Tasty Treat BANISHES Chest Pain (Wow!)
By
Dr. Scott Olson, ND
Posted January 16, 2020
Imagine this… going to your favorite restaurant and sitting down to enjoy a juicy steak or a delicious lobster.
But halfway through, you notice you have difficulty swallowing… then suddenly you feel a burning and your chest feels tight.
No, you’re not having a heart attack. Instead, you’re experiencing a severe digestive issue called spastic esophagus that causes pain in your throat and chest while eating.
Fortunately, you don’t have to suffer from it any longer
Because there’s an easy – and tasty – way to put a stop to this pain before it even starts.
And it all goes back to an old-fashioned remedy.
While most people know peppermint as a flavor for mints and gum. But the truth is, it’s also great at soothing digestive pain.
I’ve been using peppermint myself for years after an herbalist recommended it for chest pain and difficulty swallowing.
And now a new study published in the journal Digestive Disease and Sciences PROVES the herbalist’s theory!
Researchers discovered this when they enrolled 38 patients in a study testing the effectiveness of peppermint for people with esophageal pain.
And what they found was downright AMAZING!
When the participants were given peppermint tablets, 63 PERCENT of the participants reported less pain… and their difficulty swallowing vanished.
What’s even more amazing? Those within the group who suffered from a spastic esophagus—a chronic condition in which you ALWAYS feel these miserable symptoms— 83 PERCENT reported feeling better.
These results are so exciting because medical treatments for esophagus problems are ineffective and frankly, downright laughable.
Mainstream docs have clearly been scrambling, prescribing everything from acid blockers to heart medications and sometimes even antidepressants!
Peppermint can even solve other digestive issues like IBS as well as chest pain and difficulty swallowing. Make sure you stock peppermint tablets in your medicine cabinet and enjoy this safe, natural solution.
A quick note: make sure the problems you’re having really are esophagus. Esophageal pain mimics heart disease and only a doctor can tell you what your symptoms mean.
Written By Dr. Scott Olson, ND
Nearly 25 years ago, failed mainstream medical treatments left Dr. Olson in constant pain – and his health in ruins. And that’s when he did something REVOLUTIONARY. He began his career in medicine – and dedicated his life to uncovering the true, underlying causes of disease.
Through his innovative medical practices in Tennessee and Colorado, Dr. Olson has helped cure countless seniors from across America of arthritis… heart disease… diabetes… and even cancer. All without risky prescription drugs or painful surgeries.
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