An excerpt from Chapter#3
Alkaline & Acid = pH:
An Easy Guide to Health
Here’s the secret to good health: Too Much Acid Equals Pain. Your body has to convert all of your foods into a salty or alkaline state before you can assimilate and use that nutrition. Your blood has to be alkaline because if it turns too acidic you’ll die, which cancels your warranty.
What creates an acid state in your body? Stress, acid foods, consuming large amounts of the acid producing minerals; phosphorus, sulfur and chlorine! What creates an alkaline state in your body? Relaxation, joy, alkaline foods and consuming large amounts of the alkaline producing minerals; calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium in an easy to absorb form!
Are there any health problems that are not caused or made worse by an acid condition? Yes! Getting hit by a truck and other such “out of the blue” incidents. But in every other major health problem, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, digestive problems, nervous stress and so on, excess acid due to mineral imbalances is either the direct cause or a major contributing factor.
How do we know this? Because since ancient times, when a person corrects their alkaline-acid balance all of these conditions are improved, often dramatically. Amazing coincidence! If you keep your reserves of alkaline minerals high and limit acid producing foods you’ll improve your long-term health, have less pain and more energy.
Add some lifestyle habits that promote happiness, and the reasonable management of interesting stress and you’ll find yourself enjoying good health instead of suffering from disease. How do you know how good your alkaline and acid balance is? By testing your saliva for its ‘pH’, or potential of Hydrogen, measured from Zero (most acid) to 14 (most alkaline) and 7 is neutral.
An alkaline body conducts electricity better than an acid body and pain is a sign that an electrical connection isn’t being made correctly. Acid blocks conductivity. Your body’s systems work best within specific pH ranges. For example, blood needs to be between 7.35 and 7.45. Stomach acid ranges around 2, while the intestinal tract is around 8. When acid levels exceed the proper range two things happen; pain and excess acids are dumped resulting in rashes and inflammations of the skin and organs.
Red and tender skin means that it’s sitting in an acid bath! Saliva is naturally mildly acidic and its pH goes up or down based upon the overall pH of the body, making saliva a convenient barometer. If your saliva pH is good, then you’re maintaining good reserves of alkaline minerals. If it’s too acid you’re probably suffering from a degenerative problem and pain.
Test your saliva in the morning before brushing your teeth or having anything to drink. Get 100 pH test strips in a kit with a chart, NSP #2918-8. Get an extra 25 pH charts #2843-8 in case you give strips to friends and family. They also have a pH-testing brochure #2836-1. If your pH is low, there are two strategies to correct that.
First, supplement with Coral Calcium Powder #1873-7. 2 to 4 scoops a day in water will restore your reserves of the alkaline minerals, calcium and magnesium, that your body uses as chemical buffers to convert acids to alkaline. It’s the best product to do this quickly. The more you use the less pain you’ll have!
Taken two hours before bed, it encourages a good night’s sleep by neutralizing pain-producing acids. Potassium Combination #1673-3 supplies potassium and sodium. Important chemical buffers, they also accelerate the flow of nutrients into the cells and the flow of toxins out. Use 1 to 2 capsules for every scoop of Coral Calcium. Magnesium #1786-6 helps your muscles relax, the bowels become more effective and also aids the absorption of other minerals. Use 1 for every 2 scoops of Coral Calcium. Second: Improve your diet.
A food is alkaline or acid depending upon the state it produces in the body. This is due to the types of minerals it possesses, not whether the food is alkaline or acid to the touch. For example, meat is alkaline to the touch, but being high in phosphorus and iron it creates an acid state in the body.
A healthy diet is more alkaline than acid. Depending upon your blood type, the diet should consist of 60 to 80% alkaline foods and 20 to 40% acidic foods. Generally the A and AB blood types need the most alkaline diet while the O and B blood types need more animal products in their diet. The O needs meat and the B needs dairy.
But remember, if you’re in pain, you’re acidic.
Here is a partial list of foods by acid/alkaline category.
Acidic Foods: Butter, Cream, Cheeses, Eggs, Seeds, Most Nuts, Sea Food, Soft Drinks Beans, Most Oils, Lentils, Coffee, Cocoa, Flour products, Pasta, Most Grains, Animal Fats, White Sugar, Milk, All Meats, Tea, Dairy products, Wine, Alcoholic Beverages.
Alkaline Foods:Almonds, Bananas, Prunes, Raisins, Figs, Grapes, Pears, Potatoes, Avocados, Melons, Maple Syrup, Dates, Coconut, Spinach, Beets, Molasses, Green Peppers, Lettuce, Cucumbers, String Beans, Corn, Carrots, Squash, Cabbage, Parsley, Peas, Okra, Olives, Oats, Millet, Yogurt, Soured Dairy Products.
These Fruits can be acidic in the stomach but yet slightly alkaline in the tissue: Apricots, Strawberries, Apples, Peaches, Raspberries, Dried Fruits, Papayas, Cherries, Grapefruit, Pineapple, Oranges, Lemons, Plums, Blueberries, Mangos, Apple Cider Vinegar.
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