Apple
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I use betaine HCL only occasionally since I don't like to be dependent on supplements.
Salt - while it is supposed to increase stomach acid I haven't noticed that. It actually can inflame your stomach if taken in excess and ruin stomach lining.
Coffee helps, but it has side effects: trypsin inhibitor , cholinesterase inhibitor, increase in intestinal permiability, vasoconstriction and addictive.
RP mentioned that increasing thyroid function helps.
Baking soda - No, it kills digestion.
High calcium foods - rather negative on stomach acidity
Lemon juice - don't drink it close to meal, it stops acid secretion , one hour away from meals is probably ok
Apple cider vinegar - I had lots of hopes but got frustrated , it just irritates stomach (pain) and I would need a day or two to recover.
Anyway, healthy people generally don't need salt or any other substance to maintain adequate stomach acidity, regardless of their thyroid status or diet.
Did you know that crocodiles have the most acidic stomach among animals ?
The heart helps to make the crocodile's digestion the most efficient in the animal kingdom. After a meal the heart directs deoxygenated blood, rich in acidic carbon dioxide, to the stomach. The blood stimulates the production of the most acidic gastric juices known in nature. Crocodiles can secrete stomach acid 10 times faster than any other animal.
They can stay under water (without oxigen) up to 24 hours.
Crocodiles are superresilient to most known cancerogens and are almost immortal under right conditions. 100 yo crocodile has the same vigor as a young one.
I guess bag breathing so as to cause carbon dioxide retention is a way to go. They call it hypercapnia. Studies indicate that hypercapnia leads to increased stomach acidity.
Salt - while it is supposed to increase stomach acid I haven't noticed that. It actually can inflame your stomach if taken in excess and ruin stomach lining.
Coffee helps, but it has side effects: trypsin inhibitor , cholinesterase inhibitor, increase in intestinal permiability, vasoconstriction and addictive.
RP mentioned that increasing thyroid function helps.
Baking soda - No, it kills digestion.
High calcium foods - rather negative on stomach acidity
Lemon juice - don't drink it close to meal, it stops acid secretion , one hour away from meals is probably ok
Apple cider vinegar - I had lots of hopes but got frustrated , it just irritates stomach (pain) and I would need a day or two to recover.
Anyway, healthy people generally don't need salt or any other substance to maintain adequate stomach acidity, regardless of their thyroid status or diet.
Did you know that crocodiles have the most acidic stomach among animals ?
The heart helps to make the crocodile's digestion the most efficient in the animal kingdom. After a meal the heart directs deoxygenated blood, rich in acidic carbon dioxide, to the stomach. The blood stimulates the production of the most acidic gastric juices known in nature. Crocodiles can secrete stomach acid 10 times faster than any other animal.
They can stay under water (without oxigen) up to 24 hours.
Crocodiles are superresilient to most known cancerogens and are almost immortal under right conditions. 100 yo crocodile has the same vigor as a young one.
I guess bag breathing so as to cause carbon dioxide retention is a way to go. They call it hypercapnia. Studies indicate that hypercapnia leads to increased stomach acidity.
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