Is There A Need For Hydrochloric Acid In The Stomach?

Last week Dr. Joseph Mercola made several statements concerning the negative affects of drinking alkaline water.

According to Dr. Mercola drinking alkaline water is of no value because it will be minimized by the hydrochloric acid of the stomach.

That’s exactly the point Mercola! You want to minimize the hydrochloric acid residues in the stomach!!!!

Of course what Mercola does not explain is the biochemistry of the digestive system and especially the stomach. The facts are that for every molecule of hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach an equal amount of sodium bicarbonate is produced by the cover cells. The equation is as follows: NaCl + H20 + CO2 = NaHCO3 + HCL.

The stomach pulls sodium, chloride, water and carbon dioxide to make sodium bicarbonate, an alkalizing compound with the waste product of hydrochloric acid.

The stomach will always produce sodium bicarbonate to alkalize the food we eat or the liquids we drink to prepare the food and drink for biological transformation into stem cells in the crypts of the small intestine. The more acidic the food or drink the more sodium bicarbonate will be produced to buffer the acids of the food or drink. This of course leaves you with a belly full of acid which leads to all sorts of stomach disorders including the acidifying of the blood and then tissues.

The stomach does not need to produce any sodium bicarbonate when we are eating or drinking alkalizing foods or alkaline drinks, including electron rich alkaline water.

The key here to remember is this: the stomach is NOT an organ of digestion but an organ of contribution and its main contribution is to alkalize the food and drink we ingest.

You want to drink electron rich alkaline water to neutralize or buffer the hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

The stomach is NOT an organ of digestion but an organ designed to alkalize the acids from food and metabolism.

Bottom-line the best thing you can do to support the stomach is to drink electron rich alkaline water with a pH of at least 9.5 or better. You will be preventing serious stomach disorders and preparing the food and drink for its ideal pH in the small intestine at 8.4 for biological transformation into stems cells in the crypts of the small intestine.

My best advise is to drink at least 1 liter of 9.5 pH alkaline electron rich water for every 50 pounds of weight. You will be hydrating, alkalizing and energizing your body. There is nothing more important than drinking alkaline electron rich water other than the oxygen you breath.

34 thoughts on “Is There A Need For Hydrochloric Acid In The Stomach?”

  1. Dr. Young, I remember hearing one of your lectures live in winter park, fl at the age of 23 & it changed my life. Everything you teach just “clicks” or confirms with me so well. Anyone who does not understand, I pray that God will give them ears to hear. I just want to say thank you for your dedication & compassion toward your research & study in this field. My prayers are with you & your family as you continue on in transforming lives!


  2. The bicarbonate produced when hydrochloric acid is generated goes into the blood, not into the stomach. This can be measured as an increase in blood alkalinity after a meal, the alkaline tide. If both hydrochloric acid and bicarbonate are secreted into the stomach, how can that possibly alkalise the stomach contents?


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  4. I think your body takes care of it on its own. There aren't any hydrochloric acid pills because you don't need them. Luckily our body knows how to digest and stuff on its own without needing us to train it.
    Hopefully we will be able to keep it that way without having to rely on stuff to make it work.
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