When is the last time when you had a "heartburn" or "acid reflux" attack? The favorite foods that you love to eat could be the trigger.

Think about that for a second as I list out the most popular favorite foods.

Chocolate:

Now we have all joked at one time or another about that giant portion of a woman's brain called The Chocolate Receptor Center (TCRC).

And if you doubt TCRC exists, just look at Chief Brenda Lee Johnson's face on the TV show The Closer as she dips into her chocolate stash (upper-left hand desk drawer). Sorry to report ... chocolate is one of the many causes in a heartburn acid reflux diet.

So let's talk about Dark Chocolate. Lately all we hear is good health benefits about dark chocolate. Dark chocolate helps:

1. promote cardiovascular health
2. Supports a healthy response to inflammation
3. May help in weight loss and control appetite
4. It is loaded with antioxidants that fight free radical

Here are 3 specific cardiovascular health benefits of eating dark chocolate:

* triggers endorphins = pleasure response
* serotonin levels are increased = well-being response
* boosts energy with a mild stimulant

Spicey Foods:

Take that pizza you love so much, the first time around. Not so tasty when heartburn comes to call. Chili, rich stew, spiced up roasts, these are all offenders when it comes to causing heartburn.

Caffeine:

Love your coffee latte's. These, too, are big heartburn and acid reflux contributors.

Carbonated beverages:

Yep. All that soda pop you like so well. Cola by any name will come back to haunt you. Remember it can remove rust and tenderize meat. Think what it can do to your stomach!

Alcohol:

Now we come to one of the major causes of heartburn. It doesn't matter if it is a beer or a mixed drink. One beer is equal to one shot of liquor. It is a cause of acid reflux, GERD, heartburn.

Now I don't know about you, but this sounds like a favorite food list to me...

How about having a beer while you wait for that pizza and follow them both up with a hot fudge sundae! Sigh.

Heavenly ...

But if you were to see me 2 hours later, I'm praying for relief.

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