Sorry, this is two posts in one day. I thought I had sent yesterday's yesterday.
Once again, reference to Victoria Boutenko's work.
She is the one who introduced me to the relationship of
Hydrochloric acid to our entire health.
RATS! I just erased an hour of work, so my replay
will be a little more perfunctory than the original.
Sufficient Hydrochloric acid is essential to our overall health.
Re-establishing the optimum amount of HCL production
is one of the most useful things we can do to recreate optimal health.
HCL performs many digestive and protective functions.
It begins the digestion of proteins by breaking the peptide
bonds of amino acids.
It is necessary for the absorptions of several nutrients including
iron, calcium, zinc, folic acid and B vitamins. Since our
bodies naturally produce less HCL after the age of forty,
it isn't surprising that we then begin to lose bone mass and
experience hair loss and graying. We are not absorbing
enough minerals.
HCL also destroys harmful bacteria, fungi and parasites.
In fact, HCL is the only defense there is against orally ingested
parasites. This makes me wonder if this lack could also
contribute to a flowering of H.pylori, it being a harmful
bacteria when it gets out of control???It makes sense to me.
Madison Avenue would have us believe that we are producing
far too much HCL and that it is the cause of acid reflux. Americans
consume between one and three billion dollars worth of antacids
a year, while the symptoms and diseases of insufficient HCL run
rampant. What are these symptoms and diseases?
The first are the Gastro-intestinal disorders: acid reflux, gastric polyps,
ulcerative colitis, gas - bloating, belching, flatulence, celiac disease,
even stomach cancer. (Again that possible H.pylori connection.)
All of these conditions have been related to insufficient HCL.
Also, several skin disorders - dermatitis, psoriasis, and eczema
and urticaria (chronic hives). Then deeper diseases:
autoimmune disorders, Multiple schlerosis,
diabetes, Addison's disease, and hepatitis.
There are some telling symptoms of insufficient Hydrocholoric
acid, some of the more obvious ones are mentioned above -
bloating, indigestion, etc, but also diahhrea, yeast infections,
dilated blood vessel around the nose or on the cheeks, hair
loss in women, weak fingernails, soreness in the mouth,
adult acne, nausea after taking supplement, and food allergies.
The stomach is the only part of the body where we want
acidity. Then why do we get acid reflux? Heartburn does
not occur in the stomach, but in the esophagus due to
leaking at the gastroesophageal sphincter. It normally occurs
after eating too much, so that is one clue. Perhaps there is weakness
in the muscles of the valve. According to gastroenterologist,
Paul Fieber, it is also a matter of the timing of the release of the
Hydrochloric acid.
In any case, almost noone is producing too much stomach acid.
I am not suggesting to never use antacids. When I was recently
traveling with my son I had acid reflux, and he, being a frequent
sufferer had some TUMS with him. They were greatly appreciated
at the moment when the real solution of dietary discipline was not
possible, but they should be understood as a stopgap - not a solution.
In fact they exacerbate the problem.
Once more I refer to the experiment carried out by Dr Fieber and
Victoria Boutenko - last blog - where in only one month of eating
a quart a day of green smoothies with no other dietary changes
had and overall increase in HCL production of 62%. Pretty astounding.
I haven't spent time at Victoria's website which I gave you a link
to yesterday, but her book has several great testimonials of people
recovering some serrious conditions by just from adding daily green
smoothies to their lives. You could try it for a week and see what happens.
A hint for making the daily process easier is to pre-wash and
pre-chop your greens for a few days ahead and place them
in a tight plastic container in the refrigerator. I do this for a friend
I cook for once a week, and although she probably hasn't noticed
the difference in her demeanor since she has been faithfully
drinking her green smoothie, I have. And at last I have begun to do
the same for myself. Try some avocado in it.
I wonder what I forget to re-write?? Oh well, see you next post.
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