Home Remedies for Acid Reflux

Using antacids for acid reflux or heartburn will create more acid imbalance in your body while natural home remedies provide you a way that you can rebalance your stomach digestion problems. You will also gain the additional health benefits that these remedies provide. Here are some home remedies for acid reflux that will help you feel better.

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.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when stomach acid frequently flows back into the tube connecting your mouth and stomach (esophagus). This backwash (acid reflux) can irritate the lining of your esophagus.
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Anise, Peppermint, and Lavender

This is 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 and mix as follows:

boil 2 cups 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
This 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
This 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.

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.

Pineapples
Pineapples are a store house of enzymes and contain bromelain, an enzyme 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.

Chicory Root

Chicory comes from a family of bitter herbs that contain endive and escarole. Boil 1 cup of chicory root for 5 – 10 minutes. After it colds to room temperature, drink this tea to correct acid reflux or heartburn.

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.

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 fluís. It has fighting power against Candida albicans and has the ability to settle acidic stomachs.

Use cinnamon in your diet by sprinkling it on your toast in the morning.

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 home remedy for acid reflux that uses mace and nutmeg, which has a history of treating indigestion, acid stomach, heartburn, acid reflux, stomach gas, and vomiting.

Slippery elm herb can be purchased 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 1 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 home remedies for acid reflux, when prepared properly, will give you the relief you need from these conditions.