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Alkaline for Health

Alkalize for Good Health

You can keep your body clean by flushing out toxins and waste. This process is called detoxification, and one of the best ways to accomplish a water detox is by drinking plenty of clean alkaline water.

The food that we eat burns with oxygen in our cells to produce energy. After burning, the ash becomes acid wastes and the cells dump them into the bloodstream. If you could get rid of 99.9% of the garbage in your home everyday, wouldn’t that 0.1% accumulate into a lot of garbage over the years?

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That same analogy is true as our body tries its best to get rid of these wastes through urine, breath and perspiration. Unfortunately, we cannot get rid of all the wastes that we produce and what is left over must be stored somewhere in our body. The body plays a clever trick to convert these acid wastes into solid wastes, which is the beginning of ‘Acidosis’, a state that the body becomes slightly acidic rather than alkaline. Read on to learn how this acid build up affects most adult degenerative diseases.

Acidity and Weight

The body begins to store these solid wastes in many places, around the organs and under the skin as fat. Many believe that fat production may be a result of acid waste demands for a storage medium. Fewer toxins in your body will require less space for storage, hence reducing the waist size.

Acidity and Aging

Examples of solidified acidic wastes in our body are cholesterol, fatty acid, uric acid, kidney stones, urates, sulfates and phosphates. The accumulation of these non-disposed solid wastes is the process of aging. Cholesterol and fatty acids are the result of eating too much pasta and bread and not exercising enough. Uric acid and ammonia come from all kinds of meat. Phosphoric acid comes from grains such as rice and drinks such as cola, Sulphuric acid comes from egg yolks. In Western nations, antacids are a billion dollar business because so many people think the problem is an over acidic stomach, when in fact it is an over acidic body.

Acidity and Osteoporosis

Sulfuric and phosphoric acid are both poisonous acids. They must have alkaline minerals to neutralize them in order to become benign. In the absence of enough alkaline minerals from our diet, the body has no choice but to rob calcium and phosphorous from our body minerals to convert these poisonous acids into non-poisonous acid salts; sulfate, phosphates, and urates. Most of our calcium and phosphorous stores are in our bones

Acidity and Diabetes

Depending upon where the body stores acid wastes, blood circulation around that area gets poor and eventually a vital organ is unable to receive enough blood supply and becomes dysfunctional. Many adult degenerative diseases are the result of poor circulation. Diabetes is an adult degenerative disease which is caused by acid accumulation around the pancreas.

Acidity and Cancer

Malignant cancer cells are acidic, while healthy cells are alkaline. Normal cells cannot survive near areas of waste acid accumulation. Mutation of healthy alkaline cells into acidic cells that thrive in an acidic environment is the beginning of cancerous growths. Experienced oncologists increase the alkalinity of their patients before administering treatment, often by injecting sodium bicarbonate, an alkaline buffer.

Acidity and Heart Disease

Acidic wastes accumulate outside and inside the blood vessels. Waste particles inside the blood vessels can be very dangerous, leading to clogging of capillaries servicing critical sections of the brain. Our body attempts to paste these waste particles onto artery walls to prevent them from floating around and creating terminal damage. This pasting action eventually leads to excess flow restriction and potential heart attacks.

Alkaline Neutralizes Acid

The scientific truth that alkaline neutralizes acid is a basic natural phenomenon that requires no ‘double blind testing’. Alkaline water has no nutritional or medicinal value to cure disease; all it does is neutralize the acidic wastes in the human body and liquefy them for elimination by the kidneys. It is recommended to drink 8 glasses of alkaline water daily to detoxify and maintain good health.

Depending on the individual, we all store acidic wastes differently. Disease symptoms manifest depending upon where the wastes accumulate. For this reason, drinking alkaline water gives different results for different people. Some people lose weight, some are relieved of gout, some lower blood pressure, and some reverse other long-term conditions. When we understand the fact that all adult degenerative diseases are caused by the accumulation of acidic wastes, it is no mystery that drinking alkaline water improves our health.

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Leo is the owner/developer of Fitness Fuel Alkaline Water. Alkaline-infused products help neutralize and detoxify our bodies and rid them of the acidic build-up caused by years of stress, environmental pollution and poor eating habits – primarily soft drinks, fast food and processed foods. A slightly alkaline oxygen rich blood helps us maintain an environment in our bodies that is not conducive to disease. Visit Earth’s Balance for more great products and information.

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Alkaline Antioxidant Water

The mainstream scientifc community in western societies likes to characterize the notion behind high pH water as a waste of your time and money. Just like anything that stirs up controversy, this is a good indication that there must be something to the claims.

High pH alkaline water certainly can’t hurt you, and there is increasing evidence that it does have health benefits. The Japanese and other asian countries have done an amazing amount of research and stand behind the claims. 

The Cause Of Most Disease

Most diseases ravaging our communities have one common cause. More and more doctors herbalists and nutritionists believe that the cause – and the solution – come down to three words: ACID alkaline imbalance. More and more doctors and therapists are seeing the light and recommending alkaline water.

Alkalize the Body

The concept of acid/alkaline imbalance as the cause of disease isn’t a new one. One of the first persons who talked about the need to alkalize the body was the great ‘Sleeping Prophet’, himself, Edgar Cayce. Mr. Cayce would always refer to body detoxification with herbs, colonics, fasting, massage, steam baths and diet modification with the aim of alkalizing the body.

All Disease Is The Same

In 1933 Dr. William Howard Hay published a groundbreaking book, A New Health Era in which he maintained that all disease is caused by autotoxication (or ’self-poisoning’) due to acid accumulation in the body. Here is what he said: "Now we depart from health in just the proportion to which we have allowed our alkalis to be dissipated by introduction of acid-forming food in too great amount."

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The Countless Names Do Not Matter

More recently, in his remarkable book Alkalize or Die; Dr. Theodore A. Baroody says essentially the same thing: "The countless names of illnesses do not really matter. What does matter is that they all come from the same root cause…too much tissue acid waste in the body!"

Potentially Harmful Invaders

Dr. Robert O. Young, PhD, in his book, The pH Miracle says it this way:

"Those willing to look again, and with clear eyes, will be rewarded with the secrets to permanent health. We can heal ourselves by changing the environment inside our bodies. Potentially harmful invaders, then, will have nowhere to grow and will become harmless."

Drinking Alkaline Water

Dr. Susan Lark, University lecturer and author of The Chemistry Of Success, says: "Drinking four to six glasses of alkaline water a day will help to neutralize over acidity and over time will help to restore your buffering ability. Alkaline water should be used when conditions of over acidity develop, such as cold, flu or bronchitis. Like vitamins C, E and Beta Carotene, alkaline water acts as an antioxidant because of its excess supply of free electrons. This can help the body against the development of heart disease, strokes, immune dysfunctions, and other common ailments."

Use Ionized Alakaline Water as an Anti Aging Agent

Arthur M. Ecano, MD says that…"if the world has accepted antioxidants to slow down the aging process, it should readily agree to the uses of ionized alkaline water as an antiaging agent. Their roles are closely linked and intertwined such that a lasting antiaging program is incomplete without addressing both free radicals and organic acid wastes."

Profound Long Term Effects

David Niven Miller, anti-aging expert and author of Grow Youthful, "Increasing your consumption of good quality purified or filtered alkaline water can transform your health and play a central role in the healing of virtually all degenerative diseases. Alkaline water has profound long-term effects because it provides an effective antioxidant."

Rid the Body of Acid

Felicia Drury Kliment author of the acid alkaline balance diet affirms the need to rid ourselves of acid wastes: "After carefully evaluating the results of my advice to hundreds of individuals, I’m convinced that toxicity in the form of acidic waste is the primary cause of degenerative disease. Unfortunately the national obsession with nutrional supplements obscures the vital role played by the excretion of acidic toxins in normalizing organ function."

Alkaline Water Is a Great Way to Neutralize

Daniel Reid, Author of ‘The Tao of Detox ‘ says: "drinking alkaline water is a great way to neutralize and flush out all of the toxins and acids that drain from the tissues and bodily fluids, and to quickly rehydrate the body and keep the blood alkaline."

Aging Process Can Be Reversed

Harald Tietze, author of ‘Youthing’ says "by drinking alkaline water, the aging process can be reversed and the wastes can be reduced in the long-term to a level of a much younger person. The functions of the organs can be revived."

Our Pets Need Detoxification

Randy Kidd, DVM, PHD, author of Gut Feelings in The Whole Dog Journal
"Our world has become laden with toxins, many of which are carcinogens. Our dogs are exposed to an even higher toxic load than we are; their noses are constantly sniffing the ground, where toxins accumulate. We throw even more toxins into the mix every time we use pesticides or medications to kill internal parasites, and when we feed them foods heavy with artificial preservatives, colors, and flavors. By the time they are a few years old, our pets have been so exposed to the plethora of toxins that exist in their (and our) world, I think every holistic, long-term health maintenance protocol needs to include an entry period of detoxification."

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Leo is the owner/developer of Fitness Fuel Alkaline Water. Alkaline-infused products help neutralize and detoxify our bodies and rid them of the acidic build-up caused by years of stress, environmental pollution and poor eating habits – primarily soft drinks, fast food and processed foods. A slightly alkaline oxygen rich blood helps us maintain an environment in our bodies that is not conducive to disease. Visit Earth’s Balance for more great products and information.

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Water Balance in Body

Live longer – simple tips to balance your body’s chemistry. A mounting body of evidence reveals what may be the biggest killer in the Western world– an over-acidic body.

6 Tips to Living Longer: Balancing Your Body's pH
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Scientists armed with a mounting body of evidence and research from across the world are waging war on what they claim is the biggest killer in the Western overly acid body.

The theory goes that whenever the body burns fuel it creates acidic toxins as a by-product. Many scientists now believe that high build-ups of these acid wastes can be a primary cause of chronic disease, overweight and aging.

Live longer by following these six simple tips to re-balance your body’s acid-alkaline levels ("pH"):

Live Longer Checklist
Drink ionized alkaline water
Eat an acid-neutralizing diet
Exercise
Reduce stress
Stop smoking
Drink during air travel


HEALTH BENEFITS OF ALKALINE DRINKING WATER AND DIET

Various studies reveal that a balanced body pH has been shown to:
Reduce heart disease in a town in Finland by 22%
Reduce insulin dependence in North American type 1 diabetes patients by 83%
Reduce arthritis pain, linked to chronic build-up of uric acid
Reduce risk of cancer (cancer cells flourish in an acidic environment)
Slow the aging process. Aging starts when the body stops getting rid of internally generated wastes and toxins.

Studies and research suggest that even mild acid-waste build-up can cause:
Cardiovascular damage, including the constriction of blood vessels and the reduction of oxygen — so important for healthy cells
Weight gain, obesity and diabetes
Bladder and kidney conditions, including kidney stones
Immune deficiency
Acceleration of free radical damage, possibly contributing to cancerous mutations
Hormone concerns
Premature aging
Osteoporosis: weak, brittle bones, hip fractures and bone spurs
Joint pain, aching muscles and lactic acid build-up
Low energy and chronic fatigue
Slow digestion and elimination
Yeast / fungal overgrowth

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TIP 1 – DRINK ALKALINE WATER
Each cell in your body can only function as well as the fluid it is surrounded bylike a fish in a bowl. So the cleaner and less acidic the liquids in your body are, the healthier you’re likely to be.
Considering that the body eliminates acidic waste through body liquids in four different waysrespiration, urination, perspiration or defecation, the key to good health means:
Drink enough of the right type of water to hydrate the body properly
Drinking ionized alkaline water studies show is twice as effective in flushing out acid toxins as bottled or filtered water
As you get older, total water to body ratio decreases, making elimination harder. So you need to drink more.
Same thing goes for when it’s hot. Drink more water.

TIP 2 – DIET
Changing your diet can significantly reduce the level of acidity in your body. But if you can’t cut out acid-producing foods, it’s even more important to drink alkaline water.
Eat more of these foods that neutralize acidity in the body:
Leafy greens and most veggies
Most fruits including citrus
Polyunsaturated fats found in seed oils (flax and hemp), fatty fish (seabass, tuna, mackeral, trout, salmon), coconut milk and avocado
Okay proteins include chicken breast, tofu, and many seeds

Eat fewer acid-producing foods like:
Animal protein (beef, chicken, pork and eggs)
Dairy products
Vinegar
Soy sauce
Mushrooms
Corn
Sugar
Alcohol
Coffee
Peanuts
Pasta

TIP 3 – EXERCISE
Being overweight has nothing to do with fats or calories, according to some authors like Dr. Robert Young, author of the pH Miracle for Weight Loss. He believes putting on weight can be traced to a build-up of acid wasteif it isn’t eliminated, it parks on your hips, buttocks and elsewhere, so you get fat. Try the following instead:
Exercise makes you sweat and breathe harderboth processes eliminate toxins.
Saunas also make you sweat. Take one often.
Don’t over-exercise. This causes a build-up of lactic acid that the body can’t eliminate, so it’s deposited as fatty tissue.

TIP 4 – DON’T STRESS
Relax. Anger and hostility have been shown to increase stomach acidity, which can lead to peptic and stress ulcers, or ulcerative colitis.

TIP 5 – STOP SMOKING
Smoking also increase stomach acidity
If you do smoke, the more acidic your body, the stronger your nicotine craving will be.

TIP 6 – DRINK DURING AIR TRAVEL
The air inside airplane cabins is super-dry (less relative humidity than the Sahara desert), and can result in extreme dehydration, increased acidity and jet-lag.
Drink at least 8 oz (quarter liter) of water for every hour you fly, especially long-haul frequent flyers.

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About the author:
Stan Howard is a researcher with Best Water, which specializes in water ionizers and water purification. Learn the essential keys for healthy drinking water. To receive your free comprehensive report comparing all water purification methods, visit Alkaline Water

By Stan Howard

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