pH Balance Kit

Archive for January, 2010

I bought a box of the Stash green chai tea yesterday. My family was shocked because I can’t stand tea of any kind. But I just drank my first mug of this a few minutes ago and it tastes wonderful! It actually sort of tastes a bit like the Mexican horchata. So I’m considering taking it up regularly instead of drinking Swiss Miss and Folgers. What are the health benefits of this delicious beverage?

Your sh!t will turn green.

Acid reflux.
Coming out of acid reflux. My story may be able to help some of you.
They say that acid reflux is caused by poor eating habits and or bacteria in your stomach.
Right before my episode with acid reflux I was eating healthy, in perfect shape and had my perfect work hard.

Once day, I stared having all the symptom of acid reflux and no one knew what I had. This went on for months. I forced my doctor to check for Helicobacter pylori. which I ended up testing positive.

I got omeprazole (Prilosex) plus 2 antibiotics. 4 pills a day for 14 days.
After the treatment my stomach was hitching and I still had a hard time eating. I was still creating too much acid so my doctor give me again omeprazole (Prilosex). I refused to be on any drug and I knew that the omeprazole (Prilosex) was not the answer it was just a bandage without dealing with the root of the problem.

This is what I did:
I knew the Key out of this was: I need to keep the body alkaline, the bad bacteria don’t like an alkaline environment.
I stop take the omeprazole (Prilosex) and starting taking a of Jarro Dophilus EPS (can find it in health store). The 3rd day I started to feel the difference. I was able to eat more verity of food.
Aloe vera juice before every meal
Eating every 3 hrs small meal. No row vegetable – fresh steam vegetable only and protein. No oily or greasy food at all, not black chocolate , not alcohol, no caffeine, no soda and not spices in your food. Avoid hot water, somehow my system does quite down with colder drink and food.
I eat protein and green 3 time a day and a lot of low fat low sugar organic yogurt as snack and all day.
I take 4 pills a day of Jarro Dophilus EPS . One pill 45 min before every meal to help my stomach and intestines get their natural bacteria back while controlling the excess of acid the stomach is creating. Drink the pills with hot water It makes swallowing the pills easier.
I drink Apple Cider Vinegar (2 table spoons in 0.5l drink of water) throughout the day with a lot of water.
I don’t mix the protein & green vegetable with fruits.
Sugar create more acid so I am very careful with the fruits I eat (low sugar index fruits only) and I don’t eat any carbohydrate for the same reason.
I recommend: Cranberry juice-Prune juice (the sugar free type mix with H2O)
2 tea spoons of honey mix with water before eating.
Avocado-apples-banana-melon-walnuts-almonds-tofu-sweet potato-fish-Grilled chicken (legs grilled) easier on your stomach. Not red meat at the beginning it is too hard on the stomach. Camomile tea help digestion process.
Stop eating 3hrs before bedtime. I sleep with your upper body higher than the bed level almost in a semi sitting position.
I don’t lift weight or jog because I was creating too much acid and it was giving me some palpitation. (yes, the doctor said that the palpitation have nothing to do with acid reflux-there not connected-well doctor have news for you everything is connected and how can a super athlete with no hard problem get some palpitation every time his stomach create too much acid).
To avoid the palpitation, I ride my bike slowly without too much effort, and also walk. I make sure I space out my workout throughout the day.
Now I am getting better and I know you can be acid reflux free..it take time and patience.
I am almost certain that a lot of us will test negative for every test on the planet regarding stomach bacteria but small bacteria such as Escherichia coli-E-coli and other don’t really have a test for them and you could have something in your system putting your stomach out of balance. So fight back by drinking Apple Cider Vinegar to clean your system and work on increasing the growth of the good bacteria your body need. Mediation is a must in the healing process
Good luck to you all.

I think this thing that cured my brother’s GERD is much easier but happy to hear you got yours cured

What my brother who very severe gerd did is found here…much cheaper and easier

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1391353#i read all the posts by knowledge seeker in that thread

Dr Wallick of dead doctors don’t lie talked about the Helicobacter pylori way before this became mainstream and recommended this to fix it

see Number 1 at this link

http://www.kingmaker.net/DeadDoctorstxt.html#1.%20Ulcers,%20caused%20by%20stress?

Perhaps it was fixed by the apple cider vinegar which is what Kevin trudeau who wrote the book natural cures they do not want you to know says to use for this

If someone is trying that, be aware that pasteurized vinegar is not safe to consume and only use raw apple cider vinegar which contain the "mother" In the us this is found at health food stores and sections of the supermarket..the most common brand names are braggs and spectrum

I definitely agree that one needs to be alkaline and moist foods are not alkaline but acid except for most fruits and veggies but eating them raw is key not cooked. Cooked foods may be at the root of many of our heath problems , I am lately discovering having been exposed to a number of books, films and websites on it and its miraculous healing power as well as my own recent experiments on myself is showing me that most of our problems can be helped by switching to a 85% or better raw food, whole food, vegan diet although 100% raw is optimal as a goal. We are the only species that eats our food cooked and suffer from all these disease except for the animals that we feed.

I feel some of this is poor advice like eating only cooked produce and no fruits as we need these in the form of raw fruits and veggies which are carbs and he said no carbs. Optimally one should only take whole grains in raw form as in sprouting them or soaking oats,spelt flakes, millet, or using raw muscli cereal but we need complex carbs in the form of raw produce, and grains as described above.

Also we need healthy fats as found in things like flax seeds, flax seed oils, cold pressed oils (raw), chia seeds (very high in omega three fats) avocados, raw walnuts, purslane, greens etc

For optimal health and to prevent deficiencies) , with your mainly raw food vegan diet, have lots of green smoothies (1 or more quarts a day), algaes and seaweeds and grasses (wheat and barley grass juice/powders), and lots of fresh juices ( including the cabbage mentioned at the link for this problem)..take no pulp or food for 15-20 minutes while drinking the juice which must be drank right away so it goes to healing and repair and not to digestion..done this way it is assimilated within 10-15 minutes

Some of the other raw foods in addition to produce, raw nuts and seeds and their butters, cold pressed oils and extra virgin olive oils and seaweeds, and sprouted whole grains and raw cereals already mentioned, one can also consume sprouted legumes, fermented foods like kimchee and raw sauerkraut, nut cheeses, frozen fresh fruit sorbets, freshly made almond milk, dried produce and dehydrated crackers, breads, chips etc as long as the not heated above about 110 degrees. One can have raw dressings and soups and one can heat the soup slightly to warm finger touch and it is still raw.

If one is doing 15% cooked one can have things like beans, whole grains, vegan cheeses and milks, homemade soups, cooked veggies and fruits, baked potatoes, and natural sweeteners if using them such as agave nectar (which can be raw), raw honey, real maple syrup, rice and barley malt, stevia, date sugar and other natural sweeteners used very sparingly. :

One can also try natural herbs/foods that kill viruses, bacteria, fungus and protozoa such as raw garlic, oil of oregano, organic olive leaf tincture/extract, grapefruit seed oil and/or colloidal silver.

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I heard this some toner balance the ph.

How important is that? What does it do? Does pH help prevent getting pimples?? what toner is good to balance it?

I did some research and talked to my doctor to find the most common causes of acne.

• Hormones: The number one cause of acne is the production of sex hormones, known as androgen, that begins at puberty. This is why majority of acne sufferers are adolescents and teens. Hormones are responsible for then acne flare-ups during menstruation and pregnancy.

• When the sebaceous gland is stimulated by androgens, it produces extra sebum. In its journey up the follicle toward the surface, the sebum mixes with common skin bacteria and dead skin cells that have been shed from the lining of the follicle. While this process is normal, the presence of extra sebum in the follicle increases the chances of clogging — and acne.

• Stress: can also cause the production of hormones, such as cortisol, which can aggravate acne. Stress brings upon different hormone levels. With hormone changes the body prompts the skins oil glands to enlarge, secreting more oil. Which causes white heads, black heads and pimples.

• Oily or heavy make up: Heavy make-up clogs the pores and oily make-ups add more oil, which only adds to the problem if oily skin already exists. Cosmetics, especially certain moisturizers, foundations and pomades contain lanolin, petrolatum, vegetable oils, butyl stearate, lauryl alcohol and oleic acid.

• Certain medications and steroids: Vitamins are good for your body, But an excess of vitamins B1, B6 and B12 can cause acne flare-ups. These vitamins are good for the skin, but avoid overuse.

• Diets: For some people, a diet that is high in refined carbohydrates and sugars can actually aggravate their acne.

• Over abrasive cleansing: Harsh exfoliators can damage skin and spread infections.

• Picking and squeezing: This can actually send the infection deeper into the skin and can cause scarring.

• Environmental irritants: such as high humidity and pollution. High humidity actually causes swelling of skin. Pollution is of course is a big cause for clogging your pores.

• Genes: Family members who are also acne sufferers. Acne is inherited and severe cases known as cystic acne usually come from heredity.

And…

What the skin needs is a product that clears pores and kills bacteria, thus preventing hair follicles from clogging and turning into acne. This is what you should be looking for if you want to get rid of those ugly acne.

Before trying any treatment, I suggest you read this informational source that listed the most effective acne treatments available:

http://www.mlnks.com/acne.php

Why are you even concerned about it? Just leave it alone unless your doc tells you differently.

I have recently been trying to research what causes acidity in the body and how to lower this acidity. This has lead me into a fascinating world of food and nutrition, but I find that many different websites say completely different and conflicting things.

From what I can understand, the body needs to be at at a neutral ph of around 7.1, proteins require acidic enzymes to digest, and carbos require alkaline enzymes to digest, so eating proteins cause acid and carbohydrates cause the body to become more alkaline again, I might have this completely wrong though.

The main conflict I then find is that some sites say you should never mix the 2 in one meal, and other sites say a combination of proteinf and carbo’s is the way to do it. I have read on some sites that fruit is excellent for breakfast, and another site says that fruit for breakfast can be detrimental.

Please can someone point me in the direction of a website with people that really know whats going on, and where I can find a meal plan that promotes healthy living, rather than weight loss, and what food groups can be combined and how etc etc etc

Thanks in advance

My main interest in food combining came from the readings of Edgar Cayce (who died in 1945) everything he ever said has come to pass in the years since his death. A few things are still inconclusive but nothing has been scientifically disputed. He recommended food combining & maintaining an acid/alkaline balance. He based food combining theory on the different digestive chemicals required for proteins versus starches.

The diet theory of food combining (Montignac – I think Suzanne Somers & Harvey Diamond’s diets are based off this theory) suggests not eating proteins/fats OR carbs within hours of each other. I think the theory is they digest differently. Non starchy vegetables are allowed on either.

Unfortunately, most foods are a combination of protein/fat/carbs and it’s hard to keep them separate. For me carbs with no fats, lose their appeal. Toast with no butter, bagels with no cream cheese, sandwich with no mayo or meat – easier for me to do without.

My main concern would be blood sugar. I know fats & protein slow the blood sugar impact of carbs and the subsequent insulin impact. I would think a meal of high carbs (with no fats & protein) would really set off an insulin spike BUT it may also work under the Hellers’ theory. The carb addict diet created by the Hellers, allows carbs one hour a day in a balanced meal including fats & proteins. Their theory is that maintaining low carb for most of the day, lowers insulin levels so the impact does not create a rebound effect.

I’m not well versed, nor do I have any personal experience with any of these theories. I find them interesting but moderation has never been my strong suit. I prefer to stick with low carb all the time, this allows me to maintain the food combining theory (minus sugar & starches) and the acid/alkaline balance. For me, this has made a dramatic improvement in my health.

We’ve all heard of the 90 year old that smoked, drank, lived off cookies and was in perfect health, unfortunately that doesn’t work for the majority of us. The theory is that it takes 20 years for a fairly clear cause & effect to be shown. (They argued for years that cigarette smoking had no impact on health.) Societal diet changes do not show an immediate impact. For example: The U.S. government guidelines were changed 35 years ago and they suggest we lower our fat intake & increase our carb intake. The American society has followed these recommendations and have lowered their fat intake by 11%!! Unfortunately in this same time frame obesity, diabetes, heart disease, thyroid dysfunctions are all at epidemic levels but have they changed these recommendations???

Until just recently, there was the argument that there was no scientific proof that nutrition had any cause/effect on human health. ALL diet theories are still scientifically unproven & any theory is based on a hypothesis only. A person could give you the perfect logical explanation for or against any theory but when you experience for yourself something that flies completely in the opposite direction of ingrained dogma, then you will know the truth for yourself. The earth is not flat, it doesn’t matter how many people believe it is, that doesn’t make it so.

I highly recommend you watch the recent Taubes lecture posted below. He spent 7 years going over all the studies on nutrition, which is the basis of his re