IONLIFE Special Report: Acid / Alkaline Balancing

“It is not thegerms we needworry about. It isour inner terrain.”~ Louis Pasteur

Acid Alkaline BalanceExcess acidity is a condition thatweakens all body systems.

Excess acidity forces the body toborrow minerals - including calcium,sodium, potassium and magnesium -from vital organs and bones to buffer(neutralize) the acid and to safelyremove it from the body. As a result, thebody can suffer severe and prolonged‘corrosion’ due to high acidity - acondition that may go undetected foryears.

It affects virtually every person in oursociety because of the way we live, theway we eat, and the environment welive in. The result is an internalenvironment where disease can easilymanifest, as opposed to a pH-balancedenvironment which allows for normalbody functions - necessary for the bodyto resist disease. It is true that if wehave a healthy body, we will maintainsufficient alkaline reserves to meetemergency demands. However whenexcess acids must be continuallyneutralized, our alkaline reserves aredepleted, leaving the body in aweakened, disease-prone condition.

Unfortunately, there are still manypractitioners who believe that the bodycan somehow miraculously and‘naturally’ balance its pH - as if we wereliving in nature and eating raw foodsand herbs. The truth is so far beyondthis ideal. The truth - according to DrLynda Frassetto, acid/alkalineresearcher from the University ofCalifornia, is that we have turned anevolutionary corner.

We simply do not handle acid waste theway we used to.Her research showed the sheer volumeof acid waste our body has to handlehas forced it to take drastic ‘war’ styleaction to preserve its strategic reserves- the kidney and liver - our majoressential detoxifying organs.

In her study of almost 1,000 ageingsubjects, she found that we are now‘stockpiling’ acid in fatty deposits ratherthan eliminating it via the kidneys andliver. In its infinite wisdom, the body haschosen to save the kidney and liverfrom degradation by excess acid.

Of course, there is a cost. It’s calledobesity, lowered immunity, lack ofenergy and the whole host of acid-

related diseases we are subject toincluding cancer, diabetes, osteoarthritisand more - much, much more.

Acid Alkaline HISTORYThe concept of acid/alkaline imbalanceas the cause of disease isn't a new one.One of the first persons who talked aboutthe need to alkalize the body was thegreat "Sleeping Prophet," Edgar Cayce.He always referred to body detoxificationwith herbs, colonics, fasting, massage,steam baths and diet modification withthe aim of alkalizing the body.

Way back in 1933 Dr. William HowardHay published a ground-breaking book, ANew Health Era, in which he maintainedthat all disease is caused by‘autotoxication’ (or "self- poisoning") dueto acid accumulation in the body: “Nowwe depart from health in just theproportion to which we have allowed ouralkalis to be dissipated by introduction ofacid- forming food in too great amount...It may seem strange to say that alldisease is the same thing, no matterwhat its myriad modes of expression, butit is verily so.”

More recently, in his remarkable book,‘Alkalize or Die’, Dr. Theodore A. Baroodysaid essentially the same thing:

“The countless namesof ill- nesses do notreally matter. What doesmatter is that they allcome from the sameroot cause...too muchtissue acid waste in thebody!”

Dr. Robert O. Young, Ph.D. in his book,‘The pH Miracle’ says it this way; “Thosewilling to look again, and with clear eyes,will be rewarded with the secrets topermanent health. We can healourselves by changing the environmentinside our bodies. Potentially harmfulinvaders, then, will have nowhere to growand will become harmless.”

Unfortunately, according to Sang Whang,author of Reverse Aging even if we eatthe best of organic fruit and vegetables,97% of our food still consists of carbon,nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen, whichwill still be reduced to acid waste.He says that it is not what we put into ourbodies it is what stays in our bodies aswaste that creates our over-acidiccondition and what causes us to ageprematurely.Sang Whang says that in terms of acid/alkaline balance, the only differencebetween 'good' food and 'bad food' isthat 'good' food will have less acid wasteand more acid neutralizing result.

Your pH balance depends on what is leftafter metabolism. So we’ll take a look inthis article at what foods, lifestyles andsupplements contribute to a ‘clean’ housewithin.

Here our metabolism can operate as it issupposed to instead of acting as acontinual janitor in an increasinglyoverloaded toxic warehouse.

Leftover Acid Waste

Very few if any of us are physicallycapable of ridding our bodies of all theacids we create from food, stress and ourown metabolism. These acid wastesmove around the body via the blood andlymphatic system until our overloadedkidneys decide to dump them or uswithin, as the body struggles tocounteract acid-producing foods, acid-producing pollution and acid-producingstress. In fact of all acidifying factors,stress is the greatest. It can neutralizeand acidify an alkaline diet with onesurge of adrenalin.

Long term acidityis like rust

It corrodes our tissue, eating into our96,000 kilometers of veins and arteries.Left unchecked, it eventually interrupts allcellular activities andfunctions, fromthe beating ofthe heart to theway we think.As we havementioned, acidscan be stored infat. Cholesteroland crystallizeduric acid aresolidified acidsthat have beendumped withinthe body for 'later' removal - the 'later'that never comes.

Acid EffectsAcid coagulates blood. Blood has majorproblems flowing around fatty acids.Capillaries clog up and die. The skin,deprived of life-giving healthy blood,loses elasticity and begins to wrinkle.Even with a face lift or liposuction, theacid remains and continues its relentlessadvance. Without a basic acid/alkalinebalancing plan, every part of your bodyworks ever harder to maintain health -because every system; all the organs,the lungs, even the skin - are involved inthe maintenance of correct blood pH.

The War Within

Within your body, your organs and cellsare totally subservient to your blood. Allorgans work to keep your blood at abalanced pH, to the point where yourbody is willing to inflict major damage onorgans if they appear to stand in the wayof correct blood pH. If its pH drops fromits optimum pH 7.36 down to pH 7, youwill lapse into a coma and die.

“..we have turnedan evolutionarycorner ”

IONLIFEThat's why you get such a charge from acan of Cola. Its pH of 2.5 acidity setsalarm bells ringing all over your body.Alkaline chemical stores that should beused elsewhere are sacrificed to the callof the adrenalin that floods your system.

The ‘high’ you have learned to expect isno different to the high a drug userexperiences as his artificial sensoryelevation. It is your body screaming"Help", and you, enjoying the thrill of thefear. It’s “The Real thing”.

It's not just a glass of Cola that causessuch effect. (32 glasses of neutral pHwater are needed to balance one glass ofCola). Most of us already have a runningbattle

In summary, over-acidification interfereswith life itself leading to virtually allsickness and disease! Finally, it agesthen kills us.When we die, it celebrates by turning thewhole body acid, inviting foreignantagonistic organisms to the party!

Dr. Baroody expresses it very well: "Toomuch acidity in the body is like having toolittle oil in the car.It just grinds to a halt one lazy Sundayafternoon. There you are - stuck.The body does the same thing. It startscreaking to a stop along the byways of lifeand you find yourself in some kind ofdiscomfort. I watch with great concern aspeople of all classes and lifestyles sufferfrom this excess."He attributes no less than 68 major healthconditions to a prior existent acidic innerterrain.

Why areWesterners soprone to obesity?

Is it just food? Of course, the food we eat,its quantity and quality has a large effecton our waist measurement.But because the body has made a habitof its 'last chance' solution (piratingcalcium from the bones and teeth) of whatto do with excess toxic acid waste, thereis another reason we deposit fat.

As Dr Frassetto discovered, when we are faced with shortage of options

due to an acid- besieged inner terrain, we dumptoxic wastes in fatty deposits as far awayfrom the organs and heart as possible; onthe buttocks, the chest, the thighs and thebelly.

Dr Robert O. Young writes convincingly onthe same subject. He sees sugar as anacid and as the reason we are so fat, butnot as we have been taught. He says thatthe body has to protect itself from theexcess sugar we consume, and so it

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co-ops fat - to encase it and protect usfrom it. “Fat” he says, “is saving our lives”.

Alkalinity andEnergy levels

Acidity or alkalinity of our internal fluidshas a profound effect even at theindividual cellular level

MITOCHONDRIA;THE BODY’S CELLULAR POWERPLANT

In our bodies our entire metabolic processis dependent upon balance, right down tothe cellular level. Our 75 trillion cells areslightly acidic within, dependent on ourinner sea -the surrounding alkalineinterstitial fluid to surround them.

Without this relationship, no usefulchemical or energy interchange will occurbecause no pH balance exists. pHopposites - acid and alkaline - in the bodyare the chemical method for electricity toflow. Without sufficient ‘polarity’ betweenthe interior of the cell and the fluidsurrounding it, the energy of the cell hasdifficulty flowing into the surroundingtissues. Weight loss and the regaining ofenergy occurs more easily when we takethe first steps towards an alkaline ‘re-balance’.

Alkalinity and your blood

Blood is always slightly alkaline (or atleast it should be!). As the only transportsystem for nutrients to every part of yourbody, blood cannot afford to be acidic. Itneeds to stay within a pH range that willmaintain resistance to decay orputrefaction, and growth of malevolentorganisms. Hence pH 7.365 is the idealenvironment in which micro-organismsremain in co-existent or symbioticharmony with the body.

“Fat is savingour lives.”

- Dr Robert O. Young

Allow the blood to shift slightly either wayand results will be felt in every part of thebody. Beneficial microforms die, andaggressive microforms sustained by anacidic environment begin to multiply andmutate, taking the form of aggressive,parasitic and pathogenic agents.

Scientists studying live blood using darkfield microscopy can see the changes inthe blood taking place and correlate it with

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the progression of the disease process.

They witness a repetitive pattern unfoldingthat has prompted them to state that theover-acidification of the body, caused byimproper eating and living, causes aproliferation of antagonistic microformswhich debilitates the body and, if notcorrected, may ultimately cause ourdemise.

The Real Power of pH

If any substance changes from pH 7 to pH8, it has become ten times more alkaline.Conversely, if it has changes from neutralpH 7 to pH 6, it is 10 times more acidic.As an example, a popular Cola, at pH 2.5is almost 50,000 times more acidic thanneutral water, and needs 32 glasses ofneutral (pH 7) water to counteract theconsumption of one glass of Cola. (Activeingredient: Phosphoric Acid)

You can now see that a change from thenormal level 7.365 to pH 7 would meanthat your blood would suddenly be around4 times as acid as it should be. You woulddie from poisoning by your own blood.This is why every body system is used tosupport the correct blood pH

You can also understand from this that ourblood pH can be affected at any time ofthe day by a myriad of events; food, drink,stress, pollution, exercise, or beneficially,by meditation, by drinking alkaline water,by deep breathing, even by being happy

MEDITATION IS ALKALISING.START EARLY

Alkalinity and ParasitesToday more and more doctors andresearchers (including most forms ofalternative therapists) believe mostdisease is caused by unbalance in thebody. Unbalance occurs in a nutritional,electrical, structural, toxicological orbiological equation, allowing germs toflourish.

They believe we need to re-establishbalance in your body by working withyour body, not against it. They say thathealing of chronic illness takes placeonly when and if the blood is consistentlymaintained at a normal, slightly alkalinepH.

It’s not an understatement to say that welive in a world plague of "microforms".These include more than simple germs.Yeasts, fungii, viruses and moulds are allmicroforms that exist within our bodies.

It’s not just their presence within us, butthe excretions they deposit within us.These toxic wastes are produced whenmicroforms digest glucose, fats andproteins in our body. They steal our food,turn it to poison, and dump it inside of us.

Alkalinity andMineral Assimilation

If only people were aware of what causesminerals to be assimilated or rejected, wecould save hundreds of millions inwasted supplement consumption everyyear. pH balance determines - and limits- mineral assimilation.

Every mineral has its own 'signature' pHlevel that permits assimilation by yourbody. If we look at an atomic scale chartof elements, those at the lower end arecapable of assimilation over a broaderpH range. Those ‘higher’ on the chartneed a progressively narrower pH rangeto be assimilated.

Summarizing, if you are not balanced,your body will simply reject mostminerals.Why is this relevant?Let's look at iodine as an example.High up on the atomic scale, it requiresnear perfect pH for its assimilation intothe body. Iodine is required for a healthythyroid gland. But our thyroid will receiveno iodine unless the body pH is almostperfect. Thyroid deterioration has beenconnected to arthritis, heart attacks,diabetes, cancer, depression, obesity, andfatigue.

Today, inadequate mineral supply to thebody is extremely common due to thedepletion of minerals in our agriculturalland. The supply and absorption ofadequate minerals determines our healthand wellbeing because it determines theconductivity of electricity in our bodies.

Electrical conductivity is the basis of aneffective nervous system, which in turnmonitors and reports on how well our

various organsandsubsystemsare doing. Theeffectivenesswith which ournervoussystem can

operate therefore, is subject to a correctpH, just like every bio-chemical processwe perform. By eating and living in a waythat causes imbalances to our internal pH

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we actually 'kill the messenger'; the systemthat keeps us updated on how our bodysystems are fulfilling their allotted tasks.

Alkalinity and MERCURY

Dr. W.R. Kellas, Ph.D., co-author of numerousbooks including Surviving in a Toxic Worldsays that the pH factor plays an important part

in ridding the body of mercury and other toxins.

He says, "the bestpH is around 7.35because the more

acidic the body is(below 6.5) the more it holds on to (heavy)metals.

Heavy metals in turn create a high oxidativestress that acidifies the body."

Dr. Kellas's clinic in California sends out pHstrips along with their medical treatment andproducts, similar to those IonLife supplies, tomeasure body pH. They have consistentlyseen better results when the pH factor isincorporated in their detoxification program.

Many people who have embarked on analkaline water regime have found thatimmediate detoxification occurs, bowelmovements normalize after years ofmalfunction, and energy returns. They alsoexperience classic symptoms of detoxificationincluding headaches, body aches, itching etcas the toxic, acidic minerals begin to bewashed out of the body.

A very recent worldwide survey of all currentAlzheimer’s research has identified mercury asthe prime suspect or causative factor.

Alkalizing With Food

On the last page of this report you’ll find a listof the acid and alkaline residual properties ofmany foods. To achieve a balance, healthpractitioners recommend an 80/20 mix ofalkaline and acid foods. As you’ll discover,unless you are like ‘Popeye’ and just lovespinach, silver beet and broccoli, you mayfind this rule rather hard to keep.

We have one client who has progressed fromdiet to alkaline powders, to volcanic water withdrops, and at last he found alkaline water.In his words, he just couldn’t beat his aciditywith food.

However, some dedicated green food peopledo manage, but most enlist the help of alkalinesupplements or alkaline water.

Green Supplements

There are many formulations of alkalizinggreen food on the market. They all work, and are a workable answer for a busy parent or business person because you need only down it once a day. Ingredients mayinclude barley grass, wheat grass and all

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manner of green vegetables and alkalizingherbs. Few are organic so take care inselection.

We all see many ads on TV and in magazinesfor calcium supplements.Calcium can certainly replace lost alkalinity, asit is constantly being raided in the acidic body.

The catch is that calcium is very difficult toabsorb with an excessively acid bodycondition.In other words where it is most needed iswhere it is most likely not be absorbed insupplement form. Is calcium in thesecases more of a palliative than a cure?

An unbalanced acidic system will alwayshunger for calcium but unless the cause iscorrected, the hunger may continue forever.If buying a calcium supplement be sure tofind one that has the correct ratio of calciumand magnesium in an ionic form for fastassimilation and the vital 2:1 ratio

Alkaline WaterSang Whang, scientist, inventor and drinkerof alkaline water for 17 years says the problem with

trying to alkalize usingfood is that unless youcan afford organic, youwill metabolize a largeamount of pesticides,herbicides, fungicidesand other chemicalresidues.

He adds that if you ‘overdose’ bydrinking too much alkaline water, it willsimply pass through the kidneys andflush away any germs that may havetaken up residence as it passesthrough.

Alkaline water is used by millions ofJapanese and Korean families, and hasbeen a part of their culture since the1980’s.Alkaline water is found in hospitals, insanatoriums, and in clinics all over thesecountries.In South Korea, Jupiter Science sellapproximately 40,000 alkaline waterionizers every month in a country with sixtimes less population than in the USA !

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You can alkalize water in two ways; byadding alkaline minerals or by using aalkaline water ionizer. Note that your tapwater may already be slightly alkaline, butJapanese scientists at Shiga Universitysay that you should have water at pH 8.5or above. Water alkalizing drops formulaealso work, although they do not clean orionize the water. You should look for onethat has proven beneficial.

Using drops, all you need do is add somealkaline water formula to your drinkingwater to change it pH balance to alkaline.

Alternatively a home water ionizerattached to your tap or to your cold waterline, filters your water of all majorimpurities including chlorine and thenseparates and removes acid minerals,giving an unlimited stream of purified andpowerful alkaline water.

The magnetic process it employs gives anumber of important side benefits. Thewater molecules are greatly reduced insize, offering far greater hydration ability.The minerals in the water are negativelycharged, making them far more effectivelyabsorbed. The water is also loaded withbound oxygen, plus negative hydrogenions that are nature’s original antioxidant.Finally, the latest alkaline water ionizersemploy Far Infra red (FIR) emittingceramics to help energize, soften anddisinfect the water.

ALKALIZING FOODS

VEGETABLES

Garlic, Asparagus,Fermented VeggiesWatercress, BeetsBroccoli, Brussels sproutsCabbage, Carrot, CauliflowerCelery, Chard, ChlorellaCollard, Greens, CucumberKale, Kohlrabi, LettuceMushrooms, Mustard GreensDulce, Dandelions,Edible Flowers, OnionsParsnips (high glycemic), PeasPeppers, Pumpkin, RutabagaSea Veggies, Spirulina, Sprouts,Squashes, AlfalfaBarley Grass, Wheat GrassWild Greens,

FRUITS

Apple, Apricot, AvocadoBanana (high glycemic),CantaloupeCherries, CurrantsDates/Figs, GrapesGrapefruit LimeHoneydew MelonNectarine Orange LemonPeach Pear Pineapple AllBerries Tangerine TomatoTropical FruitsWatermelonAcid/Alkaline p3

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PROTEIN

Whey Protein PowderCottage Cheese,Chicken BreastYogurt, Almonds,ChestnutsTofu (fermented),Flax Seeds, Pumpkin SeedsTempeh (fermented),Squash Seeds, Sunflower SeedsMillet, Sprouted SeedsNuts, Eggs

OTHER

Apple Cider VinegarBee Pollen, Lecithin GranulesProbiotic Cultures,Green Juices, Veggies JuicesFresh Fruit JuiceOrganic Milk (unpasteurized)Mineral Water,Alkaline Antioxidant WaterGreen Tea, Herbal Tea,Dandelion Tea, Ginseng Tea,Banchi Tea, Kombucha

SWEETENERS

Stevia, Xylitol

SPICES/ SEASONINGS

Cinnamon, Curry, Ginger,Mustard, Chili, Pepper,Sea Salt, Miso, Tamari,All Herbs

ORIENTAL VEGETABLES

Maitake, DaikonDandelion Root,ShitakeKombu, Reishi,Nori Umeboshi,WakameSea Veggies

ACIDIFYING FOODS

FATS & OILS

Avocado Oil, Canola Oil,Corn OilHemp Seed OilFlax Oil, Lard, Olive OilSafflower Oil, Sesame OilSunflower Oil

FRUITS

Cranberries

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GRAINS

Rice Cakes, Wheat CakesAmaranth, Barley, BuckwheatCorn, Oats (rolled), QuinoaRice (all), Rye, Spelt, KamutWheat, Hemp Seed, Flour

DAIRY

Cheese, Cow Cheese, GoatCheese, Processed Cheese,Sheep Milk,Butter

NUTS & BUTTERS

Cashews, Brazil Nuts,Peanuts, Peanut Butter,Pecans, Tahini, Walnuts

ANIMAL PROTEIN

Beef, Carp, Clams, Fish,Lamb, Lobster, MusselsOyster, Pork, Rabbit, SalmonShrimp, Scallops, TunaTurkey, Venison

PASTA (WHITE)

Noodles, MacaroniSpaghetti

OTHER

Distilled Vinegar, Wheat GermPotatoes

DRUGS & CHEMICALS

Drugs, Medicinal Drugs,Psychedelics,Pesticides, Herbicides

ALCOHOL

Beer, SpiritsHard Liquor, Wine

BEANS & LEGUMES

Black Beans, Chick PeasGreen Peas, Kidney BeansLentilsLima Beans, Pinto BeansRed Beans, Soy Beans,Soy Milk, White Beans,Rice Milk, Almond Milk

WATERSRainwater,Certain backwash filtered watersDistilled water,Reverse Osmosis water