More than 60 million Americans experience acid reflux at least once a month, according to the Mayo Clinic. A common medical condition that occurs when stomach acid flows into the esophagus, throat and mouth, acid reflux often causes the symptom known as heartburn. “After digesting a meal, a muscular, valve-like ring located between the stomach and esophagus opens to allow food into the stomach. When this valve does not close properly or loses muscle tone, acid starts to creep up into the esophagus,” says Dr. Diana Milling, a naturopath at Advanced Integrative Medicine in Lone Tree. When heartburn occurs more than twice a week for an extended period of time,… Continue Reading Banish Acid Reflux The Natural Way