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During digestion, hydrochloric acid is produced in the stomach and the gastric contents range from pH 1 to pH 3. Since almost all chlorides are soluble, that is, they remain ionized, the hydrochloric acid is a most effective way of ionizing the food. Nevertheless, food usually contains products that produce ions other than chlorides, such as the phosphates from meat and soft drinks, the citrates from fruits, and the lactates from milk, to name but a few. When some of these anions are present in large numbers they present a problem as they can bond together with other ions to create insoluble precipitates, which therefore are not able to be ionized at the strength of the acid present in the stomach. If however, other anions, such as lactates from milk or malates from apples, are present in sufficient quantities, the calcium would form significant amounts of calcium lactate and calcium malate, which are both extremely soluble and remain ionized. Ionization alone does NOT guarantee that food will be absorbed by the intestines since vitamin D is an absolute requirement for the absorption of ionic calcium by the body. Without vitamin D, most of the ionized calcium would pass through the body. To maintain health, the diet should consist of 60% alkaline forming foods & 40% acid forming foods. To restore health, the diet should consist of 80% alkaline forming foods & 20% acid forming foods. Generally, alkaline forming foods include: most fruits, green vegetables, peas, beans, lentils, spices, herbs and seasonings, and seeds and nuts. Generally, acid forming foods include: meat, fish, poultry, eggs, grains, and legumes. Spoiled Rotten The average person is "Spoiled Rotten" - rotting from the inside out, with a dysfunctional intestinal tract that is a breeding ground for disease. Did you know that the intestine is the first organ developed in the fetus? Each of us is at war and we don't even know it! The private war we wage each day is the daily assault on our body by bacteria, virus, fungus, yeasts, and molds. This is an onslaught of “terrorist” killer bugs become stronger and stronger day by day! Our immune systems are becoming weaker and over-taxed in this war…even the medical profession's first line of defense (the antibiotic) is becoming less and less effective against the resistant new strains being created daily as bacteria mutates. Although Louis Pasteur discovered the germ theory of disease that states “…germs are the cause of disease,” note Dr. Pasteur's dying words: "The germ is nothing, the inner terrain is everything." That “inner terrain” referred to by Dr. Pasteur's statement is our biological terrain comprising our body's digestive tract, lymph system, blood, urinary tract, intestines and intestinal fluids. Our bodies are alkaline by design and acid by function. Maintaining proper alkalinity is essential for life, health, and vitality. Simply put - an imbalance of alkalinity creates a condition favorable to the growth of bacteria, yeast and other unwanted organisms. All leading biochemists and medical physiologists have recognized pH—or the acid-alkaline balance—as the most important aspect of a balanced and healthy body. They have long known that the maintenance of an alkaline pH in our tissues and cells is critical to cellular health. We live and die at the cellular level. All the cells (billions of them) that make up the human body are slightly alkaline, and must maintain alkalinity in order to function and remain healthy and alive. However their cellular activity creates acid and this acid is what gives the cell energy and function. As each alkaline cell performs its task of respiration, it secretes metabolic wastes, and these end products of cellular metabolism are acid in nature. Although these wastes are used for energy and function, they must not be allowed to build up. One example of this is the often painful lactic acid, which is created through exercise. The body will go to great lengths to neutralize and detoxify these acids before they act as poisons in and around the cell, ultimately changing the environment of the cell. Most people and clinical practitioners believe the immune system is the body's first line of defense, but in actuality it is not. It is more like a very sophisticated clean-up service. We must instead look at the importance of pH balance as the first and major line of defense against sickness and disease and for health and vitality. What We Can Do We must get in there and cleanse the body to get it under control. This all takes time. It is not easy to reverse acidity once we become too acidic. After it is under control, we have to support the body nutritionally to build new cells. We are in an era of malnutrition because of the lack of minerals available in the soils where are foods are grown. What we have is a lot of food but very little nutrient value in it. I've heard experts comment, "If you don't want to take supplements, you haven't got a chance". The quality of the supplements you do decide to take will make all the difference in the world because not all supplements are created equal. Most of the calcium compounds (lactate, carbonate, citrate) that are available on the market are NOT properly absorbed in the body! The suggested ways to keep your body's biological terrain at a healthy alkaline environment include: · eating alkalizing foods including lots of green foods and super foods (remembering that the nutritional value of foods is questionable…) · limiting our intake of phosphates, which bind to calcium and prevent its absorption (dietary phosphates are commonly found in all carbonated drinks, and in all animal protein…) · adding dietary calcium in the form of supplementation (generally difficult because of our body's inability to absorb and assimilate most forms of commonly available calcium…) Article Continued In Next Column Your Health Freedom May Be At Risk! Check Our CODEX/Activism Section | Main Articles Page | | Alkaline Forming Foods Highly Alkaline Forming Foods: Baking soda, sea salt, mineral water, pumpkin seed, lentils, seaweed, onion, taro root, sea vegetables, lotus root, sweet potato, lime, lemons, nectarine, persimmon, raspberry, watermelon, tangerine, and pineapple. Moderately Alkaline Forming Foods: Apricots, spices, kambucha, unsulfured molasses, soy sauce, cashews, chestnuts, pepper, kohlrabi, parsnip, garlic, asparagus, kale, parsley, endive, arugula, mustard green, ginger root, broccoli, grapefruit, cantaloupe, honeydew, citrus, olive, dewberry, carrots, loganberry, and mango. Low Alkaline Forming Foods: Most herbs, green tea, mu tea, rice syrup, apple cider vinegar, sake, quail eggs, primrose oil, sesame seed, cod liver oil, almonds, sprouts, potato, bell pepper, mushrooms, cauliflower, cabbage, rutabaga, ginseng, eggplant, pumpkin, collard green, pear, avocado, apples (sour), blackberry, cherry, peach, and papaya. Very Low Alkaline Forming Foods: Ginger tea, umeboshi vinegar, ghee, duck eggs, oats, grain coffee, quinoa, japonica rice, wild rice, avocado oil, most seeds, coconut oil, olive oil, flax oil, brussel sprout, beet, chive, cilantro, celery, okra, cucumber, turnip greens, squashes, lettuces, orange, banana, blueberry, raisin, currant, grape, and strawberry. Acid Forming Foods Very Low Acid Forming Foods: Curry, Koma coffee, honey, maple syrup, vinegar, cream, butter, goat/sheep cheese, chicken, gelatin, organs, venison, fish, wild duck, triticale, millet, kasha, amaranth, brown rice, pumpkin seed oil, grape seed oil, sunflower oil, pine nuts, canola oil, spinach, fava beans, black-eyed peas, string beans, wax beans, zucchini, chutney, rhubarb, coconut, guava, dry fruit, figs, and dates. Low Acid Forming Foods: Vanilla, alcohol, black tea, balsamic vinegar, cow milk, aged cheese, soy cheese, goat milk, game meat, lamb, mutton, boar, elk, shell fish, mollusks, goose, turkey, buckwheat, wheat, spelt, teff, kamut, farina, semolina, white rice, almond oil, sesame oil, safflower oil, tapioca, seitan, tofu, pinto beans, white beans, navy beans, red beans, adzuki beans, lima beans, chard, plum, prune and tomatoes. Moderately Acid Forming Foods: Nutmeg, coffee, casein, milk protein, cottage cheese, soy milk, pork, veal, bear, mussels, squid, chicken, maize, barley groats, corn, rye, oat bran, pistachio seeds, chestnut oil, lard, pecans, palm kernel oil, green peas, peanuts, snow peas, other legumes, garbanzo beans, cranberry, and pomegranate. Highly Acid Forming Foods: Tabletop sweeteners like (NutraSweet, Spoonful, Sweet 'N Low, Equal or Aspartame), pudding, jam, jelly, table salt (NaCl), beer, yeast, hops, malt, sugar, cocoa, white (acetic acid) vinegar, processed cheese, ice cream, beef, lobster, pheasant, barley, cottonseed oil, hazelnuts, walnuts, brazil nuts, fried foods, soybean, and soft drinks, especially the cola type. To neutralize a glass of cola with a pH of 2.5, it would take 32 glasses of alkaline water with a pH of 10. Some pH Food Values: Egg whites 7.8, Water 7.0, Shrimp 6.9, Corn 6.3, Butter 6.3, Potatoes 5.8, Asparagus 5.6, Bread 5.5, Beans 5.5, Carrots 5.1, Bananas 4.6, Tomatoes 4.2, Raspberries 3.4, Strawberries 3.2, Rhubarb 3.1, Grapefruit 3.1, Apples 3.1, Vinegar 2.7, Lemon 2.1 Clinical Nutrition for the Balanced Body GHOE: Greatest Herbs On Earth has a number of pH Balancing packages and pH Testing Strips available. Your Health Freedom May Be At Risk! 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