Helping A Stressed-Out Stomach Part 2
Cabbage Vendor, Courtesy of the New York Public Library
As early as the 1970s, Dr. Alvenia Fulton (1893 to 1999) pointed to the stress strain and pressure of urban living and pent-up feelings as the causes of a stressed-out stomach. Her remedy called for eating food and juicing fruits and vegetables high in vitamin C, which cleanses the stomach and vitamin D, which protects the body from “nerve stress and strain.” In addition, she said, avoid fried foods and add brewers yeast to soups, salads, or a glass of milk of which helps neutralize the stomach acids that cause the burning sensation in one stomach lining and esophagus. Fresh carrot, apple, and cabbage juice also relieves an upset stomach. Fulton found a good pre-evening bedtime remedy is a glass of warm milk or consommé with a protein powder is also great for a troubled stomach. Entertainers Godfrey Cambridge, singers Eartha Kitt and Roberta Flack, gospel artist Mahalia Jackson, and Redd Foxx all consultant with Fulton as their dietitian.
