Guest guest Posted December 2, 2003 Report Posted December 2, 2003 - " MichaelO " <beeline pH and being sick, ( & Lemon anionic Vs Cationic property, per Dr Reams theory of food & nutrition) > This topic came up on another forum & is a repost from another poster...someone recently mentioned on this forum some advice from the best Doctor they ever saw. > In my case , the best Dr I ever saw as a patient (allopathically trained but alternative minded ), once told me of this cation/anion factor re lemons (see below) & advised me too have 2 fresh lemons each morning first thing for the liver ..fwiw > Below article also touches on several subjects recently touched on in this forum including acid/alkiline factors in health & body pH, quantity of fresh water required (approx) by an individual, Calcium absorption /levels, > Lemons are a worthwhile addition in morn imo > Michael > > > Reams Biological theory of Ionization > > > Reams Biological theory of Ionization > This might hold the cure for most, if not all all disease > > I think, after brainstorming for quite some time, that the cause and the treatment for most, if not all disease was found in 1976 by Dr. Carey Reams. Remember, that we concluded that the soil determines the disease. Like in agriculture, a bad soil yields unhealthy vegetables, which are prone to parasites, to rot, fungi, etc. Inside a human body, the same applies. When the soil, i.e. the blood pH, the mineral and vitamin status is bad, the blood and tissue become a place where the protits (Enderlein) can't live anymore. They transform into pathogenic microbes (viri, bacteria, molds, fungi, yeasts) and start to destroy the host. At the same time, they try to create the perfect habitat by excreting acids that make the soil even worse, so these microbes can thrive inside the body. > > Regular medicine says that these diseases care caused by invasive microbes or because of an overactive immune system or a defective immune system. Energy medicine tries to kill the pathogenic materializations of the protits, but it doesn't change the soil. Alternative medicine like homeopathy tries to relieve the symptoms using interesting techniques. Low-carb approaches are also quite nice, as it strarves the microbes and boosts immunity. Alas, it's all not enough and it doesn't tackle the real problem: The soil is still a perfect habitat for the pathogenic microbes. > > The only real cure of any disease can be found when we start to focus on the soil. Well, Dr. Carey Reams fits in perfectly. > > > FOUNDING FATHERS - REAMS' DREAM > Dr Carey Reams was both a physician and an agronomist. His medical degree, completed in England, included an undergraduate degree in chemistry. Upon returning to the US to practice medicine, Reams chose to retain his independence by avoiding membership of the AMA (American Medical Association) > > It is a fact that a shining intellect can often be apparent at an early age, and Reams' genius shone through from the outset. During his childhood on the family farm in Florida, his intuitive and practical understanding of plant growth became legendary. It has been said that his father entrusted him with sole responsibility for a significant growing area when he was just five years old. He devised a fertility program, organised labour and apparently produced an exceptional melon crop at that tender age. > > Dr Reams never really separated his two professions. He developed extensive systems related to both during the 50's and 60's. While practicing medicine in Orlando, Florida, he opened a health retreat in Georgia and used this accumulated practical experience and research to develop what he termed the Reams Human Health Equation - a diagnostic and analytical tool based on the testing of urine and saliva. These body fluids were tested with the identical LaMotte soil testing approach, which Reams favoured when evaluating soil health. The test measured energy loss in his patients, and Reams accurately diagnosed specific diseases based upon small reductions in energy loss, without actually seeing his clients. > > More than anyone else, he was able to make the link between earth soil and the soil of a person, especially since he also has an undergraduate degree in chemistry. > > The story was told that Dr. Reams had a friend with a dying daughter who insisted that if Dr. Reams could do wonders for soil, plants and crops, that he should be able to help the young child. He wouldn't take " no " for an answer. Eventually, this personal obligation is what drove Dr. Reams to making the transition from soil chemistry analysis to body chemistry analysis. After years of testing, Dr. Reams determined that urine and saliva provided the best medium for testing his Theory of Biological Ionization. > > Executive Summary > Dr. Reams realized that the soil was everything, just like Pasteur said on his dead bed: " The soil is everything, the germ is nothing " . He discovered that all the variables of the human soil can be determined from a persons urine plus saliva. His test consisted of 7 parameters (optimal values in between the brackets). Sugar brix (1.5); Urine pH (6.4); Saliva pH (6.4); Conductivity (7); Cell Debris (1); Nitrate Nitrogen (3); Ammonia Nitrogen (3). It was accomplished by using laboratory instruments and techniques normally used for agricultural testing. Using these figures, he could tell the person exactly what's his condition, exactly where a tumor is forming, and he could predict when a person might get a heart attack. Dr. Reams started a Health Retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia. People seeking wellness would come to this retreat for several weeks and be given a diet to suit their body chemistry. Many of them left feeling better than they had felt in years. It was quite amazing. His success with treating terminal cancer patients, abandonded by the regular medicine to die in peace, was astounding. He only lost 6 patients of the 10,000 treated in one year ! That's a 99,94% success rate with TERMINAL PATIENTS. Even though you probably think that's too good to be true, please keep on reading. > > Reams theory of Biological Ionization > His treatment and his tests are based on the Reams theory of Biological Ionization. A real mouthful, but in short it means that all the energy any organism uses is produced by friction between anions and cations. > > The Curse Causeless shall not Come > Now we are getting down to the BIOLOGICAL THEORY OF IONIZATION for the production of energy. Please fasten your seat belts; we are going to have to get into a little chemistry, physics and electronics. I hope that you see what I am driving at in a few pages. > > A single ANION* contains the smallest amount of energy that there is. This single ANION will contain 1 Millhouse unit of energy. However, an ANION may contain as many as 499 Millhouse units of energy and still be known as an ANION. The word ANION is both singular and plural. An ANION MOLECULE has a positive ion as a nucleus. This + ion is known as a CATION. One single CATION contains 500 mh units of energy but may contain as many as 999 mh units and still be known as a CATION. The orbiting shell of an ANION molecule rotates in a clock-wise direction. A CATION molecule has an ANION as its nucleus and has CATIONS, or if you prefer cationic electrons, in its outer orbit. This orbit is counter-. clock-wise. But why is this important? Because herein is the vital key to health as expressed in science! All energy in human bodies is created by the RESISTANCE generated when these oppositely charged ions rotating in opposite directions come together. Think of that, you physics majors! In college physics we have been taught, and generally quite true, that RESISTANCE consumes energy. But in the ionization chemistry of the human body, it is the RESISTANCE between the orbiting anions and the orbiting cations that actually creates energy! If there is no resistance, then no energy is created. In chemistry, the measure of this RESISTANCE is known as " pH. " But pH is neither a qualitative or a quantitative measurement. It is just resistance. > | | > > Perhaps you should go back and read again the part about anions and cations before going on. Then I will show you why all this makes a vital difference in the struggle against disease. > > Suppose, in theory, that you ate only foods or substances that contained cations. What would happen? With no anionic substances present, there would be no resistance. Remember, no resistance, no energy. Suppose, in theory, you consumed only anionic substances. Where would you get the cations to create the energy? You would not have any! In the practical considerations, it is not possible to have only anions or only cations present. However, it happens all the time with sick people that there are never enough anionic substances present to get for them the energy needed from the cationic foods that they have eaten. Thus it is said that we " do not properly digest our food, " or as some of the more recent writers on cancer > > So, in short: An anion, (like OH-) can yield energy when it creates resistance with an cation, like H+. For those who've had chemistry, you can see what's the point. The amount of OH- anions and H+ cations in a solution determine the acidity of the solution and thus the pH. As Enderlein showed, our body runs in perfect harmony with the protits when the pH is 7.4, which is close to a neutral solution, so a perfect ratio of cations and anions and thus the perfect ratio to create the most friction and thus the most energy. At that point (blood pH 7.4), the saliva and urine pH is 6.5. Without invasive tests we can determine the saliva and urine pH and our goal is to get it back to where it belongs: 6.5. > > Diet > How can we make sure that our pH is and will stay perfect (blood pH 7.5, saliva and urine pH 6.5). This can be done by proper diet. Reason dictates that natural, uncooked, unprocessed foods are the best. The Western diet is loaded with culprits: The worst ones are the refined sugars and the grains. We even drink huge amounts of pure acids, like Coca Cola. But beware, also coffee is very acidic. Most, if not all degenerative diseases in the Western world are caused by the consumption of excessive amounts of acidifying foods. If your goal is to cure the disease and to stay healthy and sparkling with energy afterwards, you need to rethink your entire diet. > > The anionic Lemon > Dr. Reams states that each and every food is cationic. There is only one exception: The lemon ( " citroen " in Dutch), which is anionic. So, to metabolise our food, we need to produce anionic foods that balance the cationic foods we eat. Otherwise we can't get any friction and thus no energy out of our food. > > The liver > This is where the liver fits in. The liver produces huge amounts of bile to aid in the digestion of the food, but more important to balance the cations in the food with the anions in the bile. Besides that, the liver produces about 6 billion enzymes, which are used by the organs in our body. Let's take the pancreas as an example. The pancreas produces primarily three things: Insulin, alcohol and pancreatic enzymes that metabolise protein. Where does the pancreas get its input ? From the liver enzymes. Without the correct amount of liver enzymes, the pancreas can't do its job. Result: Diabetes (insulin), cold hands and feet (alcohol) and cancer (digestive enzymes). When any organ in your body is malfunctioning, you should always look at the liver first. If the liver was running at 100%, it would supply the right enzymes to all organs, so that the organs can heal themselves.. i.e. This means: No kidney transplants are ever needed anymore. Problems with the thyroid or the adrenals ? Again: Check the liver ! > > Liver-regeneration protocol > The liver regeneration protocol is quite simple. Feed it the only anionic food available on this planet: The lemon. Use a neutral non-anionic, non-cationic liquid as a medium: Distilled water fits in perfectly. The protocol is as follows: Make fresh lemon juice and add 9 parts of distilled water to the 1 part of juice, i.e. 4 ounces vs 36 ounces distilled water. Four ounces of the lemon-water solution each hour and Four ounces of plain distilled water take on the half hour. > > Example: 9:00 4 ounces of lemon-water solution, 9:30 4 ounces distilled water, 10:00 lemon-water, 10:30 distilled water, 11:00 lemon-water, 11:30 distilled water, etcetera. > > WARNING! THIS MUST NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE UNLESS IT IS DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A DOCTOR TRAINED IN THE BIOLOGICAL THEORY OF IONIZATION. THIS MUCH LEMON WATER COULD BE FATAL TO ANYONE WITH EITHER A HIGH OR LOW BLOOD SUGAR. NEITHER THIS AUTHOR, NOR ANYONE ELSE, ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE WHO ATTEMPT THIS LIVER REBUILDING TECHNIQUE ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT PROPER SUPERVISION. ABOUT ONE PERSON IN A THOUSAND HAS AN ALERGY TO THE JUICES OF THE LEMON. > > Why can it be fatal ? It's because the pancreas gets a lot more enzymes that it was used too and all of a sudden starts to produce a lot more insulin. You can imagine what happens. When bloodsugar levels fall too low, due to excessive insulin, you can fade or fall into a coma, which might very well prove to be fatal. > > Anionic Minerals > While lemon is the only anionic food, calcium and potassium are the needed anionic minerals. If you don't eat enough mineral-rich organic foods, you will develop a deficiency of anionic minerals, which means you can't develop enough resistance with the cationic food, which means you can't produce enough energy. Energy starvation is what causes cancer. The best way to get the proper anionic minerals is to eat the widest possible variety of fruit and vegetables you can. > > Sugar (again) > Sugar (and grains) is one of the worst foods there is. White sugar depletes calcium from the body because it turns most easily into alchohol. Alcohol is the greatest enemy of calcium in the body chemistry. Now do you see the ionization connection between the high consumption of white sugar and cancer? Does white sugar cause cancer and other diseases? No, but it does drive out the anionic calcium that you are trying to accumulate from the foods, thus shifting the body chemistry enough so that proteins are not digested. If this goes on long enough, you will begin to lose energy and start to get sick. The shift in body chemistry can cause a host of problems, of which cancer is only one. For instance, it has never been known for a person who has sufficient calcium and whose blood sugar is not above normal, to come down with polio. Did I say that the white sugar in cookies was the cause of polio? No. But it does drive out calcium and if that person happens to be a borderline diabetic - Wham: Polio! > > Pancreas rebuilding protocol > This is a very easy one. Get yourself a vegetable-juicer machine and make 4 ounces of juice twice a day. Use good green leafy vegetables. Again, use distilled water to make the juice. > > Water > Water is very important for health. You should at least drink an ounce of water for each kilo (2 pounds roughly). So if you weigh 150 pounds, you should drink 75 ounces of water, which is about 2.5 liters. Please note there is a major difference in water qualities. The best water, according to Reams, is distilled water. The water should have the least amount of minerals (The Belgium Spa mineral water only has 30mg per liter). Besides the zero-mineral content, the extra advantage of distilled water is the high energy. Dr. Beddoe says that water is the " wettest " of all waters. > > The connections > The connection with Bechamp, Enderlein and other pleomorphic scientists must be clear now. As they did, Dr. Reams also claims that the soil is everything. I also found very interesting connections between the Reams Theory and energy medicine. Check this out: I believe the energy that is produced by the friction between anions and cations is what Reich called Orgone, also known as ch'i and prana. Orgone is the real energy a human lives on and is the energy that allows him to walk from his chair to the door. > > Also, I've reread parts of the The Curse Causeless shall not come again and can't help to notice the similiraties with both Reich and Dr Hamer's new Medicine.. > > Check this out: > > The Curse Causeless shall not come, page 10 (with the pH/Engery chart on the left): > > " Suppose that we could determine, by some means, WHERE THE ENERGY LOSS WAS LOCATED IN THE BODY. What would we then know ? We would know the probable location of [...] the cancer, wouldn't we.. Is there a way to determine this and the extent of the energy loss ? Yes, but it's beyond the scope of this little booklet.. " > > Now Check what Dr. Wilhelm Reich says about this: An emotional armor materializes in the body in the form of a body armor, which is a blockade of life energy. So, the armor is deprived of life energy, orgone, or, as Reams says: There is more energy-need than energy-input.. Or: The anion-cation relation isn't balanced (urine and saliva pH not at 6.5)--> Not enough friction between anions and cations ---> Energy deprivation ! > > Now check what Dr. Hamer says about this: A biological or emotional trauma causes a tumor on a specific location in the body, and also one in the brains, also on a specific location. Once the trauma is dealt with, the cancer will disappear. > > When a person lacks energy, he can't produce enough energy (=orgone, life energy) due the unbalance between the anions and cations and thus the pH is too acid or too alkaline.. An orgone accumulator supplies this extra energy to the person, and a MWO probably also. This extra amount of energy is then happily used by the body organs to regain health.. However, the cause is still there: An emotional or biological trauma (Reich, Hamer) or an overly acidified body (Reams). > > So, we should see the energy medicine not neccesarily as a cure but more like this: Suppose we are a car and due to some cause (acidification due to bad diet or trauma) the energy levels are suppressed.. Both the Orgone-Accumulator and the MWO are like a battery-charger and supply us with extra 12V power, so we can again run the start-motor, the fuel-pump, etc. However, the situation hasn't changed yet and the car still has a defective dynamo and over time the problems will reappear.... That is, until the dynamo (the ratio of anions to cations) is repaired.. > > The zapper, blood cleaner, etc are also not a cure.. They take away the manifestation of the bad condition, but these also reappear quickly again as the protits still can't live happily in the body and will keep mutating into other forms ! > > Conclusion: I think it's very probable that the Reams Theory holds the cure for virtually each disease. The keywords are: Soil, liver, lemon, calcium, anionic-cationic balancing, pH balancing, water. > > I've just ordered a book on the Reams Theory. It can be ordered at Amazon.com: > Health Guide for Survival > Salem Kirban; > Paperback. > > There are only a few copies left, so if you want one, get it quickly.. > > Update: You can also get the book from the writer's website: > Health Guide for Survival > > > > Further readings: Please read the book The Curse Causeless shall not Come for many more details and check the articles on Reams in the Archive > > Quote
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 Hi Elaine, What about " real lemon " in a bottle? I recently had to give up diet drinks becasue of aspertame, and so I was drinking tea with stieva, and then I found out about the massive amounts of floride in tea, so for a few months I have been making lemonaid with the bottled lemon and stevia to sip on all day long. I have a water filter, but not one of the real good ones..I can not afford those so I just got a Pur pitcher and make all my drinks and ice using filtered water. (a couple of gallons a day) My boyfriend use to complain saying that I had bad breath all the time, but now he says it has cleared up. I thought it was from the lemon aid that I was drinking. The bottled lemon is much more convient for me, but if you think it is not any good I will try to use fresh lemons. bye cindy Search - Find what you’re looking for faster. Quote
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 You can also make " lemonade " with ascorbic acid powder and stevia - its delicious. Joy Quote
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 Hi, where do you get absorbic acid? Just ask for it at the health food store? bye cindy Search - Find what you’re looking for faster. Quote
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 Ascorbi acid is vitamin c powder - but for the lemonade needs to be the nonbuffered kind. I get mine relatively inexpensive by 3 pound container from NOW vitamins. Buying it at health food store can get rather expensive. Try vitaglo.com Joy where do you get absorbic acid? Just ask for it at the health food store? Quote
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 Why do you want just ascorbic acid? Wouldn't you want the " whole " vitamin C, instead of just that one part of it? Carol Cindy Porter [pgmr_64804] Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:20 PM Hi, where do you get absorbic acid? Just ask for it at the health food store? bye cindy Quote
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 Sorry – never mind answering – I missed that previous post about the lemonade, it just showed up in my mail box. Carol Carol Minnick [carolminnick] Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:30 PM Why do you want just ascorbic acid? Wouldn't you want the " whole " vitamin C, instead of just that one part of it? Carol Cindy Porter [pgmr_64804] Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:20 PM Hi, where do you get absorbic acid? Just ask for it at the health food store? bye cindy «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤ »¥«¤» § - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! § Subscribe:......... - To :.... - Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses. **COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Quote
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 Any vitamin C you purchase, labeled vitamin C or ascorbic acid, IS ascorbic acid. That is its technical name. Stuff you get in whole foods is better for you, for sure, but I could NEVER eat enough foods to get as much vitamin C as I need to use to stay healthy - 5-6 grams a day. I do eat tons of fresh veggies each day as well, however. Joy - " Carol Minnick " <carolminnick Thursday, March 11, 2004 1:29 PM RE: pH and being sick, ( & Lemon anionic Vs Cationic property, per Dr Reams theory of food & nutrition) Why do you want just ascorbic acid? Wouldn't you want the " whole " vitamin C, instead of just that one part of it? Carol Cindy Porter [pgmr_64804] Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:20 PM Hi, where do you get absorbic acid? Just ask for it at the health food store? bye cindy «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤ » § - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! § Subscribe:......... - To :.... - Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses. **COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Quote
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Posted March 11, 2004 just eat an orange I do only supplements that I cannot get from eating real food --- Carol Minnick <carolminnick wrote: > Why do you want just ascorbic acid? Wouldn't you > want the " whole " > vitamin C, instead of just that one part of it? > > Carol > > > Cindy Porter [pgmr_64804] > Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:20 PM > > Hi, > where do you get absorbic acid? Just ask for it at > the health food > store? > bye cindy > > > > Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search. Quote
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 Hi Joy: Are you aware that wild african violets are loaded with vitamin " C " . three leaves are equal to a daily adult requirement. That is the ones that grow in the NC Mountains. Honest Injun. Walt - Sara Mandal-Joy Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:49 PM Re: pH and being sick, ( & Lemon anionic Vs Cationic property, per Dr Reams theory of food & nutrition) Any vitamin C you purchase, labeled vitamin C or ascorbic acid, IS ascorbic acid. That is its technical name. Stuff you get in whole foods is better for you, for sure, but I could NEVER eat enough foods to get as much vitamin C as I need to use to stay healthy - 5-6 grams a day. I do eat tons of fresh veggies each day as well, however. Joy - " Carol Minnick " <carolminnick Thursday, March 11, 2004 1:29 PM RE: pH and being sick, ( & Lemon anionic Vs Cationic property, per Dr Reams theory of food & nutrition) Why do you want just ascorbic acid? Wouldn't you want the " whole " vitamin C, instead of just that one part of it? Carol Cindy Porter [pgmr_64804] Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:20 PM Hi, where do you get absorbic acid? Just ask for it at the health food store? bye cindy «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤ » § - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! § Subscribe:......... - To :.... - Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses. **COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Quote
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 My wife is a CNC - wrote a great article, " Do We Really Need Supplements? " Reply with your po box or street address - to jmittelman - and ask for the Supplement article, and we'll get a copy to you. You'll love what you read! Jerry Mittelman, DDS, FAPM Past Pres. International Academy of Preventive Medicine - " mike man " <mgsboediitodpc Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:16 PM RE: pH and being sick, ( & Lemon anionic Vs Cationic property, per Dr Reams theory of food & nutrition) > just eat an orange > > I do only supplements that I cannot get from eating > real food > > > --- Carol Minnick <carolminnick wrote: > > Why do you want just ascorbic acid? Wouldn't you > > want the " whole " > > vitamin C, instead of just that one part of it? > > > > Carol > > > > > > Cindy Porter [pgmr_64804] > > Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:20 PM > > > > Hi, > > where do you get absorbic acid? Just ask for it at > > the health food > > store? > > bye cindy > > > > > > > > > > > > > Search - Find what you're looking for faster > http://search. > > > > «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤» > > § - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! § > > Subscribe:......... - > To :.... - > > Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses. > **COPYRIGHT NOTICE** > In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, > any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml > > Quote
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 Do We Really Need Supplements? Author: Gina Dronenburg Published on: August 6, 1999 Related Subject(s): Vitamins in human nutrition , Dietary supplements Recently, I went through a “not so easy to handle” situation that opened my eyes to vitamin and mineral supplementation, and whether it is truly needed. I was always under the impression that if I ate what I considered “healthy” food, there was no need to supplement. I was surprised to say the least. I realized after speaking with my doctor, that we can always use a little help. We don’t eat the healthiest diet in general here in America, so any help that we can get (in moderation of course), is always welcome. One of the most important supplements is Vitamin C. Don’t get me wrong, I do not mean mega doses of this particular vitamin, as there has been controversial information published on the true benefits of Vitamin C. in megadoses. I do believe though, that moderate dosages of this vitamin can help boost the immune system, amongst other combinations to help with many situations that our bodies are faced to handle each and every day. A normal “supplemental” dosage is one 250mg. tablet in the morning, and one at night before you go to bed. This totals 500mg per day in supplement form. This is considered safe and needed to help our bodies with the daily effects of free radicals, exercise, pollution, radiation in the air, etc. Another beneficial vitamin I will suggest taking is Vitamin E. Again, not in megadoses, but in safe and needed regular supplemental doses. This vitamin helps with the formation of red blood cells and muscle tissue growth. 400 I.U. per day is safe and considered needed by many health authorities. This vitamin can be purchased in 200 I.U. gelcaps. (they are small and round if you have never seen one) One gelcap taken in the morning and one at night before you go to bed, gives you a total of 400 I.U. per day. This is considered to be a safe nutritional supplemental dosage. And, last but not least, is a One-A-Day supplement. These are regular vitamins with a combination of dosages of different supplements believed to be needed by our bodies on a daily basis. Some have minerals added and others have extra supplements to help with oxidation etc. Again, one of these a day gives you a little extra help to fight off the “negative” situations our bodies must go through each day. Many people take only a One-A-Day supplemental vitamin and feel fine doing so. I was one of these people for years until recently. I decided that I had nothing to lose by adding some of the other supplements, and that hopefully they would help me with my own particular situations. To this date, I have suffered no ill effects from doing so, and actually feel healthier. (whether this is psychological or not, I don’t know) I just want to give my body the most help that I can give it. Please remember that I have shared the above information with you from my own personal views. I have not taken this information from any published information or research. I shared this information with you in the hopes of helping to make your choice to supplement or not, an easier one. Why wait till you get older? Try out some vitamins now, and hopefully you will feel better! Even if it is just " psychological " . __________ The Healthy Exchange -- Volume 5, Number 1 Fall 1999 -- Do We Really Need Supplements? It is almost impossible to go through each day without coming across someone selling nutrition supplements, hearing a radio ad for them, or seeing an infomercial touting the wonderful benefits of a particular brand of supplements. Massive marketing is so effective that many people begin to wonder if they are nutrient deficient. We begin to doubt the value of food regardless of our diet, and before long, we start buying supplements based only on the power of suggestion from the marketing hype. Scare tactics are often used to convince people to buy supplements. It is amazing what the public will believe about nutrition from a slick sales person compared to the knowledge of a qualified nutrition professional. While nutrition is complicated, it is not as confusing as the supplement pushers lead us to believe. Nutrition is an evolving science and it takes time to come to solid conclusions about nutrition and how it affects our health. Too often, supplement hype is based on one study that may have been poorly designed. Regardless of how sound a study may or may not be, responsible health professionals do not make recommendations based on only one study. It is common practice for the supplement industry to take a shred of truth or one lone study and twist it into a sales pitch. Determining if any of us needs supplements depends on several variables. One variable is our current diet. Whether we have any medical problems may also play a factor in the need for supplements. Taking certain medications may warrant a supplement or possibly be a good reason to avoid supplements. Our age can be a factor regarding supplement use. The bottom line is to establish a healthful diet first and then an assessment can be made to decide if a supplement is needed. If supplements are necessary, the we need to use them responsibly. Food Safety Resource Food borne illness (food poisoning) has been in the news frequently in recent years. Making sure food is safe is an involved process and food processors and restaurants are only part of the story. Most cases of food poisoning (e.g upset stomach) actually happen in the home because safe food handling practices are not followed. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently opened its new Outreach and Information Center, which provides information on food safety, food additives, and dietary supplements. The number is 1-888-SAFEFOOD. Something to Think About It’s time to make some lifestyle changes when you notice you’re puffing going down the stairs. ________________ Do We Really Need Supplements? Deb Drewke on Nutrition By Deb Drewke March 2002 Chicago Athlete Athletes and non-athletes alike commonly practice vitamin and mineral supplementation. Tremendous quantities of vitamins and minerals are gulped down daily to improve health and performance. Is supplementation really necessary? Supplementation can benefit certain groups of individuals. Those individuals include people who restrict their calories such as runners, dancers, gymnasts and wrestlers to maintain a low body weight; people who eliminate certain food groups from their diet such as dairy products; people who eat too few fruits and vegetables; and those who eat a majority of their daily calories from fast foods or highly processed, convenient foods. All of these individuals are eating diets void of a sufficient amount of nutrients to maintain good health. The most common vitamin deficiencies in the diet are for vitamin B6, folate, vitamin C, vitamin E and beta-carotene. Vitamin overload is unlikely unless an individual is consuming large quantities of vitamin-fortified foods such as breakfast cereals or large doses of a specific supplement. Eating a wide variety of foods assures exposure to the widest spectrum of nutrients without consuming too much of any single nutrient. Vitamins obtained from the diet are preferred over supplements because natural foods contain other important nutrients or phytochemicals that are not found in supplements. Phytochemicals provide protective health and disease-fighting benefits. They are predominantly found in fruits and vegetables. If a person is nutrient-deficient because of their diet, then they should consume a better diet. Vitamin and mineral supplementation can improve sports performance only in those athletes with a true deficiency. Taking more than the body needs will not enhance performance. Concentrate on consuming wholesome healthy foods instead of pills. Athletes who wish to be on the safe side of avoiding a deficiency may choose to take a multivitamin and/or mineral supplement each day or every other day. The supplement should not exceed the recommended dietary allowances (RDA) or adequate intake (AI) for vitamins and minerals. Overload may occur if the supplement contains many times the recommended amount. Choose products produced by nationally known manufacturers and those with the initials UPS (United States Pharmacopoeia) on the label. Reputable manufacturers often have strict quality control procedures and will more likely provide a reliable product. Supplements with the UPS initials on the label have been tested for quality in terms of disintegration, potency or strength, and purity. UPS is a not-for-profit voluntary organization that sets standards assuring the integrity and uniformity of drugs and health care products. The standards set by UPS are legally enforceable by the Food and Drug Administration. Let this be a guide since the supplement industry is not regulated. Deborah Drewke is a registered dietician at Swedish Covenant Hospital's Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Chicago, IL. --- J Mittelman <jmittelman wrote: > My wife is a CNC - wrote a great article, " Do We > Really Need Supplements? 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Guest guest Posted March 12, 2004 Report Posted March 12, 2004 Hi Cindy, Elaine, > > What about " real lemon " in a bottle? I missed the first part of this thread, but if it's about eating lemons to correct pH, it's the pulp, the alkaline ash of the whole lemon that does it; many people make the mistake of just using a bit o' juice thinking it will elevate pH. regards, Duncan Crow Quote
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2004 Report Posted March 13, 2004 Hi Cindy: <<I recently had to give up diet drinks becasue of aspertame, and so I was drinking tea with stieva, and then I found out about the massive amounts of floride in tea,>> ==>I'm trying to get off the coffee and switch to tea and haven't heard of this flouride problem. Can you please tell us more about flouride in tea. ~Amber Quote
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2004 Report Posted March 13, 2004 Hi Amber, The Floride articles came through this email group, and one of them was a newsletter and that had some links on it. I clicked one link that talked about green-tea because it was suppose to be so good for you and my boyfriend had me start getting it for him and I had started drinking that instead of regular tea and it was to a vitimin site and it talked about tea and floride. Apparently the tea leaves soak up lots of floridated water and a the decaf tea is much worse because they use lots of water in the processing it. 1 glass of tea is equivilant to drinking about 8 liters of floridated water. maybe you can search the archives for floride and find the article with the links, or maybe someone here knows. It was a doctor that has a website and he sells books and herbs and vitimins and stuff. bye cindy Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam Quote
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2004 Report Posted March 13, 2004 Thank you for the info Cindy. I'll go thru the archives and see what I can find. ~Amber I clicked one link that talked about green-tea because it was suppose to be so good for you and my boyfriend had me start getting it for him and I had started drinking that instead of regular tea and it was to a vitimin site and it talked about tea and floride Quote
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