Popular Heartburn Drugs Linked to Kidney Damage

Hello Everyone in Natural Health Nation –

I hope that you enjoyed your weekend and got all your Christmas shopping done without becoming too frustrated. It seemed to me that many folks were out there early getting it done and avoiding the rush. At this time of the season, you should be done and wrapped and thinking about who you forgot, should we buy more, is it all equal for the kids, etc – haha. I have to admit that I bought mostly gift cards because I have no idea what my family needs. There are things they might want but I’m not going down that rabbit hole – ha. I just want everyone to be healthy and remember that Jesus is the Reason for the Season. Many folks stress themselves out, eat the wrong things and end up sick over the Holidays. Our hours are a little different but we’re here if you need help getting over a cold or flu. We have such great products to help strengthen the immune system.

The article that I’m sending along today looks at how Proton Pump Inhibitors cause kidney damage. This is the medication used for acid reflux and the article does a pretty good job explaining how and what the problem is. There are two points that I’d like to discuss here. The first is that almost all medication causes kidney (and liver) damage, especially used long term. There are other organs that can be affected too. One example is congestive heart failure caused by long term use of high blood pressure medication. Another example is dementia caused by long term statin drug use. The second point is that using these meds to cover up a symptom overlooks the need to find the cause of the problem. The use of PPIs to stop the symptoms of acid reflux from indigestion covers up the fact that most folks on these meds are not producing enough stomach acid and the food is rotting causing the acid reflux. The cause needs to be found and corrected. MDs are just not trained to do this as their education is geared towards prescribing drugs and never-ending treatment. There is a dark history here that is worth looking into – check out the history of the Rockefellers. Anyway, at Natural Health, we find the cause and stop the need to medicate for symptoms. 

I wanted to take a little moment to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year. I don’t know where the time goes but here we are at the end of the year again. If you talk to any of your friends and relatives over the Holidays, remind them about Natural Health and how we would love to make their 2026 much healthier. We have a great staff and continually work towards improving our ability to help those that need better health, and who doesn’t need that?

Today's article:

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2025/12/22/heartburn-drugs-ppi-kidney-damage.aspx?ui=caf4e7ff4185676942ef73a60ce4e111d55543bc8141f45b0e64624c989cbc48&sd=20151028&cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1HL&cid=20251222_HL2&foDate=false&mid=DM1858330&rid=462610201

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