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Pain & Stress Center Products Newsletter May 15, 2007

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Does your prescription medication give you
heartburn or acid reflux?

Heartburn occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), a muscle at the end of the esophagus, does not open and close properly, permitting the backflow (reflux) of stomach juices into the esophagus. An organization called The National Heartburn Alliance, devoted to helping you alleviate heartburn, provides a list of prescription medications that may affect the LES and should be considered as potential causes of heartburn.

The following chart shows the information published on the NHA website, along with our recommendation for natural alternatives that many of our customers have used to reduce the need for prescription medication.†

HEALTH CONDITION	NATURAL ALTERNATIVES
Asthma and breathing difficulties Theophylline and other medications used for asthma and breathing difficulties weaken the LES. Taking these medications, especially theophylline, e.g., (Theodur), may cause you to experience heartburn. Asthma inhalers include fluticasone (Flovent), or beclomethasone (Vanceril).	NAC OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT MAG LINK OR MAGCHLOR For more information, read Is This Your Child? by Doris Rapp
Arthritis and inflammation All nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Nuprin), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), may cause or worsen heartburn. Cyclooxygenase-II (COX-2) inhibitors, e.g., celecoxib (Celebrex) are also associated with heartburn. An occasional or low-dose of NSAIDs does not usually cause this side effect.	CELEDRIN SERRAPEPTASE BOSWELLA MALIC ACID PLUS MSM GLUCOSAMINE & CHONDROITIN WOBENZYM N MAG LINK OR MAGCHLOR For more information, read Serrapeptase by Robert Redfern and Stopping Inflammation by Nancy Appleton, PhD
Heart and blood pressure Medications commonly used to treat heart and high blood pressure, such as calcium channel blockers, e.g., diltiazem (Cardizem), nifedipine (Procardia), beta-blockers, e.g., propranolol (Inderal), atenolol (Tenormin), alpha-blockers, e.g., prazosin (Minipress), and nitrates, e.g., isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil), nitroglycerin (Nitrostat), relax the LES.	SERRAZYME NATTOKINASE MAG LINK OR MAGCHLOR THEANINE CoQ10 TAURINE For more information, read The High Blood Pressure Hoax by Sherry Rogers and What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About HYPERTENSION by Mark Houston, M.D. The Magnesium Solution for High Blood Pressure by Jay S. Cohen, M.D.
Osteoporosis Bisphosphonates, such as alendronate (Fosamax), risedronate (Actonel), and other medications used to treat osteoporosis may injure the lining of the esophagus and lead to heartburn.	DHA VITAMIN E DHEA PREGNENOLONE MAG LINK OR MAGCHLOR CAL MAG ZINC
Anxiety, depression Some medications that act on the nervous system may contribute to heartburn. Anti-anxiety medications and antidepressants, including the tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil).	ANXIETY CONTROL MELLOW MIND LIQUID SEROTONIN 5HTP GABA MAG LINK OR MAGCHLOR For more information, read The Anxiety Epidemic and GABA by Billie Sahley or Depression Cured at Last by Sherry Rogers
Insomnia agents used to treat insomnia, such as diazepam (Valium) or lorazepam (Ativan). One recent study reported a link between heartburn during sleep and benzodiazepines (e.g., diazepam, lorazepam).	SLEEP LINK SBNC MELATONIN SEDAPLUS MAG LINK OR MAGCHLOR For more information, read The Anxiety Epidemic and GABA by Billie Sahley
Pain narcotics such as morphine and merpidine used to treat pain, may all cause or worsen heartburn by lowering the LES.	DLPA CELEDRIN BOSWELLA MALIC ACID PLUS MAG LINK OR MAGCHLOR For more information, read Malic Acid and Magnesium for Fibromyalgia by Billie Sahley
Parkinson's disease and muscle spasms Some anti parkinson medications containing levodopa (Sinemet) and antispasmotics, such as dicyclomine (Bentyl) or glycopyrrolate (Robinul), may increase reflux and heartburn by causing the LES to relax when it needs to be closed.	TYROSINE ALPHA LIPOIC ACID GREEN TEA CoQ10 NAC PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE NEUROLINKS TAURINE MAG LINK OR MAGCHLOR For more information, read The Magnesium Solution by Jay S. Cohen, M.D.
Birth Control Certain hormones, such as progesterone, a hormone contained in some birth control pills, may contribute to heartburn by decreasing LES pressure.	DHEA PREGNENOLONE FEM CREME TRANSITIONS
SOURCES: National Heartburn Alliance http://www.heartburnalliance.com, No More Heartburn, Stop the Pain in 30 Days--Naturally! by Sherry Rogers Break Your Prescribed Addiction by Billie Sahley and Katherine Birkner

†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
This product is not intended to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent any disease.

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