Number ONE Cause of Chronic Fatigue: 50 Years or Older | DrEricBergDC

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so let’s talk about the number one cause of  chronic fatigue if you’re over the age of 50.  

i have some very interesting information  this has to do with low stomach acids  

let me give you a little background first the  purpose of stomach acid hydrochloric acid is  

to number one break down protein into amino acids  number two to help you absorb minerals like iron  

and magnesium calcium etc but also hydrochloric  acid is also necessary for helping you absorb b12  

so both types of anemia is related to low stomach  acid also the hydrochloric acid is necessary to  

kill microbes in your gut if you don’t have enough  acid you can develop a condition called sibo small  

intestine bacterial overgrowth and the problem  with that condition is you have other microbes  

which are in a place where they  shouldn’t be the small intestine  

competing for your nutrients so that’s one  reason why you’re going to be tired right there  

but if you’re anemic because of either iron or b12  even at the subclinical level you are going to be  

tired not to mention if you consume protein  especially red meat and you can’t digest it  

you’re going to get tired so there’s many  reasons why low stomach acid leads to fatigue  

and just as a side note if you don’t have enough  hydrochloric acid in your stomach you can get gerd  

indigestion bloating allergies and even gallstones  now what’s the significance of hydrochloric acid  

and your age as you get older you produce less  and less hydrochloric acid in fact there’s one  

study which i’ll put a link down below that talked  about a high percentage of postmenopausal women  

having low stomach acid and that was up to 40  percent so that’s that’s pretty high also there’s  

another condition called atrophic gastritis in  which a person has atrophy of certain parts of  

their stomach caused by low stomach acid and that  usually occurs if you’re over the age of 60. so  

this acid is so bodily important especially when  you get older especially in the area of nutrients  

because the older you get the more absorption  of these nutrients that you need now there’s  

also a condition called idiopathic which means  unknown cause iron deficiency anemia and one  

study which i’ll put down below discusses the high  rate up to 44% of the population who has idiopathic  

iron deficiency anemia has a chlorhydra which  is a lack of stomach acid so what you need to  

know is a lot of people don’t have enough acid  in their stomach and things get worse as you  

age and this directly relates to your energy  level other causes of low stomach acid could be  

having severe hypothyroidism being on a low salt  diet not having enough potassium in your diet  

having low amounts of iodine having low  amounts of zinc these nutrients are needed  

in producing hydrochloric acid and of course if  you’re on an antacid that can also be a root cause  

as well so what is the solution to all this very  simple start taking betaine hydrochloride it’s a  

natural acidifier and i would recommend taking  between four and five just before you eat and  

sometimes in the beginning you might need  actually more than that when you’re starting  

out also realize that it might take some time  to reestablish this hydrochloric acid especially  

if it’s a chronic problem but you should  notice some significant results within  

days to maybe up to a week and one last point  the only contraindication that i know about  

with betaine hydrochloride is if you have an ulcer  and you’re going to find out real quick because if  

you take this if you have an ulcer you’re going to  have a burning sensation but for the majority of  

population you’re going to feel better you’re  going to have more energy and you’re going to  

digest a lot better all right thanks for watching  before you go if you have a question about a  

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