It is funny the way in which the simplest of things can make a dramatic change in your life. I used to suffer with lots of acid reflux and angina. Often it felt like i had a lump in my chest that was aflame.

Clearly I had gone through the medical route and had been prescribed the usual mixture of antacid tablets and liquids and proton pump inhibitors. I had roughly $20 worth of medication on my shelf ready to be used.

Then as I was browsing the web I stumbled on the alkaline nature of lemons. To me this sounded ludicrous ; lemons are acidic and could not most likely help. What I discovered was that lemons leave behind an alkaline residue in the body that his highly beneficial to those subjected to angina and acid reflux.

So I started filling up a jug of water and added sliced, fresh, unwaxed lemons to the water to infuse during the day. This I drank during the day together with lemon juice in hot water during the evenings.

The first thing that I spotted was how refreshed I felt first thing in the morning if I drank this fresh lemon water first thing, instead of my common coffee or tea. At night, especially in hot water, it was also far more relaxing as an end drink. I noticed my angina started to ease, the agony in my chest started to ease and my stomach generally started to feel much better. Obviously there were other participatory elements including cutting back on tea and coffee and making other diet changes ; yet the refreshing and healing effect of lemon water was surprising.

I did tell the advisor doctor about lemon juice and its alkalising effect on the body ; she had no idea and just assumed that lemons were acidic : as did I.

So now I continue to have my medications on the shelf ; all untouched. I no longer take anything. Obviously one must go to their own medical professional first before stopping prescribed medications and one should seek advice before making any major dietary change ; For me though I have stopped buying antacids and stomach medication and now buy bags of fresh, unwaxed lemons.

Nature is a truly extraordinary thing ; it has available all that one could ever need for a healthful way of life.