The Internal Foundation
Last week I mentioned the foundation of taking up space, starting with spreading your toes once you jump our of your Geisha shoes! Extend your arms and take up space! But what about the foundation of your insides?? Your intestines?!
This past weekend I spent 24 hours over 3 days assisting my love renovating his shop: tiling, grouting, edging, painting, lifting, moving and hauling. The outside of the building has sturdy bones but the inside got a revamp! It got me thinking of our insides...
This week I prescribed the baking soda test to a few patients. A test to determine the pH in your stomach to understand if it is optimal for absorption of protein, nutrients and vitamins such as iron and B vitamins. Otherwise you just have expensive urine!
After the age of 30 we start producing less hydrochloric acid. In addition to the consumption of coffee, alcohol, cheese etc and stress of life....we must take an active roll in preserving the pH level of our stomach otherwise we suffer from fatigue, gas, heartburn, bloating, undigested food, calcium deficiency, bacterial overgrowth, low immunity etc.
Take your insides out of construction and build the interior to thrive! Try out the test yourself! Before ingesting your morning routine of coffee, tea, or breakfast...you can have a little water!....
Step 1: Take 4oz of water and add 1/2tsp of baking soda. YES, IT WILL TASTE OF BAKING SODA WATER!!! But only for a few minutes!
Step 2: Wait....Baking soda and your stomach acid will combine and you should experience burps within 3ish minutes. Frequently.
If not, you likely have low stomach acid.
Not optimal.
Try again for another 3-5 days to ensure the same result!
If you are interested in naturally improving the hydrochloric acid in your stomach, you can have 1/2 to a full lemon in water or 1Tbsp of apple cider vinegar in the morning and /or prior to a meal. You can also speak with your doctor for other interventions...health is wealth, starting from the inside out - it's part of the foundation!
