End Heartburn in 15 Days

If you don’t want your heartburn to return you can extend this plan and adapt your diet and your lifestyle habits to the alkaline foods that we mention today

Heartburn is a burning sensation that can be felt in the stomach or the throat and is caused by an excess of stomach acids. Trying to end heartburn is not as complicated as it might seem, it’s just essential to understand the underlying causes first.

People who suffer from it know that a lot of factors, such as diet, stress, or the way they eat, are essential to fighting it, but a lot of times it’s hard to get rid of it for good. In today’s article, we want to share an intensive 15-day plan to end heartburn and improve your digestive health and your quality of life.

What foods cause heartburn?

The 15-day plan we’ll propose may be hard for you to believe because it seems like so little time to see good results and end heartburn. The first step that you should follow is to completely eliminate all the foods that could be causing excess stomach acids:

• Sugar and sugary foods
• Refined flour
• Refined or table salt
• Milk and dairy products
• Red meat and processed meats
• Fried foods and hydrogenated fats in general
• Alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, and canned juices
• Coffee, chocolate, and sodas

Other things to avoid

In addition to the food you eat, you need to also be aware of other factors that trigger it:

• Tobacco use
• Stress
• Certain medications
• Drinking too little water
• Eating quickly without chewing
• Eating too much or not fully digesting your previous meal
• Mixing many different foods or having fruit with your meals

Therefore, during these 15 days, you need to avoid these factors as much as possible. After this plan, however, you should continue to restrict them if you don’t want to go back to suffering from the same heartburn as before.

Alkaline remedies to end heartburn

The goal of this 15-day plan is to neutralize your heartburn naturally, without using medications that can alter the pH of your stomach acids. To do this, choose treatments that have alkaline properties:

• Lemon: Lemon is excellent for neutralizing stomach acids, in spite of the fact that it’s an acidic fruit.
• White clay: This is a natural antacid that’s for sale at herbalists and natural food stores.
• Raw potato juice with olive oil: An ancient treatment to fight heartburn and treat stomach ulcers.
• Green vegetables: These are great for neutralizing acidity.
• Stevia: A natural sweetener that’s also alkaline.
• Raw almonds: This nut helps lower your body’s acidity levels.
• Avocado: A fruit with amazing properties and nutritional value, also very alkaline.
• Green tea: An anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, antioxidant, and alkalizing beverage.
• Sea salt or Himalayan salt: Pure and unrefined salts, consumed in small amounts, can regulate your body’s pH.

What’s the plan?

During the 15 days you’ll follow this plan:

On an empty stomach

Firstly, drink the juice from a medium, raw potato mixed with a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil (15 ml).

Breakfast

Then, twenty minutes later, prepare a green smoothie for breakfast. This can include apple, pear, green leafy vegetables (spinach, watercress, arugula, celery, etc.), half an avocado, and a handful of almonds.

If you still feel hungry you can eat some toast or a sandwich made with wholegrain bread, like spelt wheat with some turkey sausage or tahini (sesame cream).

Mid-morning

Drink a cup of green tea with the juice from half a lemon and a little stevia to sweeten.

Lunch

Firstly, you should always begin with a green salad or a homemade gazpacho. Then, the second course can be poultry, white fish, eggs, or vegetables. Finally, if you opt for dessert choose an apple or a pear.

Mid-afternoon

Have another cup of green tea with the juice from half a lemon and a little stevia to sweeten. If you’re hungry you can enjoy an apple, a pear, some dried figs, almonds, coconut, plums, pineapple, or papaya.

Dinner

This should be steamed, sautéed, or creamed vegetables (eggplant, broccoli, asparagus, etc.) and a serving of protein (peas, lentils, egg, white fish, mushrooms, almonds…).

Before bedtime

Firstly, prepare a cup of water with white clay to drink. Then, follow the directions on the product you chose. Mix it well with a metal or plastic spoon and let it stand for 10 minutes. Drink, avoiding any sediment, especially if you have high blood pressure or constipation.