From Alkalize For Health
A simple test you can do to measure your susceptibility to cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, and many other degenerative diseases.
How to Do the Saliva pH Test
Wait
at least 2 hours after eating. Fill your mouth with saliva and then
swallow it. Do this again to help ensure that the saliva is clean. Then
the third time, put some saliva onto pH paper.
The
pH paper should turn blue. This indicates that your saliva is slightly
alkaline at a healthy pH of 7.4. If it is not blue, compare the color
with the chart that comes with the pH paper. If your saliva is acid
(below pH of 7.0) wait two hours and repeat the test.
Where to Get pH Paper
It
would be good if health food stores and pharmacies would stock pH
paper. Why not go to your local health food store or pharmacy and
suggest this to them? There are many suppliers of pH paper. Look for
laboratory suppliers in the phone book. You want narrow range pH paper
measuring pH 4.5 to 7.5 or pH 4.5 to 8.5. One source is Micro Essential
Laboratory Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11210 telephone 718-338-3618. They will
send you a catalogue. When sending a container of pH paper through the
mail to a friend, a single roll dispenser (catalog #334 that measures
pH 4.5 - 7.5) is quite sturdy and should not break. However, the Jumbo
strips (catalog #3827) in the more fragile plastic tube container are
larger and easier to read. These pH strips to measure acid/alkaline
balance belong in every family medicine kit, right beside the
thermometer to measure body temperature.
Saliva pH and Cancer
"When
healthy, the pH of blood is 7.4, the pH of spinal fluid is 7.4, and
the pH of saliva is 7.4. Thus the pH of saliva parallels the extra
cellular fluid...pH test of saliva represents the most consistent and
most definitive physical sign of the ionic calcium deficiency
syndrome...The pH of the non-deficient and healthy person is in the 7.5
(dark blue) to 7.1 (blue) slightly alkaline range. The range from 6.5
(blue-green) which is weakly acidic to 4.5 (light yellow) which is
strongly acidic represents states from mildly deficient to strongly
deficient, respectively. Most children are dark blue, a pH of 7.5. Over
half of adults are green-yellow, a pH of 6.5 or lower, reflecting the
calcium deficiency of aging and lifestyle defects. Cancer patients are
usually a bright yellow, a pH of 4.5, especially when terminal." The Calcium Factor: The Scientific Secret of Health and Youth, by Robert R. Barefoot and Carl J. Reich, M.D., Gilliland Printing Inc., Arkansas City, Kansas, 1996.
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The Importance of Acid and Alkaline Balance for Health
Virtually
all degenerative diseases including cancer, heart disease, arthritis,
osteoporosis, kidney and gall stones, and tooth decay are associated
with excess acidity in the body. While the body has a homeostatic
mechanism that maintains a constant pH 7.4 in the blood, this mechanism
works by depositing and withdrawing acid and alkaline minerals from
other locations including the bones, soft tissues, body fluids and
saliva. Therefore, the pH of these other tissues can fluctuate greatly.
The pH of saliva offers a window through which you can see the overall
pH balance in your body.
Cancer
cannot exist in an alkaline environment. All forms of arthritis are
associated with excess acidity. Acid in the body dissolves both teeth
and bones. Whatever health situation you are faced with, you can monitor
your progress toward a proper acid/alkaline balance by testing your
saliva pH.
What are Acid and Alkaline?
Water (H2O)
ionizes into hydrogen (H+) and hydroxyl (OH-) ions. When these ions
are in equal proportions, the pH is a neutral 7. When there are more H+
ions than OH- ions then the water is said to be acid. If OH- ions
outnumber the H+ ions then the water is alkaline. The pH scale goes from
0 to 14 and is logarithmic, which means that each step is ten times
the previous. In other words, a pH of 4.5 is 10 times more acid than
5.5, 100 times more acid than 6.5 and 1,000 times more acid than 7.5.
Acid and Alkaline Minerals and Foods
Minerals with a negative electrical charge are attracted to the H+
ion. These are called acid minerals. Acid minerals include: chlorine
(Cl-), sulfur (S-), phosphorus (P-), and they form hydrochloric acid
(HCl), sulfuric acid (H2SO4), and phosphoric acid (H3PO4).
Minerals with a positive electrical charge are attracted to the
negatively charged OH- ion. These are called alkaline minerals.
Nutritionally important alkaline minerals include calcium (Ca+),
potassium (K+), magnesium (Mg+), and sodium (Na+). (Cancer patients
tend to have an excess of sodium. - Gerson page 97). Also important for cancer treatment and prevention are the alkaline trace minerals rubidium and cesium.
To
determine if a food is acid or alkaline, it is burned and the ash is
mixed with water. If the solution is acid or alkaline then the food is
called acid or alkaline. Ash is the mineral content of the food. This
method removes organic acids and bases. It seems surprising that a
lemon or grapefruit would be considered alkaline, but it is the effect
of the food on the physiology AFTER it has been digested and
metabolized that we are interested in. The residual effect of food on
the acid/alkaline balance in the body is determined by the mineral
content of the food.
Twelve Ways to Restore Acid/Alkaline Balance in Your Body
If your saliva is too acid you may wish to increase the alkalinity of your body. Ways to do this include:
1.
Eat mostly alkaline foods. The general "rule of thumb" is to eat 20%
acid foods and 80% alkaline foods. Minimize the "strongly acid" foods.
So about three quarters of your plate should be covered with alkaline
foods.
Strongly Acid
(minimize) |
Mild Acid
20% |
Mild Alkaline
80% |
Strongly Alkaline
(supplement) |
meat
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grains
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fruits
| calcium |
fish
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legumes
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vegetables
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magnesium
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eggs
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nuts
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berries
| potassium |
hard cheese
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milk, yoghurt, kefir, soft curds
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It
is the sulphur in the concentrated protein of meat, fish, eggs and
hard cheese, and phosphorous in meat and soft drinks that makes
these foods so acidic. In general, a more vegetarian diet
is more alkaline. It is a question of balance, and at present the
balance is tilted too heavily in the direction of acid foods.
Fats
and oils have a neutral pH, neither acid nor alkaline. Plant-based
beverages (tea, coffee, cocoa, herbal teas, beer, wine, juices of
fruits and vegetables) are generally mildly alkaline. The above
summary is based on a detailed Acid Base Food Table you can download. If you want more information, there are some articles you can read here 1, 2, 3.
The
healthiest dairy products to consume have never been pasteurized or
homogenized. Look for "raw" milk, and cheese made from raw milk. The
healthiest way to consume grains and legumes is in the form of sprouts.
In a sense, by sprouting grains or legumes you are turning them into
vegetables. Plus, the sprouting process deactivates enzyme inhibitors
and other chemicals in the seeds so that in many cases cooking is no
longer necessary. There are many advantages to eating foods raw when
possible, as we discuss on our sprouts page.
2. Supplement your diet with alkaline minerals. The main alkaline minerals in the body are calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium.
These minerals complement each other. For example, calcium is
needed to contract a muscle and magnesium is needed to relax it. At a
cellular level, your cells maintain a balance of potassium inside
and sodium outside, but this pumping of potassium and sodium
requires magnesium. The calcium concentration in cells is controlled by sodium. All four of these minerals work together in the body. Problems arise in the body when one or more of the minerals are deficient or when the minerals are out of balance with each other.
When
potassium is insufficient, and sodium is excessive, the
potassium/sodium pump is not able to keep sodium out of the cells. As
sodium enters the cells they swell with water (cellular edema), energy
production is reduced, and the cellular metabolism of proteins and
fats is inhibited.
People in North America tend to consume too much calcium and sodium and insufficient potassium and magnesium.
This is often reflected in urine tests which show calcium and sodium
being excreted while potassium and magnesium are being retained. (This
is why we are not interested in urine pH. An alkaline urine simply
shows that some alkaline minerals are being discarded by the body. Of
much greater interest is the pH of saliva, which reflects your success
in creating an alkaline condition within your body.)
In
the North American diet, excess calcium is coming primarily from
dairy products, and excess sodium is coming from "prepared foods" that
are loaded with salt. Largely missing from the diet are potassium and
magnesium that would come from eating fruits and vegetables. A
diet based on fruits and vegetables, grains and legumes, with a small
amount of dairy, would give the body all four of the alkaline
minerals in better balance. This is the diet we recommend in point
number 1 above. Given that the kidneys will excrete excess minerals
and retain what the body needs, it is not necessary to be overly
concerned about consuming "right" amounts of calcium, magnesium,
sodium and potassium. Just make sure that your diet contains all four of the alkaline minerals in reasonable balance.
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Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for Adults
Calcium supplements are generally 1,000 mg, which is plenty.
However,
from the above table it is clear that potassium is the main
alkalizing mineral in the body. Therefore, it is interesting that
potassium supplements are generally 99 mg which is virtually useless.
This is why we suggest 1 heaping teaspoon of potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3)
in a glass of water daily. There are about 5 grams in a level
teaspoon of baking power, and of this about 2 grams are potassium and
3 grams are bicarbonate. Watch this video. Here is a link to the paper
discussed in the video. Potassium bicarbonate is available as an
alternative to the sodium bicarbonate ordinarily used as baking soda.
In our experience, potassium bicarbonate in water has a pleasant taste.
If
you are just beginning to alkalize your body, you might want to take
a little more potassium bicarbonate for your initial "loading". In
1926, Arm & Hammer
offered these instructions "During the first day take six doses of
half teaspoonful of Arm & Hammer Bicarbonate of Soda in glass of
cool water, at about two hour intervals. During the second day take
four doses of half teaspoonful of Arm & Hammer Bicarbonate of Soda
in glass of cool water, at the same intervals. During the third day
take two doses of half teaspoonful of Arm & Hammer Bicarbonate of
Soda in glass of cool water morning and evening, and thereafter half
teaspoonful in glass of cool water each morning until cold is
cured." Since cancer patients generally have too much sodium and not
enough potassium in their body, we suggest substituting potassium
bicarbonate for sodium bicarbonate.
Calcium
supplements generally contain some magnesium. However, magnesium is
difficult to absorb and there are indications (1, 2, 3)
that you should get as much magnesium as calcium, which is why we
suggest taking several potassium magnesium citrate capsules daily. Do
an Internet search for "rda magnesium too low" for more information.
After nine months, women on magnesium supplements increased bone density by about 11%. - Journal of Nutritional Medicine, 1991; 2:165-178.
If you want to eat salt, use unrefined salt.
It is gray in color and comes in large crystals. Put it in a grinder
and keep it on the dining table beside the pepper grinder.
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Bones
and teeth are made from calcium phosphate. You can consume calcium in
the form of bone meal or calcium hydroxyapatite which contain the
needed phosphate, or you can take your calcium with a separate source
of phosphate, such as lecithin or chia seeds. To preserve your bones
and teeth it is good to consume at least one gram of calcium and one
tablespoon of lecithin or chia seeds daily. We mention lecithin and chia
seeds in several places on this website because they provide many
benefits to the body. Vitamin D is needed for absorption and
utilization of calcium, and doctors are recommending more as the
benefits of vitamin D become known. Vitamin D can help prevent 16 different types of cancer.
Vitamin D Council recommended amountsBased on the body's indicated daily vitamin D usage, Vitamin D Council recommends the following amounts of supplemental vitamin D3 per day in the absence of proper sun exposure. Due to the variable response discussed above, these are only estimated amounts.
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If
you want to supplement your diet with 5,000 IU of vitamin D daily, it
is not necessary to consume a dozen low dose soft gels. If you search
the Internet, you will find 5,000 IU soft gels available. Given that
the body can produce 10,000 to 20,000 IU of vitamin D daily from
sunshine, a supplement of 5,000 IU does not seem excessive. It is still a
good idea to expose your skin to the sun or a UVB sunlamp
on a regular basis, because the skin produces a variety of forms of
vitamin D, include a water-soluble form called vitamin D3 sulfate that
can do things and go places in the body that the fat soluble vitamin D
cannot. The body will not produce more vitamin D than it needs, so
getting too much vitamin D is unlikely. If you want to take 10,000 IU
per day in supplements then a divided dose of one 5,000 IU soft gel
with food at two different meals may be best.
Teeth
are held in the gums by connective tissue, and formation of
connective tissue needs vitamins C and D. About 3 or 4 grams of
vitamin C daily plus adequate vitamin D are required to prevent receding
gums and the formation of pockets between the teeth and gums.
Tooth
enamel is rebuilt both from within and without by an enzyme called
adenosine diphosphatase. This enzyme is one of dozens of enzymes in
the body that are inactivated by fluoride. It is best to avoid all
sources of fluoride.
The
positively charged H+ ion in acid saliva will pull the negatively
charged phosphate ion right out of the tooth. Alkaline saliva is
necessary to preserve and rebuild tooth enamel. Drink acidic liquids
(e.g. lemonade) through a straw to minimize contact with the teeth.
Rinse the mouth with water after consuming an acidic food or liquid.
Dr. Gerson (page 246) gave his cancer patients a 10% potassium
solution. Perhaps you can find a potassium drink in your local
health food store. Potassium tablets are commonly available.
Potassium chloride is often found in grocery stores as a dietary salt
alternative to sodium chloride. Search on the Internet for a suppliers
of potassium chloride, potassium bicarbonate, potassium citrate, and potassium iodide if you cannot find them locally.
Salts of the alkaline minerals cesium, rubidium and potassium have been found by Dr. Brewer to be particularly effective in fighting cancer.
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"A
mass spectrographic analysis of cancer cells showed that the cell
membrane readily attached cesium, rubidium and potassium, and
transmitted these elements with their associated molecules into the
cancer cell. In contrast cancer membranes did not transmit sodium,
magnesium, and calcium into the cell: the amount of calcium within a
cancer cell is only about 1% of that for normal cells. Potassium
transports glucose into the cell. Calcium and magnesium transport
oxygen into the cell. As a consequence of the above, oxygen cannot
enter cancer cells so the glucose which is normally burned to carbon
dioxide and water undergoes fermentation to form lactic acid within the
cell. This anaerobic condition was pointed out by Warburg, as early as
1924.
Potassium, and
especially rubidium and cesium are the most basic of the elements. When
they are taken up by the cancer cells they will thus raise the pH of
the cells. Since they are very strong bases as compared to the weak
lactic acid it is possible that the pH will be raised to values in the
8.5 to 9 range. In this range the life of the cancer cell is short,
being a matter of days at the most. The dead cancer cells are then
absorbed by the body fluids and eventually eliminated from the system." - Dr. Brewer, High pH Cancer Therapy With Cesium, page 5.
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Economical
cesium dietary supplements (cesium carbonate, cesium chloride) should
be available on the Internet. However, moderation is a virtue. Cesium
is ordinarily a trace mineral in the diet. Health Canada reports that some people have encountered problems with their consumption of large quantities of cesium salts when dealing with cancer.
While
it is well known that calcium needs vitamin D in order to be absorbed
and utilized, most people in northern climates tend to be deficient
in vitamin D, particularly in winter. Even in summer, recent advice
from the medical profession to avoid the sun and to block ultraviolet
light from reaching the skin through the use of sunscreens leads to
vitamin D deficiency. Better advice is to experience the sun in
moderation in all seasons. Stay out of the sun during the hottest part
of a summer day, but otherwise utilize the sunlight to maximize your
vitamin D production. Plus, consume vitamin D dietary supplements in all
seasons. There is evidence that vitamin D helps prevent cancer. A good source of vitamin D is fish oil. Fish oil also contains vitamin A, and there is evidence that vitamin A helps cure leukemia.
Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer, affecting children as
young as two or three years of age. Why not give your children a
spoonful of cod liver oil each day?
While
it is commonly understood that the body needs calcium to build
bones, what is not generally known is bones are a complex matrix of
many different minerals and if all the required minerals are not
present then strong bones cannot be built. There are at least 18 key
bone-building nutrients essential for optimum bone health. The
implication is that it is easier to destroy bone through excess acidity
in the body than it is to rebuild bone. Furthermore, as farm soils
become depleted of many trace minerals the foods grown on these soils
contain less and less of the required nutrients. At last count, the
human body requires 90 different nutrients for optimum health, and the
list is growing year by year. A good nutritional supplement is no longer optional.
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Healthy Joints
Magnesium
is a precursor to an important substance in the body called hyaluronic
acid. Hyaluronic acid levels in the body are higher in people whose
diet contains an abundance of magnesium. Hyaluronic acid is
necessary for connective tissue formation and helps maintain healthy
joints, prevent skin wrinkles, prevent hernias, and promote the
healing of wounds and surgical incisions.
An abundance of B vitamins is
also necessary for healthy joints. Absorption of B vitamins is
facilitated by beneficial bacteria in the intestines. Many drugs
interfere with these beneficial bacteria. For more information see
Dr. David Williams Alternatives October 2006. (Editor's note:
The use of niacinamide (the amide form of vitamin B3) to reverse
arthritis and joint pain, and rebuild damaged cartilage was
discovered by Dr. William Kaufman in the 1930's. Dr. Kaufman divided
the total daily dose into ten small doses to be taken periodically
through the waking hours in order to maintain a constant level of the
vitamin in the blood. For more information do an Internet search for
"niacinamide arthritis kaufman".) Niacinamide supplementation may
also help prevent type 1 diabetes.
Dietary supplementation with DMG (Dimethylglycine)
improves oxygen utilization throughout the body, and is particularly
useful in areas such as joints which receive little oxygen. People
with many different joint problems are found to respond favorably to
DMG.
Dietary supplementation with SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine) and B vitamins (folic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12) helps reduce pain and inflammation while rebuilding cartilage.
This combination of B vitamins, DMG, and SAMe works magic in many areas of the body, helping to prevent cancer and metastases,
heal the arteries, cleanse the liver, strengthen the immune system,
reverse the damaging effects of aging and much more. Many people
may already have sufficient DMG and SAMe in their body, with their
utilization hindered only by insufficient B vitamins (folic acid,
vitamin B6, and vitamin B12). We would suggest starting with B vitamin
supplementation, followed if needed by DMG supplementation because it
is inexpensive. Some of the DMG will be converted by the body into
SAMe. Save the more costly SAMe supplementation for last and only if
necessary. Diagram of the metabolic pathways.
Folic
acid is the synthetic form of folate. Folate gets its name from the
Latin word "folium" because it is found in leafy greens (foliage),
which are also a good source of magnesium.
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Charlotte
Gerson reports that individuals following the Gerson Therapy have
had good results with collagen diseases such as Lupus, Rheumatoid
Arthritis, and Scleroderma. See Healing the Gerson Way, pages 80 - 83. Earthing
helps remove autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. People with
osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis have reported considerable
benefit from Earthing. Alkaline mineral supplementation decreased pain
in rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Linus Pauling and Dr. Matthias Rath
recommend vitamin C plus the amino acids lysine and proline for
healthy collagen
(connective tissue, cartilage). A high blood level of vitamin D
helps both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Here is a
coherent program to deal with arthritis.
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3. Supplement your diet with freshly made fruit and vegetable juices.
As a treatment for cancer, some doctors recommend one 8 oz glass per
hour for every waking hour of the day. We could never eat the amount of
nutrition we drink with these juices.
4. Learn and practice Transcendental Meditation (TM).
TM is a non-dietary way to increase the alkalinity of your body. TM
gives a level of rest twice as deep as sleep and is an effective
antidote to stress. Stress is insidious because it affects us 24 hours
each day. Stress causes the heart to beat too fast, the muscles to be
too tense, the entire metabolism to be too fast. Metabolic waste
products are acids (lactic acid, uric acid, etc.), which is one reason
why dissolving stress increases the alkalinity of the body. The
effectiveness of TM is evidenced by a 53% reduction in overall health
care costs and a 55% reduction in cancer (Psychosomatic Medicine 49 (1987): 493-507, American Journal of Managed Care Volume 3, Number 1, (1997): 135-144).
| Hi Alkalize For Health, Wow what a great site, thank you. I must tell you why I was so impressed. When I was given less than a year to live in 1993, I read a lot about Max Gerson (I visited his clinic in Mexico last year) but more importantly I started on a diet to alkalize my body and get the pH at 7.4 or slightly alkaline. Every day for the past 6 years I start out by drinking 5 glasses of raw vegetable juice, which even tastes great these days. Surprise surprise, no more cancer AND no more arthritis (formally diagnosed in 1992), no more cholesterol, sinus, blood pressure. My doctor says I'm just lucky...mmmm!!! Kind regards Ross Taylor ASM Immediate Past President, Cancer Support Association of Western Australia Inc. Telephone (61) 08.9268.2560 Hand Phone:(61) 0412.446.512 (Editor's note: In 1998 Ross Taylor wrote a small book called "Living simply with Cancer" with the support of Olivia Newton-John to raise money for cancer support charities. They've raised A$375,000 so far. In the book they talk about alkaline vs. acidic diet, fresh juices, dietary supplementation, meditation and other approaches to healing yourself. You can read about it at www.lifeforce.com.au). |
The above 4 ways to increase the alkalinity of your body should be
effective for most people. If you have difficulty becoming alkaline,
here are eight more ways for you to try.
5.
As people age, the digestive system weakens. The result can be
nutritional deficiencies in the body, even when the diet is adequate.
It is not just what you eat, but what you absorb that is important.
Chew each bite of food until it is liquid before swallowing. Smaller
meals are easier to digest. To improve your digestion, it may be
helpful to take supplementary hydrochloric acid (in the form of
"betaine hydrochloride"), digestive enzymes and bile with each meal.
Bromelain (the enzyme in fresh pineapple) and papain (the enzyme found
in fresh papaya) are very helpful. We suggest eating fresh pineapple
and papaya regularly.
Also,
as people age and dental health declines it becomes more difficult to
eat salads. This is significant because for good health as much as
half of your diet should be eaten raw. Our solution is to put raw
fruits or vegetables in a blender or VitaMix, cover them with water
and blend them to create a delicious fruit smoothie or "veggie shake".
The
first thing you eat at each meal should be a tablespoon of
sauerkraut or some juice from sauerkraut. Sauerkraut is a natural
probiotic that introduces beneficial healing flora into the digestive
tract. Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride
finds a connection between a healthy gut and many different
diseases. Learn on the Internet how to make your own sauerkraut. Buy
non-pasteurized sauerkraut from the refrigerated section of your
supermarket.
6.
Bypass your digestive system by adding minerals to your bath or foot
bath or rubbing them on your skin. Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate)
can be added to your bath or foot bath. Magnesium chloride brine from
seawater, called "magnesium oil" (8 oz spray, 64 oz bottle)
can be added to your bath or rubbed on your skin. If you have a
problem with muscle cramps, try rubbing magnesium oil on the skin over
the cramped muscle, or drink some milk of magnesia, or both. Iodine
is another important anti-cancer nutrient that will be absorbed
through the skin. DMSO is a natural solvent that the body uses as a
nutrient. DMSO when rubbed on the skin will carry other nutrients into
the body. Another way to bypass the digestive system is sublingual
absorption of nutrients. Sublingual vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin)
tablets, for example, are the best way to absorb this nutrient.
Vegetarians and the elderly should supplement with vitamin B12 daily.
Vitamin B12 is needed for a healthy nervous system. Many health
problems experienced by the elderly are actually due to vitamin B12
deficiency. Vitamin D is made by the skin when exposed to sunlight or
special ultraviolet B lamps 1, 2. Perhaps the best antioxidant is Earthing. Add exercise (rebounding, yoga asanas, daily walk), meditation, hyperthermia, a comfortable breathing exercise (pranayama), and the squat toilet, and you find that about half of our 8 step anti-cancer program does not involve the digestive system.
Many
people have difficulty absorbing fats, and as a result do not absorb
vitamin D from supplements very well. This includes those with Crohn's
disease, inflammatory bowel disease, cystic fibrosis, and Celiac
disease (Sprue). About 10% of the population may have Celiac disease.
For all these people, an ultraviolet B lamp may be the best way to get
vitamin D. In fact, for the entire population Vitamin D from sunlight
or a UVB lamp is superior to vitamin D from supplements. Vitamin D
made by the skin in response to UVB light contains many variations of
the vitamin whose value to health is not fully known at this time. For
some reason, vitamin D made by the skin lasts twice as long in the
body as vitamin D from supplements. The skin can make 10,000 to 20,000
IU of vitamin D daily, yet the skin will not make more vitamin D than
you need, so there is no possibility of an overdose. Since vitamin D
controls the absorption and utilization of calcium in the body, having
a high level of vitamin D in the blood may be necessary to increase
your alkalinity. To prevent skin cancer from UVB light, the main thing
is to avoid sun burn. If your skin turns pink a few minutes or hours
after exposure to sunlight or UVB light, do not expose your skin again
until it has healed. UVB light does not penetrate window glass. The
UVB light must fall directly onto the skin.
7.
Blood is a colloidal solution. The overall negative electrical
charge (called zeta potential) in the blood is what keeps the cells
and nutrients in suspension (like charges repel each other). When the
negative electrical charge becomes weak, then particles in blood
tend to clump together and fall out of solution. Plaques form on
artery walls, in the brain and other places. The blood loses its
capacity to carry nutrients. The value of the nutrients you consume is
lost if the blood cannot transport them. About half the population
has badly sludged blood (the cells have coagulated), and most of the
remainder have some degree of sludging. Everyone needs to learn how to
maximize their zeta potential and the nutrient carrying capacity of
their blood.
One
lab found that best results in reducing intravascular coagulation
were obtained by drinking 8 glasses per day of reverse osmosis
filtered water with a mix of potassium citrate and potassium
bicarbonate added sufficient to raise the pH of the water to 8.0 to
8.4. The minerals MUST be taken with the water in order to be
effective, because dehydration
is also a factor. Potassium works better than sodium to reduce
intravascular coagulation, in fact too much sodium in the diet is part
of the problem. The lab recommends that everyone replace table salt
with a mixture of 60% potassium chloride and 40% sodium chloride to
better reflect the potassium/sodium balance found in foods.
The recommendations of this lab are remarkably similar to Dr.
Gerson's cancer therapy which includes drinking one glass of freshly
made fruit or vegetable juice (high in potassium) each waking hour of
the day supplemented with a 10% potassium solution. This suggests that
Dr. Gerson's therapy strengthens the nutrient carrying capacity of
the blood.
To
increase your zeta potential you must avoid aluminum. Aluminum is
used in water treatment plants to cause materials to settle out of
solution. It does this by reducing the zeta potential. In your body
aluminum does the same thing. Aluminum is found in municipally
treated water, cooking utensils, vaccinations, non-clumping salt,
baking powder, anti-perspirants, antacids, drugs (read the label
carefully), soft drinks and other canned goods where the plastic
liner has cracked during sealing, and in other unexpected places. A
reverse osmosis water filter can remove aluminum from your drinking
water. Malic acid removes aluminum from the body. Malic acid is found
in apples and apple cider vinegar.
Sodium
and calcium decrease zeta potential. Potassium increases zeta
potential. The form of potassium that has maximum effect on zeta
potential is called potassium citrate. Potassium citrate is available on the Internet. You can read more about zeta potential here. (Editor's note:
Citric acid combines with alkaline minerals to form citrate. Citric
acid is commonly found in citrus fruits and their juices. The "citric
acid cycle" is key to the metabolism of oxygen in your body. Search
the Internet for more information.)
It has also been found that Earthing
will increase zeta potential. In one study, 40 minutes of Earthing
produced an average 270% increase in zeta potential. The surface of
the earth has a negative electrical charge and will provide the body
with limitless negatively charged electrons so long as the body is
grounded to the earth. Earthing is the ultimate anti-inflammatory and
anti-oxidant. We feel that everyone would benefit from Earthing. Much
disease would be prevented and vastly improved health would be enjoyed
by all. Let your pets sleep on a grounded surface.
8.
Proper kidney function is essential to good health. All nutrients in
the blood are filtered out by the kidneys. Then only nutrients the
body wants are re-admitted to the blood through the kidney membrane.
This way the body needs to know only what it requires.
Proper
functioning of the kidney membrane is needed for nutrients to be
available to the body. "The fine filter systems in the kidneys consist
of extremely thin lipoid membranes which contain unsaturated fats
existing there because, as filters, their surface activity is
essential." - Budwig page 16.
Kidneys
are damaged by the standard American diet which contains an
abundance of unhealthy fats and oils such as hydrogenated oils, oils
heated to high temperature, rancid oils, and most of the modern
vegetable oils. Particularly helpful to healthy kidney function are
coconut oil and flax oil. See our page on healthy fats and oils.
Omega
3 essential oil available from flax oil and ground flax seeds is
probably the most common dietary deficiency today, and this
unsaturated oil is required for proper kidney function. In fact, Dr. Johanna Budwig had good success treating cancer patients with a mixture of flax oil and quark (a kind of cottage cheese).
Also required for proper kidney function is drinking lots of water or fresh juices.
9.
A nutrient called DMG (Dimethylglycine) together with supplemental B
vitamins (folic acid, B6 and B12) improves oxygen utilization within
cells which reduces lactic acid formation, thereby increasing the
alkalinity of the body. Supplementing the diet with DMG and B vitamins
yields many health benefits including cancer prevention, inhibition of cancer metastases,
improved heart health, increased energy, improved oxygenation of the
tissues, improved mental functioning, and prevention of many of the
damaging effects of aging. DMG and B vitamins are very economical and
we recommend this for everyone.
10.
There is an intestinal disorder known as celiac disease that disrupts
the ability to absorb calcium and vitamin D as well as other nutrients.
Many people with osteoporosis actually have celiac disease. Celiac
disease is the result of intolerance to the gluten in wheat, barley, spelt, kamut, oats and rye. Following a gluten-free diet
may improve both digestion and bone density. If you are having
difficulty increasing your alkalinity, you might try a gluten-free diet
for a few weeks or months to see if it helps. Gluten-free grains include rice (white, brown, wild), corn, millet, sorghum, teff, amaranth, quinoa, and buckwheat.
Genetic markers for gluten intolerance indicate that a significant
proportion of the population would benefit from a gluten free diet. Some
scientists suggest that Celiac disease is like an iceberg, with a
small percentage of the population showing clinical symptoms but
nearly everyone affected to some degree. Read The Dark Side of Wheat.
Humans
did not eat grains, legumes or dairy prior to the development of
farming about 10,000 years ago, and our DNA may be better adapted to a
Paleolithic or hunter-gatherer diet of fruits, vegetables, berries,
nuts, insects, seafood and meat. On the other hand, humans are
omnivorous and throughout the long history of humanity we have been
opportunists, eating what was available in order to survive. This has
not changed to this day. Though many of the foods we eat may not be
ideal, we do what we must do in order to survive. The present
population of earth would starve without farming. However, we could
make much better use of the food that is available, which is what we
explore on our sprouts page.
You can take almost any food and find toxic components. This is an argument for a varied diet and taking care of your liver which
has the job of dealing with toxic substances in the body. Perhaps
one day a completely non-toxic and totally nourishing food will be
found. It might even taste good. In the meantime we need to eat
something.
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The
most sensitive and specific blood test for gluten/gliadin
sensitivity that's presently available is called the tissue
transgluaminase (tTG) test. It's the one I've used since it became
available. Others include the endomysial antibodies (EMA) test
and the antigliadin antibodies (AGA) test. These two screening
techniques check for specific antibodies produced in the body
after ingesting grains. The EMA tests measures mostly
"short-lived" antibodies and the AGA test checks "longer-lived"
antibodies.
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Toxic Lectins
All
foods contain lectins. Most are safe, some are beneficial
and some are toxic. A toxic lectin is a protein that can damage
the cells lining the gut.
Foods
that contain toxic lectins include dairy products from cows (goat
dairy is safe), eggs, grains (wheat, rye, barley, oats), legumes
(including soy and peanuts), and nightshade plants (peppers,
tomatoes, potatoes). Since dairy, grains and legumes are missing
from the Paleolithic diet, this diet may be helpful for people
sensitive to toxic lectins. Or simply cut down on them by not
eating the high toxic lectin foods every day. White rice is virtually toxin-free and is also gluten free,
making it probably the best of the grains to eat on a daily
basis. Alternatively, you can eat starchy vegetables such as carrots,
squash and perhaps even potatoes.
Toxic lectins create a leaky gut
that admits to the bloodstream substances that should not enter.
The result can be the creation or aggravation of many health
problems and diseases. Toxic lectins cause red blood cells to
agglutinate (clump together), and can cause other cells throughout
the body to agglutinate. One common toxic lectin is wheat
germ agglutinin (WGA) found in whole wheat flour but not in white
flour.
Some people are sensitive and some are not.
A healthy immune system will react to small quantities of toxic
lectins by producing antibodies. Sensitivity to toxic lectins can
increase or decrease depending on diet, the presence of
infections, the use of drugs, and other factors. Sensitivity can
be determined through an elimination diet which begins with a
simple diet free of toxic lectins and foods are added one at a
time to see if there is a reaction.
Soaking
the seeds overnight and then throwing away the soak water removes
some of the lectins. Sprouting or cooking may reduce the
toxicity of lectins. Beneficial bacteria in fermented foods such
as sauerkraut and yoghurt work to repair the gut.
A useful table listing foods and their tendency to cause agglutination is found here.
Do an Internet search for "toxic lectins" to learn more.
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11.
Unhealthy intestinal bacteria and yeasts excrete lactic acid and other
organic acids that are absorbed by the body and turn the blood acidic.
This situation is often associated with inflamed and swollen
intestines that are less able to absorb nutrients. People who are
unable to alkalize their body using steps one to four above may be
helped by the Specific Carbohydrate Diet
that denies unhealthy intestinal flora and fauna the undigested
carbohydrates that they eat. The Specific Carbohydrate Diet is explained
in the book Breaking the Vicious Cycle by Elaine Gottschall.
12.
Populations of bacteria, fungi, etc. may be thriving throughout your
body without causing acute disease, yet producing inflammation and
copious acid waste products. These stealth infections
may underlie a variety of degenerative conditions. Bacteria are found
in arthritic joints, arterial plaque, and many other places. Reducing
these populations by strengthening your immune system, hyperthermia, exercise, meditation, electro-medicine and other means can help alkalize your body and free up immune system resources to fight cancer.
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Osteoporosis Drugs Backfire
Women
taking bisphosphonate osteoporosis drugs (such as Fosamax) for over
five years are experiencing severe fractures with little or no
provocation. Since these drugs accumulate in the bones, even stopping
taking the drugs will not prevent problems from occurring in
millions of women.
These
drugs interfere with the natural process of bone destruction and
rebuilding. During weight bearing exercise, tiny cracks appear in the
bone. The natural process of bone repair involves dissolving the
damaged bone and rebuilding it stronger than before.
By
preventing the destruction of bone, the drugs produce an increase in
bone density at the expense of non-repair of cracks. In time the
cracks accumulate, eventually resulting in fractures with little or
no provocation.
- New England Journal of Medicine, March 20, 2008, Volume 358:1304-1306.
- Journal of Bone Joint Surgery, 2007 Mar;89(3):349-53. - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2005 Vol. 90, No. 3 1294-1301 (For more information see all the citations at the end of this article). |
Quotes and Recommended Reading
"For
instance, the salivary amylase ( ptyalin ) or starch-splitting enzyme
of the mouth is active only in an alkaline media and is destroyed by a
mild acid." - A Complete Handbook of Nature Cure, Chapter 15. You can download this 265 page book for free
"Amylase starts the digestion of starch... It has a pH optima of 7.4." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saliva
"Carbohydrates require an alkaline environment for best enzymatic action. A good alkaline environment is the mouth." - Enzymes & Enzyme Therapy, Anthony J. Chichoke, D.C., Keats Publishing, Inc., New Canaan, Connecticut, 1994, page 17.
"Diet,
evolution and aging - The pathophysiologic effects of the
post-agricultural inversion of the potassium-to-sodium and
base-to-chloride ratios in the human diet." - Eur J Nutr 40:200-213 (2001)
"We argue that any level of acidosis may be unacceptable from an
evolutionary perspective, and indeed, that a low-grade metabolic
alkalosis may be the optimal acid-base state for humans."
| Paleolithic Diet | Modern Diet | |
| Potassium | 10,900 mg | 3,100 mg |
| Sodium | 670 mg | 2,300 - 6,900 mg |
"In
particular, food staples and food-processing procedures introduced
during the Neolithic and Industrial Periods have fundamentally altered
7 crucial nutritional characteristics of ancestral hominin diets: 1)
glycemic load, 2) fatty acid composition, 3) macronutrient
composition, 4) micronutrient density, 5) acid-base balance, 6)
sodium-potassium ratio, and 7) fiber content. The evolutionary collision
of our ancient genome with the nutritional qualities of recently
introduced foods may underlie many of the chronic diseases of Western
civilization." -
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article/divergence-paleolithic-diet-during-neolithic-and-industrial-periods-has-resulted-fundamental. Watch video "Origins and Evolution of the Western Diet: Health Implications for the 21st Century" by Dr. Loren Cordain, or read the article with the same title published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, February 2005, vol. 81 no. 2 341-354.
"Clinical research by Dr M T Morter (Arkansas, USA) has shown that if the anabolic urinary and salivary pH
(measured immediately upon awakening) is below 6.8, we can be
relatively certain that digestive support must be provided. Controlled
clinical studies by Dr Paul Yanick (Pasadena, USA) have confirmed Dr
Morter's findings and recorded that intracellular assimilation of
nutrients is significantly decreased when the anabolic pH is below 6.8.
However as both these researchers have shown, supplementing the diet with appropriate alkalizing agents was highly beneficial
in elevating the systemic pH by replenishing the alkaline mineral and
enzyme reserves." - Dr. Peter Bartlett, Using pH as a Measure of
Digestive Physiology. Available on the Internet at http://www.positivehealth.com/article/colon-health/using-ph-as-a-measure-of-digestive-physiology
"Specifically,
a tooth (which is primarily mineral in content) is in a constant
state of back-and-forth demineralization and remineralization between
the tooth and surrounding saliva... When the pH at the surface of the
tooth drops below 5.5, demineralization proceeds faster than
remineralization (meaning that there is a net loss of mineral
structure on the tooth's surface)." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_caries
"The calcium content of saliva doubled or even tripled when the diet contained adequate vitamin D from cod liver oil."
- http://www.westonaprice.org/cod-liver-oil/182-clo-number-one-superfood.html
- http://www.westonaprice.org/cod-liver-oil/182-clo-number-one-superfood.html
"Low
cancer areas were far more frequent in the sun belt. What was the
significance of sunlight with regard to cancer rates? Sunlight reacts
with cholesterol inside and on the surface of the skin to create
vitamin-D. Vitamin-D helps the body absorb calcium and plays a major
role in the body’s ability to use the calcium that is available." The Calcium Connection, Dr. Cedric Garland and Dr. Frank Garland, 1989, Forside, Simon and Shuster Inc.
"There are many research studies which allude to the fact that high phosphorus
and/or phosphoric acid (found in meat and soft drinks) pulls calcium
out of the bony structures (bones, teeth and nails) in the process of
digestion and assimilation. This has a disastrous effect on bone
density, leaving them porous and spongy. When calcium is pulled from
the bones, it is released through the kidneys, resulting in stone
formation (kidney stones) before it is excreted." The Greenleaves of Barley, Dr. Mary Ruth Swope, 1987, Swope Enterprises Inc., P.O. Box 62104, Phoenix, AZ 85082-2104 telephone 1-800-447-9772.
"What causes excess acid? The
principal cause of acidosis is the excessive consumption of protein,
which is usually metabolized "acidically" because of its sulphur
content. We strain the organism with a daily proton excess of 50-100
mmol with the usual mixed diet. A lack of physical activity (lack of
oxygen) also leads to an increased production of acid through
metabolic processes." - http://www.saeure-basen-forum.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=35
"Potassium
magnesium citrate is a combination available over the counter, which
is proving to be very beneficial in preventing kidney stones
and even a better option than the more commonly used potassium-only
formulations. In one study, it reduced the risk for kidney stone
recurrence by 85%." - University of Maryland Medical Center Editor's note: Vitamin B6 helps the body metabolize oxalates,
so you should get even better results by adding vitamin B6
supplementation. Phytic acid and oxalic acid are neutralized when seeds
are sprouted. Plus, dehydration is a factor. The kidneys work better when we drink more fluids.
"...bile
contains alkaline salts that are often absorbed to help maintain the
proper pH of the blood (which is slightly alkaline at 7.4). Since the
Standard American Diet emphasizes more meats and refined foods at the
expense of raw unrefined vegetables (resulting in acidic blood), the
absorption of alkaline salts from the gallbladder is required to help
bring the pH back into balance. When salts are removed from the bile,
it becomes thicker. In turn, thicker bile makes the removal of
cholesterol from the gallbladder more difficult - leading to the
formation of gallstones." - Dr. David Williams, Alternatives newsletter, June 2006.
"If we called gout uric acid arthritis
would we get better treatment?...Gout has long been known as a build
up of uric acid. This leads to uric acid being deposited in and around
the joints as mono sodium urate (MSU) crystals. Hence, gout's other
name - crystal arthritis, or crystal-induced arthritis." - http://www.goutpal.com/uric-acid-arthritis.html
"Reduced zeta potential can manifest as symptoms of degenerative disease like osteoporosis.
The cause is not calcium intake. The cause is reduced carrying
capacity, which destroys the blood's ability to carry minerals in
suspension to bone." - http://www.luminet.net/~wenonah/info/colloid.htm
"The problem for those with high blood pressure
isn't sodium, it's a lack of balance between sodium and potassium
levels. More than 25 separate studies show how increasing potassium
intake (without decreasing the sodium) is an effective way to lower
blood pressure. One of those studies demonstrated that with just one
daily serving of a potassium-rich food the risk of death by stroke may be cut by as much as half." - Robert C. Atkins, M.D.
"Magnesium
and calcium work together to control muscle action, though calcium
becomes increasingly toxic in the face of any kind of magnesium
deficiency. Calcium tightens the muscles; magnesium relaxes the
muscles. With insufficient magnesium the muscles stay tense and
through the years may cause a cramp in the muscle. This could happen
when you have too much calcium or too little magnesium. Too much
calcium causes the heart to go into a spasm and this can cause a heart attack." - Mark Sircus Ac., OMD. See our healthy heart page.
"While
growing numbers of cardiologists are recommending fish oil and
coenzyme Q10, virtually no one emphasizes the critical importance of
magnesium. The result is that startling numbers of aging Americans
suffer the lethal consequences of magnesium deficiency." - Life Extension Magazine
"Manipulation
of the extracellular and/or intracellular pH of tumors may have
considerable potential in cancer therapy...The degree to which pH is
depressed in tumors—as mirrored by their lactate levels—tends to
correlate with prognosis; i.e., the more acidic tumors are associated with poorer outcome.
In part, this phenomenon may reflect the fact that tumor acidity is
serving as a marker for HIF-1 activation, which works in a variety of
complementary ways to boost tumor capacity for invasion, metastasis,
angiogenesis, and chemoresistance. However, there is increasing
evidence that extracellular acidity per se contributes to the aggressiveness of cancer cells, boosting extracellular proteolytic activities, expression of pro-angiogenic factors, and metastatic capacity." - Manipulating Tumor Acidification as a Cancer Treatment Strategy, Mark F. McCarty, BA and Julian Whitaker, MD.
"Magnetic
resonance spectroscopy (MRS) has shown that the pH of MCF-7 human
breast cancer xenografts can be effectively and significantly raised
with sodium bicarbonate in drinking water." - Enhancement of chemotherapy by manipulation of tumour pH.
"Bicarbonate Increases Tumor pH and Inhibits Spontaneous Metastases", Cancer Res 2009;69:2260-2268. Published OnlineFirst March 10, 2009.
"When you drink alkaline water, you are drinking water with excess oxygen, not in the form of O2,
but in the form of OH- which is very stable because it is mated with
positively ionized alkaline minerals. Two of these hydroxyl ions can
form a water molecule (H2O) and give out one oxygen atom. The
alkaline mineral is used to detoxify poisonous acid compounds and when
that happens the hydroxyl ion is freed to supply excess oxygen to the
cells to prevent the development of cancer," Reverse Aging, Sang Whang, 1990, Siloam Enterprise, Inc., 560 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, page 51.
"The
human body functions best when our blood is slightly alkaline. We make
acid as a natural by-product of metabolism, but we make no alkaline.
We must therefore get alkalinizing minerals from our diets." - Cancer Battle Plan Sourcebook, Dr. Dave Frahm, 2000, Penguin Putnam Inc., New York, page 147.
"At
the Tree of Life, a clinical study of more than a thousand people
found that those who were healthiest had a venous blood pH of
approximately 7.46 - distinctly more alkaline than the traditional
teaching of 7.35 as a healthy blood pH. Research done at UCLA by Dr.
Watson produced similar findings; in a study of more than three hundred
people, the venous blood pH associated with healthiest brain and
emotional functioning was 7.46." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D. in The pH Miracle by Robert O. Young, PhD and Shelley Redford Young page xiv.
"The
fall in carbon dioxide output (during practice of TM) has another
effect: that of causing a tendency for the reaction of the blood to
change from acidity towards alkalinity. This has in turn widespread
effects upon the chemistry of the blood, all of which are beneficial to
the entire system," Science of Being and Art of Living, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 1967, International SRM Publications, page 197.
"Any
stressor that the mind or body interprets and internalizes as too much
to deal with, leaves an acid residue. Even a mild stressor can cause a
partial or total acid-forming reaction," Alkalize or Die, Dr. Theodore A. Baroody, Jr., 1993, Eclectic Press, Waynesville, NC 28786, page 157.
"Adjusting
a cancer victim's pH is an absolute must at the start of any
treatment, whether orthodox or wholistic (non-toxic). I consider it a
gross oversight that this major modality has been ignored for so long.
Could it have been overlooked because the cost is only about five cents
a day?" What I Would Do If I Had Cancer Again, Carson E. Pierce, N.D., 1996, page 89.
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This Vedic text is over a thousand of years old:
KRISHNADAS AYURVEDA SERIES : 27
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Vagbhata's
ASHTANGA HRIDAYAM
Alkali
of strong potency should be used in diseases arising from anila
(vata), slesma (kapha), medas (fat), arbuda (cancerous growth) and
such others which are very difficult to cure, alkali of medium
potency shall do in those diseases when they are of moderate strength
(not very difficult to cure). - Volume 1, page 346
(Note:
When you take the ashes of a wood fire, soak them in water, filter
the ash from the water and then evaporate the water, a fine white
powder remains. This white powder is called "pot ash" and is mainly
potassium carbonate. Following the instructions offered in Vagbhata's
Ashtanga Hridayam for making an "alkali" the resulting mixture
should have four or five times as much potassium as calcium. This is a
healthy ratio. - Editor, Alkalize For Health)
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Fourth Phase of Water
It is generally understood that water has three phases - solid (ice), liquid, and gas (vapor). However, it has been known for more than a hundred years that there is a fourth phase of water. The fourth phase is a highly ordered, coherent, gel-like, liquid crystal. This fourth phase of water used to be thought of as a relatively thin boundary layer adjacent to proteins and other structures. However, the liquid crystal layer gets thicker with higher pH, and experiments have demonstrated the liquid crystalline layer extending to a meter or more.
The liquid crystal phase of water has a negative electrical charge,
and acts as a battery with current flowing between the liquid crystal
and neighboring substances. Sources of energy that water can use to
order itself into liquid crystal include sunlight and Earthing.
"Emerging evidence suggests that cancer cells are more oxidized
relative to normal; they do not have enough electrons. This is
consistent with other indications that cancer is a redox disease, a
state of electronic imbalance. Rational therapy and prevention should
start from here." - Dr. Mae-Wan Ho
Dr. Gerald Pollack says, "Negative charge is critical for building
the structure." Of course, alkaline (OH-) has a negative charge and
acid (H+) has a positive charge, so we can see a connection between
negative charge, alkalinity and the formation of liquid crystal
water.
Liquid crystal water is highly significant to living organisms. “It
turns out that liquid crystalline water and sunlight are practically all
we need for energy and life. Just add sunlight for energy and life.”
- Dr. Mae-Wan Ho.
Bulk (disorderly) water is not affected by weak electromagnetic
fields, but liquid crystal water is highly resonant with a wide range
of electromagnetic frequencies (light).
“The usual denial that very weak electromagnetic fields have any
effect is based on the argument that the energies in these fields are
‘below the thermal threshold’ of random motions of molecules, which
will certainly swamp out the signals. But coherently vibrating
molecules, far from swamping out the weak signals, will sum up their
response to the weak signal, and hence result in a substantial
effect. To use another analogy that engineers understand, the
organism is like an exquisitely tuned receiver (and emitter) for EMFs
over the widest possible range of frequencies. By half-accident, we
found that all living organisms—especially those that are most
actively moving around—look like a dynamic liquid crystal display in
all the colors of the rainbow.” - Dr. Mae-Wan Ho.
“The three phases of water that everybody knows about in the textbook
just don’t do it. In fact, it’s a 100-year-old idea that there’s a
fourth phase of water. This is not an original idea. Though the
concept of a liquid crystalline, or gel-like, phase of water has been
around for some time, the generally accepted view is that this kind
of water is only two or three molecular layers thick. And what we
found in our experiments is that it’s not two or three layers, but
two or three million layers. In other words, it’s the dominant
feature.” - Dr. Gerald Pollack.
“Turns out that the thickness depends on the pH. If you increase the
pH, we found that this region gets thicker. It also gets thicker with
time. So if you wait long enough, and if you have the right
conditions, and maybe enough light beating down on it, you could
conceivably get a very thick layer." - Dr. Gerald Pollack.
"The water inside your cells is absolutely critical for your health.
If you have a pathology of an organ, it's not only the proteins
inside that organ that are not working, but also the water inside
that organ. That near-protein water is not ordered in the way it
should be. So what you want to do is reestablish a kind of ordering."
- Dr. Gerald Pollack.
For more information see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Article number 4 makes the connection between liquid
crystalline water inside the cell and the cellular preference for
potassium over sodium, which is key to cellular health and cancer
prevention.
Pollack, Gerald, Cells, Gels and the Engines of Life, Ebner and Sons Publishers, 2001.
Pollack, Gerald, Water and the Cell, Springer, 2010.
Ho, Mae-Wan, The Rainbow and the Worm: The Physics of Organisms, World Scientific Publishing Company, 2008.
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Eight Steps to Beating Cancer
This
page tells the story of alkalinity - how to measure alkalinity and
how to enhance alkalinity. It is not enough to just swallow a lot of
calcium pills or sodium bicarbonate. Eating the wrong alkaline
minerals may make you temporarily alkaline, but will not make you
healthy. There are FOUR alkaline minerals that the body requires in an
appropriate balance, and the minerals deficient in most people are
potassium and magnesium. Potassium and magnesium are available in
abundance in fruits, vegetables and their juices. The best potassium
supplement seems to be potassium bicarbonate. There are several
magnesium supplements available, including tablets of potassium
magnesium citrate, as well as liquid magnesium chloride that can be
rubbed on the skin.
The
simple saliva pH test you have just learned can help ensure long life
and perfect health for you and your family. Be sure to obtain some pH
paper and always have it on hand so you can check your saliva pH from
time to time. Teach your children how to do this test. Share this
information with your friends. Later in this web site we will examine
another test using a device called a "refractometer".
The refractometer provides a simple way to measure the nutritional
value of food. Would you believe that sick food creates sick people?
More on this later.
Now
let's move on to an overview of 8 things you can do to prevent or
remove cancer. As you will see, these same 8 steps will probably
prevent or remove most other degenerative diseases as well. By the time
you have learned how to deal effectively with cancer, you will have
created a firm basis for a life free from all degenerative disease. So,
to learn what else you can do let's move on to Cancer Self-Treatmen
