Food & Nutrition: Culinary Techniques, Diets & Metabolic Health

Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.

Diet and Nutrition

White Vinegar & Heartburn

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Jeff Rogers

You feel heartburn when the stomach's acids reflux into the esophagus, the tube that runs from your stomach to your mouth. According to Dr. Benjamin C. Wedro, the reflux can be caused by factors such as a hiatal hernia, pregnancy, obesity and smoking.

Jeff Rogers has edited and written since 1987 for the Associated Press, United Press International and six newspapers including "The Dallas Morning News," "The Washington Times" and "Dallas Times Herald." A Charlotte native who holds a bachelor's degree in journalism (news-editorial) from the University of South Carolina, Rogers has also worked as a technology analyst, sales executive and professional golf caddy.