Transcript Digestion - Absorption of Nutrients

DIGESTION
Absorption of
Nutrients
By Dr. Eric Berg DC
Stomach
Function of Stomach
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Breakdown proteins, collagen
Absorb minerals, B12
Releases a powerful protein enzyme (pepsin)
The stomach is extremely acid!
pH between 1-3
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Valve on the top of the stomach can close
Full digestion of protein into amino acids
Breakdown of collagen
Release of bile
Release of pancreatic enzymes
Full absorption of minerals (calcium, iron, etc.)
Kill all potential microbes in food
Myth
• Acid reflux, indigestion,
heartburn and GERD is a
problem of too much acid.
Truth
• Acid Reflux is an acid
deficiency.
The value closes when
the pH of the stomach
is between 1-3.
Stomach Symptoms
• Acid Reflux – too little acid
• Ulcer – chronic irritation
• GERD – too little acid
• Gas – too little acid
ROOT CAUSES:
• NaCl (salt) is the main nutrient that helps build up
the stomach acids.
• Aging
• Anti-acids
Protein Digestion
• Pepsin in the main enzyme to digest protein
and only works if the pH is below 3. This
enzyme becomes inactive as the pH is above
3.
• Pepsin is capable of digesting all protein. One
vital feature of pepsin is in its ability to digest
collagen. Lacking this enzyme can result is a
loss of connective tissue.
Low Stomach Acids
• Look at the symptoms of Achlorhydria
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achlorhydria
Low Stomach Acids
(Achlorhydria & H-Pylori)
H. pylori Thrives in Low Stomach Acid
While H. pylori can avoid being wiped out by gastric acid, low levels of gastric acid make it quite
easy for the bacteria to enter and infect the stomach. Even if your levels of stomach acid are only
temporarily low, the bacteria can enter and establish itself, then migrate below the mucus layer of
the stomach to protect itself from rising stomach acid.
Solutions
• Betaine Hydrochloride + Pepsin
• Sea salt
• Avoid taking calcium with meals
Gallbladder
Symptoms
• Bloating, burping, belching
• The need for sweets after a
meal
• Constipation
• Right shoulder pain, headaches
• Low thyroid function
• High cholesterol
• Gallstones
• Floating stool
• Itching
GALLBLADDER SYMPTOMS
Bile
• A fluid that helps break down fats and extract
nutrients from fat.
• Extracts healthy fats – essential fatty acids
• Extracts fat soluble vitamins
Fat soluble vitamin deficiencies
A: poor night vision, dry skin, acne, sinus
D: bone pain, loss of bone, depression, asthma
and calcium metabolism issues.
E: muscle cramps (including heart), sex
hormones, oxygen saturation.
K1: normal clogging and repair
K2: calcium control and elastic arteries
Low Vitamin A
Low Vitamin D
Low Vitamin E
Low Vitamin K2 (vitamink2.org)
Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring (CAC)
• http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartDisease/calciumscores-best-predictor-heart-attack/story?id=14334633
• http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/movies/review-the-widowmaker-aheart-care-documentary.html
• Researchers looked at 950 patients with no
symptoms of heart disease and found that
patients with the presence of calcium -– even
those with low cholesterol levels -- had twice
the risk for heart attack or stroke and four
times the risk for heart disease than those
with a calcium score of zero.
Calcium Supplementation
• Results After an average follow-up time of 11 years, 354 MI and 260 stroke
cases and 267 CVD deaths were documented. Compared with the lowest
quartile, the third quartile of total dietary and dairy calcium intake had a
significantly reduced MI risk, with a HR of 0.69 (95% CI 0.50 to 0.94) and
0.68 (95% CI 0.50 to 0.93), respectively. Associations for stroke risk and
CVD mortality were overall null. In comparison with non-users of any
supplements, users of calcium supplements had a statistically
significantly increased MI risk (HR=1.86; 95% CI 1.17 to 2.96), which was
more pronounced for calcium supplement only users (HR=2.39; 95% CI
1.12 to 5.12).
• http://heart.bmj.com/content/98/12/920.full
Where do we get K2?
Soft Tissue Calcium
Gallbladder Causes
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High estrogen
High cortisol
Low amounts of vegetables
Low fat diets
Rancid nuts, fats or un-germinated nuts
Solutions
Purified bile salts
Pancreas
Function
• Creates most of your enzymes!
– ENZYMES: proteins that transform food into your
body and break down the body into waste.
• Works with bile to completely break down
fats.
• Regulates hormones to balance sugars
Symptoms
• Steatorrhea (oily sticky stool that sticks to the
toilet)
• Undigested food, which causes constipation
and sluggish blowels.
• Stomach pain, bloating, irritation and gas.
• Similar symptoms to stomach and gallbladder
Solution
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Raw foods
Avoid sugar
Avoid roasted nuts
Pancreatin (pancreatic enzymes)
Colon
Function
• 90% of all digestion occurs in the small
intestines with the help of 100 trillion
microbes. These microbes make vitamins,
enzymes, digest food, protect you.
• Microbes are mini recyclers
SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)
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Abdominal fullness or bloating
Constipation
Bad breath
Abdominal pain and cramps
Diarrhea (usually watery)
Gassiness
Solution
• Probiotics (soil based)
• Yogurt is too weak, but kefir is better
• Eat fermented foods
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