WARNING: You’re Not Hungry for Breakfast and I’m Worried for You

“I’m just not hungry for breakfast”

I hear this ALL THE TIME.

I hear it from my clients and I hear it from my friends when we’re hanging out around the campfire.

Not being hungry for breakfast is a WARNING SIGN. 

It’s your body telling you that you have low stomach acid. 

Why should you care if you have low stomach acid? 

I’ll tell you. 

Stomach acid is your first line of defense against pathogens.

We talk about washing our hands and using disinfectant wipes to keep us safe from germs, right?

Well, your stomach acid is ACTUALLY how your body keeps you safe from all those germs you inevitably put in your mouth every day. 

Your stomach acid has a pH of 1.5-2. 

The pH scale goes from 1 (most acidic thing EVER) to 7 (neutral water) to 14 (the most basic thing ever). 

I’m not going to get lost in a chemistry lesson here, but the important thing for you to know is that normal stomach acid in humans is STRONG. 

Strong enough to eat through the floor if you happened to have some pure stomach acid to spare. 

This super strong acid is important because it also kills just about anything that tries to infect you by way of your mouth. 

Except for when you don’t have enough stomach acid. 

Like when you’re not hungry for breakfast…

Not having enough stomach acid can leave your vulnerable microbiome and precious body completely unprotected from invaders like viruses, bacteria, fungi or even parasites.

This can put you in danger of all sorts of health issues, I’m sure you can come up with some on your own, but if you need help here are a few things your stomach acid is protecting you from:

Salmonella 

E. Coli

Parasites

Viruses like the flu

Low stomach acid can cause lots of other symptoms besides not wanting eggs and bacon in the morning, like:

Burping after eating

Bloating within an hour of eating

Acid reflux and heartburn (yes, LOW stomach acid causes this, I’ll go into detail in a later email)

Hiccuping

Loss of taste for meat

Nutritional deficiencies 

Microbiome imbalances/ overgrowths

So instead of shrugging off not being hungry for breakfast or chalking it up to being “healthy” because we all love intermittent fasting these days (I’m being sarcastic, we don’t all love it) what should you do?

There are a variety of lifestyle practices, nutritional considerations and supplements available to support you in replenishing healthy levels of stomach acid, but the best option is to work with me. 

We will rebuild your body’s natural ability to create and maintain healthy levels of stomach acid AND we will make sure nothing else is amiss in your digestive system.  

Book your 60 minute discovery call with me HERE so you can be protected from the pathogens and germs that you are being exposed to all day, every day.