If you have acid reflux or heartburn, using natural remedies to rebalance
your stomach is what nature intended. Listed are four natural remedies
that you can use to rebalance the acid in your stomach
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.
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.
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
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.
Acid reflux and heartburn require alkaline nutrients to provide relief.
These 4 natural remedies, when prepared properly, will give you the relief
you need from these conditions. Try them; you will be surprised on how
well they work
About the author:
Rudy Silva has a degree in Physics and is a Natural Nutritionist. He is
the author of Constipation, Acne, Hemorrhoid, and Fatty Acid e-books. He
writes a newsletter called natural-remedies-thatwork.com and his
information on other topics can be seen at:
http://www.acidreflux-relief.info
