practitioners?Whatisinitforthem?Itwouldmeanthattheorthodoxdoctorswould
needtobecometrainedintheareasofnutrition,meditation,stressmanagement
techniques,fasting,cleansing,andotherwholistichealthmodalitiestorestorethe
body’salkalinepH,andtheymaynotmakeasmuchmoneythattheynowdo,butat
least they will once again be able to say: “Above all, I have done no harm!”
Truephysicalhealthcanonlycomefromalifestylewhichwillpromotespiritual
fulfillment,mentallucidityandanalkalinebloodpH,suchaseatingproperfoods,
cleansing,aswellasreducingstress.TheStressResponsecreatesacidityinthe
body,sothementalconditionofthepatientmustalsobeaddressed.Astheabilityto
keepthemindcalmissupportedbyspiritualinsight,theprocessofreturningthe
bloodtoanalkalinepHmustincludecomponentswhichaddressissuesofthebody,
mindandspiritoftheindividual.Undertheseconditions,theimmune,endocrine,
digestive,circulatoryandothervitalhealthmaintenancesystemsofthebodywill
function normally and healthily. 212
Malnutritiontoxins acidosis mucus formation disease
Somalnutritionandtoxinsinandaroundthebodyleadtoacidosis,andacidosis
leadstomucusformationandthediseaseprocessofUkhedu.Therefore,apoordiet
isreferredtoasamucus-formingdiet.Mucusformationisnotadiseasebutthe
body’swayofgettingridofexcessimpuritiesinordertorestorehealthandnot
drowninthetoxicenvironment.Asdiscussedpreviously,onemanifestationofthis
processisthedevelopmentofa“cold”whichisreallyonlyameanstoallowthe
body to rid itself of the excess toxins.
Howeverifthebody’scleansingmechanismishampered,anditisnotabletogetrid
oftheexcessmucusbuildup,thenthemucuswillcreateadisruptioninthestructure
andfunctionofthetissuesandorganswhereitbecomesdeposited,basedonindi-
vidualsusceptibility,asdiscussedabove.Theresultofthisiswhatwecallspecific
diseases.Forexample,abuildupinthepancreasiscalleddiabetes.Abuildupin
thejointsiscalledarthritis.Abuildupinthecoloniscalledanythingfromconstipa-
tionordiarrhea,tocoloncancer,dependingontheseverityofthebuildup.Drugs
thatsuppressmucusareactuallycausingthebodytohoardimpurities;thesewill
stayinthebodylongerandhavemoreopportunitytocausechanges(mutations)in
the body that will promote usually more severe disease.
