What’s stopping you from living the life you love? And before you answer that question I want you to think long and hard of the answer that you are going to give. Is it because of your responsibility? Is it because of someone? Is your work depriving you of happiness? No matter what your answer is, evaluate how long have been a slave to these. Can you still come out of the shackles holding you down?
Now, if you are someone who is already stress free, no responsibilities, no stressful bosses or deadlines that need to be met, but still can’t live the life that you want because of some health issues, then welcome to the club. It’s these health matters that have been stopping me from enjoying my life. For one, I have severe acid reflux which can be really a pain in the neck. I couldn’t eat what I want, drink what I want and do extraordinary things because of this. I mean, I have the perfect life, no one to boss me around, no children, pets, or parents who are always biting your head off. But this disease, it has been stopping me from living the life that I want. You may blurt out, “but it’s just heartburn!”, it’s nothing like that. As time goes by, I’ve noticed it getting worse day by day. You may think of it as a mere heartburn, but no. It’s a lot worse than that. Who would want to spend a vacation with all those acid reflux symptoms bothering you? No one wants that for sure. You wouldn’t want to be on a cruise with heartburn as your nightly visitor and have bouts of insomnia because of that, right? When you say vacation, it’s a time to relax, to enjoy, and to forget the stress of everyday life. So there is really no space for any discomforts like those mentioned above if you are thinking of the most wonderful and dream vacation of all time.
In my quest to stop this disease and these symptoms, I have consulted gastroenterologists, internists, and even alternative medicine to seek for acid reflux remedies and whatever else that could help me with my current ailments. It’s not easy to look for a trusted practitioner who could really provide you with accurate treatments. It’s a good thing my friend recommended this alternative doctor who is very skilled and also very fun to work with. He had me examined if there’s anything else bothering my body, but according to him, “this is just easy!”, and yes, I did trust him. He gave me herbal medicine which he said could give relief to those nasty heartburns and other symptoms. He also procured a list which contains certain food that could trigger heartburns and other activities that need to be avoided which could also cause heartburn. He also prescribed something, it’s still one of those ugly herbal medicines, which he said could also strengthen the muscles that would prevent the acids from rising up. I don’t know, but I have all my trust in him, so I also became religious in taking it as well.
So after two full weeks of following his regime, I was totally amazed by the improvement that my body had. I can drink vodka, without having to suffer heartburn afterwards! I know my limitations though, so I wouldn’t still risk it. But the fact that I can already do that, is really one big leap! And I’m confident to hit the beach without having to stay indoors suffering heartburn. So you better stop acid reflux before it stops you!