It is funny how the simplest of things can make a dramatic change in your life. I used to suffer with lots of acid reflux and heartburn. Sometimes it felt like i had a pile in my chest that was on fire.

Clearly I had gone thru the medical route and had been prescribed the usual concoction of antacid pills and liquids and proton pump inhibitors. I had approximately $20 worth of medication on my shelf ready.

Then as I was browsing the internet I stumbled upon the alkaline nature of lemons. To me this sounded ludicrous ; 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 advantageous to those suffering from heartburn and acid reflux.

So I started filling up a jug of water and added sliced, fresh, unwaxed lemons to the water to infuse during the day. This I drank during the day together with lemon juice in hot water during the evenings.

The very first thing that I noticed was how refreshed I felt first thing in the morning if I drank this fresh lemon water first thing, rather than my usual tea or coffee. At night, particularly in hot water, it was also far more relaxing as an end of day drink. I noticed my angina started to ease, the discomfort in my chest started to ease and my stomach generally started feeling miles better. Obviously there were other contributory elements including cutting down on coffee and tea and making other dietary changes ; yet the refreshing and healing effect of lemon water was surprising.

I did tell the advisor doctor about lemon juice and its alkalising effect on the body ; she had not got any 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. Obviously one must go to their own medical professional first before stopping prescribed medicines and one should seek advice before making any major diet change ; For me though I have stopped buying antacids and stomach medicine and now buy bags of fresh, unwaxed lemons.

Nature is a truly extraordinary thing ; it has available all that one could ever need for a healthful way of life.

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