When things at work get intense, do you notice an increase in your acid reflux symptoms? Do disagreements with your spouse literally make your heart burn?
Stress is a common contributor to acid reflux, and addressing the stress directly is a safer, more effective treatment than taking medication. According to this recent article in the New York Times, medications to treat heartburn have serious side effects like mineral deficiencies, bone loss and life-threatening infections.
Acid reflux symptoms may first begin, or become worse, during periods of intense stress. Find out how stress causes acid reflux symptoms.
Dr. Marina Rose has helped people with acid reflux and other challenging, chronic health conditions in and around the city of Sunnyvale, CA. She finds that the first place to start is with healing the gut using herbs like licorice, slippery elm and specific plant enzymes.
If you think stress is triggering your acid reflux symptoms, try these measures:
- Start a yoga or meditation program. If you find that you’re too stressed to add one more thing Dr. Rose recommends at-home testing to see which specific stress hormone is out of balance, then using specific herbs to greatly reduce stress symptoms.
- Rule out food sensitivities by eliminating your suspect foods. Dr. Mark Hyman agrees that eliminating suspected problem foods is an important step you can take in handling acid reflux symptoms.
- Try a soothing herbal formula like DGL to heal the irritated lining.
As this ABC News report discusses, acid blockers do not correct the underlying problem or reduce your risk of developing complications from acid reflux.
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My dad has problems with stress effecting his symptoms. Sometimes it gets really bad, I’m going to suggest that he reads this article and tries some of the herbs that you suggested. What are some other herbs or remedies that could help?
Taylor, DGL and slippery elm are great at soothing heartburn. AFter that, digestive enzymes help to keep the problem from recurring. You can send him a link to the Nutrition Profile Quiz so he can learn which digestive enzyme is best for his type.