Alkaline/Acidic...who to believe?

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

Just a reminder- My mom was just diagnosed with colon cancer on Aug. 13th with

surgery scheduled Sept. 20th. We're ready to jump into a healthier diet- one

that is 80% alkaline and 20% acidic foods (this seems to be the ratio most

strive for). Anyway, I have researched this a lot and have found a million

lists of foods that are alkaline and foods that are acidic.

Here's the problem: NONE OF THESE LISTS ARE THE SAME!

Who is the trusted advisor you are using to determine which foods are really the

best for your body? I have read that there are a few ways to assign a food's

acidity- burning it and then testing PH, etc. Some argue this is ridiculous

because that's not how foods react in your body- that sugar content matters more

in determining alkalinity/acidity.

All I know is, I want to use the correct list and I don't know which that might

be. Does anyone have any opinions about this? Or book / doctor suggestions

that I can look into? I don't want to waste time drafting a diet that has a lot

of fruit in it if it's acidic. Fruit seems to be the big point of contention on

the these lists (whether or not it is acidic).

Any help/advice would be appreciated.

Thanks again,

Kim

[Guest guest]

Relatively simple to work out acid/alkaline. If it is meat or it is sweet

(other than stevia) then it is acid-forming. Apart from that, get any animal

protein from the famous Budwig cottage cheese and flax seed oil combo

(FOCC). Also, see " The China Study " . The China Study supports the Budwig

Diet. The researcher, Dr. T. Colin , said that his research

indicated that when animal protein is below 5% of the calories in the diet,

cancer is turned off. But as it went higher than that, especially over 10%

of total calories, then it promotes cancer growth.

[Guest guest]

All these philosophies sound great on paper but unfortunately do not always

work. My husband has been battling lung cancer for just about a year now.

He eats no meat, no foul, fish, maybe 4 ozs twice a month. No sugar, even

in fruits, no white refined carbs, no preservatives, no processed foods. He

eats an almost 95% green vegetarian diet. The exceptions are the cottage

cheese in the Budwig protocol and about 4 eggs per week. Drinks two green

juice drinks per day and with all of that his urine still tests more acidic

than alkaline.

So despite it all, we are losing the fight. Everything sounds great on

paper, but does not always work in real life.

On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 11:36 PM, Sweet <0o1one@...> wrote:

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> Relatively simple to work out acid/alkaline. If it is meat or it is sweet

> (other than stevia) then it is acid-forming. Apart from that, get any

> animal

> protein from the famous Budwig cottage cheese and flax seed oil combo

> (FOCC). Also, see " The China Study " . The China Study supports the Budwig

> Diet. The researcher, Dr. T. Colin , said that his research

> indicated that when animal protein is below 5% of the calories in the diet,

> cancer is turned off. But as it went higher than that, especially over 10%

> of total calories, then it promotes cancer growth.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for the reply. What about nuts? Are almonds the only nuts that

are alkaline?

Will look into Budwig Protocol and China Study. Both keep coming up a lot on

this board.

All the Best,

Kim

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> Relatively simple to work out acid/alkaline. If it is meat or it is sweet

> (other than stevia) then it is acid-forming. Apart from that, get any animal

> protein from the famous Budwig cottage cheese and flax seed oil combo

> (FOCC). Also, see " The China Study " . The China Study supports the Budwig

> Diet. The researcher, Dr. T. Colin , said that his research

> indicated that when animal protein is below 5% of the calories in the diet,

> cancer is turned off. But as it went higher than that, especially over 10%

> of total calories, then it promotes cancer growth.

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[Guest guest]

And let's not forget that there are people with cancer who are alkaline.

Nothing about cancer is that simple. I so wish it were!

x

xoo