Natural Treatments for Acid Reflux
Acid reflux can cause chest pain, heart burn after eating, and difficulty swallowing. Acid reflux occurs when stomach acid enters your esophagus. Your diaphragm would normally prevent stomach acid from entering your esophagus, so when your lower esophageal sphincter and the upper part of your stomach move above the diaphragm, stomach acid will reach your esophagus. With the combination of western medicine and natural remedies, acid reflux can be relieved, managed, and vanquished. Our goal is to make our Connecticut patients healthier and happier.
SERVING BROOKFIELD, DANBURY, RIDGEFIELD & NEARBY
If you suffer from acid reflux, rest assured you are not alone since one in nearly every five people suffer from acid reflux. If you are one of the many people suffering from this disease, there are truly a number of holistic approaches you can take to help prevent it. Many sufferers have come to rely upon the specialists here at Sophia Natural Health Center to learn more about the causes of acid reflux and the many natural treatments available.
Our Office Serving Brookfield, CT
Address: 31 Old Rte 7, Brookfield, CT 06804
Phone: (203) 740-9300
Hours of Operation:
Monday: 8:30AM – 6PM
Tuesday: 11:00AM – 6PM
Wendesday: 8:30AM – 6PM
Thursday: 11:00AM – 6PM
Friday: 8:30AM – 1PM
Sat – Sun: Closed
Potential Treatments for Acid Reflux
Acid reflux can be a remarkably difficult health condition to live with day to day. However, the team here at Sophia Natural Health Center is trained and equipped to help minimize the discomfort of your acid reflux by way of our natural treatments. From dietary changes to lifestyle changes, the natural treatments we offer can make a noticeable difference in not only the frequency of your attacks but in the severity of the attacks as well*. Our important insight and our natural treatments can help to get your health back on track and make eating an enjoyable experience again. *
Dietary Therapy - Avoid Trigger Foods
Here at Sophia our certified nutritionist will personalize a diet plan that is specific to your individual needs and designed to minimize symptoms and heal your condition. *
Lifestyle Counseling
The team here at Sophia is committed to helping individuals change their everyday lifestyle and eating habits in order to help alleviate the effects of acid reflux and to improve their health condition. *
Herbal Therapy
At Sophia we offer a variety of natural herbal remedies to treat acid reflux and help patients regain their natural healing powers. **
Symptoms & Causes of Acid Reflux
There are a number of symptoms affiliated with acid reflux including:
- Chest pain
- Heartburn after eating
- Regurgitation of foods you eat or sour drinks
- Difficulty swallowing
- A lumplike feeling in your throat
Acid reflux can be caused by a number of issues. There are a variety of common risk factors that that can ultimately result in the presence of acid reflux including, but not limited to:
- The presence of a hiatal hernia which over time allows acid from your stomach to move up into your esophagus and cause serious acid reflux symptoms
- Eating large meals
- Lying down too quickly after eating a meal
- Being overweight
- Smoking
- Consuming aspirin or ibuprofen
- Drinking carbonated drinks, alcohol, coffee or tea
- Eating citrus or tomato foods, garlic, onions, spicy foods, fried foods, and chocolate
- Being pregnant
Your Different Treatment Options
Dietary Therapy – Avoid Trigger Foods and Practice Mindful Eating
There are many foods and drinks that can trigger the symptoms of acid reflux with those common culprits listed above. Avoiding these trigger foods can alleviate the signs and symptoms of acid reflux.
Here at Sophia we work with our patients to customize a diet plan specific to their needs. In addition, we help patients develop a proper diet and to practice mindful eating. We encourage our patients to maintain a healthy weight to help reduce the symptoms of acid reflux and to eat mindfully. When you overeat or eat too quickly, you can cause acid reflux. However, when practice mindful eating you are able to slow down the pace at which you eat and give attention to your body so as to identify signs that you are full. Chewing your food slowly and eating smaller portions are very effective mindful eating habits.
Lifestyle Counseling
The team here at Sophia is committed to helping people change their routine lifestyles and eating habits in order to alleviate the symptoms of acid reflux and to help them improve their overall current health conditions as well.* We give focus to the individual lifestyles of our clients and in our efforts to improve their health, offer lifestyle changes so as to implement a treatment plan that will help to improve eating habits and minimize acid reflux.*
Your Trusted Natural Specialist for Acid Reflux
At Sophia Natural Health, we strive to help our patients feel their very best by using natural therapies to help alleviate their acid reflux symptoms. During your initial consultation we will meet with your health care provider who, together with our nutritionist and specialists can develop a personalized therapy plan to help control the uncomfortable symptoms affiliated with acid reflux. * To schedule your consultation, reach out to one of our team members today.
*The effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment will vary. Sophia Natural Health Center does not guarantee certain results