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Acid reflux symptoms: GP reveals the food which will give YOU heartburn

ACID REFLUX, also known as heartburn can cause an unpleasant taste in the mouth, a sore throat and a chronic cough - but also pain in the chest. The condition however, can be triggered by eating certain foods.

Heartburn can be triggered by overfilling the stomach, and several foods and drinks associated with Christmas are reported as common triggers. the juices cause irritation resulting in symptoms such as indigestion or heartburn.

“The main foods to avoid are spicy food, onions and garlic and caffeinated drinks, including coffee.”

Other food people should aim to avoid include citrus fruits such as oranges and even avoid orange juice - which can make symptoms worse.

Tomatoes and chocolate can also trigger symptoms in some sufferers. Express

Grandma was right! Apple cider vinegar is the one-stop product for health and beauty and can prevent heart attacks and dandruff

A study by Aston University, Birmingham, researchers in October found consuming apple cider vinegar each day can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Mail

How to Get Rid of Bad Breath Naturally

If how to get rid of bad breath is what’s on your mind these days, this simple solution may just be the best one. This post from Alternative Daily reveals an effective bad breath remedy with baking soda! Baking soda, known as bicarbonate of soda, along with water, makes an inexpensive and natural chronic bad breath remedy.

Here are simple methods to help test yourself for bad breath.

• First, take a piece of unwaxed, unflavored white dental floss. Floss between your upper and lower back molars. Now examine the floss. Is it red or brown? Wait about 45 seconds and then smell it. Does it have a bad odor? If so, then you probably have bad breath.
• Next, with clean fingers pull your tongue forward. With your other hand and a clean white washcloth, rub or scrape the furthest back portion of your tongue two or three times. Wait for 45 seconds and then smell the cloth. Is there a bad odor?
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Aluminium DOES cause Alzheimer's: Expert says new findings confirm the metal plays a role in the devastating brain disease .

There has been a strong link between human exposure to aluminium and the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease for half a century or more.
However, without definite proof, there is still no consensus in the scientific community about the role of this known neurotoxin in this devastating brain disease.
Individuals who develop Alzheimer’s disease in their late sixties and older also accumulate more aluminium in their brain tissue than individuals of the same age without the disease.
Environmental or occupational exposure to aluminium results in higher levels of aluminium in human brain tissue and an early onset form of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease.

HAVE A SAUNA TO PREVENT DEMENTIA?

Frequent sauna bathing can reduce the risk of dementia, a new study has claimed.

Men taking a sauna 4-7 times a week were 66 per cent less likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those taking a sauna once a week, the 20-year follow-up study from the the University of Eastern Finland found.

The study is the first to link sauna bathing to dementia risk.

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Brush teeth to beat Arthritis: Bugs that cause gum disease linked to rheumatoid arthritis

BRUSHING your teeth could help ward off the agony of rheumatoid arthritis, according to new research. More than 700,000 people in Britain now suffer from arthritis which destroys soft tissue, cartilage and bone. It affects mainly, but not exclusively, the elderly. EXpress

Lung cancer NEWS: Simple painkiller IBUPROFEN could reduce risk of deadly disease

IBUPROFEN may lower the risk of lung cancer among those with a history of cigarette smoking, experts have revealed. Scientists and medics have previously established that chronic inflammation appears to increase the risk of lung cancer, and medicines that reduce inflammation have been shown to reduce this risk. EXPRESS