I must share my history as I believe it can help some of you. I used to be a raw food vegan and eat only fruits, vegetables and nuts. One thing I will tell you is that I sang like a bird during this period. I am no longer on this regime. I find I NEED red meat, but I did learn a valuable lesson.
If you don't want to spend tons of money on medicine than you can cure reflux naturally with your diet. The more alkaline your stomach is, the less acid it produces. The reason I sang so easily as a fruit and vegetable eater was that my body was so alkaline, it was the only time of my life that my chords were not being eaten alive by acid that came from eating dairy, badly combined meals and other horrors I was putting in my body.
Now I eat meat again, but I will tell you that I am careful about the way I balance my body. If you do have a protein meal for dinner, do yourself a favor and eat a stalk or two of celery. Celery is a potent acid neutralizer. It has worked wonders for me.
So, I offer this list of things to deal with reflux naturally:
1. Okay, obviously avoiding the things mentioned here already like tomatos sauce, chocalate and other acidid foods as well as observing the 3 hour mark before going to bed.
2. Make sure you are eating a BALANCE of acid and alkaline foods. This will help you so much!!!. Protein (meat and nuts and beans) create acid so when you eat these foods you should balance them with alkaline foods like vegetables, primarily greens - especially the dark green vegetables like spinach, kale, and broccoli. The darker the green, the more minerals it has and it is minerals that help alkalinize the body. Of course celery is not so dark but it is loaded with alkaline minerals so you should try to get in the habit of eating a stalk or two in the evening. Also, of all the nuts, almonds are the only ones that are alkaline - due to their high calcium content - so if you eat nuts eat more almonds and less peanuts and cashews.
3. Properly combine your meals. The goal here of course is for our food to be well digested before we go to bed and the best way to do this is to not mix protein and starches. Proteins require acid for digestion, while starches (pasta, bread, potatoes) require alkaline digestive juices. When acid and alkaline digestive juices meet, guess what happens? They neutralize each other and the meal is not properly digested leading to "TA-DA" even worse acid-reflux. This is why even people who wait the three hours after eating still find that they suffer from reflux. A meal that is not well digested stays in the stomach for much longer than three hours and creates a whole bunch of acie. I always eat meat with vegetables instead of starches and am a result am never sleepy after eating anymore (eating meat with bread or starches made me INCREDIBLY tired). I should add that if you properly combine your meals, you will also lose weight and feel tons better. I never need naps anymore and sleep for only about 6 hours.
I hope that my advice is helpful to someone. My reflux was so bad that I couldn't sing through a song without being tired, so I definitely know what you all are going through! I have gotten better without medication and so can all of you!!!
Wishing you all the best of health
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