> Then he discovered something called hydrochloric acid, and once he started taking it, everything changed. <
Oh my goodness. Hydrochloric acid is a strong acid, and is quite dangerous. It depends on the concentration, but ingesting even a small amount of it would usually cause considerable internal damage.
As was noted later in the article, Johnson took betaine HCl (betaine hydrochloride) - a very different substance.
Both the author and the editor are irresponsible for not making that clear from the very start.
The reviews for Betaine HCl on Amazon are absolutely glowing
Modern medicine wants you to believe heartburn comes from too much acid
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What is the point of having an article if the very first sentence is wrong.
Modern medicine does NOT want you to believe heartburn comes from too much acid. Modern medicine believes heartburn comes from a failed/failing/weakening lower esophagus valve that allows acid from the stomach, in its usual amount, to occasionally splash or flow up the esophagus. That’s why it’s heartburn — a burning sensation in the chest.
There are many tried fixes. An easy one is elevate the head of your bed an inch or two. Gravity makes it more challenging for acid to flow up the esophagus. An OTC Pepcid will reduce acid at night and thus lessen the odds of splash up the esophagus.
The whole matter is acid in the esophagus. Not the sheer total of acid in the stomach.
Like how the media ran with Trump said to drink bleach.
you’re completely wrong
“Both the author and the editor are irresponsible for not making that clear from the very start.”
totally ...