Natural Health Consultants Betaine HCL and Pepsin is a product of Thorne Research Ownership by Thorne Research of all trademarks for Thorne Research products is hereby acknowledged. Thorne Research trademarks are used by permission. All rights reserved. Betaine HCL is a source of hydrochloric acid for the stomach. Pepsin is a digestive enzyme especially useful for proteins.
Most older people lack hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
Contrary to popular belief, for most people it is not too much acid but too little that brings on indigestion, ulcers and GERD in most people. Food, especially when you stuff yourself, sits in the stomach and doesn't properly digest in the absence of acid. After some time the body panics and dumps excess acid into the stomach in an effort to get rid of it. Stomach problems ensue but so do a lot of other problems. Bacteria and parasites e.g. yeast, grow in the absence of stomach acid.