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Acid Reflux
Acid Reflux and Heartburn
Home Remedy and Natural Remedies
Here is a list of natural remedies that you
can use when you have acid reflux or
heartburn. No need to use antacids, which
have unwanted side effects and contain
aluminum, which has been associated with
senility and Alzheimer's disease.
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Anise, peppermint, and lavender
Here's a tea that you can make to help
you with acid reflux or heartburn. It
will help you reduce the amount of acid
you have in your stomach. Mix together
equal amounts of aniseed, peppermint and
lavender. Make an infusion of this tea:
* boiling 2 ½ cup distilled water * pour
this water over a teaspoon of the herbal
mixture * let this tea sit for 3- 5
minutes * strain the tea and add a
little bit of honey if you like. * place
this tea in a thermos
Drink up to 8 oz in the morning and 8 oz
in the evening to get relief of acid
reflux.
Aniseed or anise - is a powerful herb
that helps in digestive conditions and
has many other benefits for your body.
Use only the ash-colored anise called
green anise, European anise or sweet
anise. There are two other types of
anise, star anise and caraway, which
should not be used here.
Peppermint - is another powerful herb
for stomach conditions or heartburn. It
helps in digestion, stomach distension,
cramps, ulcers, and gas.
Lavender - known for it scent has
enormous healing activity for your body.
Is also an excellent stomach aid. It is
useful in reducing acid in the stomach.
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Betain, Pepsin, and Papaya digestive
enzymes
As you get older, your stomach weakens
in its ability to produce hydrochloric
acid to digest protein. It is undigested
protein that leads to acid reflux or
heartburn. Use digestive enzymes that
contain Betain, pepsin, or HCl with each
meal to make sure you digest all of your
protein.
Papaya digestive enzymes, which contain
papain, are also excellent for protein
digestion and you can use them with each
meal. Use 500mg or more of papaya
enzymes per meal.
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Pineapples
Pineapples are a store house of enzymes
and contain bromelain, an enzymes that
reduces protein. Pineapples support
digestion, reduce inflammation, and
supports wound healing. The fresh juice
has a high level of enzymes that will
help you stop your acid reflux.
You can also buy bromelain as tablet and
take 200 - 500mg per meal.
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Chicory Root
Chicory comes from a family of bitter
herbs that contain endive and escarole.
Boil 1 ½ cup of chicory root for 5 - 10
minutes. After it colds to room
temperature, drink this tea to correct
acid reflux or heartburn.
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Cinnamon
Cinnamon has many medicinal uses aside
from being great for various pastries.
It has an antiseptic effect and has been
historically used for colds and flu's.
It has fighting power against Candida
albicans and has the ability to settle
acidic stomachs.
Here's how to use cinnamon for an acid
stomach or heartburn:
·Toast raisin bread ·Butter the raisin
bread ·Sprinkle cinnamon on the bread
·Sprinkle cardamon on the bread
When you eat this toasted bread, chew
slowly and completely before swallowing
to allow the digestive juices in your
mouth to start breaking down this food. Cardamon, which is found in India, has
been used successful in treating Celiac
disease, which is an intolerance to
gluten found in most breads.
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Grapefruit Skins
Here is a way to settle your acid reflux
stomach with grapefruit. Use only
organic grapefruit for this remedy.
Here's what to do:
·Grate the entire outer skin of an
organic grapefruit ·Spread them out on a
flat dish to dry ·Allow them to get
crinkly dry ·Store them in a glass jar
or zip lock bag
Whenever you get an upset stomach, acid
reflux or heartburn start chewing and
eating these strips of dried grapefruit.
These strips will settle out your
stomach. Eat only a few of them and test
to see how many you need.
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Romaine
Lettuce
Romaine lettuce can be used to eliminate
an acid reflux or heartburn condition.
This lettuce is high in minerals and is
highly alkaline.
Here's what you need to do:
·Buy an organic romaine lettuce head
·Wash in distilled water ·Cut up the
leaves and place them in a blender ·Add
cold distilled water to make a slurry
·Add a slight amount of honey to give it
taste.
Drink a 4-8 oz to get relief from your
acid reflux or acid stomach
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Mace, Nutmeg, and Slippery Elm
Here is a natural remedy that uses mace
and nutmeg, which has a history of
treating indigestion, acid stomach,
heartburn, acid reflux, stomach gas, and
vomiting.
Here's how to use it with half and half
and slippery elm root herb. Slippery elm
herb can be purchase in any herb store
in powder.
·1 teaspoon of slippery elm bark ·a
pinch of nutmeg ·a pinch of mace ·add
distilled water to make a smooth slurry
·heat a pint of half and half to boil
·pull half and half from stove and add
herb slurry ·stir in herb slurry
Allow this mixture to cool. Drink up to
½ cup at a time. Store the unused
portion in the refrigerator. When
drinking the next cup, warm this mixture
up.
Adding these herbs to your salad will also
have benefits in preventing acid reflux.
Eating those foods that are alkaline is the
best way to avoid acid reflux and heartburn.
Using the remedies listed here will give
relief from your acid reflux. But more
importantly add a salad to your diet
everyday and you will have less acid reflux
in your life.
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