Heart Attack or Heartburn? Detect the Difference in Symptoms

by Scott Davis | Dec 1, 2012 | 3 comments

People can very often write off the first signs of heart attack as nothing more than acid reflux. But as you know, waiting too long to act may cost you your life. At the same time, you don’t want to ‘cry wolf’ every time you experience minor chest pain (although it’s...

6 Things That Prevent Heartburn

by Scott Davis | Nov 7, 2012 | 7 comments

Medical journals and research studies abound with data showing which efforts are better than others at eliminating heartburn, reflux, and other digestive woes. Today, we’ll give you the quick-and-dirty for the top 6 that show up again and again as some easy things...

Heartburn And High Blood Pressure – The Connection

by Christian Goodman | Jun 26, 2012 | 31 comments

Sometimes the connection between two health problems isn’t so obvious. It’s a fact, however, that majority of those suffering frequent heartburn (acid reflux / GERD) also have high blood pressure. And it’s also a fact that treating one condition (either heartburn or...

Heartburn Causes Serious Disease

by Scott Davis | Jun 3, 2012 | 11 comments

New study reveals how heartburn, condition that most people consider annoying but not really dangerous, can lead to cancer. What’s more, relying on drugs for acid reflux to prevent complications from chronic heartburn is futile, reports a recent study. A condition...

FDA Warning on Acid Reflux Medications

by Scott Davis | Apr 30, 2012 | 9 comments

If you’re one of millions of people who suffer acid reflux and use – even if it’s only occasionally – medications to manage your heartburn, you’ll really want to pay attention to today’s short article. Americans spend more than $10 billion on prescription drugs for...

Natural Probiotics Help Treat IBS

by Julissa Clay | Apr 4, 2012 | 1 comment

Those struggling with Irritable Bowel Syndrome should include more natural sources of probiotics, such as yogurt and kefir, into their daily a diet, reports a new review study out of University College Cork. This review paper looked at 42 clinical studies that...