartburn. Just a throat that feels wrong. A co...
05/08/2026

Silent reflux is one of the most confusing things to be told you have.

No heartburn. Just a throat that feels wrong. A cough that never quite goes away. A voice that changes. Ear pain that nobody can explain. And a diagnosis that often raises more questions than it answers.

Shayna Powell, registered naturopathic doctor and digestive health specialist, has spent years working specifically with LPR and silent reflux patients.

In her session at the Reflux Summit she covers the full picture. What it actually is, how it gets diagnosed, what drives it, what helps, and what the connection to hiatal hernias means for people who have been told their scan looked fine.

She also walks through real patient cases. Not theory. Actual people and what changed for them.

This is one of the most detailed sessions in the entire summit.

Free to watch. May 25-31.
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On PPIs for years. Throat still feels wrong.Cut out coffee, tomatoes, alcohol. Did everything right. Symptoms stayed.Sco...
05/08/2026

On PPIs for years. Throat still feels wrong.
Cut out coffee, tomatoes, alcohol. Did everything right. Symptoms stayed.
Scope came back normal. Still no clear answer.
Been told it might be LPR or silent reflux and left wondering what that actually means.
If any of that sounds familiar, this summit was built for you.
40+ reflux and gut health experts. 7 days. Free to attend. May 25-31.
They are not here to tell you what to avoid. They are here to explain what is actually driving this.
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05/07/2026

Nobody talks about blood sugar and reflux in the same breath.
But according to Debbie Grayson, bile flow and digestive health specialist, there is a direct connection.
When blood sugar is consistently high, it impairs the liver’s ability to produce bile properly. Bile becomes thicker. Flow slows down. Sludge starts to build up in the gallbladder.
And when things are not moving, the problem compounds.
More sludge leads to more cholesterol buildup. More cholesterol leads to more sludge. The liver gets overloaded processing sugar and cannot fully attend to bile production. And bile that is not flowing properly can end up going where it should not, contributing to the kind of reflux that PPIs often do very little for.
If you have reflux and nobody has asked you about your blood sugar levels or your bile flow, that conversation may be worth having.
Debbie’s full interview is at the Reflux Summit. Free to register. May 25-31.
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