Heartburn

This is not an extensive list, just the remedies I’ve come across so far for this ailment. I’m always learning, so I’ll keep adding as I discover more.

Heartburn often occurs when hydrochloric acid, which is used by the stomach to digest food, backs up into the esophagus, causing sensitive tissues to become irritated. Causes include obesity, overeating, gallbladder problems, stress, allergies, enzyme deficiencies, emotional issues, pharmaceutical side effects, and hiatal hernia to name a few. Food triggers include but are not limited to alcohol, caffeine, chocolate, citrus fruits and products, fats and fatty or fried foods, spicy foods, tomato-based foods, processed food, sugar, rich foods such as cheese, and desserts.

Some prevention measures include chewing food well and slowly, don’t eat three hours before bedtime and do not overeat. If overweight, weight loss may be all that is needed to remove symptoms. Avoid trigger foods.

• Heartburn Tea

• Gut Soother Blend

• Aloe vera juice

• Catnip

• Fennel seed (avoid when pregnant)

• Ginger

• Marshmallow root, soothes and heals dry irritated linings, best used as a cold tea

• Chamomile, aids in digestion, soothes and relieves pain.

• Calendula, soothes and heals digestive tract and mucosal linings.

• Cardamom, eliminates gas

• Dill, soothes digestive tract (avoid if pregnant)

• Dandelion leaf

• Licorice

• Meadowsweet

• Raspberry leaf

• Bitter herbs; these are wonderful for preventing heartburn

• Papaya, including papaya seeds

• Raw vegetables, include more into the diet

• Cabbage juice

• Salad greens

Balance heart chakra