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Jane’s Blog 44% Increase Risk Dementia / Alzheimer’s with Regular Use of Acid Reflux Medications
Posted by Jane Jansen on
A study reported in the February 15th, 2016 medical journal JAMA Neurology, older users of the popular Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) were 44% more likely to develop dementia when taken regularly than those who did not. A study published in the November 2019 European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology suggested the same. Six studies were included, which contained a total of 166,146 participants. The overall result demonstrated a significant increase in dementia risk with proton pump inhibitors use. Research published in the 2020 medical journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia, from the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society in Sweden shows that...
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Avoid Holiday Belly Ache & Stress
Posted by Jane Jansen on
Eating too much food at Holiday time can have some unpleasant side effects, ranging from simple discomfort to heartburn, indigestion and a bloated stuffed turkey feeling. Although those delicious meals and delightful treats are everywhere, try to pace yourself, don’t woof everything down at once and alternate heavy foods with lighter nibbles! If there are foods you know really bother you try just a taste rather than eating a whole serving. Make sure to hydrate to keep foods from clumping. Taking a digestive enzyme with your meal or even again later will help process the food more efficiently such as...
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