| Stop heartburn naturally with foods? Have you ever | | | | * Coca-Cola |
| heard of anyone doing so? Well I am here to tell you | | | | If you want to stop heartburn, for your next few |
| that it is very possible to stop your heartburn if you | | | | meals, try and only eat foods that are low in protein |
| quit eating the foods and combinations of foods that | | | | and avoid the other foods that can cause heartburn |
| cause heartburn to start with. | | | | that I have listed above. |
| You see I used to suffer with heartburn (acid reflux) | | | | If you eat a meal of only cooked green beans, |
| myself, and it is a horrible thing to suffer with. When | | | | cooked squash, carrots, lettuce, extra virgin olive oil, |
| I was trying to stop heartburn from making me toss | | | | and sea salt, then your stomach doesn't have to |
| and turn all night and not get enough sleep, I used to | | | | pump out the strong acid that is required to digest |
| take antacids. | | | | high protein foods like meats. |
| But then I read that antacids can cause other | | | | You can fry them in olive oil if you are used to eating |
| problems as a side effect like incomplete digestion of | | | | greasy meals, or you can steam them and add just a |
| our foods, constipation, stomach cramps, diarrhea, | | | | little oil to them on your serving plate. I do |
| nausea, vomiting, dizziness, aggravate kidney | | | | recommend adding at least one tablespoon or more |
| problems, and in extreme cases intestinal bleeding. | | | | of extra virgin olive oil (up to 3 tablespoons for a |
| Antacid are stomach acid neutralizers. To digest | | | | satisfying meal) because extra virgin olive oil is a |
| meat, you need this acid or the meat will not digest. | | | | natural anti-inflammatory. These foods will digest well |
| Stomach acid also kills harmful bacteria. If you are not | | | | because they are properly combined for efficient |
| getting any nutrition from eating your foods, then it | | | | digestion. |
| would be better not to eat it in the first place. | | | | You can eat the lettuce and carrots raw if you like, |
| Then I started studying what really causes heartburn | | | | but just make sure to chew them up really good. Eat |
| to start with. Heartburn is caused from stomach acid | | | | like this just for a day or two, and see if it doesn't |
| backing up into the esophagus. Everyone knows this, | | | | make your heartburn stop. |
| but what most people don't, is that your stomach | | | | It's the combination of having a super full stomach, |
| doesn't always have to pump out a strong stomach | | | | (there is only so much room in your stomach) and |
| acid to digest every type of food. | | | | also having it full of strong acidic digestive fluid that |
| It is the protein containing foods that your body | | | | causes heartburn. When your stomach becomes |
| needs to pump out an acidic digestive fluid to digest. | | | | super full, the pressure builds up, and then that's |
| So, if you don't eat any protein containing foods with | | | | when the stomach acid starts to creep back up into |
| your meal, then it doesn't need to pump out the | | | | the esophagus. |
| strong acidic digestive fluid to digest it. | | | | Most peoples stomachs are stretched out from |
| List of high protein foods to temporarily cut way | | | | years of eating too many hard to digest foods and |
| down on or eliminate to stop heartburn: | | | | combinations of foods. But, if you can wait to eat |
| *Meat | | | | your next meal after your stomach is empty, and |
| * Fish | | | | only eat a properly combined meal that is designed |
| *Milk | | | | for efficient digestion, then your stomach will digest |
| *Cheese | | | | the meal quicker. |
| *Beans | | | | This lets the stomach have enough time to more |
| The above listed foods are all high protein foods that | | | | fully digest that foods from the previous meal, so as |
| are difficult to digest, so they take longer to digest. | | | | to go ahead and move them further into the |
| They also need a strong stomach acid to digest | | | | digestive tract to make room for your next meal. |
| them. Its this acid that is burning your stomach and | | | | But what makes your food not digest fast enough |
| esophagus. | | | | to empty before your next meal? Eating too big of a |
| Also some foods are acidic to start with and almost | | | | meal for your digestive capacity, or eating hard to |
| always cause heartburn if I eat them: | | | | digest foods or combinations of foods to frequently. |
| * Cooked or canned tomatoes | | | | If you eat another meal before the previous meal |
| * Bottled Juices | | | | has had a chance to leave your stomach, then the |
| Other foods that can stimulate the production of | | | | stomach becomes extremely full. |
| stomach acid also: | | | | Also eating foods that are high in sugar makes other |
| * Black pepper | | | | hard to digest foods take longer to digest and leave |
| * Spices | | | | the stomach because your body will digest the |
| * Coffee | | | | sugars first, so then the other foods just sit in your |
| * Sodas | | | | stomach waiting for the sugars to be used up first. |
| * Caffeine | | | | To stop heartburn you need to give your stomach a |
| * Beer | | | | chance to shrink down a little and empty out a little |
| * Wine | | | | bit and stop eating combinations of foods that cause |
| * Tea with caffeine | | | | a digestive conflict. |
| * 7-Up | | | | |