Home remedies for Acidity and Gas Home remedies for Acidity #1: Use elder bark, hops,

and willow for acidosis. Home remedies for Acidity #2: Externally, apply ginger compresses to the kidney area. Home remedies for Acidity #3: Eat a diet of 50 percent raw foods. Raw foods not only maintain the correct acid/alkaline balance within the body,but they are als o richer in nutrients that are easily assimilated into the body. Recommended foo ds include apples, avocados, bananas, bilberries, blackberries, grapefruit, grap es, lemons, pears, pineapples, strawberries, and all vegetables. Fresh fruits, e specially citrus fruits and vegetables reduce acidosis. Start with small amounts of citrus fruits and gradually add larger amounts. Home remedies for Acidity #4: Chew your food slowly, and do not overindulge. Mak e sure food is mixed well with saliva to form a liquid consistency before swallo wing. Do not drink fluids during meals. Home remedies for Acidity #5: Prepare cooked foods with care. Maintain clean wor king surfaces and wash vegetables and fruit. Keep meat and vegetables separate you can contaminate vegetables with bacteria from raw meat. Do not overcook vegetab les, as this makes them lose not only their flavor, but also their nutritional v alue. Eat processed foods in moderation only. They are low in nutrients and over exert the digestive system. Both cooked and processed foods tend to make the bod y more acid. Also avoid eating late at night, as this makes the body work more o n digestion and less on restoration. Home remedies for Acidity #6: Drink potato broth every day. Home remedies for Acidity #7: Avoid animal protein (especially beef and pork), a s they lead to acidity. Home remedies for Acidity #8: Avoid beans, cereals, crackers, eggs, flour produc ts, grains, oily foods, macaroni, and sugar. Plums, prunes, and cranberries do n ot oxidize and therefore remain acid to the body. Avoid these until the situatio n improves. Home remedies for Acidity #9: Since excess vitamin C may lead to acidosis, reduc e your intake of vitamin C for a few weeks. When taking vitamin C, use a non-aci d-forming (buffered) variety. Home remedies for Acidity #10: Heartburn and indigestion can be the result of fo od di gesting poorly. If you suffer from heartburn, taking small swallows of a t easpoon or two of natural cider vinegar in a glass of water may be of some help. It may cause a burning sensation when you swallow it, but then, in approximatel y twenty minutes, you should feel relief. If the cider vinegar method works, thi s may indicate that you lack suffficient acid in your stomach and the cider vine gar compensated for this insufficiency. In this case, consider taking digestive enzyme supplements containing hydrochloric acid (HC1). Stomach acid is important for breaking down food, and also prevents germs from irritating the intestines. Home remedies for Acidity #11: Check your urine pH daily using pH paper. Home remedies for Gas #1: ANTI-GAS TEA #1 1 teaspoon dried angelica root 2 teaspoons peppermint leaves 1 teaspoon bee balm leaves 1i cup boiling water Combine the herbs in a container. Take one tablespoon of the herb mixture and co ver with the boiling water; steep for zo to 3o minutes; strain. Take as needed. Home remedies for Gas #2: ANTI-GAS TEA #2 2 teaspoons bee balm leaves

2 teaspoons peppermint leaves 2 teaspoons chamomile flowers 1 cup boiling water Combine the herbs in a container. Take one tablespoon of the mixture and cover w ith the boiling water; steep for 3o minutes; strain. Take as needed.