The Stomach Acid Issue

What about antacids?

While antacids may soothe heartburn, they won’t fix the cause of the problem and in the long run, they are most likely making it worse. Since the root cause is usually too little stomach acid, not too much, they are doing more harm than good.

What else does this affect?

Remember how I said earlier that digestion is everything? Well, what happens when you don’t have enough HCl to break down your food?

Without enough HCl and pepsin, proteins that escape digestion may end up in the bloodstream. Since this is not supposed to happen, the body reacts to these proteins as if they were foreign invaders, causing allergic and autoimmune responses.

So your allergies could be a result of compromised digestion and/or low HCl levels.

It. all. starts. in. the. gut.

Unfortunately, stomach acid levels decline with age, usually due to lifestyle factors and unhealthy diets, infections, or other digestive problems.

How do I know if I have enough stomach acid?

There’s an easy test you can do on yourself at home. You can buy HCl capsules (they will come as HCl + Pepsin) and start by taking one with any meal that includes protein. If you feel a little burn in your stomach, you know that you have enough stomach acid. If you don’t, try taking two next time. If you still don’t feel anything, try three…and so on.

I took 8 and still didn’t feel a burn. My stomach acid was LOOOOOOOW.

That would explain why I felt sick after eating animal protein. My body wasn’t making enough HCl so I wasn’t digesting it correctly. The more you have to take before you feel a burn, the lower your levels are.

What can I do if my stomach acid is low?

Initially, you can take HCl capsules, which will help your digestion immediately. But the goal is to get your body to be able to digest food on its own without relying on supplementation.

It starts with a healthy diet that includes your guts best friends, and eliminates the enemies of the GI tract.

You can also take apple cider vinegar with meals (you can mix it with as much water and stevia if needed), which will help you break down your food.

Another way to help is to drink a teaspoon of “Sole” every morning with some warm water which will help provide your body with the chloride it needs to create HCl.

To make Sole, fill a jar with filtered water and large chunks of sea salt and let it sit overnight. As long as you can see chunks of sea salt in bottom, you’ll know the water is fully saturated (which is what you want). If they all dissolve, add more until there are at least a few left. Do not use a metal lid or a metal spoon as salt + metal = no bueno. I usually add this to my warm water with lemon every morning (there are numerous other health benefits too).

If you’d like to get to the root cause of your personal digestive issues and how to get that flat tummy once and for all, schedule a free metabolic breakthrough session, and get to the root cause so you can feel good in your body again.

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