What is heartburn?

• Heartburn is a burning sensation you feel around your chest.
• It is essentially an irritation of the esophagus, which is the tube that connects your throat and stomach.
• Heartburns are caused by stomach acid, making you feel a burning discomfort in your upper belly.
• Some symptoms of having heartburn are similar to heart attacks and heart diseases.

How does it feel like?

• Burning sensation in your throat
• Difficulty swallowing
• Pain when lying down or bending over
• An acidic, sour, or bitter taste in your mouth
• Coughing or hoarseness

What causes heartburn?

• Heartburns occurs when the contents from the stomach goes back into the esophagus.
• Your esophagus connects to the stomach at a juncture known as lower esophageal sphincter.
• If your lower esophageal sphincter is weakened, the contents in your stomach might leak back into the esophagus. Contents in your stomach is mixed with stomach acids and when the mixture goes back into the esophagus, it causes a reflux and causing you to feel a burning sensation known as heartburn.

Here are some lifestyle activities that contributes to a heartburn:

• Meals in high fats and oils.
• Stress and lack of sleep
• Smoking
• Being overweight or having obesity
• Taking certain medications

Food that causes or triggers heartburn:

• Carbonated drinks
• Chocolate
• Fried food
• High fat food
• Spicy food
• Alcohol

How to get rid of heartburn?

• Wear loose clothing.

– When wearing tight shirts, you are compressing your stomach which contributes to the discomfort feeling when dealing with heartburn.

– Wearing loose clothing can help to relief the discomfort.

• Do not overeat or eat too quickly

-Portion sizes can trigger heartburn.

– Having large amount of food may put pressure on the valve, making more acid reflux and heartburn more likely.

– Reduce portion sizes and consider eating slower as well.

– Eating quickly can trigger a heartburn.

• Avoid eating late meals, snacking before bed.

– Laying down after a full stomach of food can trigger a heartburn.

– Avoid eating 3 hours before your bedtime.

– Posture also plays a part. Stand up more regularly and walk around instead of laying down.

• Biodtox

– Our biodtox is specialized to help with digestion of food and cleanses your body from harmful toxins which will avoid having heartburn.

• Stop smoking

– Smoking reduces the amount of saliva produced and impacts the effectiveness of the valve that keeps the stomach acid from entering the esophagus. This will cause the lower esophageal sphincter to weaken and cause heartburn.

– Quitting smoking can reduce the frequency and severity of acid reflux and can even eliminate it.

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