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Originally Posted by Ms Arielle
As we age, the level of stomach acid drops and that acid is the way proteins break down into absorbable particles, like amino acids. ( Collagen type proteins breakdown into a 3 part amino acid ). Adding an acid like vinegar , lemon juice and HCl tablets brings up the acid level for proper stomach function.
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Very true, and a real snag for people who had depended on PPI drugs and easily digested fast food.
I just put the dressing on my steak, and skip the salad
Fermented foods are wonderful for us. I put at least a 1/2 cup of lemon or lime juice in my smoothies, because that seems to help me digest a 45 gram wallop of protein. Ordinary juices don't have the same effect, with much higher sugar. Also covers my C. I don't need extravagant amounts since I'm not eating the grains which drain that from the body.
Which is how people have to radically reconstruct their view of what food is, the same way a successful low carber must. Now I view the classic fast food meal as a handful of actual food value compared to the bulk and impact of the rest of the meal, and its negative effects on my metabolism.
DH gets an occasional muffin from a real bakery, but he won't touch anything less. This was a struggle for him at first, but now, those things that used to taste so good no longer do, and instead make him queasy.
Which we both think is a healthy response.
It doesn't trigger the need for more. That's what the whole cookie/cracker, soda and snack food, bakery aisle is like.
The new tobacco. Because it's the same corporate structure, motivation, and tricks.