parasites, 111 , 142 , 144 – 45. See also specific types of microorganisms
most common, 149
parasympathetic nervous system, 55 , 56
parathyroid gland, 44 – 45 , 111 , 161 , 170 , 174 – 75
parsley, 249
patchouly oil, 296
pau d’arco, 249
PEG (polyethylene glycol), 130
peppermint oil, 296
pepsin, 73
pepsinogen, 73
peptidase, 25 , 73
peptide, 25
peptones, 24
pesticides, 127 , 128 , 202. See also organic food
petrochemicals, 127
pH, 101 , 102 , 184 , 294. See also acidosis; alkaline/acid
balance and cancer, 155
cooking and, 110
digestion and, 13
hormones and, 47
and nerve damage and
regeneration, 158
protein consumption and, 114 , 116
testing, 150
and utilization, 14
pH factors, 141
of foods, 99 – 100 , 106 , 141 , 150 , 187 – 91 , 215 – 16
phagocytosis, 33