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Podcast: Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss
Episode: Nutrition Nugget: Heartburn & GERD
Description: Nutrition Nugget! Bite-size, bonus episodes offering tips, tricks, and approachable science. This week, Jenn's talking about heartburn and GERD. It’s commonly believed that heartburn and GERD are caused by high stomach acid. However, research proves that it is actually a weakness of the lower esophageal sphincter. The amount of stomach acid doesn’t matter if the sphincter operates correctly. Therefore, antacids don’t cure heartburn and can potentially worsen underlying issues by creating too low of stomach acid, resulting in food not being digested properly. Instead of taking antacids, if you experience heartburn and GERD, look into low-fodmap foods...