So what alternatives do we have?
Fortunately you have a wide range of totally natural, treatments and remedies for heartburn that you can try, that do not cause any adverse side effects. Also, they target the actual causes of heartburn and stimulate the body's own natural defenses to combat them. Consequently, you have a much more effective and safer alternative to the heartburn medication that you are told that you need.
Isn't this worth investigating?
Most conventional treatments for acid reflux and heartburn are temporary because they treat the symptoms and not the root cause of the problem. So, if you want to successfully and permanently rid yourself of your heartburn then you must address all the factors that contribute to the problem i.e. you must treat it holistically.