| The medical community believes that the use of | | | | Eating smaller, more frequent meals is also quite |
| prescription drugs is the only valid approach to relieve | | | | helpful. One should try to eat four or five little meals |
| the symptoms of indigestion. This, of course, is not | | | | each day. Instead of coffee in the morning, start the |
| the truth. Drugs are only good for treating the | | | | day with Kukicha Twig tea, and then eat fruit, such |
| symptoms of any condition, not for curing that | | | | as bananas and melons for breakfast. During the day |
| condition. The side effects of prescription drugs, | | | | have several snacks of walnuts, almonds and more |
| alone, are enough to discount their use entirely. | | | | fruit. For lunch eat a salad, made with grilled chicken |
| There are many natural remedies for treating the | | | | breasts, or tofu, mixed with hearts of romaine, |
| symptoms of acid reflux. The major difference is | | | | tossed with a light lemon and chive vinaigrette. |
| that natural remedies have no side effects and can | | | | It is essential to keep the food that you eat as |
| actually cure the condition. They are also cheaper for | | | | alkaline as possible. Learn to cook meals that are |
| the consumer. | | | | easy to digest and have low acidity. Food like pasta |
| Why is the medical community so opposed to natural | | | | primavera, baked chicken breasts on mushroom caps |
| therapy in favor of prescription drugs? The answer is | | | | and sautéed white fish with mashed potatoes |
| quite easy when you consider the amount of money | | | | are all easy to prepare and delicious. Try to avoid |
| at stake. Allopathic medicine, pharmaceutical | | | | those foods which you know trigger acid reflux until |
| companies, hospitals and insurance companies are all | | | | you have healed your irritated esophagus. |
| in league to do one thing - make money. They do | | | | Keep in mind that the reason this condition exists in |
| this largely at our expense. | | | | the first place is due to having a damaged esophagus. |
| There are many natural ingredients found in grocery | | | | Let the esophagus heal by not eating the same |
| and health stores, which can help during the acid | | | | foods in the same way that caused the damage. |
| reflux recovery period. Herbs, such as marshmallow | | | | Exercising, loosing weight, chewing properly, drinking |
| and slippery elm have wonderful healing properties. | | | | sufficient amounts of water and elevating the head |
| Licorice, natural honey and aloe vera juice can sooth | | | | at night, are all simple things that anyone can do to |
| the esophagus and assist in the healing process. | | | | improve this condition. |
| Chewing gum between meals actually reduces | | | | After much experimentation, I found that healing acid |
| stomach acid. Saliva is quite alkaline in nature. Chewing | | | | reflux is really quite simple. With a few changes in |
| produces saliva, thereby making the stomach less | | | | lifestyle and with the assistance of natural resources, |
| acidic. By eating dinner at least three hours before | | | | one can absolutely end the acid reflux syndrome, |
| retiring, one can drastically reduce the chances of | | | | without the use of harmful drugs. |
| suffering from acid reflux during the night. | | | | |