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Is it true that the foods and beverages you consume cause your blood to become

more alkaline or acidic?

Contrary to popular hype, the answer is: not to any significant degree.

The pH of your blood is tightly regulated by a complex system of buffers that are

continuously at work to maintain a range of 7.35 to 7.45, which is slightly more

alkaline than pure water.

If the pH of your blood falls below 7.35, the result is a condition called acidosis, a

state that leads to central nervous system depression. Severe acidosis - where blood

pH falls below 7.00 - can lead to a coma and even death.

If the pH of your blood rises above 7.45, the result is alkalosis. Severe alkalosis canalso lead to death, but through a different mechanism; alkalosis causes all of the

nerves in your body to become hypersensitive and over-excitable, often resulting in

muscle spasms, nervousness, and convulsions; it's usually the convulsions that cause

death in severe cases.

The bottom line is that if you're breathing and going about your daily activities, your

body is doing an adequate job of keeping your blood pH somewhere between 7.35 to

7.45, and the foods that you are eating are not causing any wild deviations of your

blood pH.

So what's up with all the hype about the need to alkalize your body? And what's to be

made of the claim that being too acidic can cause osteoporosis, kidney stones, and a

number of other undesirable health challenges?

As usual, the answers to such questions about human health can be found in

understanding basic principles of human physiology. So let's take a look at the

fundamentals of pH and how your body regulates the acid-alkaline balance of its

fluids on a moment-to-moment basis.

pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline a liquid is. With respect to your health, the

liquids involved are your body fluids, which can be categorized into two main groups:

1. Intracellular fluid, which is the fluid found in all of your cells. Intracellular fluid

is often called cytosol, and makes up about two-thirds of the total amount of

fluid in your body.

2. Extracellular fluid, which is the fluid found outside of your cells. Extracellular

fluids are further classified as one of two types:

Plasma, which is fluid that makes up your blood.

Interstitial fluid, which occupies all of the spaces that surround your

tissues. Interstitial fluid includes the fluids found in your eyes, lymphatic

system, joints, nervous system, and between the protective membranes

that surround your cardiovascular, respiratory, and abdominal cavities.

Your blood (plasma) needs to maintain a pH of 7.35 to 7.45 for your cells to function

properly. Why your cells require your blood to maintain a pH in this range to stay

healthy is beyond the scope of this article, but the most important reason is that all

of the proteins that work in your body have to maintain a specific geometric shape to

function, and the three-dimensional shapes of the proteins in your body are affected

by the tiniest changes in the pH of your body fluids.

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where you experience negative health consequences. Since your buffering systems

have to work all the time anyway to neutralize the acids that are formed from

everyday metabolic activities, it's in your best interest to follow a diet that doesn't

create unnecessary work for your buffering systems.

Acid and Alkaline-Forming Effects of Common Foods

Generally speaking, most vegetables and fruits have an alkaline-forming effect on

your body fluids.

Most grains, animal foods, and highly processed foods have an acid-forming effect on

your body fluids.

Your health is best served by a good mix of nutrient-dense, alkaline andacid-forming

foods; ideally, you want to eat more alkaline-forming foods than acid-forming foods

to have the net acid and alkaline-forming effects of your diet match the slightly

alkaline pH of your blood.

The following lists indicate which common foods have an alkaline-forming effect on

your body fluids, and which ones result in acid ash formation when they are digested

and assimilated into your system.

Foods that have a Moderate to Strong Alkaline-Forming

Effect

Watermelon

Lemons

Cantaloupe

Celery

Limes

Mango

Honeydew

Papaya

Parsley

Seaweed

Sweet, seedless grapes

Watercress

Asparagus

KiwiPears

Pineapple

Raisins

Vegetable juices

Apples

Apricots

Alfalfa sprouts

Avocados

Bananas

Garlic

Ginger

Peaches

NectarinesGrapefruit

Oranges

Most herbs

Peas

Lettuce

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Foods that have a Moderate to Strong Acid-Forming Effect

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If you're eating mainly grains, flour products, animal foods, and washing these foods

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Submitted by Margaret Mankiewicz, RN, BScN(Ed)

Kudos to you for explaining so well the importance of introducing more fruits and

vegetables as we nourish our bodies!

Of all the alkaline gurus out there, you have given the best explanation for the

non-medical person!

I am sending it to all my McDonald's Chompin' friends for them to digest mentally!

Thankyou once again!

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Acid & Alkaline balanceSubmitted by Silvana Schulz-Brown

I am always grateful to receive your newsletters which are packed with valuable

information in a digestible format. This article grabbed my attention in particular as

I have been drinking alkaline water for 2 years and have only just (with the help of

an ND) figured out that my candida / yeast overgrowth problems that I suffered for

the same length of time as the water intake was due to increasing my body's

alkaline level. I know that a lot of women suffer from candida and I urge them to

read this article and look at their diet to try and tackle this issue like I did. Thank

You!

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Acid & Alkaline balance

Submitted by J. Thurston

your candida problem*is the result of depleted levels of magnesium and

potassium which occur whenever substances are taken into the body that

increase alkalinity. the Mayo Clinic commented on this very thing some time

ago in connection to successful (non-mainstream) alternative therapies such as

cesium chloride and cesium carbonate for cancer treatment as cancer cells

begin to die within 6-8 hours when pH is raised to 8.0. proponents of

alkalinated water products rarely if ever mention this little known fact*.

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OMG Candida!

Submitted by Anonymous

OMG, thank you for this statement. I find it quite interesting that you

attribute candida to a magnesium and potassium deficiency. I was

diagnosed with bipolar 8 years ago and when first hospitalized and given the

diagnosis I had candida outgrowth on my legs and hands. Doctors, however,

did not know what it was and neither did I at the time. Every time I have

been hospitalized for the BP disorder, my potassium levels were low and it

was right before my cycle. Over the years I have struggled with the candida
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and the BP and have begun to eat more whole foods discovering that my

outbreaks are fewer except during the week before my cycle when my

progesterone is at its highest. Based on what you are saying, the

progesterone must be creating a more acidic environment??? Also, based on

what you are saying, my extreme mood swings could be a result of these

deficiencies?????

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Candida/BiPolar

Submitted by Lisa

Isn't it WONDERFUL to find out that much of our mood stuff is really

about food stuff. (pardon the pun!)

I just had to write you and say I'm glad that you made that connection.

Whoever you are, you made me smile today. With this information here

I've never felt more loved.

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Thank You!Submitted by Anonymous

You cannot imagine the connectin that has been made by reading that! You

simply cannnot imagine it, especially after looking up the possible side

effects of low potassium and magnesium, depression, delirium, and

psychosis! Eight years of my life I have been dealing with this diagnosis that

I believed to be incorrect. I lost everything in my life as a result of

this....lately since taking more supplements I have been feeling better.

Unbeknownst to me, which I discovered earlier this week, I was supposed to

be taking more than one of the magnesium pills and potassium pills. Every

time I am hospitalized I have this rash somewhere on my body and it is

right before my cycle starts. I have been arguing with doctors for years

saying it was hormonal or some sort of deficiency. Since beginning

hormones last month I was better but the depression and mood swings

would not go away, the psychosis was eliminated with the hormones. I am

now going to up my potassium and magnesium. I went to the ER last week

with chest pain and blood pressure spikes, only to return home and find out

that magnesium and potassium stopped the heart palps and the pains in my

legs and arms!

Thank You!!!

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Please be careful takingSubmitted by Helen Hammonds RN BSN

Please be careful taking supplements like Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium,

and especially Potassium. Try to get them from natural food sources. As

you noted...the taking of Potassium made some heart issues you were

having subside. The window of toxicity with these salts is very finite, and

very narrow. The same symptoms you were having with the chest pain

and muscular pain, were resolved this time with K+ and Mg, but too

much K+ will cause erratic heart rate, and even stop your heart. The

heart becomes irritable reacts to the "highs" and "lows" of all of the

above mentioned salts. They are referred to as your electrolyte balance.

I am not advising you to cease taking your supplements, just to be
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extremely careful.

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acknowledgement

Submitted by Support OmniTech

The information about the excessive intake of minerals like sodium,

potassium, magnesium and calcium has been of good help for me.

Me as a person who take these supplements was negligent about theside effects of them. This might have saved me from serious health

issues in the future. Getting these minerals from the daily diet is

going to me my priority.

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BP/low Potassium and Magnesium

Submitted by Talusan

You talked about years of low potassium and magnesium and was not

corrected then. I thought your doctor would correct it as soon as your

blood results were made and reviewed by your doctor and made some

corrections.

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PH and lymph

Submitted by ChemicalRefugee

I don't want to come off all "angry patient" or "over the top" here but

... ??what the??

- a doctor CORRECTING a thing found in your blood??? Anything??

Especially a thing that shows up as nutritional? A thing that theycan't cut out of you, irradiate, or drug?

HA! You live in a different world. Nearly all of them ignore anything

that can't be treated with a prescription pad, or by cutting you open.

Most doctors have been taught in school to believe that nutrition just

takes care of itself no matter what we eat (magical thinking).

Oh, they talk about a "balanced diet" in terms of "any balanced diet

will keep you healthy", but never tell anyone what they MEAN by the

term "balanced diet" (you can't pin them down as to what one would

be). They also usually have had less than 3 hours total time of

nutritional information in medical school (not CREDIT HOURS, actual

clock hours)

Most MDs know so little science they do not know how to tell what

sort of antibiotic is the right one to use for a given infection and they

NEVER check to even see if you HAVE an infection before whipping

out the pad (and they can't do even the most simple parts of their

own lab work, and do not own a microscope).

They also cannot tell you the symptom picture of ANY nutritional

problem (not even scurvy or pellagra), much less know what the long

term cumulative problems are from "sub clinical" nutritional problems

(ie, those that will not kill you outright, but will make you miserable

and slowly kill you).
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You have to teach yourself, and treat yourself. Yes this is dangerous.

No, it is not the way things out to be. Yes, doctors are SUPPOSED to

know this stuff and do it and help you. NO they will not do so. and

yes - many people in the general public lack the ability to do this at

all safely - and you STILL have to do it yourself, because the

alternative is getting no treatment at all - because THEY won't do it.

They act more like "talk therapy" shrinks - you wait an hour or so to

see them, and then they listen for 5 minutes and do nothing of nay

worth.

Imagine that you went to a mechanic to get your car fixed, and that

they never REALLY fixed anything; but still charged you $150 just totalk to them for 5 minutes (after waiting for an hour to see them).

Imagine you mechanic never did any work on you car. Imagine that

they never once looked at your car and did not have even the most

simple equipment to do so.

This is a perfect parallel of going to see most MDs. When was the last

time you saw an MD with a microscope? Most of them know so little

biochemistry that if you take hard science in to them, they can't

follow it.

Try (for instance) taking the research into FMS/CFS (hard cold science

into : peroxunitrate, NO, dopamine levels and epigentics) to a

rheumotolgist or to your GP ... or try talking to an anesthesiologist or

a pain specialist about the Cytochrome P450 gene (two of the 50+enzyzmes controlled by this gene, handle 90% of our prescription

medications and also get rid of most pollution - and a huge number

of people do not have fully functional P450 pathways) (way over

25%, some racial groups more than others)

Give them any real science to look at in an appointment, and FIRST

they will be offended that you presume to know anything - then they

assume you are an idiot, and they will be angry that you are

informing them about ANYTHING from the wor4ld of science - instead

of begging and grovelling at their feet as a supplicant.

They will not react well at all and will be quite offended by the idea

that you KNOW anything (even about your own body and what it is

doing before your own eyes...things that you can SEE, like a rash, orthat you have a sore, or are bleeding - you get anger and ego, not

solutions.

Then they will look at you like you grew a second head and ignore

you, while trying to look like they are listening, and then take your

$150 to $500 dollars (the cost of your 5 minute appointment)and all

for doing nothing.

You get better information from reading PUBMED and talking to a

microbiologist

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pH and Cancer

Submitted by Judith Dew

The notion that what you eat and drink has no effect on your

body's pH is ludicrous. Anyone who has studied cancer knows

that monitoring your body's pH is one of the best ways to pre-

vent cancer. The Einstein of modern medicine, Dr. Emanuel

Revici, discovered that people with cancer have abnormal pH

levels in abnormal cycles. He was able to cure cancer by

administering therapeutic lipids and sterols to his patients

in order to correct their imbalance. Normally, the highly-
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acidic western diet is the culprit which creates abnormally

low (acidic) pH in the body that lowers the oxygen levels

in the cells. Without enough oxygen, the cells revert to a

primitive form of respiration - known as fermentation.

If a patient has had conventional treatments, their bodies'

pH can become too alkaline - as a result of the shock, and

the cancer cells traveling in their blood or lymph become

more aggressive. So, even though hyper acidity is the main

cause of cancer, hyper alkalinity can be a factor as well.

Good heavens, this is common knowledge. Please don't takethe lazy route to Heaven. Inform yourself. We need informed

people, or the cancer industry will go on killing us for

profit.

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Well said.....I am sick of

Submitted by Allycat

Well said.....I am sick of doctors who dismiss and prescribe

prescribe prescribe.

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However there are many other

Submitted by Kangen Water Advocate

However there are many other benefits of alkalized water vs alkalinzated

water, alkalized water is made alkaline without having to add minerals, as it

strips the acidity out of the water.

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i really appreciated your

Submitted by mala to

i really appreciated your article. it made me understand about acid and alkaline

balance but according to this article i have several questions for you. How can

body get too much acid? Does alkaline balance diet helps prevent cancer or

other diseases? if body has too much hydron ion where would they go? is it true

that no matter how much alkaline food we not the affect the pH balance?

To prevent cancer or reduce chances of having cancer should we eat foods that

have more alkaline?

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Fascinating, complex system

Submitted by Sam C.

I love your logical, science-based approach to every health topic as it's exactly how

I approach these issues as well. As a university student studying physiology, I just

learned all the information included in this article this past year and this is not only

a great, quick refresher but also helps me to use the information I've learned in a

different setting.

I had just come across a few websites advocating alkalizing supplements and
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alkaline-water and had been wondering about them, and low and behold, it's the

next topic you cover! I had assumed basically what you concluded: the body's pH is

barely altered from hour to hour and day to day, but by balancing the acid and

base levels in our body through the foods we eat we may be able to reduce the

amount of work/energy our buffering systems (the lungs and kidney which I

learned about) must use to keep our pH levels in check. The human body (or any

mammal's for that matter) is truly amazing!

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Acid/Alkaline-forming effects of Food...

Submitted by William Vincenti

Thank you for this very informative article and for not trying to sell your brand of

alkalizing supplement like pretty much the rest of the acid/alkaline cyberworld is up

to!

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I Agree


I agree this is an amazing article to educate people concerning their health and

it was very generous of you to offer the information without trying to push

products and sales on people.....Thanks!

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Your article on "Acid and Alkaline-Forming Effects of Food . ."

Submitted by Alicen Webb

As usual, your professional, factual and straight forward article makes it easy for lay

people to understand this very important aspect of our body and how it works to

keep us healthy.

Dr Kim, I have been reading your newsletter for some time now and the above

article really set my mind at ease about the Acid/Alkaline question. It is so easy for

a professional to frighten or confuse people who have less knowledge on a subject

- without making false statements even, but couching the information in such a

way as to alarm us. It is apparent that your goal is to inform and educate people so

that we are in a position to make informed decisions about how we treat our

bodies.

For that, and the work that you and Margaret do is much appreciated. I know that a

lot of your time is spent in writing these articles for us so I just wanted to be on

record to say a big THANK YOU!!

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Thanks for this article.

Submitted by Anita

Thanks for this article. This is the best way I have ever heard someone explained

this alkaline and acid forming effect. Thanks again.

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Acid and Alkaline Forming Effects

Submitted by Terri

This was a good article but I have a question. I have had 3 episodes of kidney

stones and have been told I have high levels of acid in my system. I drink a gal. of

water daily to keep my system flushed out and do not drink anything else but a

casual glass of milk occasionaly (once twice a month) I work hard at keeping the

acid foods down in my diet. I just learned even with this life habit I have another

kidney stone. It was found by accident when I had an x-ray from a car accident. It

is to alrge to pass and will have to be lasered. Do you have any suggestions.

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Acid/Alkaline forming effects

Submitted by Patsy Reynolds

Are you drinking well water? I had 13 stones during a two year period of

drinking well water. Am using only distilled now (but also take good minerals)

and have not been bothered with kidney stones for several years.

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acid alkaline balance


Hi,

you drink a gallon of water daily, what type of water?

Many types of water are acidic like some bottled and all distilled and R/O are

dead water and acidic in pH.

what is the makeup of your diet? most people eat more acidic foods than

alkaline. alkaline foods are simply vegetables and fruits, preferably raw.

pasteurized juices are not necessarily alkaline.

Highest acidity items include drugs, caffeine, sugar, artificial sweeteners,

grains-esp. white flour, processed foods, alcohol, fast foods, meat, dairy.

Acidity can also form through negative emotions-- anger, fear, worry, etcetera.

Acidity does not mean grapefruit, lemons, oranges--these are alkaline forming

in the body.

Ideally try to have 80% alkaline foods and 20% acidic in your diet. Try a

change and notice the results, allow for a detox period.

hope this helps, rachel........

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Kidney Stones

Submitted by Jen

If your kidney stones are calcium oxalate, and 80% are, you should drink juice

from a fresh squeezed lemon every day. My husband had chronic stones. He

would suffer two episondes a month and since jucing lemons everyday he

hasn't had one in over a year. The lemon can also help with your current stone.

So far so good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVjLdBwTVjM

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Kidney Stones

Submitted by Charla

I am an herbalist who also works with nutrition. I have assisted several people

who preferred no laser or surgery in dissolving kidney stones that were too

large to pass. The most dramatic was a friend with a 9mm stone. He began

taking a strong tea of Gravel Root (Queen of the Meadow ROOT not leaf) and

Hydrangea Root. In a few weeks the stone was 5mm. In a few more weeks it

was still 5mm but transparent and broken into several pieces. After some

months it was completely gone. All progress was monitored with ultrasound.

I also had him daily use umeboshi plum paste, a Japanese food that helps keepcalcium from being improperly deposited as stones. He used the tea for over 6

months and still uses the plum paste frequently several years later. If you eat

cooked greens or other cooked foods high in oxalic acid, it is important to use

some either umeboshi vinegar or apple cider vinegar on them so stones do not

form.

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Thank you

Submitted by Maggie

Awesome Charla, I don't have kidnney stone ,so far I'm very healhty, but Idon't know about the umeboshi paste, I saw it but never buy it , here is

very expensive ( fl )but i will start using it, to avoid any future problem,My

sister have a huge stone they did the operation but it was so big that she

still reamain the same as before the operation, I will tell her your opinion,

thanks a million.11

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kidney stones

Submitted by Tom

There is a supplement called Chanca Piedra by Amazon Therapeutix that

dissolves kidney stones rapidly. Not many health food stores have it, but if the

ones in your area don't you can order it online and have it overnighted to you.

It's very effective, I know a few people who've used it and had great success.

One person had 3 large stones too big to laser and were going to have to be

taken out by surgery on a Monday. She started taking Chanca Piedra on the

Friday before and when Monday rolled around and she went in for her surgery,

the kidney stones were all gone! Costs about $10 for a 1 oz bottle.

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Hi Terri, kidney stones areSubmitted by Jana

Hi Terri, kidney stones are formed from minerals in your diets. Kidney stones

are formed when the pH level of the urine is unusually high or low - and without

knowing your exact diet, I can only see the excessive consumption of water as

the cause. If you're a female 2.2 litres (about half a gallon) and 3.0 litres for

men are enough water and some of this comes in form of liquid in our food

(especially soups and fruit). If you drink a gallon a day on top, then your kidney

will be working to get rid of it as it upsets your electrolyte balance. Too much

water and not enough solutes (sugars and salts) creates a hypotonic

environment. This means water will be rushing into your body cells and cause

them to burst. Ergo, the kidneys are trying to re-establish balance by removing


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the water from the blood. A lack of solutes also causes a more acidic

environment in the urine (minerals are alkaline) and are a good sign that you

don't have enough minerals. I would recommend replacing the pure water with

more isotonic liquids, such as a water-juice mix (4:1 or 3:1 ratio), herbal teas

with a spoonful of honey etc. So instead of avoiding acidic foods, increase foods

with minerals!

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Food for good digestion


I found this to be true but, Why do some people eat healthy but seem to be craving

sweet deserts a lot? What kind of food can just wipe out the sweet tooth?

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I had an invelievable


I had an unbelievable craving for sugar and sweets. In fact, I had dessert as a

dinner a few days in the week. The only thing worked effectivley to stop that

was drinking "Thyme water". You need to add 1/4th of a glass to a glass of

water.

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sugar cravings


I may be wrong, but if you are craving sugar, this may point to a need for more

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Using Baking Soda to alkalise the body

Submitted by Diana Moore

We have been using a pinch of baking soda in our water. After we checked the p.h

we were shocked to find most bottled water and tap water is very acidic ..often

below 5. Adding just a pinch is enough to bring it to a ph7.

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Baking Soda/Akaline

Submitted by charleydan

Make sure your baking soda is aluminum free. Some say they are and others

say not a thing. Making me think they may have aluminum in them?

I am told one teaspoon a day is sufficient with out crossing the line. Yet, I agree

with this article one should not need a supplement.

May consider if they have a condition (cancer)that causes a very acidic

condition. This is also used to prevent Metastasize(spreading) of cancer by
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some chemo therapies.

Some alternative medical use this basic method to eliminate cancer in Italy(Dr.

Tullio Simoncini).

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Aluminum is not in baking SODA

Submitted by Charla

Aluminum is added to most baking POWDER. Baking SODA is pure sodium

bicarbonate. See Wikipedia for the differences between the two.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baking_powder

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fight radiation and cancer

Submitted by obsessed with health

Food grade baking soda has no aluminum. Check out chlorella its an

algae supper food bentonite clay to detox taking metals out of your body

eat a teaspoon daily moistened glass water before and after repeat for

five days then again monthly if you wish. ionic silver solution pure water

better than silver collodial. All of these work on a cellular level to assist

on body blood cleansing buy bulk in health stores.

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They are using bicarbonate in

Submitted by Helen Hammonds RN BSN

They are using bicarbonate in Italy, and elsewhere, and it is promising. It is

also effective according to released information. However, the bicarb isinhaled, and IV. I am wondering if the same effects can be achieved with

ingestion. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a treatment for cancer that has

NO side effects, and really works? Since my husband died of NHL, recently,

I try to keep up with EVERYTHING. I hope by keeping the "knowledge base",

that maybe I can keep it from happening t another loved one, perhaps.

There is also a young girl that has created some type of nanocell that

destroys cancer. Recent news. Not just one cancer--all cancer. Going to

research that, next.

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Make sure you are testing the


Make sure you are testing the water with an electronic PH meter. Sometimes the

water is SO PURE that strips or liquid drops cannot properly detect the PH and

will show it as far more acidic than it is. Adding the baking soda is simply

providing some contaminants to the water to make the PH strips or drops

function properly.

Even RO water PH is in the 6 range, so still acidic but not like what a PH strip or

drops will show.

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acid-alkaline balance


I believe that the foods and drinks we ingest CAN AND DO have a direct influence

on our pH. From my own experiences and from what I have read and studied a

regular, almost consistent ALKALINE pH (and it appears the ideal is a 7.365)

helps us to maintain health and wellness. I am a holistic practitioner (a

reflexologist) but am not a nutritionist or an M.D.

Personally I have been a vegetarian for 22 years. I have tried every form of

vegetarianism and tried being 100% raw on and off for years. I am not 100% raw

but i believe the energy level you feel and high nutritional benefits and enzyme

benefits are wonderful. I believe raw foods are good for everyone to add to their

daily routine however I think going 100% raw is too extreme for most people. Try

to consume 50% of your foods in a raw form and see how your energy level feels.

One or two days of consuming lots of acid forming foods is not going to ruin your

life. Consistently consuming stimulating foods and drinks, those labeled highly

acid-forming, is what creates the problem(s). Most Americans consume MOST of

their calories from acid forming foods, and instead we should concentrate on

consuming 80% alkaline forming foods and only 20% acidic forming; thats' the key

to balance.

In addition negative emotions are highly acid forming such as anger, fear, worry,

hatred, jealousy, resentment, and so on. Its' not just becoming alkaline by eating

well and getting fresh air, sunshine and exercise.A regular, consistent acidic pH shows that your body is not working efficiently to

detoxify/eliminate acidic metabolic wastes. These wastes will build up and gradually

create symptoms like pain, arthritis, lumbago, loss of energy, insomnia, and so on.

As the acidity increases the symptoms get worse and can include becoming

chronic, and leading to diabetes, leukemia and even cancer.

Want to see if your food consumption CAN and will affect your acidity and energy

level? try a personal experiment. Buy some pH paper at the health food or

pharmacy. Test your pH a few times a day and see how it measures for each

experiment. Remember if you test your urine it will naturally measure more acidic

than your saliva.

For the first two to four weeks eat an extremely CLEAN diet-plenty of fresh raw

vegetables and fruits, good quality water, and stick to 50% raw and overall 80%

alkaline and 20% acid foods. Whatever is comfortable for your palate to have yetstick to the alkaline/acid 80/20 balance.

For the second two to four weeks consume a typical S.A.D.

diet. Have all of the white flour products, soda, sugar, alcohol, fast foods, meat,

dairy, coffee, cooked foods and pre-packaged foods you want. See how your

energy level and general health feel. See what happens to your pH testing.....

Yes I believe the food we eat and drink DOES make our pH go alkaline or acidic.

The Standard American Diet is maiming and killing American's and is the cause of

multiple symptoms and diseases. The only cure for anything is the removal of the

"cause" (prevention), this is the root of the problem. I believe over-acidity and an

over-acidic pH is the basis for most if not all symptoms and disease.

Among the foods I do consume I have lots of fresh raw vegetables and fruit and

love green salads and raw smoothies.

I do sell an alkaline-ionized water filtration system (the Alkal-Life) and I also do

drink water with a pH of 9 or 10. It helps me maintain a healthy alkaline pH in my

body and gives me clean water to drink and to cook with.

namaste', rachel

www.AmethystBiomat.com

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PH Balancing

Submitted by Clinton Hickman

I stumbled across PH balancing a couple of years ago while looking for information
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on my gum recession and tooth decay. I have had very positive effects from

following the guide lines to balancing my PH. I have just recently started

researching PH balancing again for the reason my Aunty is very sick with Cancer. I

came across your article and so far it has given me the best explanation on how

this PH balancing in our body works. Thank you very much I am going to forward

this info to my Aunty.

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Really good well written

Submitted by beryl

Really good well written article. nice to not be sold supplements. Good sound advice

thanks, Beryl

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too much acid

Submitted by Sonya

I read an article recently which said something along the lines of scientists have

known since the 1920s that cancer NEEDS acid to grow and spread through the

body , so too much acid in our system is bad in that it can contribute to this terrible

disease, and by consuming foods that can affect the alkaline balance in our bodies

we can help to prevent it.

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How to select foods for both hypothyroidism and osteoporosis

Submitted by Archannetta

There seem to be a large variety of foods to aid in bone building that will help with

osteoporosis. However, many of these same foods are antagonistic with

hypothyroidism. I would like help in choosing foods for both conditions. Can you

give me some suggestions?

Thank you.

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ph


Hi I had been suffer for a condition call IC (interstitial cystitis) and i had read a lot

on internet since the dr medicine didn't help I came on with many of the natural

medicine pages that one of the problems of my conditions is the unbalance of PH,

reading your article I got the big picture of everything I had been reading I was a

big fanactic of coca cola prodicts no wonder why my ph it is bad, everytime I got a

IC pain condition I felt that I had ulcer pain so. so I will try to start to balance my

ph. thanks for the information

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did ph balance help your ic

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I am curious about weather or not balancing you ph level helped with your IC. I

have recently been diagnosed with IC and I have a family member who has

been studying the effects of our PH level on our body. He has recomended that

I try HTZ water to bring my PH level up. Please let me know what results you

have had. Thank you.

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IC and PH balance with Baking Soda


I was Diagnosed with IC 12-2010 and have also had Hashimoto's thyroiditis

for 20 years. The IC DX was devastating but I have found some wonderful

doctors and great diet guidelines and a support group. I have done a lot of

research on IC and with instructions from doctors, was using the 1tsp

baking soda to 6oz spring water 1-2x daily to lower my PH balance, I do

have to say it works quite well.

However, If you are prone to High blood pressure it is not wise to take it that

often. I feel that once you start a well balanced diet, avoid the foods that

give flares, ie, foods high in acid, exercise be it yoga, walking or whatever

works for you, then you are on the road to healing. Now IC cannot be cured

but can be controlled. So, please speak with your MD about the baking soda

before adding it to your regimen.

Well wishes to all

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I also have IC and high blood

Submitted by Linda

I also have IC and high blood pressure problems. I have found taking 1/4

teaspoon three times a day does wonders and has not upped my blood

pressure. I have also found juicing greens (1 qt) daily also lowered my

blood pressure, the result being lowered medication. Juicing greens isvery alkalizing. Hope this helps someone.

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Acid/alkaline article

Submitted by Charles J. Lastrapes, D.O., ABFM

I thought that your article was well researched and very helpful to the general

public who are clueless about such things and easily misled.

A short discussion on the renal acid load might have been helpful to illustrate that

acid ash plant foods, such as grains, are only slightly so, compared to meat and

fish which may render ten fold more acid ash.

I find your website to be honest and very informative and I read your newsletter

regularly.

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alkalizing

Submitted by prema

i have great respect for you Dr. Kim......


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but in this situation i totally disagree with you as i have been alkalizing with not

only food but also drops and i feel better than ever and my entire body is running

better......

i have been vegetarian for 40 years and that was not the key......

plus there are tons of doctors that just disagree with you......

and actually you do imply here that alkalizing is good in order not to tax our own

systems....i go with your implication and not your actual suggestion.....

i still highly respect and appreciate you.....but my very own experience leads me to

believe that you need to look into this further.....

thank-you......

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Alkaline - Acid Foods

Submitted by Linda

Your article gave me an easy to understand view of the acid situation in the body. I

now understand the need for better balance. I will strive to maintain a better

balance. In the past I had kidney stone problems. The doctor only suggested lots of

water. However, I think implimenting less acid and more alkaline would be helpful.

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PH

Submitted by stu46

Hi The concern of acid/alkaline is of less importance, it's the lack of minerals in

our food and water, intensive farming has robbed our food of minerals, now

most people in US, are deficient in magnesium, iodine, Potassium and other

minerals, its hard to have a natural balanced diet, when the healthy veg and

fruits we are supposed to eat are deficient in essential nutrients, only seaweeds

and seafoods contain the minerals we need, but unfortunately also containmercury.

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Essential Details on Acid and Alkaline-Forming Effects of Food a


I was wondering if you had any comments on the whole "Ionized Watering

Systems" and the effects they claim they have. I'm not even considering

purchasing if it is true. What I am curious about is, can you cause alkalosis by

drinking a high alkaline? One of the demos suggests to drink water with a pH 9.0

and the only reason tap water is at 7.0 is not a health reason but to prevent

erosion of pipes and comparing it to what it is doing inside our bodies. I know what

you said in the article about our bodies having a buffer system. But, you also said

that you can make that buffer system work too hard and can cause negative health

effects. So, could drinking the higher pH be water be beneficial or drinking too

much be detrimental? Because what if your someone who doesn't eat right and not

enough fruits and vege's, could this help? What about those who do eat right?

Could it be harmful?

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Concerns re over simplifying the acid alkaline debate

Submitted by Janet

This is a very interesting article but I do have some concerns. From my study of

metabolic typing and functional medicine, it would appear that different body

types metabolize food differently. What causes an acidic ash in one type can

cause alkaline ash in another. Generally speaking those types classed as protein

types, who have a greater need of protein than carbohydrate types, are less

likely to have an acidic response when eating meat. I believe this maybe why

some people who go on an pH diet do not improve and why others do. We are

not all made the same way. "One man's meat is another man's poison" is so

true in more ways than one.

I would be interested to know what others think about this

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one man's meat is another's poison...

Submitted by Helen Hammonds RN BSN

In a way that is sort of true...Wouldn't be if all of us were active and health

conscious. But, the information given in this article--except for his opinion--

is sound. Our body does have the buffer system to de-acidize and take out

toxins, and strives to maintain our blood pH at 7.35-7.45...in the ways he

described. However, there has been too much research, and even a bicarb

cancer treatment that appears to contradict his opinion. Cancer cell seem to

die in an alkaline environment. If you are eating foods that alkalize, you are

lessening the production of acid, and therefore the stresses on your body to

do the same, and preventing long periods of acid exposure...my OPINION. I

have a client with a respiratory disorder that prevents him from blowing of

excessive CO2 with normal respiration, At night, or whenever taking a nap

he is on a ventilator. I am pointing this out, because if a vent can be

medically sound for acid reduction, why can't eating or adding bicarb???

There is no logic. The vent prevents acid, which prevents organ damage.

Eating alkaline prevents acid, which prevents organ damage, and possibly

even has the boon of stopping and/or curing cancer. My thoughts, and

opinion, with a touch of experience.

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Were you refering to body

Submitted by Linda

Were you refering to body type or blood type? A friend told me about eating

by blood type. When I read the book, the info on Type A fit me to a T. I'm

type A. I've never done well with dairy, sugar or too much meat.

When I maintain a mostly vegetarian diet, I feel great and weight gain is no

problem. The type A food list is

mostly vegetarian.

A food is listed as Beneficial, Neutral, or Avoid for each blood type.

The theory is that each blood type reacts differently to different foods. I see

a lot of similariities. Perhaps

meat consumption in type A leaves an acid ash but leaves an alkaline ash in

type O - meats are listed as beneficial for O type and listed as Avoid for type

A.

For me, the blood type eating list is so similar to the Alkaline food list. One

seems to confirm the other.

Linda

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Best explanation I've found


Best explanation I've found after a lot of searching!

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PH levels


'Not really' doesn't sound too convincing Dr. I found your article to be splitting

hairs, neither here nor there.

I heard the same statements made by Dieticians of Australia about alkaline/ acid -

the very organisation sponsored by two dairy companies. If the PH level is so

regulated then why don't we just go and eat whatever, knowing that our PH will

regulate itself forever.

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My take...

Submitted by bgormley

I think the article explained that very well. If we eat whatever, the buffering

systems can be taxed too much and cause problems. For example too much

calcium leached out of bones and teeth.

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As the article mentions, the

Submitted by SJ

As the article mentions, the pH scale is extremely coarse, with a lot of

variation even in 0.1 point. There is a big difference in enzyme activation,

urate solubility, etc, even between pH 7.35 and pH 7.45, both of which this

article considers healthy.

I think a good diet, etc, can maintain pH between 7.4 and 7.45, in which

range a gout attack never takes place (urate solubility declines rapidly as pH

drops)and many other problems are less likely to occur or develop more

slowly.

Oxalic acid is one of the strongest organic acid in the body and is present in

beer, corn, etc, when there is plenty of Mg, it remains in solution, but when

Mg and pH are low, Ca-oxalate (which is much less soluble) precipitates out.

The kidneys use glutamine, the most common free amino acid in blood to

regulate blood pH. Unfortunately, even moderate kidney damage results in

amino aciduria (long before there is proteinuria) and lower glutamate levels,

so that after a large acidic meal the da,aged kidneys will not have enoughglutamine to regulate well blood pH, especially if there is also vit B6

deficiency (required to transform glutamate in food to glutamine).

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Good idea that you...

Submitted by Henri

mentioned Vitamin B-6, SJ. I suspect that some people will need to

supplement with this amazing vitamin because of who-knows-why. B-6,


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from what I read, has more functions than any other vitamin. Really.

Ben, I kind of take issue with Gibran's idea that you quote: "Out of

suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the

most massive characters are seared with scars."

I think maybe you should modify this to say that there IS a point of

diminishing returns. People die from overstressed bodies and spirits

every day. But before they die, they just suffer like crazy. For my part, I

don't want to have a "massive character". Just a good enough character.

Joan of Arc had a "massive character" and was involuntarily cremated to

prove it. Just saying, Ben.

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Great comment regarding the

Submitted by JWils72

Great comment regarding the 'why don't we just throw dietary caution to the

wind implication'...something I considered as well. I think the distinction, for

me anyway, is that Dr. Kim qualified the overtone. It's relatively easy to garner

a fly by the seat of your pants approach, but I don't believe Dr. Kim mentioned

infinity with regard to the capacity of our internal buffering system. And, some

systems may be more downtrodden than others so there's quite a bit ofvariance and room for debate there as well. I liked your characterization of

splitting hairs...definitely a very interesting and thought-provoking topic. I'm

more on the side of our diets do, in fact, affect our blood pH, if for nothing else,

the innate efficiency of these buffering systems that Dr. Kim talks about are not

the same in all of us...there are many other health and lifestyle variables at

play.

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Clarification on the value of alkaline ionized water

Submitted by ChristinaDear Dr. Kim,

While I agree with the majority of your post, I cannot see how you can discount

alkaline ionized water from a pH water machine whle advocating alkaline-forming

fruits and vegetables since essentially they do the same thing for raising the pH

levels of the extracellular and interstitial fluids of the body.

Also, by the time the produce is picked, packaged, shipped, received, put on

shelves, brought home, and prepared it has lost much of its nutritional and pH

value, whereas soaking your fruits and vegetables in alkaline pH ionized water can

revive their pH level to their freshly-picked state and optimize the negative ORP

(oxygen reduction potential or antioxidant level).

Therefore, having a supply of alkaline ionized water on hand to supplement theplant-based diet you propose is extremely valuable. I have been a vegetarian for

four years and started drinking alkaline ionized water 7 months ago and am now

feeling better than ever before.

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It's important to note that, if you are looking into buying a water alkalizing

system for your home, that you purchase one that doesn't use electricity to

alkalize the water, as that can lead to health problems over the course of years

due to lack of minerals. There are many systems that alkalize the water

naturally by running the water through stones that contain minerals, thereby

allowing you to get your minerals via the stones that alkalize the water. Much

like what happens in nature!!! In addition, as you have recently become a

vegetarian, it is important to either grow your own fruits/veggies, so you can

monitor the mineral composition of your soil, or buy organic locally, preferably

from someone you know, because it's not only the travel time that diminishes

the nutrients in our fruits/veggies, although it does contribute, it is mostly due

to the soil they are grown in, the pesticides that are sprayed on them, and the

quality of the seed. Choose wisely!!! =)

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Acidosis


I do believe I experienced a case of acidosis earlier this year. This came after a

round of unhealthy eating throughout the holidays. The symptoms I experienced

were severe fatigue, slight jitters, teeth sensitivity, difficulty breathing as if I

couldn't catch my breath, anxiety, and a dental carie on a front tooth.

I drastically changed my eating habits, cut out all processed foods, and detoxed on

a raw food diet. All my symptoms went away including the dental carie! Now the

only issues I am still battling are indigestion (low HCL, bad bacteria in gut), joint

pain/aches in my knees and elbows, and sensitivity of 1 tooth when tapped with

my finger. I am praying for complete healing of my body as I am a 29 year old

female and at times I feel so much older.

Thank you for your helpful articles!

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Acidosis

Submitted by Jeanne82

I too am a 29 year old female that has been wondering what has been going on

with my body and making me feel at least twice as old as I am... have been

displaying signs of multiple autoimmune disorders since I was 15 and they have

gotten significantly worse since 2007... In the last 2 years I have experienced a

sinus infection that lasted for 9 months despite multiple rx's of antibiotics, 2

lung infections resulting in pleurisy, severe allergy symptoms, thinning hair and

fragile nails and teeth, chronic severe pain, depression, and fatigue... have

actually been forced to cut back on exercise because the muscles in my arms

and legs will "freeze up" and stay that way for up to 4 or 5 days... I also get

frequent headaches and migraines mostly due to nearly constant muscle

spasms in my neck... I could go on and on, LOL... I try to eat very balancedmeals if I feel like eating at all and I take a couple different kinds of

multivitamins in an effort to avoid having my muscles "freeze up" on me and

avoid getting sick but my problems continue anyway... This information has just

made my day!!! I have already started alkalizing my body with baking soda and

water and hopefully it will work quickly to start just making me feel better,

because it's such a drag to try to prepare healthy food when you are sick and

tired and in pain all the time... I just want to be happy and healthy and feel like

myself again... I also really hope that raising my PH balance reduces my allergy

symptoms because right now almost all fruits and veggies make my mouth and

throat itchy or give me hives... It's no fun eating my fave healthy foods when

all of a sudden I have miserable reactions to them... Good luck to all of you

who have decided to alkalize your bodies!!!
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hi


please try to alkaline your body Baking soda and honey hot water helps the

quickest and will help flush out acid and put your body back to an alkaline

state

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Your muscle problems are


Your muscle problems are probably due to magnesium depletion from all the

antibiotics, especially if you were taking Cipro, Levaquin, or another

antibiotic in the fluoroquinalone family. The FQ antibiotics literally chelate

(tie up and remove) magnesium from your body. Magnesium is one of the

most important minerals in the body and is known as the relaxation mineral

since it allows muscles to relax. Get your magnesium levels back to normal

by using magnesium oil (magnesium chloride brine). You'll feel a rapidimprovement in your muscle problems. I am speaking from personal

experience.

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Acidosis

Submitted by Lili

What u described is me the cant catch your breath check your self out . I

discovered my sarcoidosis like that not catching breaths 28 years old here i feel

like sixty in bad shape and just getting blowed everyday more this article was

informative

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sarcodiosis

Submitted by K2 advocate

Regarding sarcoidosis. There is a bacteria often associated with sarcoidosis-

Chlamydophila pneumoniae. When you get enough vitamin D3 (from the sun

or supplementation) your body creates 'cathelicidins'. These kill

Chlamydophila pneumoniae......So it might be that too low vitamin D is

causing sarcoidosis. See pg 210 in "Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox" by

Dr Kate Rheaume-Bleue, ND. Great book.....she talks about the bacteria and

cathelicidins. I then looked up sarcoidosis on the internet and found that the

bacteria is associated with it. The book also talks about vitamin D and

vitamin A--both involved with vitamin K2.

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I found your article to be most enlightening. Strange as it sounds I am allergic to

the foods listed above that have the alkaline forming effect. I realize that this is not

a comprehensive list, however I also notice that they are all plant based. I

supplement heavily, eat lean meat,

and whole wheat in an attempt to maintain my health and weight. I would

appreciate any other input to help me maintain my health. I was not always allergic

to fruit,vegetables, and nuts, this happened to me after having kids.

Thank you in advance

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Have you looked into doing a

Submitted by Rachael

Have you looked into doing a Candida cleanse? I know that an imbalance in

intestinal flora or overgrowth of yeast can cause food allergies.

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Alkalizing your body

Submitted by Jake

Thank you for your insightful explanation. This was exactly the info I was looking

for.

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