Category: Reflux

Reflux is Hard to Swallow

When it comes to Chronic Cough, chronic problems don’t have acute solutions. With increased fear of respiratory illnesses after the COVID pandemic, patients with chronic cough are marginalized due to the perceived threat of spreading infection.

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Chronic Cough? It Doesn’t Have to Be!

When it comes to Chronic Cough, chronic problems don’t have acute solutions. With increased fear of respiratory illnesses after the COVID pandemic, patients with chronic cough are marginalized due to the perceived threat of spreading infection.

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Swallowing In Africa

From lauded clinician, to cancer survivor, to stranger in a strange land – Dr. Lisa Evangalista shares the journey that taught her the world is only changed when it changes you.

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Go Ahead, Have Some Tomato Sauce

Adding the right ingredients can make all the difference. Samara Kaufmann Aviv, MA, co-author of The Acid Watcher Cookbook, summarizes simple, effective methods to make favorite foods work again. “I started to wonder why dishes that contained very acidic substances, which I had eaten while “cheating” – such as hummus (lemon juice), guacamole (lime juice) and creamy tomato sauce (canned tomatoes), didn’t cause me to have symptoms.”

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OZEMPIC & GERD

The effects of Ozempic and Wegovy on weight loss can be dramatic. In a recent randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial, the mean weight loss with once-weekly subcutaneous 2.4 mg semaglutide was nearly 15% after 17 months of treatment. Like all things that seem too good to be true, the nearly magical effects of semaglutide come at a cost.

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GRIFFIN’S STORY

Pam Starr, winemaker and owner of Crocker & Starr Winery in St. Helena, CA is a devoted dog mom who recently shared how Reflux Gourmet helped her beloved Griffin while he was receiving chemotherapy.

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SINGING ON ACID

“Ahemmmm… eee…EEE!” As I did every morning of an audition, the moment I woke up, I began to vocalize to take stock of where my voice was sitting. After a minute or two of making sounds that might make my hotel room neighbors fret a cat was being tortured, it became very clear to me that getting my voice in performance-shape for today’s audition would be a “journey.”

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