Acid reflux affects an estimated 50 percent of Americans. The hallmark symptom of acid reflux is “heartburn”—a burning sensation behind your breastbone that sometimes travels up your throat. Other terms used for this condition are gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or peptic ulcer disease. In some cases, this pain can be severe enough to be mistaken for a heart ... Continue Reading
Tips and Treatments for Heartburn and Acid Reflux
In GERD, the valve between your lower esophagus and stomach weakens. This sometimes lets food and stomach acids to back up into your esophagus. The result is usually a burning sensation behind the breastbone, or heartburn. Ugh…heartburn again? If that’s your mantra after meals or as you fall asleep, you may have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). In GERD, the valve ... Continue Reading
Proof That Coca-Cola Isn’t For Human Consumption (plus some practical coke uses)
Coca-Cola is one of the most well recognized words in the world, and is only second to the word “hello.” This might be explained by the fact that this brand is the most valuable product ever known. Even though it is one of the world’s favorite beverages, it is poisonous to human metabolism, and has an acidity level that closely resembles battery acid that makes it just as ... Continue Reading
Simple Acid Reflux/GERD Remedy With No Catch and No Side-Effects
(BeWellBuzz) When you swallow, saliva, food and drink travel down a tube called the esophagus, which connects your mouth to your stomach. Normally, once the food is released into the stomach a muscle at the end of the esophagus closes off the passageway, preventing digestive acids from leaving the stomach and traveling back up towards the mouth. When a person suffers with ... Continue Reading
Alkaline Water – One Of The Best Natural Remedies For Acid Reflux
This article lists several natural remedies for preventing or reducing acid reflux symptoms, with emphasis on alkaline artesian well water. According to researchers at the Voice Institute of New York, alkaline water may just be a heartburn sufferer's new best friend. Apparently, the alkalinity in artesian well water with natural bicarbonate (pH 8.8) can permanently inactivate ... Continue Reading