Book 1 seems to suggest that to digest protein you need stomach acid, which is something you want to avoid.

I SUGGEST YOU READ THE ENTIRE BOOK AND IDEALLY THE STUDY GUIDE I MADE FOR THAT BOOK "IF" YOU DO NOT SEE THAT THE AUTHOR 100% BELIEVES HUMANS CAN ONLY DIGEST TREE RIPENED FRUITS AND THAT ALL OTHER FOODS ARE "OPTIONS" TO THE REAL DIET THAT HUMANS WERE CREATED TO CONSUME.

BOOK I AUTHOR WAS SO AGAINST STOMACH ACID THAT HE FORBID ALL USES OF CONDIMENTS, SPICES (CAYENNE)AND ANY SUBSTANCE THAT WOULD "STIMULATE" THE STOMACH CELLS TO PRODUCE ACIDS....

OTHERWISE AUTHORS THAT ARE PRO ACID, HAVE YOU SOAK YOUR MEAT IN VINEGAR AND COOK YOUR MEAT IN VINEGAR, USE PLENTY OF STRONG SPICES AND SALTS TO PRODUCE ALOT OF STOMACH ACID TO DUPLICATE THAT BUZZARD "VULCHER" STOMACH CAPABLE OF DIGESTING MEAT THAT NO HUMAN HAS EVER ACHIEVED AND CAN NOT ACHIEVE BECAUSE HUMAN STOMACH AND HUMAN INTESTINES AS WELL AS HUMAN TEETH ARE NO DESIGNED TO DIGEST MEAT, NO MATTER HOW MUCH STOMACH ACID IS CREATED....EVERY BOOK MAKES IT CLEAR, STOMACH ACID IS PRODUCED TO DIGEST MOTHER'S MILK FOR THE FIRST 18 MONTHS OF LIFE AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY, THOSE STOMACH ACIDS WILL DRY UP EVERYDAY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE..

Nuts are mainly fat and protein, how do nuts fit into a healthy diet?
NUTS ARE NATURALLY FOR SQUIRREL TYPE CREATURES, BUT A GREAT STARVATION FOOD FOR HUMANS, BECAUSE WE HUMANS CAN CRACK A NUT AND WE CAN CHEW THEM TO A LIQUID AND SWALLOW AND DIGEST.

THE HUMAN STOMACH IS NOT A "GRINDER", IT CAN'T GRIND ANYTHING, WHAT EVER SIZE YOUR FOOD LOOKS LIKE AS IT GOES DOWN THE THROAT, IT WILL EXIT TO THE TOILET IN THAT SAME SIZE AND NUTS ARE THE GREATEST ABUSED FOOD ON THE PLANET...PEOPLE CHOMP AND SWALLOW AND RARELY GET MUCH USE OUT OF THEIR WHOLE NUTS AND THIS IS WHY NUT BUTTER IS SO POPULAR, BECAUSE HUMANS REFUSE TO CHEW PROPERLY.

Is only fruit the best option,
GOD / CREATOR DESIGNED HUMANS TO DIGEST AND ASSIMILATE ONLY TREE RIPENED SWEET FRUITS OF PROPER COLOR THAT CHANGES EVERY DAY ON EARTH AND SEEN "MONTHLY"....WE ARE PEOPLE OF "COLOR", PEOPLE THAT DO NOT GET ENOUGH "LIGHT" WILL BECOME SICKLY, DIE PREMATURELY...THAT IS WHY LIVING WHERE IT SNOWS MEANS YOU DIE 10 YEARS PREMATURE.....+

or can nuts (cashews, almonds, etc.) be consumed too with little obstruction to bodily cleansing?
WHEN CHEWED PROPERLY WITH NO OTHER FOODS IN THE STOMACH, NUTS ARE A WONDERFUL FOOD.

THE USE OF pH PAPER PROVES EVERY ARGUMENT THAT CAN BE MADE ABOUT FOOD.....USE A HAIR SAMPLE TEST EVERY MONTH OF YOUR LIFE WILL PROVE WHAT IS KILLING YOU.

USE ALL INFO AS A GUIDE AND SEEK MANY SOURCES AND ONLY YOU CAN DESIGN WHAT IS BEST FOR YOUR BODY.

BLESSINGS,
MH

I think HCl is there in the stomach to kill bacteria. The pancreas secretes bicarbonate to alkalinize foods. Digestive enzymes are also secreted by the duodenum. The Hydrogen ion is what makes us acid. It's the JUNK IN THE BODY that needs to be cleaned out that makes us acid. The kidneys play a big part in this. But.. . they can't do the work of the liver if THAT'S full of stones and inflammatory stuff as well as bugs.