How to Stop Acid Reflux Without the Drugs!

Do you know that more than 25 million Americans experience a dangerous condition called acid reflux without even knowing it?

Acid reflux is much more serious than simple heartburn but its symptoms are deceptively similar.

That means it’s very easy to ignore acid reflux as “no big deal.”

But ignoring acid reflux can cause serious and even deadly consequences.

According to authors and doctors F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D., if acid reflux persists it can lead to life-threatening esophageal cancer. Unfortunately, most people don’t know how easy it is to quickly stop acid reflux.

So let me explain what acid reflux actually is…

What is Acid Reflux?

Acid reflux is technically known as gastro esophageal reflux disease, or GERD.

GERD is caused by food, stomach acid, and other digestive juices backing up into the esophagus (the tube that connects your mouth to your stomach).

The acid causes the esophagus to become irritated and inflamed, and you may feel a burning sensation in your chest, sometimes radiating all the way to your neck and shoulders.

It’s the same root problem that causes heartburn. But when the symptoms occur twice a week or more, you’ve got a serious chronic condition and it’s called acid reflux.

The number of cases has been growing nearly every year for the past two decades, probably as a result of an American diet loaded with processed foods and sugars.

These foods are almost guaranteed to exacerbate acid reflux and disturb the bacterial balance in the stomach and intestinal tract.

This disease causes a host of serious consequences…some of which are deadly.

Acid Reflux and Cancer

When heartburn is just occasional, its effects are limited to just a few hours of discomfort…

But with acid reflux happening more frequently, the body is under constant siege, especially the esophagus.

Ignoring the problem leads to a variety of health complications, such as:

• Surgery to repair the damaged esophagus.
• Esophageal cancer, which is a very difficult cancer to treat. The MD Anderson Cancer Center estimates a 5-year survival rate of only 10-30%. In 2010, 16,640 new cases of esophageal cancer were diagnosed in the U.S. alone.

Other serious and chronic problems caused by acid reflux include:

• Aspiration—acid enters the trachea, causing coughing or wheezing, and aggravating chronic lung disease and asthma (70% of asthmatics have acid reflux).
• Chronic cough—which leads to persistent pain throughout the neck, lungs, and upper body.
• Laryngopharyngeal reflux—when acid damages the voice box.
• Esophagitis—the inflammation of the lining of the esophagus.
• Esophageal strictures or rings—the narrowing of the esophagus.
• Barrett’s esophagus—abnormal developments of the esophageal lining.
• Loss of tooth enamel and weakened teeth.

Why Drugs Aren’t the Best Option

If you ask your doctor about your condition, you’ll likely get a prescription for one of the drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).

The problem is, these drugs don’t actually treat the disease—they just dull the symptoms. Over-the-counter drugs are no better.

The cold, hard fact is that drug treatments, whether prescription or over-the-counter cause a whole range of frightening side effects…from bone fractures to pneumonia!

Federal regulators recently issued warnings about the serious risks of PPIs. The FDA reviewed 7 published studies on the drugs, 6 of which showed an increased risk of bone fractures.

As a result, labels for these drugs now include strong warnings.

A number of studies also show that these drugs promote bacterial growth that could increase your risk of infection, including infection from C. difficile—a bacterium that can cause diarrhea severe enough to require hospitalization.

The Risk of Surgery

As the number of acid reflux sufferers soars, so does the number of related surgeries especially for laryngopharyngeal reflux.

Laryngopharyngeal reflux happens when the larynx (voice box) becomes irritated from stomach acid.

It can result in permanent damage to the vocal cords. Unfortunately, surgeries for this condition are unsuccessful nearly 30% of the time, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.

That’s nearly 1 in 3 failed surgeries!

What’s more, these procedures can stop working over time, or lead to more problems.

As one patient reported, “I had a nissen fundoplication surgery…only to eventually have it taken down due to an increasing difficulty in swallowing, which was a result of a large buildup of scar tissue from the first surgery.”

This unlucky patient went through not one, but two surgeries…and still suffers from acid reflux!

Effective Alternatives Exist

No one should accept risky drugs or roll the dice with surgery when much better, safer and most importantly, effective alternatives are so easily available.

Researchers in nutrition science and natural medicine have uncovered a variety of proven, simple, all-natural remedies for acid reflux.

These remedies are proven again and again to quickly and permanently solve the real problems that cause acid reflux.

The best news is that most of us already have the ingredients for these remedies in our homes right now. And if you don’t have them on hand, these ingredients are incredibly simple and easy to find!

Dr. Scott Saunders, a holistic doctor with more than a decade of dedicated experience in nutritional and alternative medicine, knows that most people need a variety of options for natural remedies.

That’s because people need to choose the combination of remedies that best suits their lifestyle and preferences.

Dr. Saunders recommends one comprehensive, easy-to-use kit that details all of the best and most effective natural solutions, including the 3 simple grocery store items that can bring relief in an hour.

“People are different so there are a variety of ways to heal illnesses,” says Saunders. “This kit takes this into account, giving you many options and providing the information you need to heal yourself and be independent of drugs and “experts.” There is no hype or pushing a specific type of therapy.”

No need for Rolaids, PPIs, or surgery. No side effects like pneumonia, bone disintegration, or life-long scar tissue…

Just natural ingredients.

Whatever you do, don’t ignore acid reflux—not even for another week. Turn away from the threat of chronic illness and lifelong consequences and discover easy, natural solutions instead.

The first step to recovery takes less than two minutes — watch my eye-opening, free video presentation and…

Find fast, life-long relief from acid reflux…in your kitchen!

About the Author:

Joe Barton is the founder of Barton Publishing, Inc., a leading natural health company specializing in publishing cutting edge reports that show people how to cure and treat themselves using safe, natural, and proven remedies.

He also helps thousands of people suffering from acid reflux, diabetes, high blood pressure, gout, and 20+ other disease and ailments find new, safe, effective and natural ways to enjoy healthier lives.