Reflux disease, aka gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), affects > 50% of the population annually.Conventional treatment has been the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) to mask their symptoms. Although these medications are useful for certain conditions, they are not absolutely necessary for reflux disease. Long term use of these medications lead to long term consequences,

Since my late teen’s I’ve been back and forth between being a Pescatarian (someone who eats dairy and fish) and vegetarian (someone who does not eat meat products but does eat dairy.) Just recently I took the bold step to become a vegan (someone who eats no meat products whatsoever: although there are stricter definitions

You’re probably reading this on a smart phone…and most of us spend hours to days to years staring at our smart phone screens: this is not without consequence. In the pursuit of a more virtual social life we have resulted in deteriorating vision: the time spent looking in one direction close up has weakened our