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Health Education Tip for Acid Stomach:

How to reduce the acid in coffee

If acid stomach is bothering you after having your morning java, is the only option giving it up?

If you are like me, you can only give up so much!

I’ve virtually eliminated white flour products from my diet except for the occasional Hardee’s bisquit (and who can blame me for that?), very rarely eat anything with refined sugar in it and stay away from processed foods, high fat foods, junk foods, etc.

But I haven’t given up my coffee. So, since I choose to keep drinking it, I have looked for ways to reduce the acid in the coffee. And I’ve found a couple that work for me.

The one I use most, simply because I have a local source for it and can buy it more easily than the second choice, is a product called Teccino. It is a coffee substitute but it also reduces the acid in coffee, so I just add a little Teccino to the pot when I make it.

The second product, that also works great, is called Coffee Tamer. It comes in a little shaker and you just shake a little in your cup before pouring your coffee.

If excess acid from coffee is upsetting your stomach or you have ph concerns about this, as I did, try reducing the acid in your coffee.

more on ph levels

Health Tip:

Symptoms of neck misalignment

If you wake up with numbness or a sort of stinging pain in your thumb, first finger or second finger, it could be originating in your neck. 

I was told by a chiropractor that those are very specific nerve areas that correspond to vertebra in the neck being out.The numbness certainly stopped when I got adjusted. 

According to him, if you do you hand like a  six-gun, with thumb and first thing out, it can help you remember that numbness in those two digits (6-finger) is associated with misalignment in C6.

Numbness in the middle finger is associated with misalignment in C7.

Health Tip: 
Natural Anti-Inflammatories

If you suffer from joint or muscle pain, have arthritis or fibromyalgia, then you might try what I use for both:Tumeric is an herb known for natural anti-inflammatory properties.  I take two capsules per day.

Salmon Oil is also just excellent for calming the inflammation response.

Occasional use of NSAID’s may be ok but using them all the time can lead to stomach problems and other health concerns.  I rely more on nature and hope you will consider natural options as well.

more on fibromyalgia

Health Care Tip:

Stop Eyelid Twitching

I got this great health tip from a friend who was an emergency room nurse for about a decade and now does home health work.  If you get that annoying eyelid twitch, where your eyes jump, try taking maganese.  Not magnesium.  Different mineral.

She says eye twitching can be related to a maganese deficiency.  It sure worked fast when I tried it for my own eye twitching.

Health Care Tip:
For Left Knee and Hip Pain

If your left knee or left hip hurts, specifically, here’s a tip…..

Notice how you get in and out of your car when you drive.

If you swing your left leg out before your turn your body at the trunk, this could be a major cause of your pain!  Just by remembering to swing both legs out, and pivot your hips around before putting weight on your legs and getting out can help a lot.

Notice also, when you drive, whether you sling your right leg in and enter the car at an unnatural angle….you probably do unless you change it consciously.  Sit down first, then swing the right leg and left legs in, then finish pivoting the hips  forward.