calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium ash after they have been
digested, yielding mainly an alkaline reaction and condition.
The human is predominately an alkaline species. Most of our bodily
fluids are (or should be) alkaline, including the blood, saliva, urine, synovial
fluids, cerebral fluids and the digestive enzymes (except those in the
stomach). If these fluids become acidic, deterioration and death can result.
We have only one acid chamber in the body, the stomach. Here proteins are
initially broken apart. Your mouth, pancreatic and intestinal enzymes are used
for alkaline digestion.
It is vital to consume alkaline-forming foods if you want the
detoxification process to take place. Alkalization is the key to your success at
regenerating yourself and getting healthy. A good example of the importance
of alkalization is found in emergency medicine. In hospital Emergency
Rooms, or with other on-the-spot emergency treatments, one is almost always
given an IV with normal saline, which is a sodium solution. Sodium is called
“the great alkalizer.” This helps reverse acidosis, the main reason we get into
trouble in the first place. Acidosis equals pain, swelling and inflammation.
Raw fruits and vegetables act the same way that normal saline works, but
are much more energizing and nutritional. You cannot alkalize yourself
properly if you do not consume raw, ripe, living foods. Alkaline foods, like
fresh fruits and vegetables, are the natural food of humans. You should eat at
least 80-90 percent alkaline-forming foods.
ACID-FORMING FOODS
I compare acid foods to fire. Acid foods are high in sulfur, phosphorus and
nitrogen. They are mainly protein (amino-acid-rich) foods. These foods
include all meats, eggs, grains, beans, nuts, seeds, pasteurized dairy products
and cooked tomatoes, to name a few.
Most animal protein foods are irritants to the mucosa and cells of the
body, invoking an immune response. This causes your lymphatic system and
mucosa to respond with mucus and lymph cells. Foreign proteins cause
mucus production all through the body, creating congestive issues. The more
we consume, the more congestion we create, and the more we create, the
more we store, until our lungs, sinus cavities, ear canals, and throat become
saturated. The intestines also become saturated with this mucus. This brings