Cut out the Caffeine

I have some bad news for you coffee and tea lovers. Caffeine is one of the primary aggregation agents of Acid Reflux onset. Like nicotine, it relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter to the point where it lets back up partially digested food along with stomach acid to produce that burning pain we all know so well. Unfortunately, there really are no two ways about this. If you continue to drink coffee, tea, soda, you will continue to suffer from GERD. It's your choice.

Old habits are hard to break. I know. I've been drinking coffee since I was 8 years old (thanks Grandma). Without that caffeine boost in the morning and in the afternoon, I would feel sluggish all day, and barely able to perform mentally or physically. I know that many people are in the same boat I was. Giving up caffeine is not easy, nut let me give you a few suggestions about how I managed to do it.


First, start by just cutting back a bit on how much caffeine you take in. If you're drinking 5 cups a day, try cutting back to 3. If you're at 3, bring it back to 1.5. You can put a little less coffee into the machine, or maybe not soak the tea bag for quite so long. Give it a shot. After a week or so, you're body and mind will adapt.


Next, replace the caffeine with something more natural, that  will not cause Acid Reflux. You can try those 5 hour energy drinks, though they are expensive. For something that's much more affordable, I would suggest investing in monthly supplies of high quality multi-vitamins. Not the ones you see in the super market. Those unfortunately are filled with ineffective garbage. Its ridiculous how those companies get away with selling garbage through marketing alone.


No, you need to do a little research yourself, and find some good multi-vitamins that contain only active ingredients, and in all the correct proportions and quantities. This should cost you around $30 for a one month supply. A bargain considering the immense health benefits you will get, as well as the extra boost in energy that will hopefully keep you away from the caffeine.




If you find that the multi-vitamins are not enough to keep you coffee free, and you still need that push at certain times of the day (I know I did), then perhaps you should think about investing in a B-vitamin complex supplement also. Although there are plenty of B-vitamins present in the multi-vitamin formula, a mega-dosing as found in the B-complex will send massive amounts of energy continuously through you for hours on end.

Give it a shot. I think you will be very pleasantly surprised at how amazingly effective a good multi-vitamin formula, coupled with a B-complex supplement for energy can be for not only giving you fantastic amounts of energy while making you feel great, and keeping Acid Reflux at bay. You really owe it to yourself to try this lifestyle change and see how beneficial it will be to you.


Oh, and on a side note, don't be fooled into thinking that you can just switch over to caffeine free tea and coffee to try to make the behavioral change a little easier. Both of those drinks still contain more than enough caffeine to start an onset of Acid Reflux, so please try to stay away all together.


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Welcome to Acid Reflux Treatment Rx

Welcome to Acid Reflux Treatment Rx:

My name is Darlene Blake.

I am a long time sufferer of Acid Reflux Disease, just like millions of other people from around the world.

I decided to do something about it!

I got tired of constantly taking antacids, feeling nauseous, and constantly wondering when the next on set of heart burn was going to hit me. I've done thousands of hours of research, and am here now to share my  experiences about over coming heart burn for good. It hasn't been easy, but I live my life now almost completely free of Acid Reflux, and have in fact stopped taking any medication, except for a few antacids when I feel the need, but it's very rare. For all those of you who struggle with his terrible affliction, I'm creating this blog to share with you what has worked for me, and what may well work for you.

There is a ton of research out there about Acid Reflux Disease, but the confounding truth is that to this day, even with millions of sufferers world wide, there is still not one bit of concrete medical proof as to what causes the onset of Acid  Reflux.

Sure, it's easy to point out the mechanics of Acid Reflux, what physical dispositions my contribute to its onset, but, incredibly no one can tell you why it affects certain people, and not others.

Well, from my point of view, the why doesn't really matter, not the mechanics of how, what I can tell you, is that what's important is how to alleviate it, and live heart burn free. What I, along with thousands of others have discovered, is that Acid Reflux can be controlled with making some drastic lifestyle changes.

I truly believe, and many will support my claim, that Acid Reflux is the direct result of not living a healthy lifestyle! This is not an easy way out of explaining the condition, and I really don't know why it affects certain individuals and not others who are living the same lifestyle, but the anecdotal evidence s there! Changing one's diet, living patterns, lifestyle choices for the better WORKS! And it world much butter than any medication, surgery, etc. It's just much harder to do.

Some things like cutting out acidic foods, quitting drinking and smocking are hard enough to do on their own, and all together may seem like an over bearing task, but the result is long-term relief from Acid Reflux, a healthier life, and comfort. Isn't that worth working for! I certainly think so.

I really do believe, that Acid Reflux is our body's own way of telling us "Hey, you're not living right, you're not treating me right, here's some pain and discomfort so that you know what I'm telling you is no joke!" And we need to listen to our bodies. Otherwise, we are just setting ourselves up for more pain! More discomfort, and potentially hazardous medical conditions later on in life.

I will share all that I have learned with you on this blog. From recipes, to little motivation tricks, to just flat out practical advice that really has helped me over come Acid Reflux and GERD to help me live a comfortable life.

I hope you will check back regularly, and maybe even share some of your experiences so that we can make this blog into a great educational resource for sufferers of Acid Reflux.

All the Best!