Instead of reducing stomach acid secretion with a PPI, most people would benefit simply by eating more slowly, chewing their food thoroughly, adding vinegar to their meals when possible, and using over-the-counter digestive aids.

ibuprofen, naproxen, indomethacin, and diclofenac, taken by tens of millions of people every year for arthritis pain, menstrual cramps, and headache, are potent disrupters of the mucus lining and microbiome composition.

Some of the conditions for which arsenic was used as a treatment during the 19th century include rheumatism, worms and morning sickness. Prescribing a poison as a ‘cure’ for morning sickness demonstrates an abysmally low level of knowledge about health, or the potential for serious harm to a developing baby from a poison ingested by the expectant