The Acid Alkaline Balance Diet, Second Edition: An Innovative Program that Detoxifies Your Body's Acidic Waste to Prevent Disease and Restore Overall Health

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10 Acidic Wastes: The Real Culprit


the benefi ts to health achieved by following one’s traditional diet and of
eating foods plucked fresh from earth and sea. It also points up the con-
trast to our own lives, which have been damaged by modern agriculture
and food preservation methods, as well as a scientifi c theory that doesn’t
take into account the detrimental effects of processing and chemical
additives in assessing the nutritional value of food.

Acidic and Alkaline Foods—Achieving a Balance


Dr. R. A. Wiley, a physicist, described in his book Bio Balance six diets
for individuals with mental disorders. Wiley assigned these diets to the
subjects in his study according to their acid-alkaline blood pH.^1 There
are several reasons why this diet can’t work.
First, there is a difference of opinion as to which foods are acid forming
and which alkaline forming. For example, bananas, avocados, asparagus,
artichokes, and spinach are considered by Zen Buddhists to be acid pro-
ducing, while Western scientists believe them to be alkaline because, when
burned, they leave behind more alkaline mineral ashes than acidic ones.
Furthermore, many acid-forming vegetables that nutritionists involved in
balancing pH tell us to eat less of are nevertheless very effective in eliminat-
ing acidic waste. The juice of carrots and beets, with their high percentage
of acid-forming minerals—sulfur and phosphorus—effectively clean out the
acidic wastes from the liver, kidneys, and bladder. The juice of cabbage, high
in acid-forming chlorine and sulfur, cleanses the acid wastes adhering to the
mucous membranes of the stomach and intestinal tract. An excellent remedy
for gum disease and infections in general is the highly acidic vitamin C.
Alkaline minerals are also effective cleansers. Potassium, calcium,
sodium, and magnesium in dandelions, endive, and lettuce reduce hyper-
acidity in all the organs. Indeed, acid and alkaline minerals act together
to cleanse the body, just as a combined solution of vinegar (acid) and
bicarbonate of soda (alkaline) makes an excellent household cleaner.

The Difference Between Acidic Waste and Acidic Foods
Acidic waste and acidic foods have opposite effects on the body. Acid
waste is destructive—it eats up oxygen and infl ames tissue. Sour-tasting
(acidic) foods, on the other hand, supply the body with the acid it needs
to digest protein.
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