pH Balance & Health

[Guest guest]

I want to understand my body alkalinity/acidity levels fasting and

post-prandial. Any advice on which and where to get good pH Indices test

strips? A query at my pharmacy referred me to surgical supply stores, which I

take as a late April Fool's joke.

I tried to create my own pH test by mixing Turmeric with Alcohol, but except for

a stained glass and kitchen sink it did not work reliably, and it offers only

two shades of color: orange or ruby (alcaline or acidic).

Here's a good article that sums up the vital importance of understanding acidity

and alkalinity, and the related consumption of minerals and proteins, for health

and cure.

http://www.life-sources.com/how_we_become_acid-ni-16.html?newsPath=10

Noteworthy how this article has a completely opposite take on the theory of the

demise of the Mayan's, and the reason for their weakened bone structure,

compared to Weston Price. In this article, the prevalence of protein is blamed.

That said, how does the group feel about the strong amount of protein in the

Weston Price approach? Did the studied natives even live long enough to be a

proper object to investigate longevity coupled with optimum health, or do really

we have no precedent for that yet in our fairly short time of existence of a

species on this planet, and must reinvent our approach as we go into deeper ages

of longevity, experiment, and take into account individuality?

Any advice appreciated. It's time to get real.

Boris

[Guest guest]

Boris,

Many health food stores sell ph test strips. The directions on mine

say to spit on a spoon and dip the litmus paper in it. I imagine if

you can't find them there, an aquarium/pet store or even swimming

pool supply store could supply you a vial of litmus paper to use and

the reader chart.

I'm not sure WAP was as pro-protein as some on this group are. He

talked about " Rabbit starvation " in which too much protein and not

enough fat was consumed and how bad for you it could be; someone else

on this list pointed out that at one point in his book he said the

amount of protein in an egg was about enough for a day.

I've begun to experiment with a simpler diet of mostly (sourdough

whole grain) bread and raw dairy, one egg a day and as much as I want

of fruits and vegetables, mostly raw, and I feel pretty good. I'm

trying to just have meat on the weekends now, to fill out any gaps.

It does seem that too much protein is hard on the kidneys and

lymphatic system; not to mention it may be depleting the protease

enzymes but that's just theory.

What I find interesting is the difference in activities I choose to

do when I'm on a different diet - more cerebral, more " get things

done " and less likely to sit and knit or watch TV (less passive). I

can't seem to be able to even MAKE myself watch TV! I've been much

more physically active as well, but have not really experienced any

sore muscles, tho they do at times feel fatigued. But is that due to

the lack of protein or those bad fats, processed foods, etc. that I

would otherwise find myself eating?

It does make you wonder, doesn't it? If you follow the thinking of

Rife, Naessens and Beauchamp, disease rarely happens in a healthy

person; so how could the plagues from contact with Europeans have

wiped out so many like described in 1491 (the book) if they were

living the ideal lifestyle, where he says they lost 90% or more of

the population, except that they weren't as healthy as those who

idealize them lead us to believe. Like if they were really part of a

vast civilization that had in some respects gotten as hedonistic as

ours with overeating too rich of a diet, etc.

>

> I want to understand my body alkalinity/acidity levels fasting and

post-prandial. Any advice on which and where to get good pH Indices

test strips? A query at my pharmacy referred me to surgical supply

stores, which I take as a late April Fool's joke.

>

> I tried to create my own pH test by mixing Turmeric with Alcohol,

but except for a stained glass and kitchen sink it did not work

reliably, and it offers only two shades of color: orange or ruby

(alcaline or acidic).

>

> Here's a good article that sums up the vital importance of

understanding acidity and alkalinity, and the related consumption of

minerals and proteins, for health and cure.

>

> http://www.life-sources.com/how_we_become_acid-ni-16.html?

newsPath=10

>

> Noteworthy how this article has a completely opposite take on the

theory of the demise of the Mayan's, and the reason for their

weakened bone structure, compared to Weston Price. In this article,

the prevalence of protein is blamed.

>

> That said, how does the group feel about the strong amount of

protein in the Weston Price approach? Did the studied natives even

live long enough to be a proper object to investigate longevity

coupled with optimum health, or do really we have no precedent for

that yet in our fairly short time of existence of a species on this

planet, and must reinvent our approach as we go into deeper ages of

longevity, experiment, and take into account individuality?

>

> Any advice appreciated. It's time to get real.

>

> Boris

>