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Contains excerpts from
"Alkalize or Die", by Dr. T.A. Baroody, Jr
ACIDOSIS is the
basic foundation of all disease. We need to understand the simple
process of alkalizing our body and the important role a properly
alkalized body plays in restoring and maintaining our overall
health. Our glands and organs function properly in exact proportion
to the amount of alkaline and acid levels in our
system.
THE IMPACT OF ACIDOSIS ON YOUR
ORGANS:
- HEART
- The heart is one of the
most alkaline-dependent organs in the body. It is partly enervated
by the vagus nerve which functions best in an alkaline
environment. Correct heartbeat is altered by acid wastes. These
wastes rob the blood of proper oxygenation and degeneration of the
heart follows. An alkaline system creates an ideal heart
function.
- STOMACH
- Digestive difficulties
(belching, bloating, sensitivity at the waist, intestinal gas,
regurgitation, hiccups, lack or limitation of appetite, nausea,
vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, colic in children) may indicate
vagus nerve problems and possible hiatus hernia syndrome, which
can produce acid residue throughout the system. Hiatus hernia can
quickly reduce necessary hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Without
proper hydrochloric acid breakdown of foods, the foods become too
acidic.
- LIVER
- The liver has over three
hundred functions, including processing acid toxins from the blood
and producing numerous alkaline enzymes for the system and is your
first line of defense against any poisons. All the nourishment
obtained through the gastrointestinal tract enters the blood by
way of the liver. The load on the liver is much heavier when acid
waste products are constantly floating in the blood. If the liver
becomes too congested with protein acid wastes, death is
imminent.
- PANCREAS
- The pancreas is highly
dependent on correct alkaline diet. All aspects of pancreatic
function reduce excess acidity and regulate blood sugar balance.
To have proper blood sugar balance, you must maintain a primarily
alkaline-forming diet.
- SMALL
INTESTINES
- The Peyer's Patches, in
the upper portion of the small intestines are crucial to life.
They are essential for proper assimilation of food and producing
lymphocytes for the lymphatic system's wide ranging nodal network.
They also produce large amounts of the enzyme "chyle", which is a
major alkalizing substance. The uninterrupted flow of chyle into
the system is crucial. Too much acid waste production from
acid-forming foods is a great burden on the Peyer's Patches, which
lessens the production of chyle.
- KIDNEYS
- In an adult, about 1
liter of blood per minute passes through the kidneys. By executing
their primary duty, the kidneys keep the blood alkaline and
extract acid. Kidneys that are over-stressed with too much acidity
create kidney stones, which are composed of waste acid cells and
mineral salts that have become gummed together in a waste acid
substance. Therefore, by reducing acid-forming products from
entering the body, the chances are better that you can avoid this
painful condition.
- COLON
- The colon must be kept
clean of accumulated acid wastes. Poisons collect on the colon
walls and in cases of diarrhea or constipation will harden and
reabsorb into the bloodstream. Good bowel action (complete
elimination) must be done at least 2 times per day.
- LYMPHATIC
SYSTEM
- There are 600-700 lymph
glands in the body. Lymph fluid carries nutrition to the cells and
removes acid waste products. Lymph fluid flows best in an alkaline
environment. When the body is overly acidic, it slows, creating
one of the most chronic, long-term, life-threatening situations.
Gradually, the lymph dries and begins to form very tiny to very
large adhesions throughout the tissues. These adhesions can
interfere not only with lymph fluid but with blood flow as well.
Hindered lymph flow increases tissue acid storage. Not drinking
enough purified water will also slow the lymph. Waste products
from foods that are not properly digested are reabsorbed into
general circulation via the lymphatic ducts of the small
intestine. In addition, bowel movements that do not completely
clear the body of its daily poisons are also reabsorbed.
HOW
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS CREATE ACIDITY:
Have you
ever been so upset with someone or something that you get an upset
stomach? All negative emotions create an acidic environment. Have
you ever heard anyone say you are letting your problems "eat away at
you" or "get the best of you"?
Fear is the underlining
cause of most disease. It will undermine your life and your health.
Fear causes anger. Anger causes hate. Hate will consume you with
continual suffering. Love and understanding cleanse and heal the
body creating an alkaline environment within
you.
WHAT CAN YOU
DO?
- EXERCISE
Moderate exercise is
alkalizing to the body. Excessive exercise (past the point of
exhaustion) can create an acidic problem due to lactic acid
buildup. People who are acidic usually feel worse from exercise
because their detoxification organs are not working properly due
to excessive acid in the tissues. Yet without exercise, acid and
toxin buildup are likely.
- QUALITY
AIR
As the saying goes - "every step you take, every
breath you take ...".
If your environment is polluted with
chemicals, dust, smoke, pet dander, mold, micro-organisms, then
much of your energy reserve will go just in detoxifying. Today,
even in the forest and near the ocean, the amount of negative ions
are much lower than they were only a few decades ago. Also, since
we sealed buildings to conserve energy and started making our
homes and furnishings with synthetic materials, the number of
cases of asthma and chronic fatigue have risen
dramatically.
- FOOD COMBINING
Food combining is key to creating an alkaline
environment because when you combine properly you reduce
putrefaction in the body creating a more alkaline
condition.
- ALKALIZING
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION
When you purchase supplements
you must ask yourself what your goal is and will these supplements
actually help alkalize and remove acid from your body. Green
drinks are very helpful in filtering out toxins and acidity in the
body.
- ALKALINE DIET
Eating an alkaline diet is very powerful in making
everything else work better. In general, it is important to eat a
diet that contains both acidic and alkalizing foods. People vary,
but for most, the ideal diet is 75 percent alkalizing and 25
percent acidifying (foods by volume).
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DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU STAND
ON THE ROAD TO
ALKALINITY?
A
pH test will tell you how alkaline or acidic your body fluids
are. Scientists have found that healthy people have systems
that are
alkaline.
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