Answer to Jo

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Hi Jo,

>Generally I wake up at 5.20. However, if I go to bed

> an hour earlier, I wake up at 4.20.

**One thing to consider is that many of us have body clocks that are

off.

> > hypochlorhydria

>

Hypochlorhydria is not enough hydrochloric acid (HCL). In most cases

this is a result of excess carbohydrates (refined flours & sugars),

nutrient deficiency (not being able to absorbed the nutrients from

the food being eaten), allergies (which are many times the result of

poor digestion), and excessive alcohol consumption. Even when one is

cleaning up their diet there is still the issue of the cells in the

intestines (where most of the food is absorbed) being mal-nourished,

which can be aided by being supplied with good bacteria.

The thing is with poor digestion most people don't have sufficient

zinc. With deficiency in zinc, one can not produce enough HCL and

the lack of HCL can very often be one of the reasons for food

sensitivites or allergies (a note here - a true allergy is only to

that of a protein). And just adding zinc as a supplement does not

always do the trick. The body needs to be aided in being able to

absorb zinc, a similar thing for an inability in absorbing calicum.

Just taking a supplement or using dairy doesn't always work. There

are co-factors involved in both.

> > pancreatic insufficiency causes the maldigestion of

> > carbohydrates, fats and proteins.

>

> What is pancreatic insufficiency?

It means without HCL your body is not able to then produce pancreatic

enzymes. And if one provides the enzymes with supplementation

without addressing the lack of HCL then the body is not able to do

the job it is meant to do and it becomes dependent on enzymes

instead. So the rule of thumb is to work on healing the gut first,

then getting the HCL up and/or then supporting with digestive

pancreatic enzymes.

Does that mean I'm

> not producing enough insulin?

> Would taking digestive enzymes help?

** I answered that above.

>>it helps to be a detective, eliminating one thing at a time, rather

> > than trying too many things at once.

>

> I eliminated last year, and that's when I picked up

> dairy was my thing.

**Even in NT, Sally talks about using the pulse to check for food

sensitivites. See index - pulse, I forgot the page number. And that

goes along with the book I previously suggested " The Pulse Test. "

>The excess is all around my middle

**You said you've read The Schwarbein Principle, she refers to that

as being the classic sign of insulin resistance. It also indicates a

dysfunction of the pituitary gland, the master gland for the

endocrine system (all hormones).

>depending in how bloated I am.

**bloating is a strong indicator for the need of HCL.

>I get bloated eating chillies, and

> it takes about a week for my belly to shrink.

>

> I have also noticed problems with Kefir.

**We need to remember no matter how great something is

scientifically, if our bodies can not absord it, the nurtrients are

just going down the toilet, money wasted. The pulse test would be

great for this issue. Dairy may be a problem for you right now.

Someone also talked about doing a muscle test to determine is a food

was right for her at that time. Instead of kefir right now, maybe

the cabbage drink would be better. Cabbage juice is extemely healing

to the gut.

What was suggested for me was to include bone broth in my diet, to

cut back on the fermented veggies except for some sauerkraut,

particularly beets because of their potency, and heal my gut that

way. I also used some supplementation to aid my gut and did a

parasite cleanse.

>People on the kefir list are convinced kefir is cleansing and I

> can't possibly have a problem with it.

**Another thing that can occur is if we begin to detox or cleanse

before the body is ready (meaning first and foremost all the pathways

are clear - digestion being the main thing, along with kidneys,

etc.), we can go into a healing crisis which can be quite hard of our

bodies. That is in fact one of the expected results of detoxing, a

healing crisis. I've seen this mentioned in regards to Herings Law

of Cure. So for many the gentler, slower route is better when

detoxing.

Janice