Re:HCL and fat absorption

[Guest guest]

Bee,

Is HCL the same as a proteolytic digestive enzyme? I read that

supplementation with such can destroy one's natural lipase and thus impair

their ability to digest fats. I'm up to 9 HCL per meal now and still get no

burning. At the same time, I've lost 13 lbs since switching to the candida

diet. That might sound great except I'm 6'2 " and am now down to a mere 143

lbs. I was 156 lbs when I started. It's getting scary. I don't think I

can lose any more weight and I fear my body is going to run out of fat

stores to digest. I seem to see small fat particles in my stool, so I don't

think my body is absorbing the fat I do take in. Thoughts?

Chris

[Guest guest]

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> Bee,

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> Is HCL the same as a proteolytic digestive enzyme?

+++Hi Chris. No it is not the same and that's why HCl is not called a digestive

enzyme. Proteolytic digestive enzymes are enzymes produced by the pancreas and

intestines that break down protein. HCl starts breaking down proteins which is

completed by the intestines.

+++ I read that supplementation with such can destroy one's natural lipase and

thus impair their ability to digest fats.

+++Lipase and amylase are produced in the mouth which starts digestion of

carbs/sugar and some kinds of fats. But when HCl gets up high enough in the

stomach it neutralizes lipase and amylase which stops their digestion of fats

and carbs.

+++Fats and carbs continue to be digested in the small intestines, along with

more protein digestion. However, all digestive enzymes produced after the

stomach only work in an alkaline environment. That's why the pancreas first

pours lots of baking soda on the contents emptying out of the stomach.

+++ I'm up to 9 HCL per meal now and still get no burning.

+++You can take a maximum of 10 per meal, and some meals that are smaller may

require less.

At the same time, I've lost 13 lbs since switching to the candida

> diet. That might sound great except I'm 6'2 " and am now down to a mere 143

lbs. I was 156 lbs when I started. It's getting scary. I don't think I can

lose any more weight and I fear my body is going to run out of fat stores to

digest. I seem to see small fat particles in my stool, so I don't think my body

is absorbing the fat I do take in.

+++Your body doesn't run on fat stores at all unless you have too much body fat.

If you are starving your body has to rob your muscles, bones and fat stores in

order to keep vital organs functioning like the brain, heart, etc., but on this

program you are not starving.

Your body runs on nutrients from foods and supplements you are consuming daily,

including fats. On this program your body switches over from using glucose/sugar

as it's main source of energy to using good fats as its main source of energy,

but that doesn't mean your body is using up fat stores in your body to do that.

+++Those particles in your stool are bits of mucus, not fat.

+++Most of the good fats I recommend do not require digestive enzymes nor bile

in order for them to be absorbed directly from the small intestines through the

lymphatic system directly into the bloodstream - see this to understand your

lymphatic system:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/lymp1.php

Weight is the least of your issues when you are unhealthy. When your body is

unhealthy it needs all of its resources and energy to heal and detoxify itself,

so it is not able to work on building up fat or muscles.

Weighing less does not mean you are worse off, or will get worse, if you are

totally on this program since your body is getting all of the nutrients it needs

to get and stay healthy. As you become more healthy your weight will normalize

to what it should be.

All the best, Bee