Now days we are subjected to stress in the form of man-made pollution and toxins, unhealthy diets, emotional and mental pressures of work, family issues, paying the bills ... as well as not getting nearly enough exercise, sunlight, or laughter. Sunlight, we have to have it. People in the Northern climates have higher cancer rates due to less sunlight exposure.
With our busy lifestyles we feel we don't have time to research all the latest diet and health choices. So many times we just go on along with old habits that you don't even realize maybe killing you, one degree at a time. By the time you finally realize that something is wrong, the downward spiral has sometimes gone on for a long time. I had years and years of what was in retrospect, self inflicted arthritis pain and high blood pressure.
Some problems don't always show themselves outwardly. If you have a health issue and are lucky, you'll get symptoms in the early stage. Sometimes we will either, find out too late, ignore the symptoms, or mask them with drugs. Heart disease is a prime example. Did you know the first sign of heart disease, more than half the time, is a heart attack? And that fifty percent of heart attack victims die instantly?
Not very good odds, Huh?
Heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, arthritis and even tooth decay are all acidic related processes that occur over time due to unhealthy lifestyles and eating choices.
Do you know what one condition all of the above things have in common, every single time?? Acidosis, meaning too much acid. Dr. Atkins said, "Of all the major diseases, Diabetes, Hypertension (high blood pressure), Arthritis, and Cancer, acidosis is present." The Mayo Health Clinic has a news letter out, with similar information. Dr. Otto Warburg received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for this discovery 70 years ago! So if they know what causes these diseases, why do we still have them? Answer, there is no money in it if we are well.
What is going on? Why isn't this being preached in every medical school and doctors office? Let's take a guess. There is no profit when the treatment is free, the prevention is free, and this information is free. Most health can be, like they say in the weight loss commercials, "just the cost of food." Well, same here, just knowing which foods to buy, eat and which to avoid, you might become a stranger to your doctor and the pharmacy. Sound too simple? Well, it is not.
We must stay away from harmful chemicals, like soft drinks, I don't know why they call them soft drinks, they kill! Soft drinks are so acidic that it requires 20 cups of alkaline water to neutralize 1 cup of soda. Don't eat flavored chips, caned soups, packaged mixes, that contain MSG and other "weird science" stuff. I know it tastes great but when it makes you or your kids sick, that is a bad after taste.
Here is the bottom line. Being over acidic will make you sick or at the least keep the back door open to sickness or fatal disease. Staying slightly alkaline like our Creator originally made us, promotes health and allows our immune system to kill the bad guys before they can get started. Eating alkaline foods, drinking alkaline water, and (here goes) exercising. Sorry about that exercising part but the systems that flush and remove toxins from our body need us to move around.
One of the reasons that I am writing this article is that when a friend bought a water ionizer, I started drinking his water just for the heck of it. I didn't know anything about acid/alkaline balance. Shortly thereafter two wonderful things happened. One was a painful and oftentimes raw skin rash of 30 years just disappeared. Secondly my arthritic knees stopped hurting. More important than my pain relief is that I no longer have to take those drugs that had lot of harmful side affects.
Wow!, talk about two for one! I plunged into informing myself about this whole business of alkaline/acid balance. I encourage you to investigate the facts also. I am sure you will be the better for it.
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