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Hypochlorhydria, Low Stomach Acid

Hypochlorhydria is the condition of low stomach acid.

We’ve all heard about excess stomach acid and heartburn, but what about the condition low stomach acid? It’s believed to be involved in indigestion, premature aging, food sensitivities, nutritional deficiency, bacterial overgrowth, yeast infections, weak hair, skin, and nails, plus other conditions. Most of the times, people thinks they have excess stomach acid. Instead their acid levels are to low, and that’s why they have trouble digesting the food. Taking more anti acids can actually worsen the condition.

Are you asking yourself why we need stomach acid?

1. Without stomach acid, we can’t digest and absorb the protein we eat. That’s because stomach acid is needed to produce an enzyme called pepsin, which breaks down protein.
2. Fat and carbohydrate absorption also rely on stomach acid. Stomach acid causes the release of secretin, which then “tells” the pancreas to produce enzymes that digests fat, protein, and carbohydrates.
3. Stomach acid helps keep the digestive tract sterile, preventing the overgrowth of bacteria as well as yeast. Low stomach acid can lead to bacterial overgrowth or chronic Candida yeast infection.
4. Stomach acid is needed to properly absorb vitamins and minerals.

Solution to your problem is very easy, inexpensive and very delicious! You probably wonder, why did my Dr. never tell me it was this easy? Well, lets face it, Dr’s. are great, but we usually forget: Dr’s. are no Nutritionists and definitely no Registered Dietitian.

Sauerkraut and pickles, as well as pickled beets will be your best friend for the next couple of weeks. Eat any of these condiments at least 3 times a day. Have some pickles or beets with your sandwich at lunch, incorporate the beets in your raw food salad. It’s very easy to build up your stomach acid again. In the beginning you could have some pineapple with your protein foods to help and ease digestion.

You also have to change your eating habits! Stay away from to fatty and to heavy foods like pizza, fried foods and heavy desserts. If you need more information try this “Digestive Pain Gone In As Little As 1 Day…”

Keep up the good work, and eat healthy!

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The Potato conspiracy?

Why do we always hear only the bad side of the potato. Everything “they” tell you is, it makes you fat, high glycemic index, to much sugar…! What happened with all the healing properties and vitamins and minerals of the potato?

Potatoes help you to keep your acidic body in check. The Potato is a very low calorie food, high in nutrients and starch. What do you think how the potato measures up compared with fresh soft cheese, eggs and cheese if it come to vegetarian protein? Actually, the potato has more vegetarian protein than any of these choices. Only meat exceeds the potato in their bio availability of protein, but it does not attack your arteries!

Most of the vitamins and minerals are right under the skin, so if possible, get young organic potatoes and do not peel them. The best way is to bake or steam the potatoes to keep most of the vitamin C and minerals inside.

Warning about the green spots on Potatoes, they contain solanin, which is not good for our bodies. You can get head aches, sore throat, stomach aches and diarrhea. Please make sure to cut around green spots and discard it.

Monika

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Welcome to the Baechler Health and Nutrition Blog

Do you care about living a long healthy life, getting degenerative diseases, saving your children and grandchildren from obesity and illnesses, getting cancer and paying healthcare? Because if you don’t, then this blog is not for you! Thanks for visiting.

If you do care about those things – then read on:

Sadly and ironically in a land of plenty, on a continent of excess, many people are so highly deficient in vitamins and vital minerals as a horrific result of our food productions and processing methods. These deficiencies will lead to all sorts of horrible degenerative diseases, because dead food leads to dead cells. The question is not if – the question is when.

So you are telling me that you eat whole grains and organic foods and make sure you only buy whole wheat bread and so forth. Now consider this, most maufacturers make exceptionally poor-quality organic foods available, for example the organic white sugar and various organic cane juices and cane juice powders, which are simply refined sugar – unless it specifically says “unrefined”. Most of the time the word “organic” is used to mask an unwholesome food. Only because it says “organic” that doesn’t mean it’s good for you or your children. Manufacturers use the highly obsessed over big “O” to lure consumers to buy bad foods and it nearly fools everyone and it is one of the most deceiving and sickest marketing games today.

Even harder to metabolize and worse for your health than white sugar are the refined oils. If the product is not labeled with “unrefined,” then they are refined and these commonly used canola and other oils are the worst foods that can be eaten.

There is no Right- for- all- Diet, and with diet we always refer to the daily foods you eat not a calorie or fat reduced way of eating. Some people need to be vegetarians because of the love for animals or are even vegens.  Others prefere to eat raw-vegens or just raw. Not every body is suited for one kind of diet and every body has to figure out for themselves which diet is right for them. You can also be in between raw and whole foods, for example if you eat 60-80% raw but sometimes like to eat some broiled fish with steamed vegetables or some organic broken bone and vegetable soup.

All you really have to remember is this: 100% Whole Foods or at least 95%.

1. Eat a varied and abundant organic vegetables and fruits (organic most of the times or all the times)
2. Eat organic, range-fed animals without antibiotics added and grain fed animal products, about 4 ounces daily (animal protein is optional)
3. Choose a variety of plant seeds like roasted pumpkin seeds, ground or soaked flax meal and legumes
4. supplement with sea vegetables and micro-algae, including chlorella, wild blue-green algae, and spirulina
5. add healthy exercise every day

The perfect balance in your body is one of the most important things, the balance between acidity and alkalinity. Let me give you an example: Meat, fish, sausage, eggs, noodles, white bread, processed foods and sugar are very acidic to our bodies, but most veg, salads, tofu, fresh herbs, fruits and many more things are very alkaline (acid neutralizing) to our bodies.

Many people don’t pay attention if they have heartburn or a sour stomach, but they really should. That is a very specific sign that you are in deed acidic and need to change your diet and lifestyle. Yes I now, I’m preaching about the healthy lifestyle again and eating right blah, blah, blah…

But listen, do you want to end up like older friends and relatives, sick with all kinds of industrialized illnesses like, gout, arthritis, migraines, type 2 diabetes, cancer, obesity…? No? I didn’t think so. If you’re experiencing some or more of these symptoms you can reverse them with a whole food diet.

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Stay Healthy!

Monika Baechler