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Valery Bollier, co-founder and CEO of Oulala Games – answers for EEG Magazine

Following Oulala’s launch back in 2013, we engaged in a discussion with our customers for 2 years with the purpose of adapting our concept in accordance with what they wished for. Additionally, this time was utilised with the purpose of demonstrating and proving that Oulala was indeed a true game of real skill as opposed to a game of luck falsely advertising itself as a skill game. The fundamental factor contributing to our future success is actually delivering on what we promise our customers: “With Oulala, for the first time, you can prove that you know football better than your friends!”

October 2016 saw the launch of the monetised version of Oulala, marking the next logical step in the road for us: breaking into the UK market. This is significant for a number of reasons, namely that besides the strong passion its people hold for football and playing money on it, the English Premier league itself is indubitably the most popular football league in the world. More importantly, however, is the fact that the current fantasy sports leader in the European market is none other than the UK itself. While season-long fantasy football games have long been a cultural activity that people have been accustomed to so far, one can expect the transition into a more appealing daily format to go quite smoothly.

So far, Oulala has successfully attracted over 25,000 registered users (free and monetised). Our next goal to focus on is developing Oulala in BtoB. Recently, we launched a white label version of our game, including a turnkey solution version and an API version. Moreover, we have already begun building partnerships with iGaming operators in numerous countries such as Italy, Australia, France and Cameroon, among others, allowing them the possibility to offer our game to their own customers. The surprising response from the iGaming sector towards our offer has spurred us on into focusing all our energy into our BtoB offer.

EEGReport Magazine: How does the Oulala platform differ from the already competitive market? What are your platforms’ unique points? It amazes me that so many things have happened in the DFS industry, since our last interview.

Valery Bollier: Oulala is currently the most innovative daily fantasy sports platform in the game right now. We put in 6 months of work alongside a team of statisticians in order to create a mathematical matrix that would render the results of our game as close to the reality of a football match as possible.

Our scoring system comprises 70 different football statistics, as compared to the approximate total of 10 to 16 from our competitors. The criteria is weighted respectively based on the player’s position (goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, and striker)thus producing a total of 275 ways to lose or gain points. These points range from the regular goals and assists to the more complexly detailed shots on target and successful tackles, to name a few, thus rendering it as close to football reality as possible.

Being a European game, playing on Oulala means that rather than only having a limited selection of players in the Premier League to pick from, as is the case in most DFS games, there is also the option to pick players from any of the Italian, Spanish or French league teams. The game becomes much more interesting with a pool of over 2800 players from 80 different teams to choose from.

Furthermore, Oulala is the first Daily Fantasy Football game to be a real second screen game. The customary process involved customers creating their teams before the matches began and then returned post-match in order to see their results. In an effort to bring forth the closest experience to reality, we brought forward an innovative process that enables customers to make live substitutions during the matches.

During the process of building a team on Oulala, there is also the option to pick six players to remain on the bench. For instance, if Lionel Messi is currently playing however his performance after 28 minutes proves to be unsatisfactory, a quick look at the bench offers the customer the choice to sub in someone such as Olivier Giroud instead, who will be playing with Arsenal in 2 hours. Thus, in 2 hours’ time, the system begin to take Giroud’s stats into account from the 29th minute of his match. For this reason, Oulala’s customers tend to be rather active during the matches, constantly accessing their team on our site in order to keep up with the live results of their players and sub players if necessary.

EEGReport Magazine: Another headliner that made the news is that you guys have managed to score a partnership with Premier League football club, Leicester City. This is a big deal for a newcomer DFS website such as yours, how has it been taken?

Valery Bollier: Having already experience a similar partnership with AS Monaco in France last season, we have begun to understand how to effectively form a partnership that will be mutually beneficial for the parties involved.

Certainly, it is imperative that football clubs provide stimulating content for their online fans in order to make visit their site regularly. The partnership that we hold poses a fine example of how a club may engage with its fans successfully. In a strategic move to provide entertainment, fantasy sports games offer real-time, second screen experiences that further encourage fans to watch more sports. Through our offer of a white label version of our game directed at their customers, LCFC is swiftly reaching that very goal.

More importantly, however, is finding the most appropriate business model than will enable clubs to monetise their massive customer database. This is where Oulala can prove to be a highly innovative partner.

Our choice of Leicester for a partner was based on the corporate culture they are immersed in that is very similar to ours. Naturally, we incredibly pleased to be partnered with the current leader of the Premier League, however, we are more impressed by the excellent quality of their management team. Alongside them, we are confident that we are headed in the right direction.

EEGReport Magazine: How do you think the markets in Europe are reacting to DFS in terms of licensing? We see a lot of talks that some countries might categorize it as gambling and grant 1st tier licenses.

Valery Bollier: As anticipated, the market moved at a far quicker pace than the legislators, meaning that Europe’s national regulators have yet to adapt to the new reality coming into place. More often than not, DFS tends to be considered a ‘pool betting’ activity, therefore in order to safeguard our young industry, it is crucial that we push for a legal frame adapted to our specific function from the Gaming authorises.

In a Kafkaesque twist of events, if the goal is to operate a DFS game in the UK then offering your game in the USA will not be permitted. Considering how huge DFS is in the USA, the current situation seems rather ridiculous.

Evidently, our industry requires a tailor-made DFS license, one that should only be granted to companies who are successfully able to prove that theirs is a real skill game. It is imperative that legislators exert caution when selecting operators, basing their decision on the quality of their game and the scoring system, holding the accuracy of a DFS game as the factor of paramount importance.

A DFS license should only enable proven skill games to offer white label version of their game to third parties. Oulala is currently one of the few that offers one available to the market, however other companies will soon follow suit, hoping to launch their game through partnerships.

It is in the interests of both the operators and the players that there is proper legislation in place. This would help the system from following the same path that poker did, in that the system should not allow any unfair advantages to the professional players over casual players.

We have already spoken to European legislators about our sector’s needs. Unsurprisingly, Malta was the first country with a positive reaction towards our suggestions, following up with a specific game license being launched by the MGA later this year. This will be undeniably be a huge step forward in the development of fantasy sports in Europe, also placing Malta at the centre of action for DFS operators.

EEGReport Magazine: What is the current global size of the DFS market?

Valery Bollier: Fantasy sports are an estimated €23 billion industry in the United States, with around 57 million fantasy sports players in the US and Canada. It is anticipated that market leaders Draftkings and FanDuel will respectively pay out over a billion dollars in prizes to fantasy-obsessed players this year while also putting tens of millions of dollars into advertising that will keep building the market. There may only be a small group of traditional players that play daily fantasy sports, however Eilers Research shows that daily games will generate almost €2.3 billion in entry fees this year and continue to grow 41% annually, thus reaching an astounding €12.8 billion in 2020.

The DFS landscape in Europe is only beginning to rise, with the UK as the leading market for fantasy sports in the EU. With the English Premier league as the most popular season-long fantasy sports operator, it gains an immense amount of coverage by newspapers that follow it including Sky Sports, The Sun, the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph.

The total number of players stands at approximately 5 to 8 million season-long fantasy users, a number this is significantly smaller than the US. With only 3 to 5% of these currently playing DFS, the situation presents a potentially substantial market to tap into. As mentioned earlier, other countries have already begun to open their doors to DFS, with the influx of new operators being a direct result of that.

An even bigger market that present itself to DFS is none other than sports betting. Morgan Stanley’s research last year revealed that legal sports betting is valued at over $100 billion annually. Thus, current iGaming operators shouldn’t think of DFS as a substitute to sports betting but rather as a good opportunity.

For instance, our BtoB platform provides a plug and play white label solution for iGaming operators that are hoping to enter our evolving sector by proposing DFS games as complementary products to their own existing operations. I anticipate an abundance of sports betting punters and poker players that will have direct access to DFS through their usual iGaming sites before the year ends. I am certain that the market will truly benefit from this BtoB strategy and will go on to boost the European DFS evolution.

EEGReport Magazine: What is the most popular DFS product for players?

Valery Bollier: American football remains the reigning, most popular sport in the USA with the largest fan base as well as an extensive history. This is the reason behind the increased marketing focused on American football rather than fantasy leagues in any other sport. 2015 saw 73% of DFS players playing Fantasy NFL at least once throughout the year.

Other sports they play also include NBA, NCAA, NHL and MLB. The rising number of soccer players may have leapt from 12% in 2013 to 20% in 2015, however local MLS teams still remain the main focus in fantasy sports.

Nevertheless, when taking DFS on a global level outside the US, football (soccer) undeniably reigns as the number one future sport. Europe remains the center of the world when it comes to football, with the best players from all the over the world playing in European teams. This offers DFS in Europe a major advantage over our American competitors. While they have offer multiple sports in their domestic market, Europe has a unique sport with a popularity that spreads worldwide.

Following the consolidation of the market, other sports such a tennis, basketball and hockey will follow suit. Passionate DFS players in Northern America much prefer their American football, basketball, baseball, car racing and hockey, however football remains the top choice in Central and South America as well as Asia. Another DFS game gradually gaining attention is Daily Fantasy Cricket, particularly in India.

EEGReport Magazine: Demographics wise, is the DFS player the same as traditional online sports bettor?

Valery Bollier: DFS players can be considered the younger generation of sports bettors. They brought up in a generation that emphasised playing video games. Now that they have reached adulthood, there is a strong desire to play in monetised games. However, they also hope to play games that are capable of offering them a similar kind of experience that they had on their own game consoles, thus hoping that rather than eradicating the experience over the financial rewards, they would be able to retain both. This is why DFS may well be the perfect product for them.

EEGReport Magazine: Is DFS open to cyber-crime in the same way as match fixing in real games, given that you can search on YouTube and no doubt find a video to ‘hack’

Valery Bollier: DFS may be a monetised game, however it is also a social game. People will be playing with their friends, people from their community, colleagues even, and so it should remain. At Oulala, we believe that our industry needs to cap the amount that may be deposit in a league. By imposing such a limit to maintain a reasonable amount, such as the €200 limit on Oulala, we are able to avoid most issues linked to cybercrime, including money laundering and match fixing.

EEGReport Magazine: What are the future plans and are you guys getting ready for the EURO 2016?

Valery Bollier: Technology is what brought about our sector’s revolution and it has only just begun for us. Currently, we are able to obtain live stats from the ball owner and the player facing him. We hope to be able to go on and obtain the live stats from all 22 players on the field.

Technology will also enable us to acquire vast amounts of personal data about the players. For instance, the partnership between the German national team and software giant SA during the last world cup allowed them to get live data on their players. Satisfied with the results, they are aiming to go even further for the next world cup, such as obtaining the players’ brain serotonin levels that indicate stress during the matched. It may seem like science fiction however this is the direction that sports is taking and soon DFS will allow everyone to be part of this revolution.

As for Oulala, our intention is to further develop our network of iGaming partners in the near future. A number of operators have shown interest in our BtoB solution and we have gone on to sign various important deals that will come into effect next season. Our aim is to continue along this path in order to evolve and become the leading Daily Fantasy network for football.

Tim Heath – INTERVIEW about BitCoin

EEGReport Magazine: Experts believe that in the coming years Bitcoin will develop at about the same speed as not so long ago Internet did. Do you also adhere to this theory?

Tim Heath: If we look at the speed of disruptive technologies, such as the Internet (http protocol) and Email (smtp), it takes time for such advances to propagate throughout society, specifically the time between the early adopter group and the masses. However the movement from early adopter to regular user is most certainly more rapid than other such innovate / disruptive technologies we have seen in the past.

At the moment, Bitcoin is simply to complicated for the average user, but conceptually it’s an easy concept to understand (once explained). I think this is because users know how to use bittorrent, or how skype works from their everyday use cases, but most often don’t understand (nor want to) the underlying technology. Skype (and VOIP) is an amazing technology, but I really do wonder how many average consumers understand the technology and the rails & protocols it runs on. Skype have made a very simple user interface to point and click, to call or video to someone on the other side of the world, for free. Therefore, perhaps we should not view Bitcoin technology as the “ultimate” goal for adoption, but rather simply the “rails” on which a trusted transaction is made and the end user simply uses a nice user interface to click “send money to a friend from my contact list”.

Perhaps to this end, the end goal (or killer Bitcoin app), is that someone can buy $20 of Bitcoins from a friend and in the background, that amount is hedged immediately, to ensure there is no volatility in the Bitcoin price which may effect their whole experience. This money could then be sent to a merchant, gaming site or used as remittance to another country. The transaction would still take place over the blockchain, but in the end user’s eyes, they see the non-technical transaction (which one would say looks and feels like any paypal transaction), just that it happens over a decentralized network with no fees to “send the money” safely and securely.

EEGReport Magazine: Full anonymity of Bitcoin transactions – is it advantage of disadvantage?

Tim Heath: Bitcoin is Pseudonymous not anonymous.

Our primary KYC resolves around a player’s digital footprint, rather than traditional (and as some would agree, forgeable) utility bills. That said, players are happy to be KYCed in traditional ways due to o gaming license requirements. This is because we have found that player’s prefer that their Bitcoin gambling transactions are “not obvious” to family / friends. Therefore when depositing to a Bitcoin casino, there are no deposits from a joint bank accounts or credit card statement. Most importantly however, is that there is no gambling transactions on their bank statements which may harm future loan or mortgage applications (through traditional banks).

EEGReport Magazine: Absence of clear scheme for Bitcoin regulation and for its taxation disaffect – is it a key issue for investors?

Tim Heath: Regulation is needed is the onramp / offramp of fiat currency to Bitcoins and vice versa. This is where governments should have sensible regulations in place; that Bitcoin exchanges should know their customers and understand the sources or destinations of incoming or outgoing funds. In regard to taxation – this is a situation for the jurisdiction where the company is based, to know and pay their respective corporate taxes. Taxation is based on the annual reports filed in the relevant jurisdictions and have nothing to do with a Bitcoin transaction.

These issues don’t seem to be slowing down Venture capital investment into Bitcoin or blockchain related companies. In Q1 2015 there was a record breaking amount of venture capital invested in Bitcoin startups, over $229 million (a total of $676 million so far).

EEGReport Magazine: What are the benefits received by casino if shifting to Bitcoin payment system?

Tim Heath: Bitcoin is perfect money for the Internet:

You can send or receive $0.01 or $10 million+ instantly anywhere in the world
It is irreversible
There is no chargebacks or fraud
There are no payment processing costs
There are no 3rdparties “holding the money”
All transactions are peer 2 peer and auditable on the blockchain
Escrow services exist in the blockchain code.

Therefore when a casino utilizes Bitcoin as a payment method / gaming unit, all deposits and withdrawals are instant. We are seeing a huge increase in localized options for conversion between fiat and Bitcoin and vice versa, which is rapidly growing Bitcoin’s accessibility. It’s also very clear and logical, then the faster withdrawals are processed by a casino, the greater confidence a player has (in the casino) and the faster they will re-deposit.

Of course any business would love to have 0% merchant processing fees and to completely remove fraud and Chargebacks from their profit / loss statements…

ta 5 online game expert analysis

The most reputable sites and magazines specializing in the gaming world have made analyzes of GTA 5. Grand Theft Auto V has received excellent grades. The aggregator sites Metacritic and Game Rankings analyzes considered one of the highest scoring games of all time. After its world premiere, the producer did not send copies to publications. When instead, analysts had to play the games from Rockstar premises or in a hotel room booked.
They are different to this: take experts to play where they can see. Certainly learned a lot from this … about what can be improved in the next version. Balcony very intelligent.

The May issue of Xbox Magazine published the first review of GTA V, giving the game the maximum score of 10/10 publication stated that the game has an “amazingly realistic world, a truly captivating story and a hugely entertaining multiplayer” and that is “great in all aspects.” The Official UK PlayStation Magazine also gave top marks to the game, describing it as the best of all GTAs. Xbox World 360 gave 98% note for the game, being the highest score ever given by the magazine before. The site GameSpot gave note 10 (perfect) for the game, making it the first game since 2001 to receive this classification. The game was considered “undoubtedly the best of all GTA” by the site.
The British tabloid Daily Star made ??a positive analysis of the game, praising it widely. The American newspaper The New York Times described the game as “violent, intelligent, profane, charming, obnoxious, smart, richly textured and thoroughly cultural agenda” and thus a “satire disguised as fun”!
And you? Is also a specialist and do a full commentary and smart about their impressions of gta 5 online argent.

I’ve been reading on Wikipedia some analysis of GTA V made ?? By experts in the field: on gaming websites and magazines. Reading all this I was thinking: where GTA V will be better than GTA IV?
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Home Remedies for Treating Heartburn: Simple Ways to Manage Heartburn

An incredible number of people from different aspects of the earth experience and are afflicted by pyrosis.

Even though you can find system drugs, that region system recommended by physicians that will help to use this problem, these medicines may well not invariably be of use.

For this reason, you must understand the variety of homemade remedies that can help in dealing with treating heartburn.

These home cures will extremely aid in lowering the frequency of it’ll and pyrosis moreover lower your addiction to medication to deal with pyrosis.

Pyrosis happens to be an organic and natural approach disorder that’s a direct result of living AN unhealthy lifestyle-fashion.

The meals we often consume location model mostly one amongst the causes of pyrosis, specifically nowadays everywhere the food in the marketplace isn’t usually wholesome for our abdominal area and our general health.

The true secret to managing and controlling acid reflux is to find some daily life-design alterations.

This implies that you simply need to be compelled to quit the dangerous routines you might have obtained.

This dangerous behavior embodies smoking and ingesting an abnormal level of alcoholic drinks.

Uptake cooked and fatty foods could also cause pyrosis

You have to recollect that tobacco has phytotoxin, which increases the assembly of acids inside your abdominal area.

It furthermore irritates your gorge and may loosen muscle, that is certainly primarily to blame for maintaining abdomen acid solution within the belly and stop it from coming back linked to the gorge.

Another option that you just can do to deal with pyrosis is usually to call for nutritional supplements that area unit better-seen to handle pyrosis.

These days, you could realize significantly meals and dietary supplements greater-proven to take care of and manage pyrosis.

For example, an apple company every day next to a cup of lukewarm h2o will aid decrease the consistency of pyrosis.

You may furthermore take into consideration frustrating salt hydrogen carbonate with h2o, which happens to be additionally referred to as a powerful pyrosis solution.

Though it might not design virtually as effective as soda pop, this could facilitate pyrosis affected individuals by reducing gasoline bubbles inside your abdomen.

You will also have to get motivated to detain your head that uptake of the excessive quantity of hot and spicy and oily meals are frequently awfully harmful to pyrosis people.

This food’s place device is bothersome to process, which indicates your stomach has to prove furthermore acid to digest it.

It is moreover necessary to consume food early on at nighttime.

This could assist in supplying your abdominal area time to you enable the acid ease off before deciding to modify the transfer and position towards the bed.

You ought to also quit carrying small garments since these clothes will prove the strain in your area forcing stomach materials, together with abdomen acid solution, to go up.

Finally, you need to begin losing weight.

Should you be undertaking, this might facilitate reduce pyrosis signs and you might additionally appear higher and feel extra dynamic?

These regions model the house remedies that you just will far more for you to manage pyrosis properly.

Remember the following tips and you’ll have the ability to make certain that pyrosis won’t lead to your way of life and you can also lessens your reliance on prescription drugs to deal with pyrosis.

So, following time skill’s pyrosis, you’ll prefer to slice on fatty meals and eat an apple every day.

This may not entirely facilitate for pyrosis even so it’ll moreover aid keep your body healthier.

Effective Ways to Prevent Heartburn during Pregnancy

Heartburn is one of the oldest and also one of the most common conditions that affects millions of people every single day. Despite its name, heartburn is in no way related to the heart. In fact, this is a digestive condition where stomach acid comes in to contact with the esophagus causing irritation. The result is feeling a burning sensation that starts on the diaphragm all the way to the chest.

Usually, heartburn is accompanied by a sour or bitter taste, which is primarily the stomach acid you regurgitated and made its way to your mouth.

To make things worse, women who are pregnant are more susceptible to heartburn. It can really be frustrating experiencing this condition especially when the weather is hot or warm.

If you are pregnant, you have to be prepared to experience heartburn as this will be very common. Now, you need to keep in mind that although this condition is painful and extremely uncomfortable to experience, it is a condition that will not harm the baby inside your tummy.

But, it is still uncomfortable and you want to control or manage it or at least decrease its frequency. Here are ways on how you can prevent or at least manage heartburn during pregnancy.

Firstly, you have to realize that heartburn is caused by a backflow of stomach acid in to the esophagus. This happens because the muscles in your stomach relax because of the hormonal changes in your body during pregnancy. The best thing that you can do is to avoid eating large meals. Instead of eating 3 large meals a day, try to eat 6 smaller meals daily. This will help in decreasing the production of stomach acid. Also, you should try eating your food slowly as this will be able to help reduce the symptoms of heartburn.

Secondly, you need to avoid certain foods. If you love spicy food, such as Mexican food, then you may want to cut back on this type of food while you are pregnant. Spicy food can get your stomach to produce more acid, which will increase the likelihood of you experiencing heartburn. Fried and fatty foods should also be avoided as this type of food is hard to digest, which will force your stomach to produce more stomach acid.

You also need to drink plenty of water. However, avoid drinking plenty of water while you are eating. The excess fluids will result in increased acid reflux, which will lead to heartburn. Also, avoid caffeinated and carbonated beverages as these drinks are known to increase acid production and relax the LES or lower esophageal sphincter.

If you experience heartburn while sleeping, try to elevate your head using extra pillows. This way, you will let gravity do its job by keeping stomach acid inside the stomach.

If you want to take antacids, go for liquid antacids instead of tablets. But, you should always consult your doctor before taking any type of medications. This way, you will be able to know if the medicine you will take is safe for the baby.

Remember these tips and you can be sure that you will be able to control heartburn during pregnancy. Always remember to always consult your doctor before you take any medication even if it is over the counter.

The 15 Best Pillows for Acid Reflux Reviews & Guide 2018

The best pillow for acid reflux will be of great help in dealing with the symptoms of Acid Reflux. Acid reflux is a digestion disorder that is manifested when the stomach acid rises up to the esophagus lower junction. It is normal when at low levels, which is typical of the digestion process with food traveling in the gastrointestinal path. It is rather uncomfortable and can be avoided by not taking spicy foods or some drinks. For instance, you should avoid coffee, peppers or chocolate flavors.

You should research the foods that cause this condition and avoid them like a plague. They do not do you good in the long term by exposing you to acid reflux disorder. Who wants so much discomfort after an evening meal when retiring to bed? I am sure none. It is, therefore, good to stop eating foods that expose you to this kind of discomfort. Better still, you need to adopt healthy sleeping habits to alleviate symptoms of acid reflux. Lying flat increases the acid flow up to the esophagus. To prevent this, you need the best pillow for acid reflux to give you an elevated sleeping position and take care of your sleeping comfort.

Top Pillow for Acid Reflux

Bed Wedge, Fit plus Premium Wedge Pillow

The Bed Wedge pillow has thick density foam of 1.5 inches, situated above its foam base made of a premium polyurethane material. It is recommendable because of its great comfort and support it guarantees. It has therapeutic qualities and is capable of contouring to your body shoulders, the neck region, as well as the head, to give you a quality and restful sleep.

The Bed Wedge pillow is also known for its upper back support which ensures that you have a healthy sleeping position. It helps in relieving the back or the neck pains while asleep. The pillow can also help in alleviating acid reflux and sorting out snoring, allergies, or any other form of breathing complications.

The shape of the pillow allows an individual to multitask. It has an ergonomic shape that allows you to position it upright when you want to catch up with a TV show or read a favorite book. You can also use it to elevate the position of your legs for a balanced sleep. The pillow cover is also a great idea because it is removable and is breathable. Moreover, it is soft to give you the comfort feeling that you need.

The Fitmus pillow is a great idea for you and the people dear to you because it takes care of all your uncomfortable sleep at night. This is a solution for you if you are experiencing acid reflux and would want additional comfort for your smooth sleep. It is also suitable for birthday gifts or going out on special occasions and holidays. If you have are craving for a comfortable night rest, Best Wedge Pillow is an assurance for that.

The Medslant Acid Reflux Wedge Pillow

The Medslant pillow is greatly useful for the elevation of your upper body. It gives great support for your back and helps in keeping your airways exposed for easy breathing and a better night’s sleep. The memory foam for this pillow is made of ISOFresh soy material, with a removable cover that can be easily washed with the washing machine.

The foam is of great help in reducing pressure on key body points. This foam is also adjustable to your preferred sleeping positions. The size of this pillow makes it ideal for persons with digestive disorders when they are asleep. The Medslant pillow has proved useful to the mothers to be because of its capability of alleviating the stomach burning problems. It is also capable of folding, giving you an opportunity to adjust sleeping positions without experiencing discomfort.

The softness and firmness of the Medslant pillow are ideal for a great body support. By using this pillow, you will not have to worry about the acid coming to your esophagus due to your elevated position. The pillow helps you breathe better and have a restful sleep. If you need a great support from your hips all the way to the head region, this is the pillow you have to go for.

The Medslant pillow is hypoallergenic and has no smell. It is, therefore, comfortable for kids and people who snore during their sleep. It has a good height and size as well, medically recommendable for people who have digestive disorders.

Medline Acid Reflux Wedge and Body Pillow Combo

The Medline pillow has a unique design. The wedge is ideal for the reducing of stomach acid from encroaching your esophagus. It is of great help to people who may be suffering from nighttime reflux, laryngopharyngeal reflux, or gestational reflux. If you have traditional heartburn, the Medline Wedge and Body Pillow becomes your great choice. It is also suitable for people who have nausea or those that get chocked during their sleep.

The top layer for this pillow offers comfort and support that you need during your sleep. The Medline Pillow has been filled up with memory foam that allows you to adjust your sleeping position without having to slide down while asleep. The pillowcase can be removed and washed to ensure that you sleep in a clean environment.

The pillow has a left side configuration that prevents the stomach acid from coming up into the esophagus. If you have shoulder pains you can rest assured that the Medline pillow will help balance your hands, body and the shoulders while asleep, giving you the much-needed comfortable sleeping position.

Relax Home Life – Foam Bed Wedge Bamboo Pillow

The Relax Home Life Pillow is a great choice for a night sleep. It comes in three different sizes and is made of 1.5 inches memory foam. It is a soft pillow that contours to your body to give you a great comfort when you lie on your bed to sleep.

This pillow is desirable for the elevation of the body to prevent heartburn. It is also suitable for individuals suffering from the acid reflux. Due to the elevated body position, it is suitable for people who snore or have breathing difficulties. If you are suffering from allergic reactions, Relax Home Life could also be helpful because it aids in better breathing and prevents nasal drips.

It alleviates the pain in the neck or shoulder region with its soft feel and the thick foam. This pillow has a triangular shape that gives you comfort and allows for switching sleeping positions between the back, stomach, or the sideways. Your spine is kept aligned because of the elevation. A regular pillow can even be placed on the top of this Wedge Bamboo pillow for an added comfort.

For the pregnant mothers, it gives comfort to the belly and is also suitable for use when you are watching a movie. You can also use Relax Home Life Pillow for the elevation of your legs to improve blood circulation and improve on the Restless Leg Syndrome

Brentwood Home Zuma Therapeutic Foam Bed Wedge Pillow

Are you desperate for a comfortable pillow that offers a comfortable slope to enhance your sleeping position? The Brentwood Home Zuma Wedge Pillow is the perfect match for this role. This pillow is suitable for your personal relaxation or for supporting pregnant women for their heavy tummies.

The soft cover for this adorable pillow is composed of bamboo knit. You can easily wash it using the washing machine. It is hypoallergenic and resistant to the dust mites. It provides a great help if you have acid reflux because of the body elevation that assures you of comfort and relaxation. The pillow has good air quality and is suitable for a better breathability at night.

You can watch TV while in bed or take your favorite book and read it while using this pillow. You can use it to elevate your legs position for a relaxed reading or watching position. It assures you a good sleeping position so that you do not have to worry about switching sleeping positions to sleep on your back or sideways.

The slope of this pillow is designed to prevent a backache, shoulder, or neck region pain. By using this pillow, you can stop snoring or lessen your chances of having a hiatal hernia. It offers support and the comfort you need while you lay flat on your bed while sleeping.

Xtra-Comfort Bed Wedge Pillow

The Xtra – Comfort pillow is foldable and can be placed under the head or the legs to give you comfort while on your bed. This wedge pillow is suitable for use on any type of the bed and offers support when you are resting or sleeping on your bed. It has a carry handle, which makes it convenient for you to carry while you are moving from one place to another.

The bed wedge is a soft memory foam pillow that is soft and contours on your body form to give you the optimal support for a great sleep. It has comfortable foam that is not easily deformed for longer durability. This bed wedge is suitable for use with other preferred pillows for additional comfort. Its polyester zippered cover is removable and can be washed with a machine for cleanliness purposes.

With this pillow, you can adjust your sleeping positions to your preferred positions between gradual and steep slopes. It can also be used to adjust the leg positions for a better sleep.

InteVision Foam Bed Wedge Pillow

The InteVision Bed Wedge has two layers cushion that makes it a preferable pillow for the use by individuals with acid reflux condition. It is made up of a memory foam layer that enables it to offer support and comfort during sleep. It also has a firm base and its cover allows for air circulation.

The InteVision Pillow is also suitable for the alleviation of allergies or prevention of snoring. When you have health issues that require you to adopt a raised sleeping position, this is the cushion to go for. For patient surgeries, it is helpful in ensuring that you keep your sleeping position elevated. It also aids in the reduction of the back-ache problems. It is suitable for a healthy and comfortable sleep during the night.

Drive Medical Folding Bed Wedge Pillow

The Drive Medical Pillow is among the best pillows that give the support and comfort to the acid reflux patients. It is also one of the easily portable pillows that you can shop in the market. You can fold it in half for easier transportation or storage. You can use its carry handle when traveling from one place to another.

The Bed Wedge can be used for the support of the neck to ensure that you get an elevated sleeping position. It is useful for the relieve of the discomfort that comes out of respiratory complications or poor air circulation. This pillow is a great choice for a good sleeping position when you have a heartburn or having acid reflux

Mabis DMI Foam Bed Wedge Pillow

It is designed in a manner that ensures your head remains elevated, which makes it suitable in relieving acid reflux. It helps in reducing respiratory problems and can aid in ensuring your neck and shoulder pain have been minimalized. Mabis Pillow also helps in reducing snoring while you are asleep and can also be used to elevate legs to get a good blood flow throughout the body.

It can also help in alleviating the knee pain or improve the blood flow in the varicose veins, leading to a better and more relaxed sleep during the night. The foam cushion offers support and helps this wedge pillow to last for a long time. It gives you a reliable usability for a long time. It can also help you with the recovery process after a surgical operation. It can elevate the feet in case you undergo a leg surgery. Its cover is also machine washable to ensure you have a clean environment that you need for a smooth night’s sleep.

Avana Bed Wedge Memory Foam Pillow

When you need an uninterrupted sleep, Avana Bed Wedge Pillow is your better choice. It elevates the torso for up to 7 inches, giving you a comfortable surface for your sleep. It is made in three different sizes to suit the diverse customer preferences. Its cover can be removed for machine washing and is also antimicrobial.

Avana Foam Pillow has a supportive memory foam that ensures your back and the head is well supported while you are asleep. It is also a perfect pillow to use when you want to sit up to watch a TV series or read a favorite book. By giving you a natural elevation, Avana pillow helps you to alleviate acid reflux symptom at night when you are asleep. It cans also help to minimize snoring and heartburn.

It is also firm and soft to ensure that you can shift sleeping positions without experiencing discomfort. With Avana Bed Wedge Pillow, you can get a restful sleep, free from backache pains or any irritable symptoms.

AERIS Large Memory Foam Bed Wedge Pillow

AERIS wedge pillow has a curve shape that offers comfort by contouring to the body shape. The memory foam is of high quality to ensure durability. It has a great support that effectively relieves the body pressure points and relieves any pain symptoms from the back, neck, or the shoulder regions. The AERIS pillow also elevates the upper region ensuring that any acid reflux symptoms have been minimized.

This pillow is also suitable for a good reading posture while still in bed. You can also use it to exercise and its cover can be washed by the washing machine. One of the striking features of this mattress is that it has an internal cover for its memory foam, which improves the sleeping hygiene. If you need a density responsive pillow, AERIS is just a great choice.

The pillow is versatile. It can be used for different purposes including adjusting for sex positions, watching your favorite programs on TV or doing some physical exercises to boost your general health and muscle functioning. You have a lifetime guarantee once you purchase this kind of mattress.

Inflatable Bed Wedge Pillow

The Inflatable Bed Wedge is typically a small sized pillow that helps you to alleviate the symptoms that are associated with the Acid Reflux. It bears the weight of your upper body, for the generation of comfort and relaxation that gives you a glamorous sleep.

This pillow can typically help you with the reduction of acid reflux by ensuring that your stomach acid does not come up the esophagus. It is small and has lightweight that gives you the flexibility to travel with. It has a smooth cover made of peach skin and a foot pumps for aeration. With a high-density foam, this pillow guarantees a firm support for your body.

Final Thoughts

Acid Reflux is an irritating condition that deserves being dealt with as soon as it occurs. You have two options out of this:

If the symptoms persist, it is advisable to consult the doctor.

If you are undergoing a treatment for this condition, it is important to supplement it with the best acid reflux pillow that will improve your healthy sleeping lifestyle.

The choice of the best acid reflux pillow is up to you. However, we do recommend that you choose the Medslant Acid Reflux Wedge Pillow as the best option for you. Here is why,

This pillow is capable of giving you the elevation you need for your comfortable sleep.

It can also fold to allow you to have multiple sleeping positions.

It also has a firmness and softness that enables it to align to your body.

It has no smell and allows good air circulation for enhanced breathability.

There is no need to lose your precious sleep because of a discomfort that can be handled. The best pillow for the acid reflux disorder can elevate your upper body and give you a chance to enjoy a stress-free night sleep. Why look out more, by reading this discussion, you have got your acid reflux problem covered.

Best Natural Weight Loss: Four Remarkable Ways of Losing Weight Quickly

The moment it occurred to ME that I would like to begin losing weight was after I was within the room of my favorite store.

I used to be thus excited to do out a try of jeans I’ve been eyeing for months.

Thus, I hastily grab one in all my size, ran to the room, however solely to seek out myself troubled to wiggle into stunning skinny jeans.

It was then I noticed that I’m beginning to would like a bigger try.

I had to voice out my frustration and aforementioned to myself that I would like to significantly begin losing weight.

The room has been the place that serves up to be a blunt reality check to me!

So I went home and researched for the most effective natural weight loss I might attempt, then I learned that their area unit still such a large amount of reasons why I would like to act quickly in my weight loss journey and believe ME, this will concern your skinny jeans fitting you.

If you have got been carrying a small amount of excess weight, you must recognize that obtaining a healthy weight is worthwhile for many reasons.

Carry on reading below for the few convincing ones why it’s time you stop ignoring those further kilos.

Why you must begin Losing Weight Now!

1- Your Elbows and Knees are Thanking You

2- you may Have a Lower likelihood of Cancer

3- you may Have a Lower likelihood of Developing insanity

4- you may Sleep higher

5- you may Have Clearer Skin

6- Your Heart are Thanking You

7- you may Feel Less Depressed

Your Elbows and Knees are Thanking You

Have you ever detected of osteoarthritis? I’m certain you do!

This is often a deteriorating joint malady wherever you may be losing your animal tissue and slowly destroy the bones in your joints.

I know you would possibly not assume abundant regarding degenerative arthritis since it’s quite common to any aged person that you are beginning to assume that it’s simply normal; most likely your grannie has been vellication from her annoying arthritis

However, a study has shown that you simply can rather more doubtless get the degenerative joint disease if you’re plagued by excess weight.

Once significant patients were compared to the sunshine ones, the significant cluster has been diagnosed with degenerative joint disease in one knee sixfold over the sunshine people and their area unit eighteen times additional you’ll get the aforementioned condition on your every knee

This is as a result of heavier individuals’ area unit swing some serious strain on their joints, particularly on their knees that may lead to the joints to degrade over time. Also, once the body is making an excessive amount of body fat, excess fat tissue and inflammation will be a gift.

You, Will, Have Lower likelihood of Cancer

Since body fat can turn out steroid, an endocrine that’s joined to cancer, a study has unconcealed that girls that area unit rotund area unit in danger of endometrial carcinoma fourfold additional and area unit at higher risk for carcinoma.

Also, researchers have found that lepton, which may be an endocrine connected with weight gain, will enhance the assembly of each traditional moreover as cancerous breast cells.

You, Will, Have a Lower likelihood of Developing insanity

People with excess weight, particularly those who have massive bellies throughout their midlife, area unit additional in danger of developing insanity and this is often 260% likelihood I’m talking.

The larger belly you get, the good the danger you have got as your abdominal fat produces inflammatory factors and different hormones.

Furthermore, researchers have distinguished that anyone that has the quickest arms throughout their forty fifty-nine additional potential to develop insanity in their later life.

You, Will, Sleep higher

According to researchers, weight loss will affect sleep. Their study has shown that adults World Health Organization area unit rotund and tried losing five-hitter or additional of their overall weight have rumored gaining additional and improved sleep once six months of losing weight.

In their study, it shows that those participants World Health Organization lost at very little as five-hitter of their body weight had gotten regarding twenty-two minutes of further sleep nightly. On the opposite hand, people that lost but five-hitter of their body weight created solely a few minutes of further sleep.

This is as a result of the additional your body fat is, the additional you may doubtless develop a sleep disorder.

Sleep disorder suggests that you stop respiration over and over whereas you sleep, which might be dangerous. Five-hundredths of rotund adult’s area unit rumored to be plagued by this sleep condition.

Take note that sleep may be the most significant regulator of your metabolism. Obtaining a nasty sleep can negatively impact your metabolic health. This suggests inflammation can increase and can have the next risk of assorted chronic diseases.

You, Will, Have Clearer Skin

The extra weight seems to be associated with the varied changes in our skin, which is the largest organ of our body. Although it’s quite not clear however obtaining rotund is taking part in a major role in skin infections and blemishes, however, one analysis has shown losing weight will create your condition of skin disorder higher.

A study conducted within the year 2013 showed that adults World Health Organization area unit rotund and plagued by skin disorder noticed developments within the severe condition of their skin once following the obesity diet at intervals eight weeks and losing weight.

Your Heart is Thanking You

The bigger your body gets, the additional you may be in danger from suffering a coronary failure earlier in life; for the foremost rotund adults, you’re in danger of obtaining coronary failure twelve years sooner.

People who area unit overweight area unit additional doubtless to develop the polygenic disorder and have high sterol

You, Will, Feel Less Depressed

There’s a major link between depression and fatness.

Inline with a recent study of four,600 ladies those ages between forty and sixty-five, roughly 6.5% of them had a standard BMI or body mass index area unit plagued by depression whereas the disorder affected over twenty-fifth of these with higher BMIs.

Researchers have aforementioned that rotund adult’s area unit twenty-fifth additional in danger of developing mood disorders.

Inline with them, the stigma of being rotund alone, moreover as restricted physical activity, is that the main contributors to being depressed

Their area unit still such a lot of additional reasons why you must begin losing weight currently, however, most of all, losing weight can improve your vanity.

Losing weight after the area unit rotund will have useful effects on your mood. Do not get ME wrong, I am not speech that you look ought to verify your life. What I mean is that obtaining nearer to a healthy weight can cause you to feel higher within and out.

But it’s never too late nonetheless, I have here 5 of the most effective natural weight loss that I extremely advocate and should facilitate ME with my weight loss journey.

I will be happy to share them with you.

Thus carry on reading and decide that one can fit your manner the most effectively.

Ways to Prevent Nighttime Heartburn

If you experienced heartburn before, then you know that it is unpleasant, painful and in most cases, distressing. You have to know that millions of people from different parts of the world suffer from heartburn and it is also a very old condition that humans suffer from.

If you suffer from heartburn on a regular basis, you may need to treat it in order to prevent heartburn attacks or at least lessen its frequency.

Although mild heartburn is more of a nuisance than a real condition, chronic or severe heartburn can be something much more serious. Chronic heartburn will not only prevent you from living a normal life, but it can also be very dangerous to your overall health.

You need to remember that when acid reflux or heartburn occurs, your esophagus will get damaged. Occasional or mild cases of heartburn will let the lining in your esophagus to recover and no long term damage will be done. But, if you experience heartburn on a regular basis, you may need to take this more seriously as repeated heartburn attacks will prevent your esophagus lining from recovering and cause serious damage to it.

In extreme cases, it may lead to the scarring of the esophagus. You may also develop Barrett’s esophagus, where you will be at risk of getting esophageal cancer. This is mainly the reason why you may want to prevent heartburn especially during nighttime when you are going to bed.

People are more prone to experience heartburn during the night when they lie down. This is because when we lie down, it’s easier for the acid to reach our esophagus because gravity will no longer be of any help when we are lying down.

And, when we lie down, there will be a much more prolonged contact between the esophagus and the acid, which can easily lead to the deterioration of the esophagus lining, which will cause a more serious complication as mentioned earlier.

So, here are some of the ways on how you can prevent heartburn from happening during nighttime.

The first is to avoid eating large meals during dinner. You have to remember that big meals mean that the stomach has to work harder to digest the food you eat. This will also mean that the stomach will take a lot longer to digest what you eat and it has to produce more acid to digest the food. This is what you don’t want to happen when you are already lying down your bed getting ready to go to sleep.

You should also avoid going to bed on a full stomach. You need to allow your stomach at least 3 hours before you turn in.

As much as possible, you have to avoid lying down after eating dinner.

You should also avoid drinking alcohol late at night as this increases alcohol production in your stomach and it also relaxes your LES or lower esophageal sphincter. The LES is responsible for keeping stomach acid inside your stomach and if it relaxes, it will open up and allow acid to come in contact with your esophagus.

Lastly, you may want to have a supply of antacids ready in case you experience heartburn during the night. Drinking plenty of water can also help neutralize the acid in your stomach.

These are the ways on how you can prevent nighttime heartburn. Remember these tips and you can be sure that you will reduce the occurrence of nighttime heartburn and avoid letting heartburn take control of your life.

Alexandre Tomic – Interview

EEG: We see the Virtual gambling industry as a new gambling industry in full development. How fast is it growing and how are people reacting to it?

A.T.: There is a great deal of interest around the virtual gambling industry, as there is around virtual reality in general. People have been waiting for virtual reality to become a truly viable option for the last thirty years or so, and now that it’s finally starting to get there, it’s understandable that people are eager to get their hands on it and give it a try. However the high costs are undeniably still an issue, as players need expensive equipment to run VR software, so most of the people who have played in our VR casino so far have been playing in 3D and not getting the full VR experience, meaning that it’s hard to tell at the moment.

We have however taken the VR casino on the road to industry shows and conferences. We took two sets of VR software and neither was ever empty; in fact people were queueing up to try it out. We have always had an extremely positive reaction from those who have tried it – players, the media, and industry professionals alike.

EEG: What are the current games that are available until now, and what other games can we expect in the near future?

A.T.: VR is going to be huge. There is so much choice already for VR games, and it hasn’t even reached mainstream acceptance yet. On Steam alone there are already more than 500 games, allowing users to fight robots, create art and machines, play sports, take a look around shops, explore abandoned buildings, dark forests and undersea worlds, protect castles from invading tribes, go out into space, and a great deal more.

While we can’t speak for the other VR games currently in development, we are hoping to one day improve the experience inside our VR casino by creating fully immersive VR slots. At the moment the setting is VR, but the slots themselves are still 2D, and players still play sitting in front of a screen. What we would like to do is create an environment in which players are surrounded by the features of the slot, with the reels in front of them but the actual background, animated characters, and other features of the slot all around them.

EEG: How do you think Virtual Gaming will affect people that never walked into a real casino, but still have a curiosity towards it?

A.T.: I think the fact that a truly immersive casino experience is now available to play from the comfort of a user’s own home will certainly pique people’s interest and make them more curious about trying it – not to mention the fact that they would do so using VR, a technology which a lot of people have been looking forward to trying since the 80s. Obviously it can’t replace the experience of going into a casino in real life, but perhaps people who try it in VR and feel that thrill of seeing others winning and winning themselves might then be more likely to give it a go in a real casino.

EEG: Suppose I’m willing to try a virtual casino. What are the things I need in order to get in there and gamble?

A.T.: You would need a high-spec gaming PC and a pair of virtual reality goggles. SlotsMillion’s virtual casino is currently compatible with the Oculus Rift goggles and we are working on becoming compatible with the HTC Vive in the near future as well. Theoretically, players could also use Google Cardboard or Samsung Gear, but at the moment we have no plans to make our application compatible with these devices as, considering that they are low-end, it would dramatically affect the quality of the experience and we are dedicated to offering our players the best.

EEG: Do you think that one day maybe, virtual reality will completely overrun reality, and maybe move absolutely all of the players into the virtual world?

A.T.: I think it’s a possibility. Virtual reality is that immersive – it’s incredibly easy to lose track of time and will become even more so as the technology improves and any side effects such as motion sickness become less of an issue. Business especially may find a place in the VR world – within the casino we could certainly work from inside, having meetings, supporting players and schmoozing with partners, affiliates and clients. We might one day spend longer inside the VR world than the players, and ultimately what started out as a game will eventually start to look like a new, revolutionary way of doing business. Gaming certainly isn’t the only industry with business uses for VR, though; education, medicine, the military, retail and many more are already starting to use VR to improve the services they offer, both to their staff and to their customers and users.

The more technology encroaches onto our daily working lives and the higher the amount of people who work in technology-based industries, the more likely it is that we will become accustomed to spending our working hours inside the VR world. VR could really revolutionise the business side of things as well as the player experience. The possibilities are endless, and it would be a shame not to explore and exploit them in every possible way.

One day it will be almost impossible, or at least very hard, to distinguish reality from the virtual world. The only way we will be able to tell that we are in a computer generated simulation would be because we will hold on to the memories of our real lives – and we could even eventually remove this capability. But what if the game became so immersive that we couldn’t remember who we really are? In that instance it may even be difficult to tell which of our realities is the virtual world, and which is in fact the real one.

EEG: How could we satisfy the people that turn their backs at the virtual reality, saying that you can’t have a real drink on the house, or that virtual body language isn’t the same as the real one?

A.T.: Of course there are aspects of VR gambling that can’t quite live up to the real thing – it would be unreasonable to expect a game to do so. At the moment, VR isn’t meant to replace the experience of gambling in a real casino, but instead merely make it more accessible to those who perhaps aren’t able to visit real casinos often, or provide a more social and immersive experience for those who had previously been limited to playing online. As the technology improves, it will start to feel increasingly realistic and that immersive feel will be all the more present. In the future, however, we would like to use AR to add an extra layer inside the casino, and this is where users may start seeing the benefits of VR over real life, as the AR aspect would facilitate a much more personalised experience – including personalised offers and bonuses, for example – which may make players feel more valued and welcomed inside their casino.

EEG: Let’s talk about the legal aspect, do you think that strong regulations or laws could appear to restrict Virtual Gaming? And that it might keep this industry from developing?

A.T.: We were expecting when we sat down with our regulator, the MGA, to have to make a lot of changes and adjustments in accordance with their laws. However, they were very helpful, and it was great to see that they were open to the development of new technologies within the gaming industry. We have not had a lot of problems with regulations so far, and I think that’s a very good indication that the gaming industry is ready for a revolution like the one virtual reality is expected to cause.

Of course there is the fact that due to app store regulations we are unable to use the VR casino as a bridge between the worlds of social and real money gaming, as we had initially envisioned doing. The likes of Apple, Android and Oculus tend to restrict the displaying of real money gaming in their stores, which means that we are unable to use the VR casino as an acquisition tool for players and rather keep it as a retention tool for the players we already have.

EEG: What is the first thing you would improve in the Virtual Gaming industry at this point?

A.T.: Since virtual reality in the gaming world is still such a young industry, it’s quite difficult to answer at this point. Clearly there are elements of the technology that we still need to work on – side effects such as motion sickness for example – to make the experience as immersive as it has the potential to be, but that is sure to improve as the technology develops, so at the moment it’s more a case of wait and see.

EEG: Do you think hacking could interfere with this virtual gambling world? If so, how could we prevent that?

A.T.: I think it’s extremely likely that hackers could interfere with the virtual world, and the results could be terrifying. Think of the situation in the movie Surrogates with Bruce Willis, where a virus was created that was capable of destroying users’ virtual and real bodies both. The damage would not be quite that bad, of course, but the consequences could be much more severe than they currently are when hacking occurs, because the level of immersion inside the virtual world would be much higher. In this video, we can observe the confusion that occurs when a hacker tries to break into the user’s account – her reality starts to collapse and she has to start again from the beginning.

This is not something to take lightly, so we obviously need to do our best to prevent this from happening, as we do today. However no matter how many measures we take, we always have to be aware that hackers’ skills grow alongside the development of technology. It’s already crucial today to protect ourselves, but given that the stakes will be even bigger in the virtual world, we have to try even harder to outsmart the hackers. It’s the same good guy versus bad guy game of today, just on a higher level.

Understanding Heartburn to Treat It Properly

After enjoying a big meal, you sat down in front of your LCD TV watching a football game to relax. Then suddenly, you feel something happen inside your body. You suddenly felt a burning sensation that begins in the upper abdomen and makes its way behind the breastbone. Your chest feels like it’s on fire and the pain is radiating from your diaphragm to your throat. The pain is accompanied by a bitter or sour taste and you feel as if food is reentering your mouth. What you just experienced is a severe case of heartburn.

How to Manage Heartburn: Getting Relief from Heartburn

First of all, what is heartburn? Basically, heartburn is a digestive problem where stomach acids come in contact with the esophagus. This causes irritation, which in turn causes us to feel heartburn. You have to remember that heartburn has nothing to do with the heart as the name may suggest. It is believed to have been named heartburn because of the burning sensation in the chest when the condition occurs. Generally, heartburn can happen to almost anyone. When you experience heartburn, you will feel a burning sensation that starts in the upper abdomen and works its way up to the breastbone.

Heartburn: What Is It and Why Should You Be Concerned

Whenever you drink beer, you feel something burning inside your chest located just behind your breastbone. It’s painful and it rises into the chest and radiates to your neck, throat, and angle of the jaw. You feel like vomiting but nothing comes out but just a bitter taste in your mouth. You’ve just experienced heartburn or also known as pyrosis or acid indigestion. Basically, heartburn is often associated with regurgitation of gastric acid or also known as acid reflux. This is why you feel a burning sensation in your chest and in your throat.

Heartburn: Lifestyle Changes That Can Help Prevent Heartburn

Thanks to man’s innovation and advancement in technology, we are now able to live comfortably and easily. However, it also brought us problems that we need to learn to deal with. Primarily, the comfort and convenience of modern life have increased the risk of heart related diseases, such as hypertension and stroke. And, it also increased the likelihood of heartburn. Although the name heartburn suggests that this is a heart related illness, it’s really not even close to that. As a matter of fact, heartburn has nothing to do with the heart.

Heartburn: When You Should Seek Medical Help

Millions of people today experiences heartburn. And, although it is an uncomfortable and painful condition, most people consider it is a nuisance rather than a condition. Besides, most people only experiences heartburn once or twice every month and it’s really nothing serious. However, there are cases where heartburn can severely affect your life. Around 10 percent of the adult population experiences a chronic kind of heartburn. Chronic heartburn happens when people start experiencing the condition every single day. And, this can really have the ability to take control of your life.