Completely Natural Heartburn Remedies - Glutamine

Have you ever heard of glutamine? This is a completely natural substance which has shown a lot of promise in helping out digestive orders. Note that by completely natural, I mean that it is an amino acid found in a lot of protein sources (though it is fairly low in plant proteins).

Glutamine is the preferred fuel for many of the cells that line the digestive tract. They love glutamine and need it to thrive. As a result, when we start supplementing with glutamine, the cells have the fuel they want and start running better. This leads to good digestive motility and can help reduce heartburn.

What you want to do is find a decent quality glutamine amino acid powder (this is quite cheap) and just take a gram (or a few grams) with each meal of the day. Like I stated before, glutamine is an amino acid and there is usually a gram or two in a serving of meat. Add it in additionally even if you do normally take meat. You want to give your digestive tract a little more than it is used to, because clearly if you are reading this post you are having some sort of digestive problem!

You should give glutamine, one of the best natural heartburn remedies, 6 weeks before you judge whether it is effective or not. Cells that are fed properly will take some time to start showing improvements, so even if your digestion is better you may not recognize the positive effects until after taking the supplement for some time. Fortunately since it is just an amino acid it is really cheap and a month's supply is under 10 bucks. You can pick it up in bulk pretty much anywhere, and it is much cheaper as a powder than it will be as a pill.

As mentioned, glutamine is naturally found in meat, so if you already eat a very high meat diet, this may not be a miracle cure for you. This works particularly well in women, vegetarians, and people who eat a lot of processed or frozen foods that may not necessarily get a high protein diet.

One easy way to take your glutamine is to mix the powder with a mild flavor of crystal light and add to a big jug of water. This way you can sip your glutamine throughout the day, stay hydrated, and not have to gag over the taste!