Ayurveda Metabolic Typing was Mare's Milk

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> http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_2003_Feb-March/ai_97994371

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> My head dang near asploded but it was interesting. I agree that ash

> pH outside the body may not predict the outcome post-digestion in all

> folks but I am in over my head with this conversation. My idea I

> wished to express is that measuring pH level of saliva (and/or other

> body fluids) and controlling it with diet and wholesome lifestyle may

> be useful therapeutically. I don't know from alkaline ash, vegetable

> juice, 80% and whatnot.

Metabolic typing's principle is that any food or nutrient can have

opposite biochemical influences in different metabolic types. Meat,

low carb over alkalinized your client that needs more alkaline ash

foods to acidify his slow metabolism. Processed SAD carbs, low

protein, fat over acidified me that needs acid ash meat, fat, low carb

to alkalinize my fast metabolism. Both of us experienced muscle

wasting. Diets prior produced same effect from opposite sources.

Metabolic types opposite. This is a simplistic explanation.

Urine and saliva pH do not accurately correspond to blood plasma pH,

the determiner of acidity, alkalinity, fast, slow metabolism in the

research of and Wiley. For example, the vegetables found to

alkinialize and not further acidify protein type fast metabolizers is

slim. They are asparagus, fresh beans, cauliflower, celery. mushrooms,

spinach, artichokes, carrots, peas, fried potatoes, winter squash,

dried beans and lentils. Fruit is avocado, olive, some apple, pear and

banana. Depends what is in any juice. Citrus and tomato would acidify

any fast metabolizer most.

> You seem to know metabolic-typing so I'm going to ask for a few

> comparisons:

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> In Ayurveda, pitta has acidic blood; they are not prone to cancer and

> diabetes but to inflammation of all types, reflux and hypertension, to

> name a few afflictions. They may strongly crave alcohol and meat,

> which increases their acidity, and therefore--potentially--their

> aggression; however, sweets are not bad for them, but good (not in

> excess.)

More commonalities like the serpents. My Metabolic Man, 10,000 Years

from Eden is out on loan so I'm writing from memory. Elliot Abravenel,

researcher not referenced in article types by body type, organ

dominance and cravings. What I remember is adrenal craves alcohol and

meat but needs more dairy, seems pitta dominant. Thyroid craves flour,

sugar and caffeine, needs high protein, fat, low carb and seems vata

dominant.

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> Kapha is prone to type 2 diabetes and cancer--specifically, tumors.

> Blood clots, varicose veins, congestion. Since these conditions would

> indicate acid pH (in my mind, anyway)I reckon that it is a problem for

> them.

> I suspect they are not born that way, like pitta, but that it is

> brought on by inactivity/stagnation and dietary indiscretions,

> especially sweets--including too much grain and dairy--which they may

> crave but are bad for them. Meat OTOH is good for them and

> recommended over dairy.

Wiley found all diabetics had alkaline blood plasma pH and true

hypoglycemics had acid blood plasma pH. Hypoglycemia was one of my big

problems so I can understand his acid diet helping that. Article does

show that 72% of Kristal's diabetics are fast metabolizers but with a

pH opposite of hypoglycemics. Haven't sorted that out. Am further

befuddled with this further pitta and kapha info in relation to my

vata mind and the vata diet being closest to protein diet. I can see

that at other times in my life I responded more as a pitta and kapha.

Hope you come out of this a little clearer and confused like me.

Wanita