I remember getting so mad at a Tums commercial one time because it said that it would reduce acid and “supply calcium- something your body needs anyway.” The only reason we can absorb the rock-like mineral is because we have an acidic stomach!  As soon as you use an acid reducer, you are no longer able to absorb calcium efficiently. If you think you could absorb the calcium that they are supplying, your mistaken. It is a low quality , low absorbing calcium carbonate.  Avoid the highly over-prescribed and misunderstood acid blockers until you have no other choice.

There are many ways to help yourself reduce the throat burning and bad taste in the mouth. As long as it is an acid over production and not an improper enzyme production, these will help:

• Eliminate water or fluids during a meal. This is the number one issue. If a chunk of food shows up in your stomach and needs to be broken down, water dilutes your stomach acid floats enzymes off the food.
• Chew each bite extensively. Aim at twenty to twenty-five times per mouthful. This gives the stomach a huge assist by breaking food down mechanically, and using saliva enzymes, thus reducing the stomach acid needed.
• Don’t lie down after a meal for at least one hour.
• Reduce your simple carbohydrate intake. Try to cut it by 20%.
• Avoid spices. They  make it worse.

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