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WHY STOMACH ACID IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR HEALTH ACID STOMACH WHY ESSENTIAL HEALTH FOR OUR A lack of stomach acid can cause indigestion, malabsorption, bloating and ultimately degenerative diseases, acute and chronic infections and even cancer. This deficiency can be overcome with a simple hydrochloric acid treatment. Forget The Clever Ads: It’s Acid You Need, Not An Antacid! he health enthusiasts have been saying it for decades: "You are what you eat." The problem is that they are wrong! You are not what you eat; you are what you absorb, and the best diet on Earth will not sustain health if an important ingredient is missing: stomach acid. That's right, acid. In this case, it's hydrochloric acid. You cannot absorb nutrients that are vital for health if this essential part of your digestive system is destroyed by antacids, or if you were born with a tendency to low stomach acid, or if your stomach has been damaged by junk food, alcohol, tobacco, stress and drugs. If you fall for the propaganda of the drug companies, you are being conned into believing that "excess acid" must be neutralised. This is a blatant, self- serving lie! A seven-billion-US-dollar lie, to be exact: that is the amount the drug companies earn every year selling their profoundly damaging antacids and acid-suppressing drugs. Each year the profits soar; drugs for stomac and upper digestive system problems are the largest-selling medicines in the United States. The professional journal Orthopedic Surgeon said this: “Antacids, drugs which so many people take frequently, are so dangerous that they would have been removed from the market if the drug cartels were not so strong. It has been known for decades that they deplete the bones of between 130 and 300 mg of calcium each time they are consumed. They contain aluminum, and also contribute to Alzheimer's disease." Nature didn't put acid into our stomachs so the drug companies could earn billions suppressing it. Nature put it there for a compelling reason: it is absolutely necessary for health. Our stomach acid is so strong that it can reduce the toughest steak into meat soup in about an hour. Imagine what happens to that steak when it hits an acid-deficient stomach: indigestion, malabsorption, and sometimes unpleasant and antisocial symptoms such as bloating, burning, gas and belching—not because of too much acid, but because of too little. Because there are few warning symptoms, malabsorption can occur over many years, leading to slow starvation. This results in crumbling bones, degenerative diseases, acute and chronic infections caused by germs that are easily killed by normal stomach acid, and cancer. Yes, even cancer, and it's logical when you think about it. When your stomach has a normal acid level, it is able to kill invading micro-organisms and break down dangerous food additives; but, if your stomach lacks this vital element, additives can turn into cancer-causing nitrosamines. A lack of stomach acid can cause indigestion, malabsorption, bloating and ultimately degenerative diseases, acute and chronic infections and even cancer. This deficiency can be overcome with a simple hydrochloric acid treatment. by Elaine Hollingsworth © 2000-2012 Extracted and edited from chapter 3 of her book Take Control of Your Health and Escape the Sickness Industry Website: http://www.doctorsaredangerous.com by Elaine Hollingsworth © 2000-2012 Extracted and edited from chapter 3 of her book Take Control of Your Health and Escape the Sickness Industry Hypochlorhydria: Low Stomach Acid My first encounter with stomach acid taught me a lesson I shall never forget. During the 1960s I lived in Europe, and after six months of injudicious pasta-gorging in Italy | became exhausted. The doctor | NEXUS * 33 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2012 www.nexusmagazine.com