Re: Re: Atkins, slenda, diet conflicts

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From: " slickrick605 " <slickrick605@...>

> Regular table salt has a lot of fillers in it, including sugar. Sea

> salt is good to use. I use one called " real salt " .

>

The real salt is pretty good. it is rock salt. if you want even better,

crystal salt has even better mineral and energetic profile. Himalayan

Crystal salt is available, and brine therapy has been very effective in

improving the stomach hydrochloric acid function that helps digest proteins

....

See www.life-enthusiast.com/salt for more information.

>

>

> > How come she say's you can't eat salt?

[Guest guest]

> Since I don't believe that starving candida through eliminating carbs

> is the answer, I don't buy into any of the no carb diets. just avoid

> overprocessed junk, cleanse the liver, kidneys, colon, and things will

> work out.

>

> g

Well said ,

I'd like to add that people often buy into the idea that they are on

a no-carb diet, but if they eat any vegetables at all, it ain't that.

A no-carb diet would have to be meat and fat, and even then the liver

converts protein to carbs.

I don't believe in a low-carb diet either but I do encourage my

clients, not just diabetic and candida clients, to eschew grains and

overt starch and sugar sources at every opportunity. That's neither

eliminating carbs nor low-carbing; we still get ample carbs by eating

a large variety of other vegetables.

Duncan Crow

[Guest guest]

> How come she say's you can't eat salt?

>

> I also read " Yeast Infections, Candida,

> > and Thrush Treatment Handbook " by Hellen Kelley. She does not omit

> > any vegie from the diet not even potatoes. She also says it is good

> > to eat whole grain wheat, aslo good to eat whole oats. She is

> > however very strict when it comes to sweatener and salt,=none

Salt (sodium source) is the worst offender for potassium depletion in

the body. We need several times the potassium as we do sodium, and

most of us are low on potassium already without making it worse.

Here's a recent article I put in my newspaper column...

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Potassium deficiency linked to cancer and disease

Body Electric

If you were completely deprived of potassium, hard scientific

evidence proves you would be dead in less than three weeks. But in

many ways this would be a merciful release when compared with the

infinitely more painful and far slower death caused by slow potassium

deprivation. Scientists agree the daily potassium requirements of an

average adult lie between 3,200 and 4,100 milligrams, but our average

potassium intake is only 1,500 to 2,100 milligrams per day,

representing an overall average shortfall of 1,850 milligrams.

According to the Gerson Therapy, a low sodium high potassium diet is

best and sodium makes cancer grow..... a comment along these lines

from an orthomolecular viewpoint is in Dr. Haltiwanger's monograph at

http://royalrife.com/haltiwanger.html

Lam MD, a specialist in Preventive and Nutritional

Medicine, board certified by the American Board of Anti-Aging

Medicine, says " Potassium is a key ingredient in cellular function.

You cannot live without it. Proper cellular function, from membrane

maintenance to mitochondria energy production, requires potassium.

It's that simple. Most Americans consume half as much potassium

(abbreviated K) as they do sodium (abbreviated Na). This leads to a

K:Na ratio of 1:2. The ideal anti-aging K:Na ratio should be 5:1. To

put it another way - most people today are getting only one-tenth of

the potassium needed for optimum health. "

Although true potassium deficiencies are rare except in cases of

prolonged vomiting or diarrhea, or with the use of diuretic drugs,

subclinical potassium deficiency is common and not without risk.

Unlike toxic sodium [table salt], potassium is essential. It is

present in all cells and is critical to cardiovascular and nerve

function, regulating the transfer of nutrients into cells and

facilitating muscle energy; it is used to convert glucose into

glycogen for storage and later release. It is used for nerve

transmission, muscle contraction, hormone secretion and other

functions, and it also regulates water balance, and aids rheumatic or

arthritic conditions by neutralizing acids, thereby easing stiffness.

Potassium is vital for the elimination of wastes, is a natural pain

desensitizer, helps control convulsions, headaches and migraines, and

promotes faster healing of cuts, bruises and other injuries.

The results of a study done by Harvard researchers suggest that

middle-aged men who eat diets high in potassium were 38 per cent less

likely to have a stroke than those in the bottom fifth intake. 'Nuff

said.

Because of its very high electrochemical activity, potassium is on

the move all the time, and we need vast quantities to replenish that

lost every day. When we exercise and sweat, we lose some, and we also

lose it through urine. When we are under extreme stress for a variety

of other reasons, potassium loss can triple.

But as renowned nutritionist Adelle points out, it is salt

that causes the greatest problems. " Persons eating [sodium] salt as

they wished excreted nine times more potassium, and human volunteers

kept on diets deficient in potassium retained so much salt that they

developed high blood pressure. " The Na:K ratio is extremely

important so considering potassium levels, we must consider sodium

levels as well and watch out for high sodium foods, including canned

goods, luncheon meats, sausages, and frozen foods.

We can reduce sodium (Na) in our diet by reducing salt intake, and

increase our intake of potassium (K)-containing fruits and

vegetables. The ratio of K:Na in most of these foods is at least

100:1. For example, the K:Na ratio in apples is 90:1, asparagus

165:1, bananas 440:1, and oranges 260:1. Bananas, orange juice,

potatoes, avocados, lima beans, cantaloupes, peaches, tomatoes,

flounder, salmon, and cod all contain more than 300 mg of potassium

per serving. Other good sources include chicken, meat, and various

other fruits, vegetables, and fish. We can also switch to " low-salt "

substitutes made with potassium chloride.

Potassium supplementation in the form of oral potassium tablets is

generally not needed provided you are on a good anti-aging diet with

at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but if you are

excreting potassium because of certain drugs like diuretics (for

blood pressure control), potassium supplementation should be

considered. You could occasionally use potassium gluconate 650 mg

tablets because it's hard to consistently get those 5 servings of

plants a day.

Both the FDA and AMA have circulated a number of scary stories

about potassium. Most common among them is that the potassium will

'react' with one of a wide range of synthetic pharmaceutical

medicines, frequently resulting in death. This is actually true, but

it is the poisonous synthetic medicine that causes the lethal cross

reaction that kills you, not the potassium that is so essential to

your health. Obviously we should be taking steps to make the

synthetic medicine nonessential, right?

[Guest guest]

--- youngjaem <youngjaem@...> wrote:

> How come she say's you can't eat salt?

Normal table salt is very unhealthy because it is

refined. Just like white sugar, white rice, and white

flour are also really bad for you. Refined food has no

benificial nutrients left in it and can steal some

from your body just to digest it. It is best to use

something like unrefined seasalt or celtic salt, which

can be found at your local health food store. It is

rich in nutrients and is quite healthy in moderation.

*8-)

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