About 4  years ago after starting into my digestive reconditioning, I started having bad heartburn (aka GERD) especially at night.  It was frightening because I was concerned about doing damage to my body. 

I started taking a product at night called Licorice GI.  These are chewable tablets and work immediately.  Licorice has the ability to build the muscle or valve at the base of the esophagus.  I like this product though it does have Sorbitol.  Unfortunately this only kept things at bay….I just knew there was something that was causing this problem but I didn’t know what!  About 4 months ago I went to visit Dr. Yost for this main reason.  He “reminded” me (though I don’t remember the first time he told me) that I should not be eating high fructose fruits (bananas, grapes, etc.).  So I stopped…….heartburn disappeared immediately!  Amazing, right?!  Well 4 months later I no longer take the licorice product unless I’ve eaten late at night (very rare) or ate something I shouldn’t have. 

Just wanted to share that………..diet can have such a large affect on your body.  Not an earth shattering concept but a simple reminder.