Cool Night Time Acid Reflux Tip

Relief from Night Time Acid Reflux

If your acid reflux is the worst at night time while you're trying to sleep, check out this tip I found recently on MSN...

Try sleeping on your left side.

Apparently, when you sleep on your right side, your stomach is higher than your esophagus, and it's easier for stomach acid to make it into your throat. When you sleep on your left side, however, your stomach is LOWER than your esophagus and gravity helps keep all of that acid right where it belongs... in your stomach.

You can check out the entire article here. It's full of some really cool tips that, if nothing else, make good conversation at a party. The stomach acid tip is #4.

Can Apples Cure Acid Reflux?

There's been a lot of talk lately about apples being a possible cure for acid reflux. I wanted to find out the answer on this, so I contacted William Lagadyn, author of the best selling online book Cure Your Heartburn.

Here's an article he wrote on the subject in response...

Apples & Acid Reflux?

Can apples really cure acid reflux? The simple answer is NO! The juice from apples or carrots contain malic and tartaric acid which can help neultralize stomach acids, and the result is less pressure in the stomach. When the stomach pressure is lowered there is less pressure being exerted on the "Lower Esophageal Sphincter" valve, and therefore doesn't force it open and allow the reflux of acidic stomach fumes or gases to enter the esophagus and lead to problems.

Although apples have many nutritional benefits, and even contain anti-cancer properties, they do little or nothing to cure acid reflux or heartburn. They might make you feel better for a little while, just like antacids do, however all you have done is mask the symptoms...your heartburn or acid reflux will return. Guaranteed!

If you are tired of suffering and looking for a permanent solution to your problems I really suggest that you visit www.cureyourheartburn.com and find the answer to your problems, just like this person who is still very grateful.

Subject: Thanksgiving
From: john Cheeseman
Date:Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:45:37-0800 (PST)
To:support@cureyourheartburn.com

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Check Your Acid Reflux Symptoms During GERD Awareness Week -- November 23 - 29, 2005

Track Your Acid Reflux Symptoms this Thanksgiving During Gerd Awareness Week -- November 23rd - 29th, 2005

It's no coincidence that Thanksgiving week is also GERD awareness week. There's probably no better time of the year to be on the look out for acid reflux symptoms in ourselves and our loved ones.

As we've discussed in previous posts, ignoring your acid reflux symptoms can lead to bigger problems that you may not be aware of. So, be proactive in your treatment, but still have fun this holiday season. Try out some of the heartburn free recipes that you can link to from this site, and if you experience symptoms of acid reflux, track them with the handy little diary that the folks over at the aboutgerd.org site have put together.

And for an all natural remedy that 1000's of people have used to cure their heartburn for the last 20+ years, visit William Lagadyn's Cure Your Heartburn website.

Acid Reflux Diet Tips

Looking for Acid Reflux Diet Tips? Download These 2 Full Color Brochures from the Heartburn Alliance

The Heartburn Alliance has put together two excellent brochures on acid reflux. The Stop and Select Guide offers dieting tips and an easy to use chart that helps you tell the bad acid reflux foods from the good acid reflux foods.

The Get Heartburn Smart brochure provides one of the best explanations I've seen of what acid reflux is, how the various acid reflux remedies work, and steps you can take to control any flare ups. This booklet also comes with an Acid Reflux Log so you can track when you've had problems and determine the causes.

Both of the above booklets are in PDF format. If you would like hard copies of the booklets mailed to you, click here and fill out the order form.

Heartburn Free Foods for the Holidays -- Part 3

The Author of Cure Your Heartburn Talks About the Biggest Mistake Acid Reflux Sufferers Make During the Holidays

*Don't Let Heartburn Ruin Your Holidays*

by William Lagadyn, author of Cure Your Heartburn

The biggest mistake I see many people making during the holidays is thefood and alcohol that they are consuming. Some of you folks already suffer from heartburn or acid reflux and the holiday season tends tomake things worse. Why?

Picture yourself arriving at a party, and the host has prepared a lavish display of goodies to snack on. The table is laden with all kinds of snacks and several varieties of alcohol just waiting for you to indulge in.

Wow! It's the holiday season and there are crackers, pretzels, chips, nuts, chocolate, cookies and several other delicious foods that we justcan't wait to sample.

Well, let's get at it...pour a drink and head on over to the snack table. With so many choices of snack foods displayed we just can't help but sample some of them. Mmmm!

There are several people gathered around the snack table, many of them talking, laughing, eating, drinking, and basically just having a good time. Have a snack and wash it down with a drink of alcohol. Have another snack and more booze. What a great party!... Yahoo!

Then suddenly you start to experience a little chest pain, and you wonder what is happening to you. Your good time has now turned into physical pain and discomfort. Was it the food that brought this on? Was it the alcohol? Was it holiday stress? What? What? What could possibly be causing the pain? Frustration now begins to set in, and your happy evening you were really enjoying is ruined. Sound familiar? What can you do?

There are several things you can do to prevent or lessen your heartburn and acid reflux this holiday season. Remember those snack foods that you were munching on, and the alcohol you were drinking? Well all of those things can contribute to your heartburn and reflux problems.

The crunchy snack foods that we ate will actually scratch and damage the inside of our esophagus if they are not chewed up completely. Our food is moved from our mouth to our stomach via "peristalsis", which is a wavey squeezing motion that moves our food down our esophagus and onward to the stomach. Any little bits of crunchy type foods that have not been completely chewed up will actually scratch and damage the delicate walls of the esophagus and "Lower Esophageal Sphincter" valve when we swallow.

Once the esophagus has sustained some damage you will experience chestpains or a burning sensation when you drink or eat anything that is acidic. The acid in those products are coming in direct contact with the sores in your esophagus.

Alcohol is very acidic and the more we consume the more acidic we get. When we are too acidic the stomach has increased pressure and this increase in pressure will force the "Lower Esophageal Sphincter" valve open, and allow the reflux of acidic stomach fumes or gases to enter our esophagus.

If these stomach fumes or gases come in contact with the damage in your esophagus you will experience heartburn. Guaranteed!

Enjoy your holiday season and remember to chew up your crunchy snacks as fine as you can so you don't cause any harm to your esophagus and digestive organs. A couple of drinks of plain water during the party will also help cleanse the esophagus of any acidic residue, and reduce the pain symptoms.

If you would like more information on curing your heartburn or reflux once and for all, go to CureYourHeartburn.com.

Thanks, and enjoy your holiday

Heartburn Free Foods for the Holidays -- Part 2

How to Enjoy Great Food Without the Heartburn This Holiday Season

Ahhh, the holidays... a time of friends, family, and for all too many people...

Heartburn!

If you're one of the 60 million Americans who suffer from acid reflux disease you know how one meal of indulgence can lead to a day or night of misery.

The problem is that during the holidays we allow more things into our diets than we do the rest of the year. We eat more sweet and rich foods, drink more alcohol and coffee, and quite often can pay the price with increased heartburn.

But be of good cheer, dear holiday party-goer, you can still eat well, have a great time, and avoid your heartburn problems!

The secret lies in knowing what foods are bad so you can limit them or substitute something in their places.

The bad heartburn foods come in two varieties...


1. Those that cause an increase in stomach acid, some of which can spill over into your esophagus causing heartburn.

2. Those that relax the esophageal sphincter. The esophageal sphincter is a little muscle at the base of the esophagus that acts as a lid that prevents stomach acid from entering the esophagus.


Here are some of the heartburn causing foods you should look out for this holiday season.

Peppermint

What candy is more associated with the holidays than the red and white striped candy cane? Yet, peppermint is one of those foods that relaxes the esophageal sphincter and allows acid up into your esophagus.

Instead, try a stick of red licorice. You can buy these sticks in bulk, or individually wrapped.

Chocolate

Yes, I'm afraid it's true; chocolate is another "relaxing" food that can open the way for stomach acid to reach your esophagus. Instead of chocolate, though, try substituting...

Just kidding. True chocoholics know that there's no substitute for chocolate, but there are people who are thinking of creative ways to make chocolate heartburn free.

See part 1 of this series for a collection of heartburn-free recipes, including one for fudge!

Alcohol and Coffee/Tea

Between the office holiday party, Christmas with the family, and New Year's Eve, alcohol consumption for many people sky rockets during this time of year. And, even non-drinkers can over indulge with higher than normal levels of coffee or tea (regular and decaf).

All of the above beverages can increase the acid production in your stomach and give you heartburn. Instead try substituting hot cider (in moderation) for the coffee or tea, and non-alcoholic beer or wine for your other favorite alcoholic beverages.

Hors d' Oeuvres

Spicy and fatty foods are notorious for generating stomach acid production, and no place are these foods more conveniently and neatly presented than on the hors d' Oeuvres trays and tables at holiday parties.

Foods to look out for include cheese, salami, beef sticks, and, of course, spicy buffalo wings. Instead, stick with pretzels, apples, or carrots and broccoli dipped in low fat ranch dressing.

Brunch Food

Lastly, another meal that friends and family share together during the holidays--and one that's loaded with heartburn traps and snares--is brunch.

From the coffee, to the eggs prepared in butter and garnished with bacon or sausage, to the donuts and fruit juices, brunch offers heartburn foods at every turn. Even here, just a few modifications can result in a very satisfying meal followed by a pleasant, heartburn free day.

Here are a few tips for making your brunch selections...

Egg white omelets are better than those made with whole eggs, and if you like to have some sort of bread with breakfast, try a whole grain bagel with low fat cream cheese.

Apples and bananas are the best choices for fruit and, if you want a fruit juice, apple is probably your best bet there, too.

As you can see, there are plenty of opportunities for acid reflux and heartburn sufferers to enjoy delicious heartburn-free food this holiday season.

Happy Holidays!

Olympic Gold Medalist Mark Spitz Cures Heartburn and Acid Reflux

American Olympic Swimming Champion Mark Spitz Cures His Acid Reflux After Years of Suffering

I just found this article about former Olympian Mark Spitz. Apparently, he's struggled with acid reflux for years--even going back to his competitive swimming days.

He finally decided to do something about it and consulted his doctor about available acid reflux cures and treatments. His doctor prescribed for him a PPI, Nexium, and now he is progressing, well... swimmingly. :)

Read the full article on Spitz' acid reflux struggle and treatment by clicking here.