Excess Lactate
Channel: Dr. Darren Schmidt, DC
Date: 2020-06-16

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I discovered that having excess lactate in the body is called lactic acidosis and is a sign of chronic illness, the overuse of sugar as fuel, the lack of ketosis (fat burning), dirty blood, hypoxia, loss of energy production, mitochondrial dysfunction (the inability to make energy), inability to utilize oxygen, toxic mold in the body, and liver dysfunction. 

High lactate indicates the mechanism of chronic disease is occurring which is called lactic acid cycle also known as cachexia. Cachexia is from Greek meaning “bad habits” (42) and it is a positive risk factor for death.(43) What are the bad habits that cause cachexia and death? A bad diet high in grains and sugar. In 1932, all doctors and students of medicine knew of this problem, although it was not yet fully explained until a few years later. They knew there was lactate present in high amounts in the blood and an acidic environment. They also were discovering other chemicals involved; not just lactate. 

What the doctors back then were missing was the CAUSES of chronic disease but they talked about the mechanism. What doctors today are missing is the mechanism because they are just talking about the causes. Now we can put both together which allows us to treat the causes AND the mechanism. I have found around 150 symptoms and conditions that are caused or driven by lactic acidosis. Remember, it is a mechanism, not usually a cause. 

(42) https://www.etymonline.com/word/cachexia#etymonline_v_27572
(43) Lactate clearance is a useful biomarker for the prediction of all-cause mortality in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis*.

The benefit of knowing about lactic acidosis is so you have a complete procedure to handle your chronic health problems. Without addressing the mechanism of chronic disease, chances are less that you will make a full recovery. 

One of the main therapies for lactic acidosis as described 85 years ago is meat and liver. Especially liver because it has lots of B vitamins. The B vitamins in liver help clean up the blood, and eating the liver organ itself provides cell parts to repair your liver. Your liver cleans 85% of the lactate out of the blood! Meat is important to help the body quit using sugar as a fuel. Excess sugar usage is a cause of lactic acidosis. 

Our paleolithic ancestors ate the whole animal including organs. These organ foods nourished their organs to keep them healthy. In the 1930’s the doctors knew that all the organs, working together, had a detoxifying effect to clean the blood. That’s why it’s important to consume multiple glands from nose to tail, whether it’s on your dinner plate or in a supplement. 

Now that you know the background of lactic acidosis, realize it has been missing in healthcare since 1961. Once I figured it out, everything in healthcare made sense. I had been in natural healthcare for 19 years at the time I discovered it. Afterwards, all the bits and pieces related to health and disease fell into place. Everything!

Applying the correct treatments increased my results tremendously and within months, I had a 6 week waiting list of patients who wanted my care and the interest has only increased as more and more people seek help and education online rather than just taking “the next pill”.