Acute acidity can make you belch and squirm in discomfort.  This is because consuming heavy and deep fried foods make the stomach acid churn up into the food pipe, burning its lining.

Symptoms of Acid Reflux

The symptoms of acid reflux may manifest themselves in many ways. Your stomach may growl or you may excessively belch. You may experience a burning sensation, pain or pressure behind the breastbone. This pain may even be felt between the shoulders or in the neck, while swallowing. In some, this burning sensation may be replaced by pain or pressure. Other symptoms are excessive gas, upper abdominal fullness or heaviness and acid taste in the mouth.

The causes of acid reflux are normally related to excessive smoking, eating, drinking, swallowing air and emotional upset and stress.

Before you opt for over-the-counter medications, try some of these solutions.

* Watch what you eat. See what foods triggers acid reflux. Make a list and eliminate them one by one. Common heartburn triggers may include chocolate, fried and fatty foods, spices, fast foods, sugar, and processed foods.

It’s no coincidence that chronic sleep deprivation and sleeping disorders are also more common than ever. These sleep problems impact our quality of life in a big way. When we don’t get enough sleep, our mental function, our moods, our productivity and our long-term health greatly suffer. Fortunately, we can help get our sleep back on track by applying a few key lighting tips that make a big difference:

1. Low lights after sunset. This is crucial to help your body recover a natural circadian rhythm. After the sun goes down, avoid the use of overhead lights — instead, use lamps at table height. This simulates the firelight our ancestors would have been exposed to after dark, whereas overhead lights simulate sunlight and prevent your body from realizing it’s time to rest.

2. Use low-watt bulbs. No need for bright, 100-watt bulbs in the evenings. For the last one to two hours before bed, use bulbs with a lower light output.

3. No blue before bed. Blue lighting simulates daylight. In the evenings, use bulbs that give off more yellow light. Lamp shades in gold or red tones better simulate natural evening light and help you get to sleep.

4. Cut back on electronics before bed. Research shows that using electronics such as televisions, computers or cellphones before bed contributes to sleep problems. Limit their use in the hour or two before bedtime. (If you need to use the computer at night, there is free software you can download to help your computer’s light simulate the natural light cycles of your region.)

5. Block window light. Street lamps or flood lights can shine through windows and are sometimes as bright as daylight! Get some curtains that block out light if you have trouble with light shining through your windows at night.

6. Bright lights in the morning. Did you know the light you see in the morning can affect your sleep at night? Expose yourself to the bright morning light as soon as you wake up, if possible. If you can’t get outdoors, try a sun lamp for 15 to 30 minutes in the morning. Many report that sun lamps are very effective for restoring natural sleep cycles.

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7 Don’ts After a Meal

Hookworms — Tapeworms — Roundworms — Pinworms

According to the World Health Organization, 3 to 5 billion people suffer from some type of parasite infection.  Most have a false belief that this is only a third-world epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta estimates that 76 million people pick up parasites from food every year in the United States and, by the year 2025, scientists estimate that half of the world’s population will be infested with some type of parasitic infection. An increased demand for fresh food now has the U.S. importing 30 billion tons of food a year. Some come from developing nations where sanitation is less advanced or where they use human feces as fertilizer, known as “night soil.” These products travel far and pick up illness-causing microbes. Consider food handlers and their personal hygiene, and how we touch everything.

Hookworm

More than 1,000 species of parasites or worms can live in the human body. In most cases there is no evidence of human intestinal worms in the body. Tests are available for approximately 40 to 50 types of parasites. Doctors only test for an estimated 5%, thereby missing 80% of them. This means very few parasites are clinically detected.

Our body is a perfect living quarter for parasites. When the colon does not properly eliminate waste, this causes fermentation, known as food rotting. A black sludge gradually builds, creating an unnatural toxic thick mucous-like substance in your body. This encrusted fecal matter is trying to protect your body from unhealthy foods and water, stress, drugs, contaminated air and pesticides. This plaque prevents your body from assimilating vitamins, minerals and nutrients.

  Roundworm      Tapeworm

The most known parasites are hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms and pinworms. Hookworms enter the body through the feet or are swallowed, reaching the respiratory tract and eventually traveling down to the small intestine. Hookworms hang on the intestinal wall with their 6 sharp teeth. Unlike other worms that absorb digested food through your skin as it passes by, these drink your blood. Adult worms can produce 1,000 eggs a day. Tapeworms are produced in the body from eating uncooked meat such as beef, pork or fish. Tapeworm larva is normally passed to you from dogs and cats. A tapeworm can grow up to 30 feet in length and live in your body for up to 30 years. The female worm can produce 1,000,000 eggs a day. Roundworms mostly live in the soil with warm climates and mainly where human feces are used as fertilizer. They enter the body from your hands to your mouth. These can grow to 6 to 13 inches in length. The female worm can grow to the size of a pencil. Pinworms are the most common roundworm. These parasites are small white worms the length of a staple and mainly spread through children. It is estimated that 10% to 40% of children have them. These worms are found mostly in family groups, day cares and schools. While an infected person sleeps, the female parasite travels down the anus and deposits her eggs on the surrounding skin and sheets. These eggs may cause intense itching on the skin. Some eggs become airborne. Pinworms have the body parts and body functions of a human.

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