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Food and Beverage Separation Method
Posted by Mel (Los Angeles, Ca) on 09/26/2013
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I had heartburn before and it was like 6 times a day when it was most serious. I tried ACV and honey and the heartburn became once in a few days gradually, about after two months. But it didn't go away. I learned a separation of beverages and food method. My heartburn was gone since the first day I started. It also cured my stomachache and irregular period problem. The method is no drinking two hours before any meal and during the meal and two hours after the meal. So, it's like no drink four and a half hour. Two hours after meal, I can drink as much as I want. But I don't drink too much.
I am using the more serious method that no drink in the morning until two hours after dinner. I am taking alternate lunch for first two months, then every three months. So, have no lunch one month and have lunch in the next month. Then have no lunch for three months and have lunch for the next three months. Now it is my fourth month since I started. My stomach problem never appear again and I lost ten pounds. I can eat whatever I want now. I don't know how long will I last this method but separation drink and food will stay with me for long term.
This method suggests not taking any honey, sugar, and no soup, no pork, no cold drinks or cold food, and no water melon. Once a while, I also violated the rules like eating snack, drink little water, etc. It depends on you how serious you want to take. The method also suggests cancer patients to take two meals a day. So I thought it must be worked for me because I don't have cancer.
It's principle is that the body has its strength to cure any disease as long as it has the heated chi. Digestion required a lot of energy. So the chi was used most of the time for digestion and can't go to cure other organs or any other part of the body. So, the key is separation of food and drink, and don't overeat.
Apple Cider Vinegar, Betaine HCL, Baking Soda
Posted by Mary H (Ne, Usa) on 09/17/2013
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When taking Apple Cider Vinegar make sure that it is Organic Raw Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar. I buy the Bragg brand it is the best one available. I had real bad heartburn & took a tsp in 4 ozs of water & it seemed to make it worse. So I called the company that makes it to ask for any suggestions on taking it they told me to take a 1/2 to 1 tsp with 8 to 10 ozs of water 15 minutes before my meals & 15 minutes after my meals. He said that I did not have it diluted enough & that was what was causing the burn. I also made the water warm when I took it. I did rinse my mouth out after taking it so as not to cause any problems with my teeth. I took Betaine HCL Pepsin with my meals. Then 1/2 hour after each meal I also take 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of baking soda in 8 ozs of water. I had amazing results in only 1 day I had complete relief. There is a test to see if one has enough acid or not enough acid in there stomach. Here is a link to the web site to do a at home test, it is the 3rd one on the list. www.scdlifestyle.com/2012/03/3-tests-for-low-stomach-acid. Hope this post gives some relief for heartburn suffers.
Orange Peel Extract
Posted by Joe (Hesston, KS) on 08/16/2013
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For Heartburn I use softgel orange peel extract oil, 1000 mg. 1 every other day for 20 days then as needed. I still eat spicey foods. My nephew had Heartburn & hemorrhoids. It fixed both for him. It works for Varicose veins also.
Lemons
Posted by Louwrence (Rustenburg, North West, South Africa) on 04/15/2013
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Hi Carole, What I have found to be very effective for heartburn is squeezing 3 to 5 lemons & drink it undiluted & within 15 mins your heartburn is gone, but to address the cause, do not eat when you are upset because it shuts down the digestive juices & the food just lies in your stomach & rots & causes acid & the lemon juice gets things going again.
Apples
Posted by Missy (Twincities Usa) on 03/09/2013
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What works best for my heartburn is a fresh apple. I usally keep red delicious on hand. Works every time!
Mustard
Posted by Donna (Bakersfield, Ca) on 02/06/2013
Mustard ingredients are: vinegar, mustard seeds, and turmeric. sounds good to me.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Caroline (San Francisco, Ca) on 01/20/2013
I find that it helps to drink the ACV water through a straw--that way it bypasses the teeth.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Valerie (Chicago, Illinois) on 12/31/2012
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I just wanted to express my gratitude for this site. I am what you'd call a return patient to Earth clinic, after curing another 'ailment' permanently, I came straight to this site at 2 am last night after a severe attack of heartburn. The second one in 2 weeks. Since no one in my household ever has heartburn I was unsure what would work fast. I tried in desperation the 2 tbs of ACV and 1 tbs of honey with a little warm water and yes within minutes I felt a great deal of relief, and within half an hour I was comfortable enough to go back to sleep. Thank goodness I can go to a site that is sincere in it's attempt to keep remedies as natural as possible. Thank you friends out there!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Sunny (Los Angeles, Ca) on 11/21/2012
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Many thanks for this website. I had heartburn like 4-5 times a day before I started using ACV. After two months of taking it, I may only have very very minor heartburn once a week. I took a tbsp of ACV with honey and warm water. Once I took 4-5 tbsp for my flu a few days. But now my teeth can't stand for it. I felt like they were going to crack even though I was not eating. So I switched to less than 1 tbsp and added molasses for my grey hair this morning. I also made the homemade toothpaste to remineralize my teeth. I just tried last night and I don't feel like they are going crack now. I also did the coconut oil pulling. Lets see the result later.
Mustard
Posted by Ece (Albany, Ca) on 11/16/2012
Baking soda is alkaline, not acidic. Baking soda provides some relief to some individuals because it reduces acidity in the stomach (it's an antacid).
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) when combined with acetic acid (vinegar) makes sodium acetate, carbon dioxide, and water. The sodium acetate provides some relief for heartburn as well. As the conjugate base of a weak acid, a solution of sodium acetate and acetic acid can act as a "buffer" which is a substance that maintains to keep a relatively constant pH. This is useful in the stomach b/c it can maintain the stomach's proper pH and acidic environment, so there is not too much and not too little acid.
This is what happens when you combine baking soda with ACV.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Joan (Ellensburg, Wa) on 11/09/2012
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I really didn't think it would work, but it did. I put just a tiny splash of ACV in a coffee cup added a little bit of honey and filled it up with water. Microwaved 1 minute because I don't like hot liquids. I haven't had heartburn since. Usually I eat at least ten Tums everyday.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Laura (Houston, Mo) on 11/01/2012
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I have been using Apple Cider Vinegar(2tsp), honey(1 tsp) and cinnamon(just a few dashes)for the last week as a way to control the worst heartburn I have ever had. I could not believe how well it works!! Amazing!! I thought I'd have to take an acid reliever for the rest if my life. So happy to know there is something out there that is holistic and helps with so many other things too, like my allergies, while bringing the heartburn under control... Even better than the strongest dose of Zantac! I recommend it to anyone battling this beast!!
Mustard
Posted by Anjelikmessenjer (Citrus Springs, Fl, United States) on 09/29/2012
minimal relief for me :(
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Darlingrosepinkhu (Blackfalds, Ab Canada) on 09/22/2012
Be sure that you rinse your mouth out after you take the ACV though. PProlonged contact with teeth enamel can cause sensitivity.
Water
Posted by John (Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa) on 09/22/2012
As I have scored so often from this site, perhaps this info may be useful:-
I used to suffer from heartburn, now known as reflux. I had a serious attack on the golf course and my partner advised me to do as my anscestors did, drink water from my hand, bend over the greenkeepers tap and drink from the hand and gulp as much air as I could. When I stood up, I let out one hell of a burp. That was the end of paying for cures! When you drink water, drink as your mother would never let you, drink like pig, gulp as much air as needed.
Ginger
Posted by Mel (La, Ca) on 09/20/2012
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I have heartburn for months. The medicine gave me allergy. I drank strong ginger tea to temporary cure (immediately) normally. But it has sugar and I don't want to drink too much sugar. So I made my own ginger tea. I blended (blendtec or vitamix) the whole ginger with water. Keep it in the fridge. Pour about 1 cup and add 1 cup of water to bring it to boil. Drink it in the morning and night before bed. I felt a lot better, no heartburn at all. I don't know how long to take to cure the heartburn. I have tried a couple days only.
Mustard
Posted by Andrew (Overland Park, Ks, United States) on 08/08/2012
Hi Meg. Baking soda is basic from what I know. Around 8-8.5.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Michelle (Yorkshire, England) on 08/07/2012
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THANK YOU for your advice. I have suffered with persistent heartburn problems for the last 2-3 months. My GP has prescribed increasingly higher doses of PPI's which did not appear to bring any significant benefit. A gastroscopy indicated upper tract inflammation but no other problems and I tested negative for H Pylori. 9 days ago I decided to ditch the drugs and try ACV ( 2 tblsp with honey in warm water) twice a day before meals - I also began taking Aloe vera juice. I felt much better within 2 days and have not looked back. I have been able to resume my yoga practice including inverted postures and have not had any disruption to my sleep. I am still taking care with my diet and am not fully back to normal, but it has only been just over a week. I am due to go travelling in china in @ 5 weeks - do you think I will need to take the ACV with me?
Ginger Ale
Posted by Donald (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) on 07/08/2012
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HEARTBURN RELIEF - Easy, Fast and Cheap! Had heartburn and tried ginger ale. Worked as soon as I swallowed it.
It may work because of the carbonation and not the ginger. If that is so then any carbonated beverage ( ie root beer, cola, etc. ) would work. Please try these alternatives and let me know. Thanks.
Eliminate Coffee
Posted by Sam (Somewhere, California) on 06/24/2012
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My hubby was having issues with heartburn and acid reflux, he thought he was having a heart attack at one point. He went to a doc in Canada and after she checked him over she asked if he drank a lot of coffee and he said yes. She told him to try not drinking coffee for a week and if that didn't help come back and see her. Well, as it turns out it did help. Kick the coffee and see how you feel in a week ;o}
Almonds
Posted by Carolinabe (Winston-salem, Nc, Usa) on 06/22/2012
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Couldn't sleep tonight with bad heartburn. After trying OTC acid reducers to no avail, I started looking online for remedies I had in the house. No apple cider vinegar to be found at 1 am, but I had plenty of almonds! 5 seems to have made a huge improvement.
Mustard
Posted by D Dawg (Greensboro, N.c ) on 06/15/2012
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All I know is, before I started writing this, I took a spoon full of mustard and now my heartburn is gone.
Mustard
Posted by Leesa K (Mountaintop, Pa) on 05/28/2012
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wow.. I never had heartburn before in my life and I thought I was having a heart attack!! but I went to this sight immediately and seen mustard as a remedy, and thank goodness it worked in a few seconds!!! Thank you
