Popular Pain Reliever BAD for Your Heart?!

Last week, I explained that mainstream medicine’s options for pain relief always come with a catch.

Today, I will reveal a prime example of that “catch.”

It turns out that a common pain reliever that’s supposedly the “best option” for people with heart disease might not be as safe as you’ve been led to believe.

If you or someone you care about battles heart issues, you’re not going to want to miss this.

Chances are you have a bottle of acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) in your medicine cabinet right now.

After all, it’s typically recommended as a first-line treatment for mild to moderate pain.

For years, doctors have endorsed it as the safest option for pain relief in people with heart disease.

But now, a disturbing new animal study has called this into question.

Researchers found that acetaminophen can change proteins in heart tissues, ultimately affecting critical heart functions like energy production, antioxidant usage, and the breakdown of damaged proteins.

This was seen in mice given the equivalent of ONE extra-strength acetaminophen.

In fact, 20 different signaling proteins were impacted by these protein changes.

This surprised the researchers, who (incorrectly) thought that such low concentrations would NOT impact the heart.

Other studies have also found a negative connection.

One showed that taking 4 grams per day increased blood pressure—which can boost heart attack risk.

Another found that sodium-containing acetaminophen increased heart disease and mortality.

Of course, this doesn’t mean you can turn to NSAIDs as an alternative, as the use of those drugs is associated with an increased risk of stroke, heart attack, high blood pressure, and heart failure.

Since this was a mouse study, they call for more human research to explore this connection.

Until those studies are done, do you REALLY want to keep popping acetaminophen and hoping for the best?

I certainly don’t.

Instead, whenever possible, I choose a natural option, like the powerful anti-inflammatory duo I told you about last week.

P.S. Don’t just live with pain. Try out my top three drug-free pain solutions instead. (ZERO Pills!)

SOURCE:

“Acetaminophen used at therapeutic dosage causes significant changes in signaling pathways in mouse hearts.” Presented Friday, April 5, 5:15 PM – 7:00 PM PDT, presented during the annual meeting of the American Physiological Society April 4–7, physiology. org