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Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

You Need Potassium to Make Stomach Acid (HCL)

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2020

⏱️ 4 minutes

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In this podcast, Dr. Berg talks about the relationship between Potassium and Stomach Acid. Not having enough potassium could have difficulty making hydrochloric acid. He also talks about how Potassium is critical in the stomach's abililty to make acid (HCL). 4,700mg / day of Potassium is needed for a healthy person. 


Symtoms of Low Stomach Acid

1. Can't Digest Red Meat 

2. Gas 

3. Bloating, Burping, Belching, Constipation 

4. Acid Reflux 


Some Food Sources of Potassium: 

Vegetables, Red Meat, Chicken, Avocadoes, Beet Leafs


Remedy for Digestion 

1. ACV - Increase digestions 

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Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.


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0:00.0

So if you guys have any questions whatsoever about keto or in a minute fasting,

0:04.4

whether you're starting keto as a new person or just need to debug your program or we have a question about a product.

0:10.5

Call one of our keto consultants. They'll be able to help you. Call 5405.7.

0:29.0

Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Kito and Interminute fasting podcast, where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight. Hey guys. Today I'm going to talk about the relationship between

0:47.0

potassium and stomach acid, okay? Like that's hydrochloric acid. In other

0:51.9

videos I'm always recommending taking

0:53.9

alp acid of vinegar for digestion to help increase the acidity of the stomach and

0:59.9

sometimes betane hydric chloride,

1:02.5

sea salt to help the build up the chlorides

1:06.8

to make hydrochloric acid,

1:08.9

but there's another nutrient that is critical

1:11.4

in making stomach acid, okay? And that is critical in making stomach acid, okay?

1:14.0

And that is potassium.

1:15.4

If you don't have enough potassium,

1:17.1

it's going to be very difficult to make hydrochloric acid.

1:21.0

But let's talk first about the symptoms if you're low in stomach acid.

1:25.0

You're not going to be able to digest red meat.

1:28.0

You're not going to like it. It's going to make you feel bad.

1:30.0

You're just not going to want it, okay?

1:33.2

And it's going to create bloating, gas, belching, burping,

1:38.2

constipation, and then acid reflux eventually.

1:41.8

These are some of the symptoms. So in addition to taking hydrochloric

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