Re: Inner Light Inc?

[Guest guest]

This is a MLM co. based on alkalizing your body. A friend of mine is into it

and says she dropped weight when she started using it and gained noticeable

energy. As i'm chronically sleep-deprived i wouldn't mind adding some sort

of superfood to my diet. Anyone heard of this company's product? If I eat a

bunch of veggies already (2.5 to 3.5 per day for a six-foot person) can i be

at risk of over-alkalizing?

Elaine

[Guest guest]

motherhood, two kids, one a baby. Sometimes my only time to decompress is at

night after everyone is asleep so i stay up late. Right now my youngest is

teething and waking up a ton.

Elaine

> Do you mind my asking why you are sleep-deprived?

[Guest guest]

--- In , " Elaine " <itchyink@s...>

wrote:

> This is a MLM co. based on alkalizing your body. A friend of

> mine is into it and says she dropped weight when she started

> using it and gained noticeable energy. As i'm chronically

> sleep-deprived i wouldn't mind adding some sort of superfood

> to my diet. Anyone heard of this company's product?

My wife signed up for it. I really like the taste of water with the

green powder in it, but when I drink lots of it, I get intense sugar

cravings. I believe that is because the formula contains goldenseal,

which lowers blood sugar. I actually gained about five pounds when I

started taking it. My advice: don't buy the hype.

[Guest guest]

Interesting post on the topic of alkalizing your body from another list

(TCM-related):

ChineseHealing

From: " victoria_dragon " <v...m>

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 15:24:48 -0000

Subject: [ChineseHealing] Re: keeping our bodies in balence nutritionaly

> One of the hall marks of the cayce philosophy is to keep the system

> alkaline by maintaining eating a ratio of about 80% alkaline

reacting

> foods to about 20% acid reacting foods the reasons for this were

that

> cold germs and many other germs cannot even live in an alkaline

> environment.

There are gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. What this means

is that some bacteria thrive in an alkaline environment whereas

others thrive in an acidic environment. Most of the more common

bacterial AND viral infections thrive in an acidic environment. For

example, the common cold (viral), most cases of the flu (viral),

etc. This is why some people tend to come down with colds after

parties or holidays when they eat a lot of sweets - especially

sweets with a lot of both fats and sugar. They have become too

acidic because of all the sweets and fats, and any bacteria or

viruses which they have in their bodies which thrive in a more

acidic environment multiply unchecked. This also is the reason for

the old home remedy (now dressed up in OTC cold medicines) include

taking some baking soda in water. What this treatment does to to

alkalize the body so the acid-thriving germs no longer have an

acidic environment.

BUT, like TCM, Cayce also recognized that there are differences

among people, and that what works for some people can hurt others.

There are no one-size-fits-all treatments in TCM or Cayce. Whereas

most of the more common infections and medical conditions are acid-

thriving, a few of the more serious and chronic conditions are due

to individuals being too alkaline and needing to be more acidic.

Western allopathic medicine does recognize that the pH (acid-

alkaline balance) can impact health. But, Western allopathic

medicine all too often doesn't go into this enough. There are books

written for non-medical as well as medical personnel that does go

into this in more detail. Not only will the pH affect germs in the

body, it also will affect digestion, and even the emotions of

individuals. Being too alkaline for some people or too acidic for

others can result in people feeling nervous, anxious, depressed, etc.

There are various buffering systems in the body which are supposed

to keep the pH within certain limits because the person can die if

s/he becomes too alkaline or too acidic. BUT, in some people the

buffering systems are not working properly or get overwhelmed.

Also, some people are sensitive to minute changes in pH. Even

though the change is within the limits for life, the person's health

problems are such that even a very slight change can trigger a host

of problems.

Diet is not the only thing that can trigger changes in pH.

Breathing also can do it. For example, people who hyperventilate

(for whatever reason) can trigger a condition called respiratory

alkalosis. The person feels great anxiety, even panic. The person

feels like s/he is smothering and not getting enough air. The

person will breathe harder and faster in order to try to get that

air. The irony is that in respiratory alkalosis, the oxygen levels

are too high, and the carbon dioxide levels are too low. As the

person breathes harder and faster, O2 levels rise still more, and

CO2 levels drop even more. In cases of respiratory alkalosis, if you

can get the person to hold his or her breath or breathe into a paper

bag, the O2 level will drop, the CO2 level will rise, and the

breathing problems and anxiety and panic stop.

One additional note on pH and digestion. PH impacts on the

absorption of certain minerals and substances. Some substances

require a higher (alkaline) or lower (acidic) pH in order to be

absorbed. This is why people on antiacids can trigger certain

deficiences. The pH of their stomachs are too high (alkaline) to

enable them to aborb enough of certain substances. The more

antiacids they take, the worse their digestion and other health

problems become. BTW, this pH-dependent availability of certain

minerals is not just restricted to humans and other animals. It

also apples to soil and plants. For example, if the pH of the soil

is too alkaline, it will hold-on to whatever iron it has, unable to

release it for plants. Acify the soil, and it will start to release

that iron so the plant can use it. One sign that the plant does not

have enough iron is that the veins of the leaves will remain green,

but the rest of the leaves will yellow. Either there is not enough

iron in the soil, or the pH of the soil is so high that the soil is

not releasing iron for use by the plant. If the pH is ok, add

iron. If there is enough iron, but the pH is too high (alkaline),

lower the pH of the soil. If both too little iron is present AND

the pH is too high, then add iron AND lower the pH.

Re: Inner Light Inc?

> This is a MLM co. based on alkalizing your body. A friend of mine is into

it

> and says she dropped weight when she started using it and gained

noticeable

> energy. As i'm chronically sleep-deprived i wouldn't mind adding some sort

> of superfood to my diet. Anyone heard of this company's product? If I eat

a

> bunch of veggies already (2.5 to 3.5 per day for a six-foot person) can i

be

> at risk of over-alkalizing?

> Elaine

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