Foods for acid reflux
What APEX holds on the table for acid reflux: 8 foods, each with where it comes from and why it is ours. Not a treatment plan — the food, and the reason it is on the list.
Compiled by APEX Legacy from published research and documented food
history, under the editorial direction of
Jonathan Jackson, Founder .
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Herbs & Spices
Slippery Elm Bark The GI healing food of Black Southern folk medicine — slippery elm bark powder makes a… Licorice Root Sweet-rooted adaptogenic herb — nature's cortisol regulator, adrenal supporter, and GI…
Drinks
Cold Brew Coffee Coffee steeped cold for 12-24 hours rather than brewed hot — smoother, less acidic, and… Marshmallow Root Tea The original marshmallow — a slimy, soothing root that coats and calms inflamed tissue… Licorice Root Tea The naturally sweet root brewed for coughs and ulcers — genuinely soothing, but carrying… Spearmint Dried spearmint leaves brewed as tea. Multiple randomized controlled trials (Grant 2010… Chamomile Dried chamomile flowers brewed as tea. Contains apigenin (a flavonoid with GABA receptor…
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