Expert: Tonja Wells - 12/11/2006

Question
My wife has been suffering from acid reflux for about a year. She's had a number of tests come back negative for any abnormalities. Her doctor has prescribed different medications, such as Nexium, Protonix, Prilosec, all with limited success. I've heard a lot lately about using apple cider vinegar for acid reflux. What are your thoughts on this or do you have any other ideas that might help? Thanks for your time.

Answer
I have not personally ever tried vinegar for this but if it works then I would use it.

I would find a chiropractor or massage therapist who can manually fix a hiatal hernia.  

I would also take 2-3 Proactazyme before meals to digest the foods being eaten.

I would also make sure the person is eliminating well with 2-3 bowel movements a day.

Stress can also be a issue, if so STRESS-J liquid taken befoe meals can help.

Here is a hint that can help.


Drink a glass of warm lemon water first thing in the morning before breakfast.  Use dropperful of lobelia extract externally on the chest area.  Stand on your tip toes and rapidly drop from tip toes to to your heals 10-12 times, allowing the weight of the water in your stomach to pull it away from the diaphragm and drop the stomach into place.

You can find these herbs and more at
www.herbalhealthsolutions.4the.net