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environment,andallowsthemtotakehold.Sowhattheorthodoxmedicaldoctors

focustheirattentionandtreatmentsonastheprimaryproblemofadisease,thatis,

thefungi,bacteriasandviruses(forexample,viralpneumoniaorbacterialpneumo-

nia),isfromtheperspectiveofthewholisticpractitioner,nottheprimaryproblem.

Granted,oncefungi,bacteriaandvirusesbecomeinvolvedtheycomplicatematters,

buttheirpresencecanbemoreeasilyandsafelyeliminatedbyaddressingthe

primaryproblem,acidosis,justastheproblemofthefliescanbebesthandledbyre-

movingthesewage,ratherthanfurthercomplicatinganalreadybadsituation(the

sewage) by applying toxic chemicals to kill the flies.

Antibiotics,antiviralagents,antifungalmedicationsgenerallyhavesideeffects,up-

settingthenormalbalanceofthebody.Eliminatingthefungi,bacteriaandviruses

decreasestheburdenontheimmunesystemandthebodyingeneral,andalongwith

theforcedrestonemusttakewhenill,theselfimposedfastfromfeelingtoosickto

eatorthedoctorimposedfaststoallowforvariousbloodandothertestingproced-

urestobeperformed,thebloodbecomescleansedtosomedegree,anddepending

onthedegreeofcleansing(alkalinization)relativetheleveloftoxicity(acidosis)of

thebody,thebodymaybeabletorecover.Thus,traditionalorthodoxmedicines

“appear” to work. However, if habits are not changed, the problem is likely to recur.

Thus,yearafteryear,people“catch”the“same”cold,againandagain,anddoctors,

withalloftheirtechnology,arestillunableto“prevent”or“cure”thecommoncold.

Withallofthebillionsoftax-payeranddonationdollarsthepharmaceuticaland

medicalestablishmentshavespentonresearchforallofthevariouscancers,AIDS,

Diabetes,andother“diseases,”theyareyettofindcures.Rather,thestatisticsindic-

atethattheincidenceoftheseconditions(nottomention–sideeffectsandcomplic-

ationsduetotheunnaturaldrugtreatmentstheyhavedevised)ishighernowthan

whentheybegantheirresearch,andtheyarepredictedtoreachepidemicpropor-

tionsinthenext10-20yearsandtotallyoverwhelmthecurrentorthodoxmedicales-

tablishmentandhealthcaresystem.Thisisbecausetheyareresearchingtheeffect

(presenceofmicroorganisms)ratherthanthetruecause(acidosis)ofillness.Asthey

arelookinginthewrongplacefortheanswerstotheirquestionsofdiseaseand

health,nomatterhowmuch“new”informationtheirresearchrevealsorhowmany

breakthroughstheyhave,theirresultscanneverleadtotruehealingandhealth.And