| Posted at 11:48 AM on May 24, 2009 by meshmeshta, #41734 |
have 2 tablespoons of an Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (I use Bragg brand) 10 minutes prior to each meal. Also gave me some Probiotics pills as well as some Digestive Enzymes pills
Has this been working for you
This is an update on my original post.
Hi gabyr, I'm terribly sorry about this very late respond to your question.
Please forgive me.
Anyhow, I had been taking Losec for over 15 years. I haven't taken it since May 23rd (almost 4 months) which by the way if I missed it one day, by about 9:30 in the morning I felt a horrible heartburn and stomach pain. The only times I had some stomach flare-ups, was when I had some onions and another time with sweet potato. Other than that I have been feeling great knowing I'm not on Losec any more and almost eating normal now.
What I've been doing is: First thing in the morning when I wake up, I juice half a lemon and add a little (filtered) water to it and take my probiotics capsule (Brand: Genestra Brands-Product name: HMF Forte) with it. About 10 minutes later, I drink a mouthful (about 3 tablespoons) of Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar (I think any Organic Raw Unfiltered apple cider with the mother will do) followed by a couple of sips of water to wash the acid off the teeth. 10 minutes later I drink this power shake made from: blending in a blender, one and a half scoops of MediClear powder manufactured by Thorne Research Inc., mixed with one cup soy milk, one cup water, (half an apple -or- 1/3 banana -or- one cup of berries (any type of berries, but blueberries have more stuff that is very healthy for us)), one teaspoon organic flax seed powder and one tablespoon of (extra virgin olive oil -or- hemp oil -or- flax seed oil).
While I'm drinking this shake (for breakfast), I have one teaspoon high quality fish oil, one vitamin D tablet (1000 IU), and one Digestive Plus pill made by Genestra Brands. During the day I drink about 4-5 mugs of warm water sweetened with SweetLeaf Stevia, as well as about 2 liters of water (filtered not bottled and definitely! not straight from the tap). My lunch and dinner for the first 2-3 months were chicken breast or salmon cooked in water, no salt, with a lot of vegetable either steamed or raw. 2-3 fruits. Of course a mouthful of that apple cider vinegar 10 minutes before each meal. And one of those Digestive Plus pills with each meal.
No sugar, fatty food, junk food, chocolate, dairy products, tomato or any tomato products (i.e. paste, sauce, ketchup), onions, wheat products (i.e. bread, pasta, cake and pastries), white rice, starchy food, corn, popcorn, dried fruit, Alcoholic beverages, caffeine (coffee, tea), orange or orange juice.
Now the only thing I've changed after about 3 months of this program is, I eat any type of food (with as least fat and sugar as possible). I introduced tomato and its products, sugar, and onions slowly and carefully to my stomach again, with no problems so far. The rest of the routine have stayed the same.
The lemon wakes up the acid producing cells in the stomach, as well as alkalizing the body, even though it's acidic at first. Vinegar helps increasing the acid production of the stomach which in turn helps the digestion in the stomach a lot, as well as alkalizing the body. SweetLeaf Stevia alkalizes the body too.
Our bodies when alkalized, kills off the cancerous cells which we all have and are actually born with them. They can not live in an alkalized environment, but they live happily in an acidic environment which sugary stuff causes.
Probiotics in conjunction with vitamin D, boost the body's immune system which can fight many diseases and viruses including flues (including the so much hyped Swine Flu, which our governments do not want people to know, because of the revenue they are making off of the Big Pharma for all the drugs and vaccines they are pushing).
CAUTION: More than 2000 IU of vitamin D per day will make you lose your hair. So if you are taking any other source of vitamin D, DO NOT EXCEED 2000 IU PER DAY.
Fish oil NOT COD LIVER OIL (high quality which you can get from any natural nutrition stores) helps reducing inflammation in the body and is good for our memory and brains.
CAUTION: Cod Liver Oil has a lot of vitamin D, which is not good if you take vitamin D tablets.
Digestive Plus pills contain HCL (Hydrochloric Acid) and digestive enzymes which helps with the digestion in the stomach.
MediClear powder blended with those other ingredients I mentioned above, help with the healing process of the stomach.
Probiotics pills also help with the digestion of the stomach contents once entered in the intestines, as well as reduce any bloating problems. They also replenish the good bacteria in our intestines (especially if you’ve been taking any antibiotics) and take a big load off of our immune system, which in turn boosts our immune system amazingly. I used to get chest infections at least once every two months which I had to get some antibiotics for 10 to 14 days to clear it, I did get 3 chest infections because of colds and flues and they all were cleared up on the 2nd or the 3rd day without any antibiotics! Haven't had a single headache (I used to get at least 2 per week) ever since I started taking probiotics capsules.
I take another probiotics capsule at bed time (both times, morning and bedtime on an empty stomach). Empty stomach is considered 1 hour before meal, or 2 hours after meal.
This is all I’ve done so far. And I have been off Losec for almost 4 months now. No heartburns now, even eating onions! Red onions don’t irritate the stomach. While white onions on the other hands do irritate it and even can cause heartburn in a perfectly healthy stomach.
I’ve lost over 20 pounds and have gained muscle mass.
Forgot to mention, everyday when I got home from work, I jumped on my elliptical machine for about one hour and did some moderate weight lifting for about 45-60 minutes. I rested on the weekends though.
I hope I haven’t missed anything. If I remember anything else I’ve been doing during this time, I’ll post it here.
I hope this will help you or anyone with the same problems I used to have.
Helpful information here if you have H. Pylori infection.
http://www.naturalnews.com/026943_food_bacteria_allergies.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/026018.html
God bless.
S. AA (Toronto, Canada)
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