The hidden dangers of heartburn

Steve - a client emailed us an incredible article entitled, "The Hidden Dangers of Heartburn: How a Common Health Problem is Quietly Becoming an Unsuspected Killer," from the October 10th issue of theWall Street Journal. We cannot reprint it for but the highlights are as follows:

• Esophageal adenocarcinoma, the cancer most often linked with heartburn, has jumped fivefold in the past 30 years.
• Experts believe the way doctors and patients treat heartburn symptoms may be making things worse by prescribing acid-suppressing drugs. Long-term use of acid-reducing drugs alter then environment in the digestive tract in a way that allows cancer to take hold in certain patients.
• Studies show that acid-suppressing drugs may not be enough to stop continuing damage to the esophagus.

How timely that this article just came out as we recently exposed how babies and young children are being prescribed reflux meds like candy. What the Journal article did not emphasize enough is the importance of diet in eliminating heartburn. For those of you looking to eliminate or greatly reduce heartburn symptoms without meds, you can follow our Reversing Relux in Your Child Action Plan (it works for adults as well) or our Pain Relief Diet.