Heartburn Home Remedies and Acid Reflux Remedies

The lower esophagal spincter is between our stomach and esophagus. This little guy's job is to allow food through and not let it come back up. If it is weakened it doesn't do a very good job of keeping the food and acid down in the stomach.

There are a number of reasons why this sphincter becomes weakened.

• Stress while eating.
• Eating too quickly.
• Poor diet with fatty foods.
• Soda pop.
• Smoking.
• Not keeping hydrated enough.
• Not having the right amount of hydrocloric acid in the stomach.
• Hiatial hernia

Heartburn and Acid Reflux Prevention

1. Eat a whole foods diet. Whole foods are natural heartburn home remedies!
2. Eat slowly in a relaxed atmosphere with good company. Not always easy with little ones!
3. Don't overeat, even if it is whole foods.
4. Drink plenty of water for good digestion.
5. Don't take antacids! This just creates more problems with heartburn called rebound acidity. Acid levels drop below normal with antacids causing the body to increase acid and thus more heartburn.
6. Avoid coffee and tea as these contain acids.

Natural Remedies for Heartburn and Acid Reflux

Plant enzymes
Plant enzymes like those in papaya can be taken before your meals. One of the enzymes in papaya called chymopapain, aids in burns and stomach ulcers.

Licorice Root
Twenty minutes before each meal take some licorice root. Look for deglycyrrhizinated licorice as it does not cause lead to cardiac problems as the regular licorice root. Licorice root soothes and heals the stomach and esophagus.