Heart Burn

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HEART BURN

Digestive juices usually follow the law of gravity. But if stomach acid takes an unbidden upward swing back into your throat when it's supposed to be heading to your stomach, that's heartburn.

Keep your heartburn on ice

Eat no chocolate, drink no brews

The road to heartburn is almost always paved with alchohol, chocolate, fatty foods, mint and coffee.

Cut out the citrus

Another common flame-bearer for many people who get heart burn is citrus fruits and tomatoes.

Eat a small dinner

Large meals sit in your stomach longer, which gives stomach acid more chance to head back up to your mouth.

Fast before sleeping

Try not to eat or drink anything for two or three hours before you go to bed.

Don't exercise right after a meal

You should't exercise for atleast an hour after a meal. The movement of exercise defies gravity and brings up acid reflux.

keep off the pounds

Try to get to and stay at your optimal weight. Obesity and heartburn have long been linked, because excess weight loosens the esophageal sphincter.

Kick the habit

Stop smoking. Cigarettes increase the rate of stomach acid production and weaken the esophageal sphincter that keeps food down.