It is funny the way the simplest of things can make a dramatic change in your life. I used to suffer with a lot of acid reflux and heartburn. Often it felt as if I had a pile in my chest that was on fire.

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

Then as I was skimming the web 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 subjected to angina and acid reflux.

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

The very 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 far more relaxing as an end drink. I spotted my heartburn started to ease, the pain in my chest started to ease and my stomach sometimes started to feel a lot better. Obviously there were other contributory elements including cutting back on coffee and tea and making other dietary changes ; yet the refreshing and healing effect of lemon water was extraordinary.

I did tell the specialist doctor about lemon juice and its alkalising effect on the body ; she hadn't 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 pro first before stopping prescribed medications and one should get advice before making any major dietary change ; For me though I have stopped purchasing antacids and stomach medicine and now buy bags of fresh, unwaxed lemons.

Nature is a really noteworthy thing ; it has available all that one could ever need for a healthy lifestyle.

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