If
one is keen on having food that heals
heartburn, one may take plenty of apple and
avocado but no tomatoes. Though it varies from
person to person, foods that heal heartburn
usually indicates alkaline food that does not
encourage stomach to secrete more acid than what
is required to digest the food that one eats.
However, since heartburn is only a symptom and not
the disease itself, the heartburn friendly foods
may be properly addressed to those that heal the
gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD.
Frequent
heartburn caused by chronic GERD can not only lead
to chest pain, it may also cause permanent damage
to the esophagus and its inner linings that might
develop into a serious condition (pre-cancerous)
called the Barrett's Esophagus and should be
healed fast. And the best method of doing so is
through proper food.
Some
food items like the banana have excellent healing
properties. Although many people are not much
aware about how banana can heal heartburn, it is
rightly assumed that this wonder fruit can act as
a natural anti acid. Besides, bananas are helpful
in preventing ulcerous conditions in the stomach
and the esophagus, thus healing the symptom of
heartburn. Scientists also believe that bananas
may guard against damage to stomach and the
esophagus in two very significant ways, one of
them being a chemical called protease inhibitor that
kills ulcer-causing bacteria even before they go
into work. And secondly, the potassium enriched
fruit seems to stimulate the production of a type
of protective mucous that prevents acids from
doing any harm. Thus regular intake of bananas
will heal GERD related symptoms like the
heartburn.
Some
everyday common vegetable items like the celery
may also heal heartburn amazingly. Being quite
alkaline, it acts on the acidity fast and controls
heartburn to a great extent. Just chewing a few of
these raw will bring about the desired effect.
Food that heal heartburn also includes
alkaline forming items like raisins, avocado,
dates, fresh coconuts, soy products (especially
soy yogurt) and mangoes where they are
available.
Oats
are also good for people who are suffering from
heartburn. A bowl of oats with natural honey for
breakfast will sure retard heartburn, if taken
regularly every day. As for meat items, please
include skinless turkey and chicken. Roasted or
brazed, rather than fried or cooked in butter,
they may provide all the nutrients yet remain
heartburn-friendly all the
while.
As
apple cider vinegar proves quite helpful in
heartburn, so also is the basic fruit. Apples are
alkaline in nature and thus help heal heartburn
efficiently and well with no side effect
whatsoever.
These foods are may be good
for heartburn and may provide relief, but a
permanent solution is not possible. For that the
contributing factors of the disease needs to be
identified and then these factors need to be
challenged. Holistic medicines can do this
wonderfully well. Holistic remedies treat the body
as a whole and not just the symptoms of the
disease and this is why this stream of treatment
is so successful with
heartburn.
