Alcohol is available in several forms commercially. The common forms are toddy (5%), beer (5-10%), wine (10-30%), arrack (40-60%) and gin, whiskey and brandy (45-60%). Illicitly distilled liquor may contain several chemical impurities which could be of bad effect of Human health.

In modern acupuncture the use of electrical stimulation is frequently combined with acupuncture for painful conditions, a technique that can treat chronic pain, pain radiating along a nerve pathway, muscle spasms, inflammation, scar-tissue pain and conditions that present with pain in multiple locations.

GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease, is also known as acid reflux. It is when the liquid contents in the stomach come back up, or regurgitate, back into the esophagus. The contents, often including bile and pepsin, can sometimes irritate and damage the lining of the esophagus. Once someone has GERD, it can be life-long. If a person's symptoms are constant, they may need to continue constant treatment, but others that have intermittent symptoms may be able to treat when the symptoms flare.

I've had it happen to me too many times and trust me... it's not your normal stomach ache that you can handle after having too much dinner. The agony is real and sometimes even your closest folks at home won't be able to understand what's going on with you and mistake it for just the traditional gas pain.

It's even tougher if along with it, you also have GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) or acid reflux and ulcers. But that's another story.

Gastritis is a condition where the stomach lining becomes inflamed for a number of causes. The condition can be caused by heavy alcohol consumption, prolonged use of medication like aspirin and ibuprofen, and even bacterial infection, among other things. Gastritis is often characterized by severe stomach pain, indigestion, nausea, and vomiting. Depending on the cause, gastritis is commonly acute or chronic.

Gastric troubles, of late, have become a common problem in a lot people. Chronic gastric problems may lead to abdominal ulcers and in extreme cases, a gastric bypass surgery becomes the only solution. These troubles can be caused due to a variety of reasons like intake of food high in acidic content, less fluid intake, poor eating habits, intake of food that is low in nutritional content, eating at odd hours, alcohol, smoking, stress, drugs and lack of exercise. A simple solution, which in many cases of gastritis proves to be very effective, is a good workout regime.

An inflammation of the stomach lining, gastritis is usually signaled by indigestion, either with or without bleeding in the digestive tract. Acute gastritis, often develops when people are subjected to sudden stress, such as from extensive burns or other severe injury or illness; it may also develop after surgery, leading to stress ulcers and severe intestinal bleeding.

Pop, soda, or soda pop, whichever name you prefer, let's face it, is an American icon. I, like many of my patients, grew up with it and couldn't get enough of that ice cold blast of sugary delight hitting the back of my dry throat after playing outside on a hot summer day. Who can forget all those rainbow colored, knee-high glass bottles of soda with the delicious fruity names and flavors?