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Success is a Terrible Teacher
Dr. Belafsky is a renowned physician known for his exhaustive research, extensive collaboration, crazy ideas, and a bustling medical practice as Director for The Center for Voice and Swallowing, UC Davis. He is a co-founder of Reflux Gourmet. It’s a quiet afternoon. The day is winding down as the department outside my closed office door…
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Can a Plant-Based Diet Reduce Acid Reflux?
Most acid reflux sufferers have trigger foods that cause symptoms to arise, such as processed snack foods, fatty meats, cheese, or fast food. Such foods take longer to digest, allowing gastric acid to slip into the esophagus. More nutritious food that is heavily spiced can also trigger reflux. For those who want to reduce acid…
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Beverages with Benefits - Exploring the positive effects of Coffee and Wine
I invariably begin my day with coffee and quite often finish my day with a glass of wine. How fortunate then that there are numerous beneficial properties associated with both. Some people tolerate neither and moderation is necessary to keep the effects positive, but they are my two favorite beverages other than ice cold water…
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My Reflux Story | A Note from Reflux Gourmet Co-Founder, Chef Ken Frank
Voice and swallowing is something we all take for granted until there is a problem. It can get scary pretty fast. My adventure started innocently enough in the Summer of 2015 when I had a procedure on a tear duct in my right eye. The breathing tube damaged my vocal folds during the surgery and…
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Your Voice is Trying to Tell You Something - Listen Up!
It may be something small and inconsequential, or it may be ominous and life-threatening. The best thing you can do is listen to your voice.
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Swallowing In Africa
From lauded clinician, to cancer survivor, to stranger in a strange land – Dr. Lisa Evangelista shares the journey that taught her the world is only changed when it changes you.
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