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Did You Know? Breathing Training Can Provide Relief For Acid Reflux
Dec 01, 2021
According to the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation, one in six adult Canadians, or about 17%, are currently affected by gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD). A systematic review completed in 2014 by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease in the United States, revealed that approximately 15 to 30% of Americans has GERD.
It is now recognized that conventional treatments for GERD such as the use of antacids are not effective (Vakil, 2006). The common...
