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) The Cider Vinegar Heartburn Cure?
The "Eat, Drink and Be Healthy" nutrition column in today's Health section explores ways to manage heartburn, acid reflux, and GERD through altering your diet. Losing weight and identifying those foods that seem to trigger your heartburn (and then avoiding those foods) are the prime tips offered by dietitian Elaine Magee, author of Tell Me What to Eat if I Have Acid Reflux.One remedy that doesn't appear in Magee's book is the apple cider vinegar cure, which has been circulating in home- and folk-medicine circles for decades and more recently has found a presence on the Internet. My friend Elizabeth, who, like me, has GERD but who, unlike me, prefers to manage it without taking a lot of medicine, got wind of this apple cider thing via a syndicated newspaper column written by Dr. More>>
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) Dr. Mayer Eisenstein Finds New Paradigm for Heartburn, Acid Reflux
Having come to the that heartburn, acid reflux and indigestion are not being treated properly his the United States, Dr. Eisenstein believes that a new paradigm has to be considered: “Not to treat the acid, but to find a way to digest the food better." Doing just that with his Betten Aid digestive aid, he has taken thousands of patients off of their Tums, Rolaids, Zantac, Nexium and medicines mentioned above.
He formulated Betten Aid with a chewable digestive enzyme and probiotics. Containing only natural products, this digestive aid tastes good and has proven its worth over and over again to people all over the country. Digestive enzymes are vital because, for every ten years of life, one loses 13% of enzyme potential, thus requiring people to supplement that by taking in digestive enzymes. More>> - (
) Older Mommy Lament
During the valedictorian's speech, I loudly unwrap and chomp on mints to mask the odor of my acid reflux. The ceremony ends and Gideon throws his cap to me. I reach for it and throw my back out.I hobble to the car wincing, very proud of him, but hoping I can stay awake to watch "American Idol: Where are They Now?"
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) For women, heart disease signs can be misleading - and deadly
As Morrow remembers it, the paramedics said her symptoms were likely due to acid reflux or early menopause. They said they'd take her to the hospital if she wanted, Morrow said, but suggested she relax and call her doctor in the morning.That evening, she went to look at Christmas lights. As she walked around she could feel pressure in her chest. Walking into her home that night, "it hit again."
The family called 911 and the paramedics returned.
This time, Morrow's husband insisted they take her to the hospital.
She was admitted and hooked up to a heart monitor. A nurse woke her up about 6 a.m. the next day and told her she was in the middle of a massive heart attack.
Doctors discovered she had three clogged arteries, and one of them was 100 percent blocked. More>>