DR GS MAKKAR Homeopathic treatment

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)-overview Definition: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the esophagus becomes irritated or inflamed because of acid backing up from the stomach. The esophagus or food pipe is the tube stretching from the throat to the stomach. When food is swallowed, it travels down the esophagus. The stomach produces hydrochloric acid after a meal to aid in the digestion of food. ·         The inner lining of the stomach resists corrosion by this acid. The cells that line the stomach secrete large amounts of protective mucus. ·         The lining of the esophagus does not share these resistant features and stomach acid can damage it. ·         The esophagus lies just behind the heart, so the term   heartburn   was coined to describe the sensation of acid burning the esophagus (see Media file 1). Normally, a ring of muscle at the bottom of the esophagus, called the lower esophageal sphincter, prevents reflux (or back

Hair Loss : Alopecia Hair loss is one of the most distressing symptoms a patient can have, not because of its life-threatening nature, but because the fear of baldness, and its accompanying social stigma, is so great in our society. Unfortunately, conventional medicine has little to offer sufferers of hair loss, particularly when they have the form known as alopecia areata. This is where patches of skin become very sparse, with small stumpy hairs known as "exclamation mark hairs". In some people the condition is restricted to small, easily disguised areas, However, in the more unfortunate, it can spread to involve the whole scalp and sometimes other areas on the body. The majority of patients regain their hair, eventually, but it usually takes several months, or even years, to regrow. The hair is the richest ornament of women’ - thus said Martin Luther but he would have surely wanted to change his quote had he lived in present times. Whether its women or men, they h