It is funny how the simplest of things can make a dramatic change in your life. I used to suffer with a lot of acid reflux and heartburn. Sometimes it felt like i had a pile in my chest that was on fire.
Obviously I had gone through the medical route and had been prescribed the usual mixture of antacid capsules and liquids and proton pump inhibitors. I had roughly $20 worth of medication on my shelf ready to use.
Then as I was browsing the internet I stumbled on the alkaline nature of lemons. To me this sounded stupid ; lemons are acidic and could not most likely help. What I discovered was that lemons leave behind an alkaline residue in the body that his highly beneficial to those afflicted with heartburn and acid reflux.
So I started filling up a jug of water and added sliced, fresh, unwaxed lemons to the water to infuse throughout the day. This I drank during the day together with lemon juice in hot water during the evenings.
The first thing that I spotted was how refreshed I felt first thing in the morning if I drank this fresh lemon water first thing, rather than my common tea or coffee. At night, especially in hot water, it was also much more relaxing as an end drink.
I spotted my angina started to ease, the discomfort in my chest started to ease and my stomach generally started feeling a lot better. Obviously there were other contributory elements including cutting down on tea and coffee and making other diet changes ; yet the refreshing and healing effect of lemon water was extraordinary.
I did tell the consultant doctor about lemon juice and its alkalising effect on the body ; she had no idea and just assumed that lemons were acidic : as did I.
So now I still have my medicines on the shelf ; all untouched. I no longer take anything. Glaringly one must go to their own medical pro first before stopping prescribed medications and one should seek advice before making any major diet change ; For me though I have stopped buying antacids and stomach medication and now buy bags of fresh, unwaxed lemons.
Nature is a really remarkable thing ; it has available all that one could ever need for a healthful way of life.
