Blog posts tagged with 'health'

2020 threw our health goals and day-to-day habits into a high-speed blender. What we thought we wanted to achieve has been put on the back burner, to be replaced with a candid look at what our bodies are telling us they need. Here are some common health issues many of us are facing at the moment and which Annique products offer a solution. Resettling into the new world was a bit scary at first, but now: The silver linings are everywhere.

Heartburn is a common problem created by acid reflux, a condition where some of the stomach contents are forced back up into the oesophagus. It creates a burning pain in the lower chest. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that it’s the body’s inflammatory response—more than the stomach acid itself—that’s causing the damage. If you don’t get treatment for serious heartburn, you can develop additional health problems, such as an inflammation of the oesophagus, which is called oesophagitis, or Barrett’s oesophagus. Barrett’s oesophagus causes changes in the lining of the oesophagus that can increase your risk of oesophageal cancer.