Everyone, listen up: no one realizes that mint toothpaste — the hyper minty gel kind like in Colgage Total — is what’s behind the acid reflux epidemic of today. Whatever doesn’t get rinsed during nighttime brushing, seeps down the esophagus after we go to bed and loosens up that sphincter muscle night after night, until it stays open permanently. As soon as I switched to non-mint toothpaste, my chronic reflux went away. I’ve helped others cure their reflux and heartburn as well, and have submitted articles to both Health and Prevention magazines this week because I want to spread the word. Think about this: toothpaste and mints weren’t that strong in the past and either was society’s heartburn issues. They happened around the same time. Anyway, please help get the word out. Colgate Total and Altoids: good for your breath; bad for your health. When I switched from Colgate Totl to Cinnamon Closeup; Tom’s Fennel and Crest citrus flavored toothpaste my acid reflux went away. It’s been 6 years and I’m heartburn free.