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

Obviously I had gone through the medical route and had been prescribed the usual concoction of antacid pills and liquids and proton pump inhibitors. I had roughly $20 worth of medication on my shelf ready.

Then as I was scanning the Net I stumbled upon the alkaline nature of lemons. To me this sounded ridiculous ; lemons are acidic and could not potentially help. What I discovered was that lemons leave behind an alkaline residue in the body that his highly beneficial to those suffering from 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 together with lemon juice in hot water during the evenings.

The first thing that I noticed 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 noticed my heartburn started to ease, the pain in my chest started to ease and my stomach sometimes started to feel much better. Obviously there were other contributing factors including cutting back on tea and coffee and making other diet 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. Glaringly one must go to their own medical pro first before stopping prescribed medications and one should request 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 very remarkable thing ; it has available all that one could ever need for a healthful way of life.

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