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Heartburn
Also see INDIGESTION

Foods to Eat More Of: 
  • Fruits: bananas, papayas
  • Vegetables: beets, cabbage, carrots, celery, cucumbers, parsnips
  • Flax seeds, ginger, popcorn
  • Plenty of water (between meals)

Foods to Avoid or Minimize: 
  • Soda, coffee, alcohol, chocolate
  • Fried, fatty & spicy foods
  • Citrus fruits (clementines, grapefruit, lemons, limes, oranges, tangerines) & tomatoes
  • Pickled foods & refined flour/sugar
  • Red meat & dairy products

Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information.  If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
  • Lemon, peppermint, ginger (on stomach, throat, bottom of feet and/or add 1 drop to drinking water).

Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information.  If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
  • Calendula, cardamom, dandelion root, dill, fennel, ginger, German chamomile, licorice, marshmallow root, meadowsweet, parsley, slippery elm bark powder (especially at night), wood betony
  • Aloe Vera Juice: 1/2 cup juice 3 times daily between meals (should contain 98% aloe vera and no aloin or aloe-emodin).
  • Stir 1 cup water, 2 teaspoons baking soda and 1 teaspoon sugar.  Add 6 drops of peppermint oil. Sip slowly.  (Warning: this tastes horrible, but WORKS!)
  • Slippery Elm and marsh mallow, either combined in capsules or mixed as powders with a little water to form a paste, make a useful remedy and are safe to take during pregnancy.
  • Try laying on your left side while resting/sleeping. 

Yoga Therapy:
  • Yoga for Heartburn & Indigestion (15 minutes - Christina D'Arrigo Yoga - ChriskaYoga)
  • Yoga For Acid Reflux (13 minutes - Yoga with Adriene)

Supplements & Homeopathic:
  • Calcium Carbonate: 250-500 mg 3 times daily (chew-able tablets provide the quickest relief).
  • Licorice (DGL): 2 deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) wafers (380 mg) - take 3-4 times daily between meals as needed.
  • Gamma-Oryzanol: 150 mg 3 times daily on an empty stomach (also known as rice bran oil).
  • Choline: 500 mg 3 times daily (for chronic heartburn, use in combination with pantothenic acid and thiamin for 1 month to see if symptoms subside).
  • Pantothenic Acid: 1,000 mg daily (for chronic heartburn, use in combination with choline and thiamin for 1 month to see if symptoms subside).
  • Thiamin: 500 mg daily, taken first thing in the morning (also called vitamin B1). For chronic heartburn, combine with pantothenic acid and choline for 1 month.

Mind-Body Connection:​​
  • Can represent the holding on of fear and the inability to trust the process of life. 

Recipes-Food Medicine:​​
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways.  Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets.  Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).

Smoothies/Beverages:
  • Banana-Blueberry Smoothie (GF)
  • Mango Matcha Smoothie (GF)
  • Strawberry Banana Smoothie
  • Superfruit Smoothie (V, GF)
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Meals:
  • Adult Ramen (V, GF)
  • Broth (Veggie/Chicken/Beef) - (V, GF)
  • Japanese Onion Soup (V, GF)

Sides & Salads:
  • Caraway Brussels Sprouts (V, GF)
  • Cucumber Canapes (V, GF) - Best if the Vegan & Gluten Free variations are used
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