You need to make a choice. Are you someone who is content to get relief from your heartburn with temporary drugs? Or are you someone who wants to correct the root problem and truly cure acid reflux long-term? If you are the previous, you have an invitation to leave.

If, however, you are the latter, stick around. There are a few principles that can help your body to naturally restore its balance and therefore relieve your acid reflux condition. If you are serious about finding a true cure for acid reflux, here’s some food for thought:

Saturated fats have the ability to make your gallbladder work harder and weaken the LES, which allows the acid to reflux to the esophagus.

So try this:

To relieve your symptoms, try to consume fats at no more than 30% of your daily calorie intake. Focus on eliminating saturated fats and incorporating good fats such as olive oil, flaxseed oil & walnuts.

Consuming low amounts of fiber in your everyday activities leads to poor digestion and problems with eliminating food. Both are major causes of your current condition.

So try this:

You can incorporate soluble fiber (oatmeal, fruits and vegetables), along with insoluble fiber (whole grains, wheat bran, etc). Both will help your system to cleanse itself naturally, restoring balance to your system.

Your food does not always have to be spicy. I can testify to that. My husband puts hot sauce on every meal. He suffers every night because of the effects of this food. Reducing your spicy foods will help to relieve the turmoil that is already in your stomach. If you do this, it will get you well on your way to curing acid reflux.

So try this:

Avoid garlic, chili, curry, black pepper, cloves, and mustard seed. Instead, try paprika, cinnamon, sage and thyme to give you the flavor you desire. You won’t have to suffer on flavor and your nutritional value will be there as well.

These are only a few of hundreds of remedies to cure acid reflux. It is absolutely mind-boggling to realize what small changes you can make to rid you of over-the-counter drugs and prescriptions forever! The best part about this method is that there are only positive effects of these choices. It is also a far less expensive way to stop heartburn when compared with your other options out there.