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831 - How to Know If You Need HCl (Hydrochloric Acid) Supplementation

Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

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The Importance of Acidified Stomach Contents

The lowering of the stomach pH that then gets the pH into the optimal range for an enzyme known as pepsinogen to maybe convert it into pepsin. The efficacy of this enzyme drops when you go to basic or to acidic. Another function that having adequately acidified stomach contents can lead to is protection against fungal bacterial overgrowth and also a parasitic infection.

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