
DANIELLE HAMILTON: How Healthy Blood Sugar and Digestion Change the Game
Inside Out Health
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The Importance of Stomach Acid in Digestion
Stomach acid plays a crucial role in breaking down food and initiating protein digestion. It needs to be acidic enough to activate the enzyme pepsin. Drinking alkaline water or not consuming enough acid-triggering foods can lead to insufficient breakdown of food. This, in turn, affects the pancreas' production of enzymes and the gallbladder's release of bile. Stomach acid is essential for proper digestion and should be maintained.
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