Is Your Body Too Acid?

by Allan Wohrnitz (BSc)

The foods we eat, after being processed by the body, produces by-products (residues) in the blood, which are either acid or alkaline. The blood has very little leeway in maintaining it's alkalinity. If there are too much acid residues in the blood, the body has certain ways to restore the balance. A too acid blood, not neutralized, puts the body in great danger, and possible death.

Too much acid in the blood is known as a Toxic Acid System which is recognized by bloating, excess weight, cellulite, graying hair, balding, nervous outbreaks, dark circles around the eyes and premature lines in the face.

The following foods in order of most acid to least acid is as follows:

MOST ACID - Drugs, Medication, Tobacco. Fried foods (burgers, chips, etc.), Coffee, Tea, Salt, Alcohol Herbs, Spices, Spicy foods Red Meat White Meat Sugar, Refined sugar products (cakes, canned fruits) Dairy products

LEAST ACID - Overcooked fruits/veggies, cooked grains The body readjusts the blood alkalinity the following way: - Retains water to neutralize the excess acid and one adds weight - Withdraws minerals (Sodium, Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium, Iron) from the cells, sickening the cells which is the start of diseases. Those minerals are expelled in the urine with the acid by-products. - Withdraws calcium from the bones which in the long run results in osteoporosis, arthritis and excess acid lodged in the joints. The calcium is also expelled in the urine.

SOLUTION:

1. Reduce one's intake of acid forming foods and increase one's diet with more fresh fruits and vegetables, raw (not roasted) nuts and seeds and sprouted grains. Those foods replenish the lost minerals, and help detoxify and remove excess waste products from the cells to the urine and lungs.

2. Dissolved calcium has excellent properties to neutralize blood acid and restore its alkalinity. To prevent the loss of calcium from the bones and to replenish calcium to the bones, a mixture of Calcium Gluconate and Magnesium Carbonate in an acid base (ascorbic acid or citric acid or apple cider vinegar), the Cal Mag formula, is the best form to produce 100% absorption of the Calcium & Magnesium without the risk of undissolved solid calcium clogging the intestines or depositing in the joints.

Calcium can only be lost through the kidneys when there is a lack of Magnesium and vitamin D.

The dissolved Cal Mag formula is in the form that will be readily absorbed into the blood.

Instant Cal Mag C by Sunshine Vitamins is made according to the Cal Mag formula and is available in most Health Shops. Or call 073-3149545 or 031-2092947 to find out where it is stocked

References - Fit For Life (H & M Diamond), The Mind Game (P Day), Health Through Nutrition (Dr. J Robbins), Adelle Davis

Nutrition is the study of building and maintaining health. Nutrition is an aid to both the physician and the patient. One should at no time do "self doctoring" which can be extremely dangerous. When an abnormality occurs, two steps should be taken: one should improve his nutrition, and consult a physician.

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