Alert: Taking These Pills Could KILL YOU!

By Jack Taylor Posted October 1, 2019

Just once, I’d like to go a week without hearing that ANOTHER mainstream “cure” has been linked to terrible – potentially fatal! – disease.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not surprised or disappointed when it happens (I’d need to actually trust and believe in mainstream methods for that)…

I’m just SICK OF IT!

Over the past few months, I’ve warned you that blood pressure meds can cause major gut issues… that common scans and tests can lead to deadly cancer… and that statins may actually GIVE YOU diabetes…

And those were all just this summer!

Now, scary new research reveals that we’ve got one more med to worry about, and if you suffer from heartburn or acid reflux, you’re especially at risk…

Because your daily pills could be KILLING YOU!

I’m talking – of course – about proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).

Those are the “miracle” meds passed out to help relieve the unbearable effects of stomach acid backing up into your esophagus (causing heartburn)… and they’re some of the most-prescribed meds on the planet.

Millions of folks swear by them, and docs are only too happy to keep the scripts coming…

But these popular pills aren’t all sunshine and roses.

Past studies have linked these meds to devastating kidney damage, bone fractures, pneumonia, and even dementia… but despite the risks, more than 15 million Americans are currently taking them.

Now, though, maybe the mainstream will start to take notice – because proton pump inhibitors have just been found to CAUSE death and disease!

In the new study, published in the British Medical Journal, researchers reviewed the medical records of more than 200,000 veterans recently prescribed an acid suppression med (including PPIs and other drugs called H2 blockers)…

And they found that PPI use INCREASES your odds of devastating (and deadly) heart disease, kidney disease, and stomach cancer!

Specifically, folks who used these meds were 17 percent more likely to die from one of those diseases… and it’s not because they were overdoing it.

Most of the people in the study saw these effects from relatively low doses, suggesting that the increased risk of disease and DEATH would come from “safer” OTC versions as well…

But that’s not even the worst part.

In addition to that bump in risk, researchers found that more than 50 percent of users had NO REASON to be using PPIs in the first place!

Unfortunately, the details of WHY they were prescribed these no-good meds wasn’t available… so researchers aren’t sure what led so many people to take unnecessary drugs…

But you don’t have to be one of them.

PPIs like Prevacid, Prilosec, and Nexium are all big money-makers for Big Pharma – so mainstream docs will hand them out like candy on Halloween.

Be smart. Say no to whatever meds they offer you — and if you’re already suffering from heartburn (or taking a PPI), talk to a physician you trust about quitting these drugs as soon as possible.

For many folks, managing reflux and heartburn is as easy as avoiding certain foods – usually spicy or acidic products like coffee, tomatoes, citrus, and alcohol.

Mixing a daily brew of one teaspoon of baking soda (or apple cider vinegar) in a glass of water can help relieve symptoms further, as can eating smaller meals and shedding some weight.