Posted on 05/29/2025 6:48:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
Modern medicine wants you to believe heartburn comes from too much acid.
But after years of pharma pills, Senator Ron Johnson still found no relief.
Then he discovered something called hydrochloric acid, and once he started taking it, everything changed.
Senator Ron Johnson dropped the first of two bombshell personal health stories when Carlson asked why Americans keep getting sicker, even as healthcare costs continue to skyrocket.
That’s when Johnson opened up about his personal experience with statin drugs—and what happened after he stopped taking them.
He told Carlson that his severe dizzy spells vanished the moment he quit statins.
Tucker Carlson was astonished. “What?!” he exclaimed.
The dizzy spells weren’t the only thing that went away.
Senator Johnson explained that he’s had “a number of health conditions that just improved as a result” of stopping statins.
One possible way Johnson believes statin drugs may have harmed him is through his sudden loss of hearing. It’s difficult to prove, but he can’t help but wonder if the statins played a role.
Even more concerning, many doctors in the alternative health space are now suspecting that statin drugs could be associated with dementia.
Carlson responded to the claim, saying, “That’s really scary right there.”
Senator Johnson declared that the medical establishment would never admit statins cause dementia—even if it were true—because they’re the most commonly prescribed drugs in America, and there’s too much money at stake.
“That’s a multi-billion dollar industry right there,” he said.
Senator Johnson’s personal story about statins is not unique. Dissenting doctors have been warning about the dangers of statins for some time.
Medical researcher A Midwestern Doctor, a top Substack author, writes:
“There is a widespread belief that elevated cholesterol is the “cause” of cardiovascular disease. However, a large body of evidence shows that there is no association between the two and that lower cholesterol significantly INCREASES one’s risk of death.”
“Unfortunately, the benefits of these highly toxic drugs are MINISCULE (e.g., at best taking them for years extends your life by a few days) and the harms are VAST (statins are one of the most common pharmaceuticals that severely injure patients).”
Read more here.
After shocking Carlson with a bold story about statins, Senator Johnson hit him with another jaw-dropping tale about how he cured his acid reflux disease with hydrochloric acid after years on Zantac, Prilosec, and Nexium with no luck.
Tucker Carlson’s reaction said it all.
The medical industry wants you to believe heartburn is caused by too much acid.
Senator Johnson discovered the opposite—the real issue was too little.
After he started supplementing with betaine HCl, his reflux symptoms disappeared.
Johnson says it worked better than anything doctors ever gave him, even when he only remembers to take it about half the time before meals.
The work of Dr. Jonathan Wright explains exactly why Senator Johnson suddenly found relief.
He documented that hydrochloric acid plays a critical role not just in digestion, but in triggering the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to close.
Without enough acid, the LES stays loose, allowing stomach contents to leak into the esophagus and trigger reflux.
As Wright showed over two decades ago, supplementing with betaine HCl can often reverse acid reflux by restoring this natural closure mechanism.
Read more on that here.
Johnson’s experience mirrors what thousands have seen after restoring their stomach’s natural acid levels.
At the end of the day, hydrochloric acid is exactly what your stomach is designed to produce.
Sometimes the solution isn’t high-tech. It’s just common sense.
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My late father used vinegar.
Yes, it works!......................
Statins can cause muscle deterioration.
And LIVER problems. I quit taking them...............
Statins are a dangerous fraud. Always have been.
Just stop eating carbs. Cured me.
A doctor who is a relative was all over me about statins about 12 years ago, my Cholesterol was about 215. I said, “I’ll tell my wife to adjust my diet, no statins for me.” He was mad. 12 months later I was 185, never been a problem since.
I used to pour Hcl into my pool to lower ph.
Statin
Drug class
Statins are a class of medications that lower cholesterol.
Like how the media ran with Trump said to drink bleach.
Yep!.................
I stopped taking them last year because my annual blood tests showed an uptick in bad liver function numbers. .............
Baking soda in water is my go-to also. It usually works almost immediately. I’ll give the cider vinegar a try though and see how it compares.
Oh, reeaallly? My hub never had heartburn...but a test (string with measuring device) down the throat found he had little to no HCL. Nothing to do with his esophogas.
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Trimethylglycine supplementation decreases the amount of adipose tissue in pigs, and new research on human subjects has shown a statistically significant effect on body fat reduction when used in conjunction with a low calorie diet.[17] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved betaine trimethylglycine (also known by the brand name Cystadane) for the treatment of homocystinuria, a disease caused by abnormally high homocysteine levels at birth.[22] Trimethylglycine is also used as the hydrochloride salt (marketed as betaine hydrochloride or betaine HCl). Betaine hydrochloride was sold over-the-counter (OTC) as a purported gastric aid in the United States. US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Section 310.540, which became effective in November 1993, banned the marketing of betaine hydrochloride as a digestive aid due to insufficient evidence to classify it as "generally recognized as safe and effective" for that specified use.[23]
A glass of water kills any heartburn I get.
It's paradoxical, but yes. You have to look at WHY you're burping up acid. Taking acid blockers often exacerbates the problem. For years I popped Rolaids and Tums like candy, and even then, my acid reflux made it hard to sleep at night. I investigated and (1) started drinking lemon water during the day and (2) stopped eating sugar and gluten, which were reflux triggers for me. I also stopped snacking so I could give my digestive system a break. Haven't had acid reflux in a decade.
Yes, a much easier and healthier solution for mild Hypochlorhydria. That and Manuka Honey.
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