For most of our married life, my husband and I have been plagued by the discomfort and irritation of silent acid reflux disease. Sure, we have many risk factors for the disease. We are overweight, we smoke and we love spicy, greasy italian food. Probably because we are Italians. Well, the symptoms have gotten so bad for both of us that we are willing to make some lifestyle and diet changes, finally. We are going to try and cut back on the spicy, greasy foods, quit smoking and lose weight. Of course, we are not going to tackle everything at once. We will just have to do it one step at a time. We’ll let you know how it goes.