Heartburn is a pain behind the breastbone which radiates upwards into the throat. This burning pain is caused because of digestive juices, including hydrochloric acid, spilling into the throat from the stomach and irritating the unprotected lining of the esophagus. This happens because of the slackening or relaxing of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) muscle, [...]
Heartburn has nothing to do with the heart or its systems. It is a common problem with the digestive system.
When we swallow food, it travels down a tube called the esophagus, passes through a one-way valve known as the Lower Esophagus Sphincter (LES), and reaches the stomach. The stomach secretes digestive juices, which include hydrochloric [...]
Typically assumed to inflict solely negative consequences, cholesterol is actually a necessary component of a healthy body. Cholesterol is a waxy substance in the blood, critical in the digestion of dietary fats, the building of cell walls and in manufacturing vitamins and hormones. One of the secrets to securing a healthy body, including a healthy [...]
Heartburn is the common name for GERD, or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Here we are going to give you some advice to prevent heartburn (GERD) and relieve the symptoms of this unpleasant condition.
Why Does Heartburn Occur?
GERD, occurs when enzymes and stomach acid escape the stomach and rise into the esophagus.
Unlike the stomach, which is protected by [...]
The formation of gases and acidic substances in the stomach and its backing up into the esophagus causes severe pain or burning sensation in the stomach and chest area that is clinically known as Acid Reflux or Gastroespohageal Reflux Disease. Because of the feeling of burning sensation in the center of the chest this disease [...]
In American weight today, there are two very different issues that are basis for discussion. The number of obese people is on the rise and the pressure that society as a whole puts on people to be thin. For the morbidly obese, the issue is less about looks and more about health, they would not [...]
One of the unfortunate things about bad breath is that we may not know we have bad breath until we speak. By this stage, we will have engaged in a social or business situation where we may cause people to recoil from us - even if subconsciously - at the very moment when we are [...]
We as a society are faced with an ever-growing health issue, this is chronic obesity. This condition is recognized by the National Institutes of Health as a health issue which is treatable by surgery. One of the best surgeries that are available is the Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. However, a great number of would be [...]
The colon is one of the most important organs in the body. Its intended purpose is to return water and nutrients into our bodies and help us eliminate waste. American diets are low in fiber and digestive enzymes. This causes the body produce digestive enzymes at the expense of immune system enzymes.
The low level [...]
When I was young, we had indigestion, now we discuss heartburn, acid reflux and that great mouthful known as gastro esophageal Reflux Disease (thankfully described as GERD)
Whatever you call it, if you are suffering from belching, gas or a bloated stomach lets consider the cause.
Its been a hard and stressful day at work. You race [...]
