Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 Evening Griffith, >>I'd like to know more, specifically what foods cause high acidity, >and what foods support an alkaline body? The subject can be a bit confusing for sure. I made a small table on food acidity to complement a short article I wrote. If you have not been into this acidity thing very long, my short article would have a few points of interest. The name of my article is Acid Food Acid Body. Keep in mind I have limited space when these articles are printed in my local paper so I can't cover anything completely. www.fugitt.com/article.htm Let me know what you think. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 Evening Sharon, At 01:43 PM 8/9/02 -0500, you wrote: >Ok now I am very confused. I have read that blueberries are the number >one food to eat for preventing cancer and is low on the glycemic index >for diabetics. But it is stated in this article as highly acidic. Hope >someone can clear the confusiion. You are creating confusion where none exist. If you try to eat only acidifying or only alkalizing foods, you will surely die soon. Many of our best foods exist in each category. The key is Balance in acidifying and alkalizing foods. I eat tons of both and have no fear. The idea is to eat only the best and most nutritious foods in each category. Eat only the ones that agree with you and don't upset any systems that may be nearly out of balance already. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 I am surprised when I found out the cause of disease has been discovered already by a Nobel Prize winner. Why it is not common knowledge is beyond reason. High acidity in the body is the cause. I'd like to know more, specifically what foods cause high acidity, and what foods support an alkaline body? Thanks, Griffith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 In a message dated 09/08/02 18:55:47 GMT Daylight Time, wayne writes: > The subject can be a bit confusing for sure. I made a small table > on food acidity to complement a short article I wrote. > > Hi Wayne, I found the article very informative and will carry the lists with me in future when shopping. Marianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 Evening John, At 05:03 PM 8/9/02 -0700, you wrote: >I'm surprised to hear blueberries included among " highly acidic " foods! I was more than surprised, I was distressed. Learning that fact has not stopped me from eating them. We all have to be careful we do not get so hung up on this acidity thing that we starve ourselves to death. Actually, after getting a bit of the hang of this acidity trick, I have not quit eating anything. I have changed the ratios, serving sizes, and eat more of some foods. I was equally distressed to find that virtually all nuts are acidifying. SO... I just add more almonds to my trail mix, and eat more almonds straight. What can we do, .... other than mix and match? Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 Ok now I am very confused. I have read that blueberries are the number one food to eat for preventing cancer and is low on the glycemic index for diabetics. But it is stated in this article as highly acidic. Hope someone can clear the confusiion. sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2002 Report Share Posted August 9, 2002 I've had some major questions about this, as well. I have a lot of information, but I can't seem to sort it out in my mind, and the more I learn, the more confused I become. I think there are some problems with simplifying things by saying an alkaline body or an acidic body, because different parts of the body have different pH's. For example, the stomach and large intestine are acidic. You don't want them to be alkaline. How are they impacted by an alkalinizing diet, or rather what part of the body is the alkalinizing diet aimed at? The pH of blood is slightly alkaline, regardless of whether it is called acidic or not. (You would die if your blood became acidic. Even a pH of 7, which is neutral, would kill you.) So what really causes disease? An alkaline colon is what a lot of people say starts the process of disease. What exactly does the term acidic body mean in terms of the different parts of the body? If you are eating an alkalinizing diet, how does that translate into the pH of the large intestine? How does that translate on the inter-cellular level? The pH of the inside of the cells is not the same as the pH of the blood. And are there things other than diet that can cause an acid/alkaline imbalance? For example, I know that a Klebsiella infection in the intestines can make them highly alkaline, because Klebsiella converts nitrogen into ammonia which is extremely alkaline. And Klebsiella loves alkalinizing foods, especially high fiber foods like beans and many vegetables. It thrives on lactose from milk, which is supposed to be a neutral food. Yet Klebsiella is a pathogen, and contributes to the formation of disease, rather than preventing disease, in spite of it's alkalinizing effects. How do very alkaline things affect the pH of the body? For example; baking powder and baking soda, or antacids? Obviously they alter the pH of the stomach, making it too alkaline, but how do they affect the rest of the body if the body is too acidic? After all, the small intestines receive bicarbonate produced by the body in order to neutralize the hydrochloric acid that is added by the stomach. The more acidic the contents from the stomach, the more bicarbonate it has to pull out of the blood stream, increasing the acidity of the blood. So are you acidifying the blood or alkalinizing the blood when you increase stomach acid with betaine hydrochloride supplements? Are you sparing the body's reserves of bicarbonate by decreasing the acidity of the stomach by using antacids? What's the difference between the alkalinizing effects of bicarbonate produced by the body and baking soda? And why are meats acidifying, when the breakdown of nitrogen based proteins produces ammonia in one of the intermediary steps of the urea cycle? I get conflicting information from different sources, such as the advice in the book " Acidophilus and Colon Health " which recommends a high grain diet. (As much as 70-80% of the diet as high carbohydrate foods, and recommending a good proportion of that be from grains) versus the recommendation that diets to prevent hypoglycemia only consist of 40% or less of carbohydrates.) How does an alkalinizing diet affect a person with hypoglycemia who reacts to the sugar in, say, figs, or raisins, which are highly alkalinizing? If a person is already struggling with disease, correcting the acid/alkaline balance becomes daunting. The web site that Wayne Figgit posted recommended only 1 or two servings of protein per day. Yet many people would develop protein deficiency symptoms on that little amount of protein. (I did, after being on a mostly raw foods vegan diet for 1 1/2 years that should have alkalinized my body, but instead made me even more acidic, and made me develop definite protein deficiency symptoms. I actually have a higher pH with a high protein diet. Anyone care to explain this?) Is there anyone who can explain all of this rather than just posting very generalized web sites? Linda Jones lindaj - " rx_griffith " <rx_griffith Friday, August 09, 2002 7:37 AM Cause of Disease > > > I am surprised when I found out the cause of disease has been > discovered already by a Nobel Prize winner. Why it is not common > knowledge is beyond reason. High acidity in the body is the cause. > I'd like to know more, specifically what foods cause high acidity, > and what foods support an alkaline body? > > Thanks, > > Griffith > > > > Getting well is done one step at a time, day by day, building health > and well being. > > list or archives: Gettingwell > > ........ Gettingwell- > post............. Gettingwell > digest form...... Gettingwell-digest > individual emails Gettingwell-normal > no email......... Gettingwell-nomail > moderator ....... Gettingwell-owner > ...... Gettingwell- > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2002 Report Share Posted August 10, 2002 I'm surprised to hear blueberries included among " highly acidic " foods! - " Wayne Fugitt " <wayne Friday, August 09, 2002 3:43 AM Re: Cause of Disease > Evening Sharon, > > At 01:43 PM 8/9/02 -0500, you wrote: > >Ok now I am very confused. I have read that blueberries are the number > >one food to eat for preventing cancer and is low on the glycemic index > >for diabetics. But it is stated in this article as highly acidic. Hope > >someone can clear the confusiion. > > You are creating confusion where none exist. > > If you try to eat only acidifying or only alkalizing foods, you will surely > die soon. > > Many of our best foods exist in each category. > > The key is Balance in acidifying and alkalizing foods. > > I eat tons of both and have no fear. > > The idea is to eat only the best and most nutritious foods in each category. > > Eat only the ones that agree with you and don't upset any systems that may > be nearly out of balance already. > > Wayne > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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