Beware of misinformation about celery juice, however. It is not true, for example, that celery juice contains sugar. Neither is it high in calories. In fact, celery juice is very low in calories and that’s why I r...
As we age, the ability to produce stomach acid goes down. Elderly individuals already have compromised digestion without adding a PPI. Everyone’s absorption of calcium and other nutrients is inhibited by PPIs, but it is especially dangerous in the elderly as this mayincrease their risk of osteo...
Incorporating more prebiotic-rich foods into your diet is a no-brainer, and anyone with gut issues should absolutely do so as part of a diet-based corrective protocol to help improve digestion and immune function. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in 2016. It has been updated...
If you are dealing with a limited amount of hydrochloric acid in your stomach (as in the case of acid reflux), fermented foods can increase the the production of gastric juices for better digestion. At the same time, if your stomach produces too much acid, the food helps protect the stom...
dogs have more digestive enzymes that will help improve their digestion, allowing them to digest and absorb the nutrients found in their food. While the dog’s gut will also produce digestive enzymes, these are largely insufficient. It is thus, possible that dogs eat poop in an effort to ‘...
Nature knows there is a certain “fit” needed going down the esophagus in order to be digested properly. Think of it as a built in filter to be sure the right ratio of food to stomach acid is maintained for good digestion. If the fit isn’t just right, the food is promptly sent ba...
Salt stimulates the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach and digestive enzymes in the mouth and intestines, which are necessary for the body to utilize nutrients from the foods we eat. Salt also greatly reduces the taste of bitter compounds in food, so a little salt can make the di...
However, symptoms of magnesium toxicity are more likely if calcium intake is low. The levels of magnesium used by nutritional physicians are commonly in the range of 600-1,000mg. Some calcium-magnesium combinations are formulated with hydrochloric acid and vitamin D to aid mineral absorption. ...