Boost Immune...Heart Burn or Acid Reflux?

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Most people will simply take over-the-counter antacids for quick ease of mild heartburn and reflux, but there are much better preventative alternatives...

Hello Lifestyler,

First of all, thanks for reading, I appreciate you.

If you suffer from Acid reflux, here's the good news.

It is the job of the lower esophageal sphincter muscle to seal off the stomach...from the esophagus.

If you suffer from acid reflux, and associated symptom, heartburn, then the main problem is the lower esophageal sphincter muscle either relaxes before it's supposed to or is weak to begin with.

Chronic heartburn can be a dangerous condition if left untreated...

Acid Reflux and heartburn can be managed in five quick and simple ways:

One way is by eating smaller frequent meals instead of 3 big meals a day.

The reason is by eating smaller amount of food each time would exert less workload on the stomach and require less acid secretion for digestion.

Make sure to include foods that are high in complex carbohydrates in each meal.

These foods, such as rice, breads and pasta, are able to tie up excess stomach acid and are often easy on the stomach.

Avoid high-fat meals such as those from the fast food chains.

High fat foods will remain in the stomach longer in which more acid is secreted to digest them.

But remember, don't overeat:

• Eating too much of any foods will stimulate the stomach to secret more acids for digestion
• Avoid or limit alcohol, chocolate, foods containing caffeine such as coffee and tea
• Maintain upright position during and at least 45 mins after eating
• Try elevating the head of bed 6 - 8 inches when lying down
• Surprisingly, a lot of beverages stimulate acid secretion, such as coffee, tea, beer, wine and pop. The worst of all is beer. (It could double your stomach acid within an hour.)
  

Acid Reflux Diet Myth

A lot of people think that drinking milk before sleep will ease acid reflux.

But often, it ends up causing reflux during sleep. To understand the whole situation, just realize that the problem is associated from eating too much at dinner time.

As mentioned above, eating a big meal at dinner causes excess stomach acid production.

Drinking milk could be a quick fix to the reflux problem.

Unfortunately, milk has a rebound action and would eventually encourage secretion of more stomach acid, which causes the reflux.

To solve the problem, eat a small meal at dinner and have a small snack such as crackers before sleep.

Gobble Turkey:

High protein, low-fat foods like skinless turkey or chicken breast, skim milk, fish and dry beans actually reinforce the valve that guards your esophagus.

High-fat foods, on the other hand, weaken the muscle...while other foods have a relaxing effect, especially tomato products and caffinated beverages.

Heartburn suffers can usually figure out which foods sstart the fire and cause the upsets.

Snap on suspenders:

A tight belt can feel like you're carrying around a big meal or 20 extra pounds...wear snap on suspenders to help keep stomach acid in its place.

Thanks for reading. I welcome your feedback :-)

Boost Immune