www.globalkangen.com :) Alkaline,
Ionized, multi-clustered, Anti-Oxidant. I met Dr. Shinya from Japan who invented the colonoscopy and has performed over 370,000 colonoscopies! Alkaline is the way and our bodies are mostly water so we do need to be alkaline! See the videos on the site if you like. :)

A great article and brining attention to an underrated issue. I did notice however that coffee was substituted, the only comprehensive analysis I know of that estimates the acid-alkaline potential of foods (Remer T, Manz F. Potential renal acid loads of foods and its influence on urine pH. J Am Diet Assoc. 1995; 95:791-797.) lists coffee, and red wine as alkaline. One for people who enjoy an occasional coffee.

Great article and very useful information. Thank you! I recommend your site and your newsletter to all my clients becuase of the impact you are able to have on telling it like it is. I appreciate all you do!

Please let me know more about the Innuit people. I always thought they thrived on their diet. Can you point me in the right direction with regard to your source. Thanks!

To take this a step further, the alkalinity of a diet can be simplified to a ratio of protein to potassium. Even though other minerals are important in a balanced diet, the potassium makes the greatest contribution to alkalinity. So to find out what foods will be most beneficial, find a table of potassium-containing foods at http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR21/nutrlist/sr21w306.pdf. These are arranged in descending order, so it is easy to see which foods are highest in potassium. Try to include some of the plant foods you do not usually eat to increase your potassium. Most people have more than enough protein and carbohydrate in their diets but far too little potassium. This is what contributes to acidity. By simply deciding to eat more non-starchy vegetables, alkalinity will be increased.

At last! I have read in many articles that cancer loves an acid body, and so does diabetes and arthritis and that these so called old age diseases don't need to exist if we keep the acid/alkline balance in check. Eat ya Veges everyone. Try cottage cheese in slices of capsicum or celery for a snack - YUM!

It's very coincidental that I received this from you. At present, I am reading Shirley MacLaine's book "Sage-ing While Age-ing". She covers pH balance and other very helpful health and medical information. I recommend this book to health conscious folks!!!

Don't forget ionized alkaline water to support alkalinization in your body. www.ionways.com/naia2

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http://www.diseaseproof.com/.../die...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/...
http://www.naturalnews.com/023478.html
Former FDA Commissioner Dr. David Kessler: "The End of Overeating" Rodale Books, 2009.
Susan E. Brown & Larry Trivieri, Jr., "The Acid-Alkaline Food Guide" SquareOne Publishers, 2006.
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Here here!!! Have been doing this alkaline/acidic thing for around 4 years now as I was sick of continually going to the doctor with all my ailments and being told I needed anti-depressants, so I did my own research and changed a few things of my own. So with the knowledge of an alkaline diet, 'eat right for your blood type diet' and having my mercury fillings removed, I have not suffered with any illnesses, infections or any feelings of general unwellness for those 4 years. Also been great for anti-ageing, even my skin and hair look healthy
This is the type of thing we are not educated on, we need to bring it into our education system but I suppose if we did that we would have no health system as we would be all well, therefore all our health professionals would be out of a job!!!!
Keep up the great work of spreading the word!!!

I know a company that bottles & distributes all natural alkaline (Ph7.8-7.9) structured artesian bottled water. It’s called Reviver Water. No chemicals added and its bottled at the source and tastes better than Fiji or any other water IMHO.

Great post. I noticed a big difference in my health when I switched to a more alkaline diet.

Enjoy reading your news letter.The acid / alkaline diet has been talked about for many years & you can get a simple chart to put on the fridge door that is called 20 / 80 this gives a good guide line on how to get a balance for anyone just starting down the pathway to feeling better.There are so many ways to have more fruit & vegetables than as a meal on a plate.If you have a juicer its possible to alkaline yourself in a very nice way and instead of the extra coffee share a fruit vegetable juice with friends.Thanks for your efforts in bring the up to date foodmatters to our attention.

Alkaline minerals in plant foods are organic and can be absorbed into your cells. Alkaline minerals in ionized water are inorganic and cannot be absorbed into your cells. According to Dr Norman Walker they might even leave hard deposits in the joints, organs and tissues of the body. It is better to drink purified distilled water or at least highly filtered reverse osmosis water. Yes, the minerals (inorganic minerals)are removed from distilled water but so are all the harmful chemicals, pesticides, metals, bacteria and pharmaceutical drugs that are finding their way into our water supplies. Bottled water isn't much better - read the ingredients. Water ionizers do not completely remove these harmful substances and in fact add more inorganic minerals to the water. You would have to drink a bathful of tap or mineral water to get the equivalent minerals found in a single glass of alkaline carrot juice. So it is safer to drink truly pure distilled water and to consume a diet rich in minerals than to look to your drnking water for minerals. Now some will say that distilled water is acidic and shouldn't be drunk. Distilled water is actually pure and neutral but because water absorbs carbon dioxide from the air it gives it a slightly acid reading, but not as acidic as orange juice or your own stomach acid. Nevertheless distilled water has an alkalizing effect on the body. You can test this for yourself with pH strips dipped in your saliva before and after drinking distilled water. Pure H2O is not harmful. Don't let yourself be scammed.

Great stuff!

Bananas are rich in potassium and are alkaline.

Humans evolved from the ape which love bananas and leafy greens.

www.jerrymohan.blogspot.com

Wow. So much to know. I am overwhelmed. ...where do I begin...

Quinoa is a superfood grain. Is it also acidic??

Quinoa and corn meal are the only grains which are alkaline.

Great article! Why do you need to believe something is good for you in order to enjoy it occasionally. I am addicted to coffee, trying to wean myself off, but I am not deluded enough to think it is good for me. What could be more acidic than coffee?

Corn is highly acidic! Quinoa is alkaline, so is also dinkel.
Please see phmiracleliving.com and articlesofhealth.blogspot.com for more information on alkaline foods and lifestyle.

Corn and ripe bananas are highly acidic due to their high sugar content! Stay away from fruits with high sugar content. Unripe bananas are alkaline. Dinkel is the only alkaline grain. Low-acidic grains are buckwheat, quinoa and millet. Please see www.phmiracleliving.com and articlesofhealth.blogspot.com for more information on alkaline foods and lifestyle.

In the pH books I've read so far, coffee is listed as acidic. Some comments in this forum claim coffee to be alkalizing. What is the truth?

Do the research and compare charts - coffee is acidic, *ripe* bananas are alkalizing, *unripe* bananas are acidic. It's not essentially fructose that makes things acidic. Refined Sugar is the worst of it all - worse than coffee - fructose pales in comparison.

Wow, what a very informative and very educational post you have there. Many people should read this article. I will recommend this to my friends.

With my seventh decade coming soon, Im glad to be a vegan and walking alot, getting back to my college years wieght without trying.Too bad water ionizers are expensive, although I plan to make one with stainless steel.

Since I started eating kale and quinoa almost everyday I'm feeling so much stronger and fitter, calmer and balanced. My skin is clearer, I can run further, I sleep better, and I have less energy slumps :)

Why are Cider vinegar and Lemon juice alkalizing to the body when they clearly acids ?? Also I understood Barley to be alkaline; is this not true?

@ Dunelm - Apple Cider Vinegar and Lemon are considered acidic outside of the body however when we ingest these 'acids' our they are metabolized by our bodies as alkalising. Rachel @ Food Matters

Re Dennis Lowriemore's making an ionizer, would like to know how. ps I'm in my 7th decade