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Sorry to post a vanity but looking for some suggestions about acid reflux. It could just be heartburn too???? I never had any problems but entering mid to late 40's this just popped up. Supposedly as we move into the 50's this becomes an issue.

Executive summary: America has experienced a drastic increase in obesity, stomache ailments, and heart disease in the last 10 years. I believe some of the contributing factors to be related to one main ingredient in the US food supply; trans-fat. Here is the short list to improve your stomache ailments: Avoid trans-fat (partially hydrogenated oils) Eat yogurt before bed (repair esophagus; acid-reflux) Drink green tea (remove free radicals; antioxidant) Look into Flax seed oil (Omega 3) The American consumer : the fatten cash cow for business From 1993 until 2002, I had minor to medium stomache discomfort after eating....

Ash clouds to about 25,000 feet!!!

Ashlee Simpson should just shut ... her ... mouth. Simpson, the little sister - image-wise, the evil princess - of Jessica Simpson, the good fairy, has found herself bobbing in boiling water for months. Some of her woes are warranted. Most are starting to take on a gladiatorial feel. Victim, meet lion. Lion, gnaw at will. First came Ashlee Simpson's appearance on a venerable Saturday Night Live episode. A miscued guide-vocal track - something used often and by far more respected singers than Simpson - created a debacle every bit the equal of Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" at last...