What’s on your “To-Do” list for reducing your acid indigestion?  Have you narrowed it down to a plan for reducing day time acid indigestion and night time acid indigestion?  How serious are you in following through on your plan of:

•  Eat smaller, more frequent meals.
• Limit your intake of acid-stimulating foods and beverages.
• Don’t lie down for about two hours after you eat.
• Elevate your head a few inches while you sleep.
• Maintain a reasonable weight.
• Don’t smoke.
• Don’t drink alcohol.
• Relax.
• Don’t wear belts or clothes that are tight fitting around the waist.
• Keep a heartburn record.

Let’s look at the list in another way.  Which of these would be the most beneficial to our health?  Since most of the damage of GERD or acid indigestion happens at night while we are sleeping, lifestyle improvements that reduce or mitigate our exposure to gastric acids at night should be high on our “To-Do” list. 

Elevating the head of your bed has been clinically proven to reduce or mitigate night time acid indigestion.  Using blocks under your headboard to achieve this elevation is guaranteed to create a sag in your mattress and will void your 20-year non-prorated mattress warranty. 

There are four sleep factors to consider when purchasing a product to elevate the head of your bed:

1)     Will you be able to sleep in the same positions that you currently do?  (Do you sleep on your side, back or stomach and will this product allow you sleep the same way?)

2)    Will you be able to sleep on the mattress that you purchased for the level of comfort required to achieve a good night’s sleep?

3)    Will you be forced to sleep in a position that could actually increase your night time acid indigestion?  (If you choose a product that causes you to fold at the waist when you sleep, this may increase the pressure on your abdomen causing a worse reflux rather than reducing it)

4)    Will this product last?  (Most wedge pillow manufacturers carry a warranty of less than 1 year!)

The MediWedge is an FDA classified medical device that uses clinically proven methods to reduce or mitigate your night time acid indigestion.  The MediWedge fits between your mattress and your box spring; raises the head of the mattress by either 4″ or 6″; and is the same size as your mattress to provide head to toe support.  This product was developed by an acid indigestion sufferer who spent the past 20 years running mattress factories.  With the MediWedge you can:

1)    Sleep in any position that you are accustomed to!

2)    Sleep on your mattress!

3)    Sleep without bending at the waist!

4)    The MediWedge carries a 10-year warranty.  We use high quality foam that was chosen to stand the test of time!

Should the MediWedge be on the top of your “To-Do” list?  Go to www.mediwedge to order one today!

For King and Queen sets of bedding, raising your headboard in this manner lifts the center support of the metal base frame off of the floor.  Losing this support for the center of your set of bedding guarantees that you will experience a sag in your mattress over time.  Not only that, but it also voids the warranty that came with your mattress!

I was in the bedding industry for 20 years and for warranty claims (mattresses sagging), bedding manufacturers will send an inspector to your house to inspect your mattress if your claim is over $700.  They figure that if the cost of the inspection is $30, and he is paid to deny as many claims as possible, they should get a good return on their money.  These inspectors are trained to look for evidence of the head of the bed being elevated.  Carpet being crushed in the headboard area, wooden floors being scratched or dust free under these areas, you get the picture.

Protect your mattress and protect your 20-year non-prorated mattress warranty by purchasing a MediWedge today.  The MediWedge is a bed wedge system that fits between your mattress and you box spring, providing the elevation that is needed to allow gravity to reduce or mitigate night time acid indigestion.  Your whole mattress is supported, allowing you to sleep in any position that you prefer on the mattress surface that you chose for your comfort level.  Visit www.mediwedge.com today to learn more about the amazing MediWedge. 

Sleep Inclined for Better Health!

This study in particular is the first to examine the relationship between the two conditions in pediatric patients, and is also the first to find a connection between chronic acid reflux and dental erosion in patients of any age group. Studies conducted in the past produced inconsistent results, according to senior author Melvin Heyman, MD, chief of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at UCSF Children’s Hospital. In this press release, Dr. Heyman states that “These findings demonstrate that we really need to start looking for dental erosion in pediatric patients with chronic acid reflux and integrate proper dental care into their treatment regimens.”

For more information go to:

http://dentistry.about.com/b/2009/05/11/acid-reflux-related-to-poor-dental-health-in-children.htm

The MediWedge is classified by the FDA as a medical device that is designed to raise the head of a set of bedding in order to reduce or mitigate the impact of night time acid indigestion.  $118 for a twin will help keep gastric acids where they belong – in the stomach.  Visit www.mediwedge.com to learn more about this night time acid reducing medical device.

Sleep Inclined for Better Health!

Would you pay $5.00 per night?  $10.00 per night? 

What if you could also sleep on your mattress and use the same pillows that you currently use?  Would you pay extra to be able to sleep on your back, side or stomach?

The MediWedge uses the clinically proven principles that allow gravity to help keep the contents of the stomach in their place.  Designed by a professional in the bedding industry, the elevation occurs under the mattress, letting you sleep on the mattress that you paid hundreds if not thousands of dollars for. 

With a MediWedge, it costs less than $.04 per night to reduce or mitigate the impact of gastric acids on your esophagus.

Accoring to an Article posted on WWW.WebMD.com, “Sleeping With Acid Indigestion Carries Cancer Risks”.

Protect yourself today by visiting www.mediwedge.com or www.nighttimeacidindigestion.com and purchase a MediWedge today!

First, the concentration of acid in the stomach is higher at night.

Second, while lying in bed (horizontal), it is easier for acid to reflux and to remain in the esophagus.  Gravity does not take the acid back down into the stomach.

Third, while we are sleeping, we don’t swallow. Swallowing is important because it carries the acid that has refluxed into the esophagus back into the stomach. When we swallow we also carry saliva through the esophagus and into the stomach. Saliva contains bicarbonate, which neutralizes and counters the acid in the esophagus

And finally, when you are sleeping there is a decreased perception of heartburn due to the natural desensitizing process of sleep.  This will lead to increased and prolonged exposure of the esophagus to acid reflux, often without patient arousal.

The MediWedge was designed by a professional in the bedding industry, who suffers from the impact of acid indigestion on his life.  This patented product is a foam wedge that is placed between a mattress and a box spring in order to raise the head of a set of bedding in order to allow gravity to help keep acid in the stomach.  The MediWedge is not a wedge pillow, but a wedge that is the same length and width as your mattress and elevates the entire mattress.  This bed wedge system design lets you:

Sleep on your mattress.

Sleep in any position that you want.

Sleep with the pillows that you love.

Sleep with a medical device that has been clinically proven to help relive night time GERD symptoms.

For more information on this product, please visit www.mediwedge.com.

“And chronic heartburn, due to gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) can cause more than serious pain; it can disrupt your sleep and interfere with your life.  Sleeping With Heartburn Carries Cancer Risks.”

There are two lifestyle changes that have clinically proven to be effective.  The first is difficult and will take some time before results are realized – that is to lose weight.  The second and easiest way to gain immediate results in the reduction or mitigation of night time acid indigestion is to elevate the head of your bed.  The MediWedge was designed and patented to accomplish just that.  It also lets you sleep on your mattress (not on a small wedge), sleep in any position that you choose and use the pillows that you love. 

The MediWedge has been classified by the FDA as a medical device and can be further investigated at www.mediwedge.com.

Take the easy way to reduce or mitigate night time acid indigestion.

Placing books or blocks under your headboard, in order to raise the head of your set of bedding will damage your bed and lead to a sag in the middle of the mattress. If this insufficient support is discovered by a third party mattress inspector researching a warranty claim, it will void the manufacturer’s warranty. Check any major manufacturer’s warranty and you will find the same information.

An elegant solution to this situation is using a foam wedge between the mattress and the box spring. This will provide the elevation necessary to reduce or mitigate nighttime acid indigestion. It also allows you to sleep on the mattress that you selected for your level of comfort, you can sleep in any position that you are comfortable with and use the pillows that you love. If you Google “MediWedge”, or go to www.mediwedge.com, you will find a foam wedge that enables you to accomplish this.

Copied from a major bedding company’s warranty card:

Center Support

Adequate center supports in your bed frame or used in conjunction with bed rails are imperative to ensure proper support and are required with full, queen and king size mattress sets. On free standing bed frames, a center rail should have at least one leg in the center of the bed that touches the floor. On beds requiring the use of wood slats, a minimum of 3 heavy slats with a leg touching the floor on each are required. Beds and frames that do not have the proper center supports will bow or sag in the middle over time.

Just as water cannot flow uphill, stomach acids cannot flow up the esophagus of a person sleeping on an incline! 

Learn how to reduce or mitigate night time acid indigestion by going to www.mediwedge.com today and sleep healthier tonight.

There had to be a better way.  I looked at dozens of foam bed wedges and wedge pillows on the internet and they all were of the same design: on top of the mattress, they were all narrow, they forced the purchaser to change their sleep position, forced to not sleep surface that they purchased for their level of comfort and you may not be able to use the big fluffy pillow that you are used to.  Most troublesome of all was that sleeping on a foam bed wedge would cause the patient to bed at their waist which could actually put additional pressure on their stomach and make their night time reflux worse!

I started with a wedge that would traverse half of the length of a mattress, but that might lead to the border wire of the mattress being bent and cause permanent damage to the mattress.  I then evolved to creating a wedge that would be the same length and width of a mattress and support it from head to toe.  The benefits of this design would be to:

Raise the head of you set of bedding in order to allow gravity to work in keeping stomach contents in their place.

You could sleep in any position that you want, back, stomach or side.

Sleep on your mattress and not be forced to adjust to another sleep surface.

Use the pillow that you are used to.

The final design was approved as a medical device by the FDA.