Heartburn is a burning chest pain from stomach acid backing up into the esophagus (acid reflux), often after eating or lying down, with symptoms like a sour taste, bloating, burping, and coughing, triggered by fatty/spicy foods, smoking, stress, or being overweight. While occasional heartburn is common and manageable with lifestyle changes (diet, weight, smoking cessation) and antacids, frequent heartburn can signal GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) and needs medical attention.
Objectivity, in this landscape, usually means not a “view from nowhere,” but “as independent of any one person’s quirks as we can practically make it.”
Listening to your body means paying attention to the signals your whole organism is sending, taking them seriously, and responding in a way that keeps you healthy and steady over time
Psychological “flow states” are much easier to enter and sustain when the underlying organismic flow is relatively harmonious and supported.
