Joy Kong, MDRegenerative Medicine Physician, Educator, and Entrepreneur

Is Low Stomach Acid Blocking Your Recovery?

10 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In a brief interview, the speaker explains that despite eating a clean diet, low stomach acid prevented proper protein digestion, leading to chronic stress from gut dysbiosis and poor recovery. By addressing low stomach acid and restoring gut health, nutrient absorption improved, resulting in faster recovery, increased speed, and greater strength. The exchange highlights the critical role of stomach acidity and gut balance in athletic performance.

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While you were healing your gut, you drastically improved your athletic performance. From healing the gut, how did that translate into athletic performance?
You aren't what you eat, you're what you absorb. So you could be eating the cleanest diet out there, but I had very low stomach acid. I wasn't breaking down my protein. My body wasn't recovering. It was in chronic stress due to all the dysbiosis in that gut. So when I was able to remove that, the stress that was in my gut, and then actually restore all of the insufficiency. So I was breaking down and absorbing my food. My body was just starting to become nourished. I was recovering better. I was getting faster and feeling stronger, all of it.