Acidic vs. Alkaline = the Big 6 healing fruits/alkaline vegetables

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Dear Friends,

A very interesting article regarding the importance

of "alkaline" versus "acidic" food choices.

En-JOY....

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..Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 Subject: The "Big 6" healing fruits/alkaline vegetables

DIETARY PRINCIPLES

http://www.chakra17.com/east/index.htm

"Normal resistance to disease is directly dependent

upon food. Normal resistance to disease never

comes out of a pill box. Food is the cradle of normal

resistance, the playground of normal immunity, the

workshop of good health, and the laboratory of long

life."

~ Dr. Mayo

"A truly good physician first finds out the cause of

the illness and, having found that, then tries to cure

it by food. Only when food fails does he prescribe

medication."

~ Sun Ssu-mo,Tang Dynasty Taoist physician

Dietetically, all foods leave either an alkaline or acidic

residue in the bloodstream. The human body thrives on

foods which promote blood alkalinity. Alkaline foods

are the health and longevity promoting, disease fighting

foods. Foods that are acidic (this refers to the pH of

a food, not to tomatoes, grapes, oranges and other

foods traditionally referred to as acidic), are those

which contribute to poor health, disease, sadness, and

premature death.

The optimum balance, and a realistic goal, for the

human body is the consumption of foods that leave

an 80% alkaline and only 20% acidic residue. The

only foods on the planet that leave an alkaline residue

in the body are fresh, ripe fruits and vegetables

(with the exception of potatoes), and human mother's

milk (which is not really applicable if you're capable

of reading this text...). These foods and only these

foods are the true food of human beings.

Most Americans still get their vegetables in the form

of ketchup and their fruits in the form of jelly! The

level of acidity in the human body in the 21st century

is alarming and is, indeed, the cause of all illness, all

the strange cancers, all the birth defects, depression,

anger, and incomprehensible violence. All these things

begin in the biochemistry of our exceedingly acidic

blood. Even the onomatopoeic sound of the word,

"acidic", communicates the idea of poison!

At Chakra17, what we look to do then is, over time,

raise the alkalinity of the bloodstream through the

implementation of an alkaline-rich diet. Which means,

again, one abundant in fruits and vegetables, yet

still allows a slight amount of acid forming foods

(remember, 80/20%).

The "Big 6" healing fruits (or those with the greatest

alkalinity-raising properties) are:

apples,

grapes,

watermelon,

papaya,

pears, and

fresh figs.

These six foods are the best and easiest to eat -

not because of their nutritional content or value,

but because of their alkalinity, ease of digestion,

and the low level of gas pressure on the body.

Green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, lettuce,

celery, etc., are the most alkaline of the vegetables.

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