The Hidden Cause of Anemia You've Never Heard About

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 29 October 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Did you know H. pylori is behind some cases of anemia? H. pylori is a type of bacteria that most of the population already has. When the timing and environment are just right, H. pylori can come out of remission and create all sorts of problems.

H. pylori primarily causes issues like gastritis, ulcers, and stomach atrophy. It typically comes out of remission when the stomach loses acidity. Some people are also more susceptible to getting an H. pylori infection.

H. pylori bacteria also have unique survival mechanisms that help them thrive. One of these mechanisms leads to iron and B12 deficiencies. If you’re taking vitamin B12 and iron for anemia and it’s not helping, it could be because the real problem is in the stomach.

The typical treatment for H. pylori is months of antibiotics. But, if you develop antibiotic resistance to H. pylori, they won’t work anymore. Antibiotics can also have side effects. We need to look at alternatives to get rid of H. pylori naturally.

The best natural alternatives:

1. Take natural antibiotics (sulforaphane and wormwood extract)

2. Support your stomach by taking zinc

3. Take betaine hydrochloride or apple cider vinegar (if gastritis, inflammation, and ulcers are non-existent)

4. Take a probiotic or consume probiotic foods (sauerkraut and pickles)

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0:00.0	For them, I'm going to talk about the hidden source of anemia, both B12 and iron anemia,
0:07.0	that you probably have never heard before.
0:10.3	And this involves a microbe called H. Pylory.
0:15.0	And H. Pylory is a fascinating bacteria that the majority of the population have already
0:20.8	in their stomach.
0:21.8	And when the timing in the environment is just right, you can come out of remission and
0:26.1	create all sorts of problems.
0:28.4	Especially with gastritis, inflammation of the stomach, ulcers, as well as atrophy
0:35.8	of your stomach.
0:36.8	So the stomach starts shrinking.
0:38.2	And all the places to exist, why would you want to live in an acid stomach, right?
0:43.2	And also, it actually eats iron, right?
0:46.1	That's one of the things it eats.
0:47.5	Now, typically, what causes this microbe to come out of remission and create problems
0:53.6	is when the stomach pH loses the acidity, okay?
0:59.1	So the more alkaline your stomach becomes, the more that the microbe can survive and potentially
1:04.6	come out of remission.
1:05.7	And when the pH becomes more alkaline, as well as individuals that are susceptible, like
1:12.2	their immune system is weaker.
1:14.8	As a survival mechanism, it also has an enzyme called urease, which basically causes the
1:20.9	breakdown of urea.
1:23.1	And then that turns into ammonia.
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