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Acidosis,abnormalconditioninwhichtheacid-basebalanceofthebloodisupset,
withthebloodbecomingtooacidic(pHbelow7).Maybecausedbykidneymal-
function, diabetes, or other diseases. Symptoms include weakness and malaise. 211

Itisimportanttonotethatwhereasorthodoxmedicinedescribesacidosisasbeing


causedbyvariousdiseases,wholistichealthpractitionersrecognizeitasthecauseof


metabolic“disease”conditions.Perhapsthisisbecausetraditionalorthodoxmedi-


cinedoesnotpayattentiontobloodpHasameasureofhealth(denotingthelevelof


toxicityinthebody),screeningforitthewaytheyscreenpatientsforhighcholester-


ol or anemia, etc., as a part of a routine health exam.


Thegreendiet,aswellasthesupplementsgivenearlier,alongwiththedisciplines


formindandsoul,arethemeanstorestorethebodytotheproperinternalpH.When


thisisdone,thebodywillbeabletorestoreandmaintainhealthonceagain.So


acidosisistheprimaryproblem.Itiscausedbymalnutritionandatoxiclifestyle.


Acidosiscausesthebodytoreactbyproducinganexcessofmucus,whichthebody


usestomoveandexcretethetoxinsintroducedthroughimproperfoods,drugs,etc.,


aswellasthosereleasedbyfungiandbacteria(s)thathaveproliferatedwithinthe


body due to the imbalance of the body’s chemistry.


Bacteriaandfungithriveinanacidicbloodenvironment,sotheanswertotheprob-


lemofbacteria,virusesandfungiisnottoproducevaccines,antibioticsandahost


ofpharmaceuticaldrugs,withalloftheattendantsideeffects,withwhichtobom-


bardthem,buttorestoretheproperhygieneofthebodythatwilleliminateorpre-


venttheconditionsunderwhichtheycansurviveandmultiply.Focusingonmi-


croorganisms,asthecauseofdiseaseistheequivalentofsayingthatsewagecauses


flies.Sewagedoesnotcreateflies,butratherattractsflies.Andwhilethefliescan


furtherthespreaddiseasesthatmaybepresentinthesewage,theyarenotthe


primaryproblem.Thus,nomatterwhatisusedtokilltheflies,andhowmanyflies


arekilled,flieswillcontinuallybepresentaroundthesewageforaslongasitre-


mainsthere,anddiseasewillcontinuetobespread,untilproperhygienicmeasures


aretakentoremovethesewage.Whilethefliescanbecitedasacomplicatingfactor


inthespreadofdisease,theycannotbeconsideredasthecauseofthedisease.Like-


wise,theconditionofacidosiscreatesanunhealthyinternalenvironmentwithinthe


body(whichweakenstheimmunesystem)thatattractsopportunisticfungi,bacteri-


asandviruseswhichareeverabundantlypresentwithinus,onusandinour

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