The treatment of illnesses is based on the principle of “Seeking the root of the disease”, which was first mentioned in “Su Wen? Yin Yang Ying Xiang Da Lun (The Great Treatise on Yin and Yang), “To treat a disease, one must seek the root”. It is advisable to determine the correct treatment for the root cause of the disease. The root cause of GERD lies in emotions and eating habits; therefore, in order to eliminate it at the root, we cannot rely only on drugs, but also need to start from the root, control the diet, exercise in moderation, control the mouth, open the legs, smooth the emotions, develop good eating habits, and reduce the adverse stimulation of the esophagus, cardia, and stomach by triggering factors, in order to cure the root.