Wednesday, November 01, 2006

HOW TO - Get out of Debt / Control - Heartburn

Get out of Debt -
STEP 1: Cut up your credit cards except for one or two to use for emergencies. Throw away the pieces.
STEP 2: Cancel all of your credit lines and request a lower interest rate on the debt you have left.
STEP 3: Transfer as much debt as possible to the credit card that has the lowest interest rate, or get a debt-consolidation loan from a bank at a lower rate.
STEP 4: Use cash for all your purchases, and only buy what you can afford.
STEP 5: Commit to start paying off your debts one at a time and do it. Pay off the credit card and loans with the highest interest rate first.
STEP 6: Double your payments on the next debt by taking the payment you made on the first debt and adding it to the current debt.
STEP 7: Triple your payments on the next debt by combining payment amounts. Continue until all your credit cards and other debts are paid off.

Control - Heartburn
STEP 1: Avoid large meals. Stuffing your stomach can make heartburn worse. Eat five to six small meals a day instead of three big meals. Take small bites and chew your food well.
STEP 2: Eat more during lunch than at dinner. Eating too much in the evening doesn't give your body enough time to digest foods before you go to bed.
STEP 3: Avoid foods that trigger heartburn. Rich, fatty and spicy foods will increase heartburn symptoms, as will carbonated drinks and any kind of coffee. Stay away from chocolate and citrus, too.
STEP 4: Drink water during meals. Water will help wash acid from your esophagus and dilute the acids in you stomach. Beverages like beer, soda and milk stimulate the production of excess stomach acid.
STEP 5: Chew gum (any flavor but peppermint). Some studies show that chewing gum will decrease the discomfort of heartburn.
STEP 6: Take a walk after eating. Gravity will help keep your stomach acids where they belong, and exercise will speed up digestion.
step 1: avoid large meals. stuffing your stomach can make heartburn worse. eat five to six small meals a day instead of three big meals. take small bites and chew your food well.
step 2: eat more during lunch than at din- ner. eating too much in the evening doesn't give your body enough time to digest foods before you go to bed.
step 3: avoid foods that trigger heartburn. rich, fatty and spicy foods will increase heartburn symptoms, as will carbonated drinks and any kind of coffee. stay away from chocolate and citrus, too.
step 4: drink water during meals. water will help wash acid from your esophagus and dilute the acids in you stomach. beverages like beer, soda and milk stimulate the pro- duction of excess stomach acid.
step 5: chew gum (any flavor but pepper- mint). some studies show that chewing gum will decrease the discomfort of heartburn.
step 6: take a walk after eating. gravity will help keep your stomach acids where they belong, and exercise will speed up digestion.

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