November is here! My favorite holiday is coming...Thanksgiving! Its time to connect with family and friends for some good eats, good conversation and remembering to be grateful for what we have.
Its also a time to make sure our digestion is working properly! Digestion begins with salivary fluids and chewing food thoroughly. After you swallow, your stomach takes over and there must be a sufficient amount of HCL or Hydrochloric Acid in the stomach to break down food and help digest minerals.
Do you sometimes feel a burning or reflux? Dont assume the burning is too much HCL and start taking antacids! A strong alkilii burns like an acid and most people are low because you lose HCL as aging occurs. (A zinc deficiency will also cause low HCL as well.)
Food then passes to the small intestine to receive pancreatic enzymes and bile if needed before it goes to the large intestine for elimination. If you have digestive problems, let me know. This is not a time to cover the symptoms while you get worse and worse inside. We have many tools to help improve your situation and guide you to the right place if we cant help.
Eat drink and be merry, and as my mom always says, "everything in moderation".
See you soon,
Dr. Saul