Source Naturals Alka-Balance Alkaline Supplement - 60 Tablets for pH Balance & Digestive Support - Perfect for Detox & Wellness Routines

My GERD is over.... for now at least!!!!!I have had GERD for 5 years or so and it sucks. However, for the first time in years I am in control of my GERD!I don't know about long term success, but for the last week I've felt better than I have in a LONG time and that FEELS GREAT!This product instantly took my upset, gassy, GERD symptoms and relaxed my stomach!I don't buy in to the fact that this, or any other product, "balances the acid in your stomach" because once things hit your stomach it instantly becomes acidic. Since ph scales are logarithmic, any changes that could actually make your stomach "alkaline" would interrupt the chemical processes of enzymes and may actually kill you. The urine ph tests only test the urine output which is separate from your stomach acid ph level and related to the ASH left behind. Since the urine doesn't effect any other part of your body these tests are worthless and quackery. http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/coral2.htmlHowever, the ingredients of calcium (antacid that settles stomach), apple cider vinegar, ginger root, broccoli & cabbage floret (Highly recommended online and have cured ulcers in studies), magnesium and ginger root all help. I can tell these pills somehow settle the stomach and help keep the LES valve shut or somehow suppress the acid from rising up.http://www.sourcenaturals.com/products/GP1816Most of the ingredients in this pill are designed to settle the stomach and some have scientific evidence of their efficacy. All I know is that one day after coffee and pizza when my symptoms arose, this instantly made me feel better! I was on no medication or pills at the time.WHAT FIXED MY GERD SYMPTOMS:I've done probably 100 hours of research and here is what else I've done to eliminate GERD. It's working for now and I hope this helps you too!Chewing more times with smaller bites and smaller portions. Westernized portions are absurdly large and give the stomach no room left to work properly. Chewing more also produces saliva to break down foods better before digesting in the stomach. Chew until it's mushy. Eat until you are 80% full. This is difficult, but the biggest help for my stomach. Try to keep it to 3 cups or so. Find your own limit and visualize it. Eat on smaller plates at home.Wait 3 hours before lying down after eating. DO NOT LIE DOWN after eating and DO NOT EAT LATE NIGHT SNACKS!Relaxing while eating, eating with good posture, and focusing on the meal. I've read that this helps put your mind and bodies focus on digesting the food more effectively than having a scattered and stressful system.Find your triggers. For me, it's too much greek yogurt, mixing coffees, creams, and lactose. For some reason, I'm ok with coffee or milk seperately, but if I ever eat pizza and have a starbucks drink I'm a GERD mess. If I overdo it on creamy sauces I'm also in for trouble.If I go out drinking Rolaids seemed to help much better than tums. The two active ingredients worked much better for me with a lot of beers. Also, instead of binge drinking beers try mixed drinks. This prevents my stomach from getting too full, but still let's me drink without GERD symptoms.ZMA supplement - zinc and magnesium. I just started using this since many bodybuilders recommend it and it contains similar ingredients to PEPZIN GI. This reduces inflammation and helps healing so it's a win for anyone athletic with GERD.Shot of aloe in the morning. I've had 2 oz. of aloe vera juice daily. It seemed to soothe my esophagus, but didn't seem to actually prevent GERD. There are risks of cancerous growths in studies so be careful which aloe gel and juice you buy.I also recently bought, but haven't tried, DGL and slippery elm (Which coat the stomach). It seems I may not need to be concerned about it anymore!!!!!!!SO THERE YOU HAVE IT! This alkabalance product definitely does something to the stomach that helps with GERD. If I follow the steps above my symptoms for GERD become minimal and when they arise this fixes it. So, this may be the end of my GERD forever. I'll update if anything changes.Good luck out there. Give this product a shot!!!!! I only have to take it once in the morning for it to be effective.you have to take 2Actually worked for me! My normal urine ph was 5.5 for years, it is now 7 only a short time and has stayed there for years. 5.5 does not come up as abnormal in tests but I know better. Closer to 7 is better health-wise. Many people have acidic urine due to the foods they eat. I am trying to eat better too.Basically you are eating better by taking such supplements. Of course, real good food is better. Note - there may be things you eat that raises your PH. Try to figure them out and stop or reduce them.The tablets are large (aprox 7/8" long, 1/4" at the widest point,and at its thickest 1/4", but note they are shaped in curves) and you take four, once a day WITH FOOD. At first I did not take them with food because I did not read the label, a big mistake as I felt them hit my stomach - my error. This is a product I feel I cannot live without.The name will now be ALKALINE BALANCE (June/July 2017) .One thing I learned was that these are produced in batches and tested to meet the requirements. Some rare times there could be a shortage of supply like what happened in 2017, (The company Source Naturals is very nice actually talks to you.) There was none to be had at one point from anyone. I was lucky and bought bottles from a company that was seemly first to get their hands on the new batch as they were across the street from the Source Naturals warehouse, So as I write I have the new label "ALKALINE BALANCE" bottles (old name was ALKA-BALANCE). I was actually worried I could not get more when supply ran out and AMAZON emailed when there was some listed and I think I bought all of them the 3rd party had at the time. I love this stuff so much I never want to run out. I have 120 days worth and plan to buy 2 -3 years supply or more as I do not want to run out and re-order as I use them to keep that window (based on expiration dates of batches) . Nothing I tried before works as good as this, and I verified it. BTW - they seem to have about a 4 year expiration date from production date.But for me, the bottom line is does work, and does work for me. And getting and keeping my pH to 7 was a health improvement. And I also feel better.What more can I say - BUY THIS STUFF.We actually bought this product for our almost 7-year-old Golden Retriever, who was recently diagnosed with mast cell cancer. This product came highly recommended as part of a natural/holistic treatment plan for dogs with this type of cancer. He has been taking these supplements every day for almost 2 months now, 2 tablets in the morning with his breakfast and 2 at night with his dinner, and he is doing amazingly well. His health drastically turned around almost immediately after starting these supplements and he has maintained great health ever since. He takes this in combination with fish oil, vitamin C, and turmeric supplements. We've also noticed a drastic difference in his coat. It has gotten much thicker and looks and feels better than ever. We are constantly getting compliments about how great he looks and nobody can even believe that he has cancer because he looks and acts incredibly healthy. Our vet told us that he most likely only had about 2-3 weeks to live. That was 2 months ago and not only is he still with us, but he is doing amazingly well. I'm almost tempted to start taking this myself! This product is very reasonably priced and the big bottle will have lasted us well over 2 months by the time we finish it up. We will definitely be ordering another bottle this coming week. I strongly believe that Alka-Balace has played a significant role in saving our dog's life.