The antacid approach offers the wrong solution as it is the wrong biochemistry. Antacids neutralize one of the single most important of our bodily secretions: hydrochloric acid. Additionally, pepsin, a proteolytic enzyme (protein digesting) is necessary for proper digestion.
Heartburn is an indication that there is insufficient acid production as well as insufficient enzyme production in the stomach. As a result, the protein that is eaten actually putrifies in the stomach, causing indigestion, malabsorbtion of nutrients, heartburn, gas and, frequently, flatulence. A proper stomach acid environment is vital for our body being able to break down and utilize calcium. Pernicious anemia ( a potentially fatal form of anemia) can also result from a stomach that is chronically low in hydrochloric acid (hypo or achlorhydria).
Guyton, the definitive expert on physiology ( and a really, really smart "guy"), says, in the text book, "Guyton's Physiology":
"A substance called intrinsic factor, essential for absorption of vitamin B-12, is secreted....along with HCl. Therefore, when the acid producing cells of the stomach are destroyed (as in chronic gastritis)....the person...develops pernicious anemia..."
Heartburn is not something to be ignored. It indicates potentially serious and even possibly life-threatening problems, the underlying causes of which need to be identified. Fortunately, there are formulations that are available to support the body, nutritionally.
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