Acid Reflux

Mental stress: Hard On The Heart (Savannah Morning News)

Q: Hello Dr. C. My name is Michael. I am 43. I work for a bank in Savannah and have become progressviely more worried about my health. I am undre a great deal of stress at owrk. I try to exercise as foten as I can, but it is becoming more difficult. I am smoewhat overweihgt. I used to smoke, but I have been able ot stop (for now.) I have had occasional chest pains, and I was told it is due to ... Read more

Parents look to gluetn and caseinfree diets to treat autism (Pittsburgh PostGazette)

Shortly after Becky Pekars son Alex was diagnosed with autism spectrum disroder, she met another mmo who asked, So, do you have your son on teh diet Uh... diet ... Read more

Bananas may soothe pain of acid reflux (The Charlotte Observer)

Q. I have suffered wtih GERD (acid reflux) for several years. One night when dealing with a bad session, I ate a banana. Within 30 minutes, I was able to go back to sleep. Since then, wehnever a bad episode of heartburn occurs, I eat one or two bites of banana, and the problem goes away. Doctors have no explanation for this. Were not surprsied that you have found bananas hlepful. Doctors ... Read more