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In the past we
didn’t know what made us sick. We thought sickness was random and
lived in fear of it striking us. But now there is more and more
evidence showing us that a major key to maintaining health is the
acid/alkaline balance of the body. A major way of keeping this
balance is through the foods we eat.
Acid and illness are
tied in with each other. Everything in our bodies is a balancing
act and proper proportions. By maintaining this balance, you can
have energy, mental clarity, smooth operation of all body systems,
clear bright eyes and skin and a lean trim body! You can be in
control of your health!
It is our personal
responsibility to promote our own health, not merely fight disease.
In order to live our lives to the fullest, and stay out of nursing
homes and hospitals, it is important to know about our body, our
health, so we can prevent or recover from sickness.
Although in this
article we are focusing on the physical cause of acid/alkaline
imbalance, emotions and stress also cause acidity in the body. Poor
diet, polluted environment, negative thoughts, spiritual distress,
or destructive emotions can all play a role. Whatever it may be,
that initial physical or emotional disturbance, if not dealt with
will start acidifying your body and disturbing your very cells.
These issues may all be addressed in future articles, but for now…
Now let’s learn what
we need to do diet-wise to make us well and keep us well!
The good news is
that it is much simpler than you think!
Basically it comes
down to:
Eating too
much meat
and other high-protein, acid ash-producing food is the problem!
And not
eating fruits and vegetables
in sufficient proportions to replace the neutralizing materials of
your alkaline reserve compounds the problem. Your body must deal
with excessive amounts of acid metabolic residue, but the supplies
it needs aren’t replaced.
Traditional dietary
guidelines that tell us to eat meat, dairy and grains are not really
the right balance. Our
bodies are three-fourths alkaline, yet we are told to replenish and
refuel them with three-fourths acid-producing foods! Only by
modifying our diets to provide the materials our bodies need to
function naturally can we reverse the trend of serious disease
proliferation.
Changing Your Diet –
Gradually
Changing your diet to a more healthful balance of acid ash and
alkaline ash foods should be done slowly. Quick, radical changes
may lead to long-term health but short-term misery.
The rate in which
you change also depends on how sick you are. If you are fairly
healthy, with only minimal signs of deficiency, like sluggishness,
frequent colds, then you can go gradually with your change.
However, if you are suffering from allergies, asthma, auto immune
diseases, or heart arrhythmias, then you will want to change your
eating more aggressively.
The concern is, the
faster you change, the sicker you will be! Only for a little while
though!
This is
because when you introduce healthy foods quickly you may actually
get worse before you get better once you start eating correctly and
your body starts cleansing. This phenomenon is called a ‘healing
crisis.’
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