Hi Hannah - you register an essential point in this conscious eating forum - the essential importance of healthy gut microbiotics - getting that sorted.

For many years I had problems with excess acid. It can happen with someone who is highly catalytic - the adrenaline from catalytic action breaks down and is deposited in the gut. It can then damage the lining of the stomach causing ulcers. I recall one day when it got so bad (with ulcers in the mouth and on the tongue) that I could hardly speak, and this was the day before a seminar!

I asked, "show me!" The flow took me straight to the nearest deli, and standing before the smelliest blue cheese. I could hardly believe what I was seeing! But I bought and consumed the cheese. The ulcers disappeared within 24hrs because they mopped up the acid. But was determined to be strictly plant-based. So I knew I had to work on the acid. That's when I began working with apple cider vinegar, sauerkraut and acidophilus. But also plenty of grapes, pears and celery.

What's also very important for someone on the catalytic side, is to consume plenty of dense plant-based foods that are high in protein, like chickpeas, hummus, tahini, lentils, millet and quinoa.

I guess you're on the other side of the spectrum and so have different issues to balance. But I also imagine the denser foods help you stay embodied?

Thanks for your reflections

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