and throughout day.
.....One health tip that I feel is over looked is to eat slowly. People tend to eat their meals too fast, I feel this causes them to eat too much. This is an old weight loss tip that can be helpful for heartburn sufferers. Consciously eat your meals. As the parent of a toddler, I am often at fault of this. I fill my plate and stuff my face so fast that I am done before my little one is done. The next time you have a meal; take reasonably sized bites, put your fork/spoon down between bites and chew your mouthful at least 20 times. This delay in eating may seem odd at
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first, but it can be very helpful. It allows your stomach to fill slowly and gives you the signal that you are full, before you eat too much and feel 'stuffed', which can lead to heartburn.
.....I haven't seen too many vitamins or supplements that are helpful for heartburn, but I have two suggestions. There is a liquid preparation called Iberogast, that some people have found helpful for all sort of stomach ailments. It is a mixture of various plant extracts: chamomile, Clown's mustard, Angelica root, caraway, milk thistle, lemon balm, celandine, licorice root and peppermint. All of these herbals have
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historical use for treating all type of digestion ailments.
.....The other option, which sometimes helps people, is betaine hydrochloride (HCL), which helps to increase the amount of stomach acid. I know that it may seem counter productive to add acid to try and help with heartburn, but there is a theory behind this. Some natural healers feel that stomach troubles, whether heartburn, gas or irritable bowels, are due to your body's inability to properly digest food. The added acid found in betaine HCL can increase your stomach acid content, which can help to properly
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