Show 1292: Natural Ways to Treat Heartburn (Archive)

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Whether we call it indigestion, reflux, sour stomach or heartburn, this condition is painful. When acid from the stomach splashes up into the lower esophagus, it burns. Even though heartburn doesn’t actually have anything to do with the heart, the name makes sense. The pain is generally behind the sternum, in the center of the […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Gradyton and I'm Terry Grady. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.1	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at people's pharmacy.
0:12.4	com.
0:14.0	Heartburn is one of the most common conditions that afflicts humans.
0:19.0	Are there natural ways to treat an ingestion?
0:22.0	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grayden. Proton pump-pump inhibitors, also known as PPI's, were once widely prescribed.
0:39.6	Now drugs like Prilosecid and Nexium are available over the counter.
0:44.9	What are the pros and cons of PBIs?
0:47.8	The heartburn diet is an article of faith.
0:50.8	How good is the evidence supporting this approach to treating symptoms of indigestion?
0:55.6	What's the role of probiotics in digestive health? Disbiosis, when the gut microbes get out of balance,
1:01.6	can contribute to digestive distress.
1:04.3	Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, learn about natural ways to treat heartburn.
1:10.1	In the People's pharmacy health headlines, many people assume that non-sugar
1:17.8	sweeteners are safer than sugar or high fructose corn syrup. A new study shows that one sugar substitute,
1:24.5	Arithritritol, may actually encourage blood clots that can lead to heart
1:28.9	attacks and strokes. This sweetener has become quite popular because it looks and tastes like sugar but does not contribute calories.
1:37.0	Scientists at the Cleveland Clinic analyzed blood samples and people at high risk for cardiovascular complications.
1:45.0	They found that those with high levels of erythroatol in their blood
1:48.0	were more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke or even to die in the next three years after the blood was drawn.
1:56.1	This risk seems to be driven by the increased clotting tendency in blood exposed to arithritol.
2:02.4	Just 30 grams of the sweetener was enough to make blood levels skyrocket.
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