Dr. Todd LePine

And you actually just triggered a thought because there's actually a paper that says if you have rosacea, you have a higher incidence of Alzheimer's disease. Oh, wow. So it's not just a cosmetic issue. It's actually systemic inflammation. You have a red face and a red brain that's on fire. Exactly. Yeah. I was sort of blown away by that. That's fascinating. Yeah, especially in women.

It's actually more common in women.

It's actually more common in women.

It's actually more common in women.

Yeah, I've been surprised at how many people have what I would call a relative lack of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. I venture to say that the majority of people don't have too much acid. They have not enough acid in the stomach.

Yeah, I've been surprised at how many people have what I would call a relative lack of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. I venture to say that the majority of people don't have too much acid. They have not enough acid in the stomach.

Yeah, I've been surprised at how many people have what I would call a relative lack of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. I venture to say that the majority of people don't have too much acid. They have not enough acid in the stomach.

Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, exactly.

Right. Those are huge.

Right. Those are huge.

Right. Those are huge.

Osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis.

And you bring up a really good point because a lot of the pharmaceutical medications, especially some of the psychotropic, so the antidepressants are like that too. The PPIs and the antidepressants, when you try to get off of them, you get this rebound process. The body tries to get back into balance. And it can be very difficult.

And you bring up a really good point because a lot of the pharmaceutical medications, especially some of the psychotropic, so the antidepressants are like that too. The PPIs and the antidepressants, when you try to get off of them, you get this rebound process. The body tries to get back into balance. And it can be very difficult.

And you bring up a really good point because a lot of the pharmaceutical medications, especially some of the psychotropic, so the antidepressants are like that too. The PPIs and the antidepressants, when you try to get off of them, you get this rebound process. The body tries to get back into balance. And it can be very difficult.

So you've got to go low and slow when you're trying to taper off the PPIs or taper off antidepressant psychotropic meds. Absolutely.