margarine is bad. period. (was: Adell Davis and Early ...

[Guest guest]

John,

I admire your spirit, flexibility and courage. However, I find

that I cannot eat any citrus or tomatoes b/c it is highly acidic in

nature. Did you know that certain native americans considered the

tomatoe to be a poisonous fruit? I came across that in an article the

other day. Sort of interesting to read up on it. I don't think I

could ingest a half rotten tomatoe in the light of the fact that most

toxins collect in the bruised and half-rotten areas. Yikes I think I

get enough of those w/o taking any additional chances. I would be

interested in visiting this fellow's website though. certainly a

unique approach he has there.

 

One of the reasons that I refuse to eat citrus is I had a small ulcer

at the same time I expereinced my infamous heart problems. With just

eliminating citrus many of the problems disappeared. I just wouldn't

want to eat anything that would tend to aggravate it right at the

moment. :-)

There are SOooo many other foods I'm eating now... I can honestly say

that I don't even miss the citrus. <grin> Actually I eat quite a bit

of asparagus, spinach, parsley, celery, broccoli,cauliflower, and

green beans now. I find that they reduce my cancer risk,..so I think

I'll go with them for the time being. Asparagus and broccoli seems to

be the highest antioxidants from what I've read. and asparagus has a

substance called asparagine that tends to wash out any fatty deposits

that accumulate over time.

I try to eat these foods on a daily basis. Also beets for my liver.

Some say that root veggies are the best, but I find that my health

has improved immensely with these.

I just think much of the indigestion that is plaguing americans is

due to antibiotics and GMO laced foods. Antibiotics kill both good

and bad bacteria within the intestinal tract. One needs to get their

probiotics to counteract this condition. Antibiotics contributed to

my illness also in a roundabout way, I realize that now much to my

dismay. For that reason I use only natural remedies for flu, colds

and sinus symptoms and am faring much better with natural remedies.

You should look into licorice if you have an ongoing digestive

problem. Licorice(the health food store varieties) have almost

completely eliminated my son's digestive complaints.

Good Luck,

JoAnn

 

JoAnn Guest

joguest

Friendsforhealthnaturally

http://canceranswer.homestead.com/AIM.html

 

 

 

" John Polifronio " <counterpnt@e...> wrote:

> There is on the internet, a fellow who publishes, for a small fee,

his

> program to combat hyper-acidity, acid-reflux disease, etc. He

prescribes a

> fairly strict program of natural foods, etc. However, when people

are

> suffering particularly painful episodes of acid indigestion, with

the

> potential of damaging esophageal tissue, repeatedly exposed to

acid, he

> specified a near fool-proof, emergency remedy. If there is

available a

> good-sized tomato which has been allowed to ripen to the point,

just before

> it looks likely to rot, consume it. He claims your acidity will

vanish.

> This can be done on a regular basis, for people that have a serious

problem

> with acid, by having a small number of tomatos around, that are

allowed to

> ripen to a maximal degree, and added to salads or juiced, if not

needed for

> hyper-acidity.

> Perhaps, our habit of, so often, eating less than fully ripenend

fruit, is

> taking a special toll on our digestive health.

> I've noticed that, with oranges, the riper, richer, juicier and

sweeter they

> are, the less they're likely to cause me any acid discomfort; and I

have a

> serious problem in this area.

> It's also possible to view this from a quite different angle. The

better my

> digestion, which can be influenced by numerous factors, including

> non-dietary factors, the better able I am to enjoy such foods as

tomatos,

> grapes, oranges and other citrus fruit, etc.; rather than seeing

the problem

> from the viewpoint, that the more I " avoid " those foods, which are,

after

> all, loaded with healthfull, nutritional values, the better off

will be my

> digestion: a viewpoint I'd rather not take.

> -

> " mrsjoguest " <joguest@m...>

> <Gettingwell>

> Thursday, January 10, 2002 8:22 AM

> margarine is bad. period. (was: Re: Adell

Davis and

> Early ...

>

>

> > --- John,

> > Yes, tomatoes are a wonder food for those who can tolerate

> > their high acidity. In my experience, the higher acid content of

> > certain foods adversely affect my joints.

> > The alkaline foods are considerably more beneficial to those

prone to

> > arthritis. As arthritis runs in my family I try to eat

accordingly. :-

> > )

> > Everyone has to find their own answers I agree. This was just a

> > suggestion I've heard repeated on several of my cable health

shows.

> > Several ladies testified they had conquered the ill effects of

> > Arthritis with dietary changes. When cutting down or eliminating

much

> > of the dairy and red meats they found that their symptoms were

> > alleviated quite effectively. They seemed to agree that a high

> > protein diet and nightshade veggies only exacerbates the condition

> > with more mobility to prove it. :-) Complex carbs seem to be more

> > beneficial to this condition.

> > JoAnn

> >

> > JoAnn Guest

> > joguest@m...

> > Friendsforhealthnaturally

> > http://canceranswer.homestead.com/AIM.html

> >

> > " John Polifronio " <counterpnt@e...> wrote:

> > > JoAnn

> > > The view that such foods as potatos, tomatoes, etc. (the dreaded

> > > " nightshade " foods) are bad for us, is controversial to say t