Acid Reflux – Eat Raisins
by Anna Hart
Filed under Acid Reflux
Eat raisins for acid reflux? How can that possibly help? It seems not to deal with the problem at all – the sphincter muscle that should keep acid from refluxing into the esophagus. And yet, many people believe that eating raisins is an effective treatment for acid reflux.
Eat raisins for acid reflux, but don’t chew [...]
Acid Reflux and Licorice Root
by Anna Hart
Filed under Acid Reflux
Acid reflux is, quite simply, the backflow (reflux) of stomach acid into the esophagus. Acid reflux occurs when the ring of muscle at the bottom of the esophagus (the LES) fails to remain closed tightly after food is swallowed. The LES may be forced open by too much food in the stomach, overweight, tight clothing, [...]
Acid Reflux Diet – Part 1
by Anna Hart
Filed under Acid Reflux
What is a diet for acid reflux? Many people have acid reflux. It’s that feeling when the muscular ring at the lower end of the esophagus opens at the wrong time and lets stomach juices flow back into the esophagus. It is not a disease. It is a muscular problem. It is thought by some [...]
