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For those that suffer from chronic heartburn or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), it can be difficult to find a natural form of relief. In fact, many people suffer for many years before they find what works for them. There are many medications that can help but they come with risks, some of them deadly.

What you eat can greatly affect how often you suffer from acid reflux. Foods that are high in fats or that are acidic can often make your GERD worse. By making subtle changes to your diet, you can reduce your stomach acid and relieve some of the pain and discomfort that comes when you have acid reflux.

Prescription medications may work for some people with GERD but they have limited success and can be very harmful. In fact, in 2019, the common acid reflux medication Zantac was taken off the market due to its cancer-causing properties. If you have taken Zantac in the past and have been harmed as a result you can click here to learn more about getting legal compensation. 

If you are looking for alternative remedies to help with your GERD, you can start with making small changes to your diet. Let’s take a look at some of the most powerful and healthy foods that can help your acid reflux.

Ginger

Ginger is an affordable and delicious additive to any meal or beverage that can help calm the acid in your stomach. For centuries, ginger root and teas have been used to cure an upset stomach. Ginger has natural anti-inflammatory properties that can also help reduce irritation in your esophagus caused by a backflow of acid.

Non-Citrus Fruit

Fruits are a healthy addition to any diet. However, for those that suffer from GERD, only non-citrus fruits are recommended. Bananas, melons, pears, and apples are a great snack for anyone that wants to add something healthy to their low acid diet.

Oatmeal

One bowl of oatmeal for breakfast each morning can help balance out your stomach acid for the rest of the day. Whole grains and natural oatmeals do a great job of lowering your acid content and reducing the chance of heartburn due to reflux.

Vegetables

Low fat, low sugar vegetables are a great source of natural nutrients and vitamins. Vegetables are easy for your system to digest and reduce the risk of a build-up of excess stomach acids. For the best results, green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, beans, and kale are recommended. Potatoes and other starchy vegetables can also reduce your levels of stomach acid.

Egg Whites

If you are looking for more protein in your diet you can’t go wrong with egg whites. Egg whites can be used in almost any recipe and are a delicious addition to any meal of the day.

If you are concerned about using prescription medication for your acid reflux you may want to consider taking a more natural approach. These superfoods can not only give you the flavor and nutrients that you want in your diet but can help relieve the symptoms of your acid reflux.

With summer coming, we need engaging toys and games to get the kids unplugged and outdoors to play. My son has outdoor or friend time built into his daily schedule for summer so he gets his screen-free break each day and they could not wait to break into the summer toys!

This is Laser Battle by ArmoGear. It is almost giving it no justice calling this set a ‘toy’. It is excellent quality and these vests and laser guns have a very long range. There are so many features!

• Wireless target vests
• 15-second invisibility mode
• Built-in night vision flashlight
• Voice guided gameplay and instructions
• 150-200 ft shooting range
• Multi-player capability
• Four different weapon modes with sound effects
• more….

When it comes to playing outdoor games, there is no better way to see the game in action than with a video! Below find the brand video of the set and all of the features.

Next, see the video of Anthony (my son) and some neighbor boys trying it out for the very first time!

Anthony’s video….

Set up requires 2 AAA batteries per vest and gun (not included). Make sure you are prepared with plenty of batteries. Every gun and vest has an on/off switch so they are not sitting and draining unnecessary battery when not in use.

Perhaps kids don’t need an instruction booklet for toys, but I highly recommend reading the short list of game play instructions because we did and easily learned how to find and use all features and we would have missed some of these tips had we not taken that time to read them.

You can save with my promo code! Just visit this link to ArmoGear and use the code: PARENTINGHEALTHY for $8 off your set!

You can also find ArmoGear products from Ness Toys on Amazon HERE!

T.L.C. Kritters

These adorable kritters from Redwood-Ventures come ready to be fed and cared for and all you need to do is unwrap them from their incubator! First of all, take a guess! Boy of Girl? Now you can do your gender reveal.

What kritter do we get? We will show you in the vide below! Use the included bottle to feed your new pet and – give it a squeeze to make it sneeze. Take off the Kritter’s diaper and dunk it in cool water to reveal a dirty diaper, noted by emojis. Clean the diaper by soaking in warm water.

Smooshy Mushy Season 4 Creamy Dreamy

Also from Redwood-Ventures are these fun Smooshy Mushy Season 4 creatures! Smooshy Mushy’s come in 6 different sets and the Creamy Dreamy is part of the Frozen Delights Set.

Season 4 of Frozen Delights Smooshy Mushy’s are a total of 8 pets and each of a bestie included. Unwrap your Straw Cup and you will find a Smooshy Pet, Mystery Bestie, Mini Bottle, Sticker, outer Smooshy Bottle and Bonus: Collectors Poset and Bestie Search Game! See what Besties and Pets we unwrapped in the video above!

We love visiting Las Vegas. My husband and I get there about 2-3 times a year and we went by ourselves this past weekend. Of all the times I have been there I never seem to remember to take many photos because we go so often.

There is nothing better then a room with a view! Just beyond the buildings in the mid right of photo is the Airport. The evening prior there were many flashing blue and red lights as President Trump and VP Pence landed for a visit to a meeting at the Venetian. That was pretty fun to see the security trail from 25 floors up at 11pm at night.

Wandering the Casinos is fun although we never do well on slots when we do spring visits. Fall always seems to be best for us with a gambling. Then again we do penny slots and not big betters.

Center gaming bar at the new Park MGM

This particular weekend the ACM Awards were held at MGM Grand Garden Arena. We did not have tickets, but popped over to see the set up prior to the show.

What a great spot for brew lovers. The pretzel sticks and beer cheese was fantastic at Beerhaus!! This location is on the side on New York New York in front of the T-Mobile Arena (stadium).

Here is our quick Diablo’s Cantina story….

Diablo’s Cantina used to be an independent restaurant in front of the Monte Carlo on the strip. The Monte Carlo closed and remodeled and re-named to The Park MGM this year. Years ago Diablos closed down and I lost my Nacho spot forever. It was so sad. Friends and family heard us rave about our must-stop every time we visited. We even had friends turned onto this restaurant for their large Nachos served on cookie sheets.

This trip I see a billboard that Diablo’s Cantina has reopened in the Luxor. We walked (ran actually) to go kiss the doors and get those nachos back. But….the Nachos changed. It is so sad-they come in a small bowl as an appetizer and they changed the cheese sauce. It was a sad lunch. It was good and service was great, but why of all things did they change the Nachos?! MGM made a bad decision there! I posted for friends and family the ‘new Diablo’s nachos’ and we are all so disappointed.

Before we started night 1 we did stop at our hotel’s Mexican restaurant Gonzales Gonzales inside New York New York. It’s a bit pricey, but food was good. A little margarita and soccer to start the night!

My husband’s must stop is In-N-Out by The Linq. I am OK with their burgers, but he loves them!

Because Diablo’s changed their Nachos, Nacho Daddy took top spot for best Las Vegas food! We discovered them last fall when in Las Vegas and this time we had to go back. Last fall we visited the location by Planet Hollywood off the strip and this time we visited the Downtown location. The same great service, fun ambiance and Nachos to die for. I have tried the Thai Nachos and now the BBQ Pork-both are delicious!

New to us as it just opened a few months ago (in that old Diablo’s Cantina area I discussed earlier) is the Eataly at the new Park MGM Hotel and Casino. So much food and items to die for! I’ll leave you with these photos inside Eataly……

Until June, Las Vegas!