Simple Ways To Alkalize Your Body

rgp said:
Maybe , maybe not ?

Just leaving it all up to the doc is not good either. I believe we should take an active roll in our care. Information is more readily available than ever before....use it , pay attention, is my advise ?

If a doc does not order a test, because he sees no reason? [which can sometimes be due to his HMO care guidelines] ? Does not mean [in reality] that the test should not be done. It may only mean that [he] is performing within those HMO restrictions.



So if a patient desires a test, can afford the test, why not have it performed? If the results are all positive ...peace of mind . If there is some question in the results ?...that is reason to ask the doc to look more closely for / at, a particular issue.

And I have known / know, two people that have simply walked away from [accepted] western medical care..[their docs] and report feeling better than they have in years ? I don't have the nerve yet :) But it is something I am considering ?

BTW...as for fads?...I agree
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But we are not talking about testing. You have no idea if you are deficient unless you have a test.

What I am talking about is assuming that the current fad is for you when in fact it may be harmful.

And you go ahead and try it. The human body is quite efficient on its own. Too much vitamin B pills and your urine is neon yellow.
 

I think that doctors are important, and that they are able to diagnose physical problems and illnesses that we ourself have no way of doing. And, certainly, doctors are a necessity when a person has a broken leg and needs surgery.

On the other hand, I absolutely agree with what RGP is saying, that we need to take responsibility for our own health and well-being. Ultimately, it is us who are going to have to make any decisions about what care we take of our body, and we are the ones who have to live with those decisions, good or bad.

Most medical doctors nowdays are not knowledgeable about proper eating to help our body take care of itself, and fuel us with the energy, vitamins and minerals that we need to make ourselves healthy .

Unless you see a doctor that specializes in nutrition, most regular doctors are mainly proficient at treating patients with either medicine/prescription drugs, or with surgery procedures.

No one does experiments with things like apple cider vinegar, almonds, or baking soda, to see what help they can be , because those things cannot be patented and sold; so it is not worth it to the pharmaceutical companies to test anything that they can’t get a patent on and charge for.

I try to study about what kind of nutrition will help my body, and if it sounds reasonable, then I will test it out and see if it helps.

Sometimes, the simplest thing can make a big difference. One case (for me) was raw pineapple. It has a natural pain killer as well as being a strong anti-inflammatory. I was suffering from arthritis so bad that I could barely walk, and was hanging on to the walls to get around.

My husband thought I was crazy when I told him that I was going to try a raw pineapple fast, but he figured it could not kill me in just a day or two. By the next day, I was walking around almost like normal, and by the second day, I was literally dancing around the house !

After that, pineapple was my go-to food when the arthritis got bad.

Eventually, I learned to have more anti-inflammatory foods in my diet, and I seldom have arthritis issues anymore ........ unless I get “sabotaged” by a cinnamon roll !
 
Camper6 said:
But we are not talking about testing. You have no idea if you are deficient unless you have a test.

What I am talking about is assuming that the current fad is for you when in fact it may be harmful.

And you go ahead and try it. The human body is quite efficient on its own. Too much vitamin B pills and your urine is neon yellow.
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I thought I made it clear that I agree on fads?

The rest was just my opinion on the subject.
 

rgp said:
Maybe , maybe not ?

Just leaving it all up to the doc is not good either. I believe we should take an active roll in our care. Information is more readily available than ever before....use it , pay attention, is my advise ?

If a doc does not order a test, because he sees no reason? [which can sometimes be due to his HMO care guidelines] ? Does not mean [in reality] that the test should not be done. It may only mean that [he] is performing within those HMO restrictions.



So if a patient desires a test, can afford the test, why not have it performed? If the results are all positive ...peace of mind . If there is some question in the results ?...that is reason to ask the doc to look more closely for / at, a particular issue.

And I have known / know, two people that have simply walked away from [accepted] western medical care..[their docs] and report feeling better than they have in years ? I don't have the nerve yet :) But it is something I am considering ?

BTW...as for fads?...I agree
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Totally agree with you, rgp, regarding taking control of our own health to what extent we can. Western medicine is good when used with careful thought. My poor doctor. I haven't seen him in years. I think he is probably horrified at this. Not suggesting others do the same! Some people do an amazing job healing themselves with herbs, supplements and life-style consideration. It is not easy because you have to love doing it and be willing to devote thought and (informal) research to your issues. There are some very good ideas in these posts, I am sure, but I am already doing my own regimen.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
I think that doctors are important, and that they are able to diagnose physical problems and illnesses that we ourself have no way of doing. And, certainly, doctors are a necessity when a person has a broken leg and needs surgery.
On the other hand, I absolutely agree with what RGP is saying, that we need to take responsibility for our own health and well-being. Ultimately, it is us who are going to have to make any decisions about what care we take of our body, and we are the ones who have to live with those decisions, good or bad.
Most medical doctors nowdays are not knowledgeable about proper eating to help our body take care of itself, and fuel us with the energy, vitamins and minerals that we need to make ourselves healthy .
Unless you see a doctor that specializes in nutrition, most regular doctors are mainly proficient at treating patients with either medicine/prescription drugs, or with surgery procedures.
No one does experiments with things like apple cider vinegar, almonds, or baking soda, to see what help they can be , because those things cannot be patented and sold; so it is not worth it to the pharmaceutical companies to test anything that they can’t get a patent on and charge for.
I try to study about what kind of nutrition will help my body, and if it sounds reasonable, then I will test it out and see if it helps.
Sometimes, the simplest thing can make a big difference. One case (for me) was raw pineapple. It has a natural pain killer as well as being a strong anti-inflammatory. I was suffering from arthritis so bad that I could barely walk, and was hanging on to the walls to get around.
My husband thought I was crazy when I told him that I was going to try a raw pineapple fast, but he figured it could not kill me in just a day or two. By the next day, I was walking around almost like normal, and by the second day, I was literally dancing around the house !
After that, pineapple was my go-to food when the arthritis got bad.
Eventually, I learned to have more anti-inflammatory foods in my diet, and I seldom have arthritis issues anymore ........ unless I get “sabotaged” by a cinnamon roll !
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Hi Happyflowerlady, Pineapple sounds interesting. It has a strong flavor. How, exactly do you eat it, or do you eat it almost daily?
Maybe not. Thank you.
 
Ruthanne said:
VERY SIMPLE WAYS TO ALKALIZE YOUR BODY– AMAZING EFFECTS!

BY WORLDHEALTHCHOICE
Practice every day these natural and simple ways to alkalize your body and you will no longer have health problems. Dr. Otto Warburg, Nobel Prize winner in 1931 for cancer discovery said: “No disease, including cancer, can exist in an alkaline environment”.
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Warberg received the Nobel Prize "for his discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme." A blatant lie in the first paragraph is a bad start.

https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1931/index.html
 
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Happyflowerlady said:
I think that doctors are important, and that they are able to diagnose physical problems and illnesses that we ourself have no way of doing. And, certainly, doctors are a necessity when a person has a broken leg and needs surgery.

On the other hand, I absolutely agree with what RGP is saying, that we need to take responsibility for our own health and well-being. Ultimately, it is us who are going to have to make any decisions about what care we take of our body, and we are the ones who have to live with those decisions, good or bad.

Most medical doctors nowdays are not knowledgeable about proper eating to help our body take care of itself, and fuel us with the energy, vitamins and minerals that we need to make ourselves healthy .

Unless you see a doctor that specializes in nutrition, most regular doctors are mainly proficient at treating patients with either medicine/prescription drugs, or with surgery procedures.

No one does experiments with things like apple cider vinegar, almonds, or baking soda, to see what help they can be , because those things cannot be patented and sold; so it is not worth it to the pharmaceutical companies to test anything that they can’t get a patent on and charge for.

I try to study about what kind of nutrition will help my body, and if it sounds reasonable, then I will test it out and see if it helps.

Sometimes, the simplest thing can make a big difference. One case (for me) was raw pineapple. It has a natural pain killer as well as being a strong anti-inflammatory. I was suffering from arthritis so bad that I could barely walk, and was hanging on to the walls to get around.

My husband thought I was crazy when I told him that I was going to try a raw pineapple fast, but he figured it could not kill me in just a day or two. By the next day, I was walking around almost like normal, and by the second day, I was literally dancing around the house !

After that, pineapple was my go-to food when the arthritis got bad.

Eventually, I learned to have more anti-inflammatory foods in my diet, and I seldom have arthritis issues anymore ........ unless I get “sabotaged” by a cinnamon roll !
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I love fresh pineapple, but it's so acidic I can't eat much of it or very often. If I overdo, my mouth, throat and esophagus are on fire for days.

Although I don't like them, I eat raisins every day. They are my best line of defense against the inflammation that sets off arthritis. I eat other fresh fruits and vegetables, but I consider raisins to be one of my primary medications.
 
Fresh pineapple has has an enzyme in it that tenderizes meat. Some people get bleeding gums.

However that enzyme is only in fresh pineapple.

Canned pineapple that is pasteurized does not have that enzyme.

So if you like pineapple try the canned variety.
 
I don't much care for regular canned pineapple. Maybe I'll look into other ways of making pineapple edible for me. I know Sally Fallon's book Nourishing Traditions tells how to ferment pineapple to make a nourishing and beneficial juice. Maybe I'll look into that, or ways to "pasteurize" the fruit at home.
 
I read this when first posted, read it again some time later, just read it again....

I did the lemon water , first thing in the morning for over a year. I really noticed no difference , in any aspect of my life / health ? Exactly how does one milk an Almond ?....that's utterly..a mystery too me. :rolleyes:

And as far as the whole 'green' thing...we humans are carnivorous after all and IMO our bodies crave ? meat. Even if one does try to adhere to [any] "diet" ? Again opinion but I think we , just by nature 'burn-out' on it and drift back to our habits / regular eating.

For the 'working age' folks....in today's faster paced life style, the fast food providers are hard to pass up. Hell we here discuss many of them on a fairly regular basis. I myself recently discovered Chick-Fill-A ...and have been enjoying it about once a week, sometimes more often. I am losing / have lost my enthusiasm for cooking...As a result carry out is looking better , more often than ever in my life.

Bottom line, I think anything as strict as suggested is just about beyond most folks ability / desire to stick with for any length of time.

Without boring you silly with details, I'll just say...

I have never eaten a bad for me diet, actually more on the good side . I have always [and still do on a more limited basis] followed a exercise routine of some sort. And yet I have elevated cholesterol, I take B/P meds, need to watch my A-1C , whole body arthritis, + psoriasis. If a well behaved lifestyle / diet is all that good ? Why do I have the these things ? After I was warned about my cholesterol [18 years ago] I even 'tightened-up' .

Genetics !! And again opinion...there is not one damn thing we can do about it. Can we do bad, and accelerate the situation ? Yes likely, but can we change the inevitable ?....not in my opinion.
 
Bromelain is a supplement made from the stem of the pineapple and is said to be good for inflammation and pain as Happyflowerlady suggested. But it can thin the blood like some other supplements like fish oil, or vitamin E, so it shouldn't be taken by people with bleeding issues or who are on prescription blood thinners already. As with all supplements, research side effects and drug interactions, and get approval from your doctor if you are under medical care for any conditions. Just an option for those who don't like pineapples.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Bromelain is a supplement made from the stem of the pineapple and is said to be good for inflammation and pain as Happyflowerlady suggested. But it can thin the blood like some other supplements like fish oil, or vitamin E, so it shouldn't be taken by people with bleeding issues or who are on prescription blood thinners already. As with all supplements, research side effects and drug interactions, and get approval from your doctor if you are under medical care for any conditions. Just an option for those who don't like pineapples.
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Some people who are allergic to bromelain can go into anaphylactic shock if they eat it.

I love pineapple, but it sure doesn't love me back.
 
Smiling Jane said:
I don't much care for regular canned pineapple. Maybe I'll look into other ways of making pineapple edible for me. I know Sally Fallon's book Nourishing Traditions tells how to ferment pineapple to make a nourishing and beneficial juice. Maybe I'll look into that, or ways to "pasteurize" the fruit at home.
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Just for laughs some day. Take some fresh pineapple and put in on steak for about 4 hours. You won't believe how tender it gets.
 
I know. No big surprise pineapple burns the bejabbers out of my mucus membranes.

The conundrum is that heating or pasteurizing pineapple like canneries do, destroys the bromelain that makes pineapple an effective anti-inflammatory against arthritis pain.

So far I haven't had any negative side effects from the papain in papaya, another powerful meat tenderizer. Papaya is both anti-inflammatory and a powerful antioxidant.
 
rgp said:
I have never eaten a bad for me diet, actually more on the good side . I have always [and still do on a more limited basis] followed a exercise routine of some sort. And yet I have elevated cholesterol, I take B/P meds, need to watch my A-1C , whole body arthritis, + psoriasis. If a well behaved lifestyle / diet is all that good ? Why do I have the these things ? After I was warned about my cholesterol [18 years ago] I even 'tightened-up' .

Genetics !! And again opinion...there is not one damn thing we can do about it. Can we do bad, and accelerate the situation ? Yes likely, but can we change the inevitable ?....not in my opinion.
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May I say, RGP that Chick Fil A has enormous amounts of sodium in their food. There's even sodium in their coffee. This isn't good for your B/P.

High cholesterol can be genetic, but is controllable. Some people's bodies just manufacture it all by themselves regardless of what they eat but that's not very common I've heard. Statins are a great help for high cholesterol, as are the "good" fats, oat bran and other things your Dr, can tell you about. There definitely are things you can do.

I have to watch my A-1C too. Your doc can give you meds that help. Fiber. It's hard when you love sweets or like me, carbs! We do have a better food knowledge and medications now than ever before. Don't give up!

I think we may have already changed what would have been the "inevitable". :)
 
RadishRose said:
May I say, RGP that Chick Fil A has enormous amounts of sodium in their food. There's even sodium in their coffee. This isn't good for your B/P.

High cholesterol can be genetic, but is controllable. Some people's bodies just manufacture it all by themselves regardless of what they eat but that's not very common I've heard. Statins are a great help for high cholesterol, as are the "good" fats, oat bran and other things your Dr, can tell you about. There definitely are things you can do.

I have to watch my A-1C too. Your doc can give you meds that help. Fiber. It's hard when you love sweets or like me, carbs! We do have a better food knowledge and medications now than ever before. Don't give up!

I think we may have already changed what would have been the "inevitable". :)
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Not being dismissive at all, thanks for the reply but....

I am on a statin, lower dosage now [was 80MG now 40] taking B/P meds and sugar control as well.

Wasn't aware of the sodium in coffee?

My bottom line is two fold. One, I am just about burned out on*cooking* and I am seriously considering dropping all my meds. I'm just not sure the good out weighs the bad?

*--* When I first retired , some 18 years ago I actually enjoyed it, and found out I liked my cooking. I still like my cooking, just burned out on the whole buy it, prepare it, clean up after it part..As such that has lead me to carry-out. Yeah I know, bad for us...but hell I'm 68 Something going to get us...we ain't getting out alive ...:)

As for doctors?...It seems to me that they stick to a script ...ya got this?...take this...see in 3-6 months. Ask them a question off script and they look at ya with that deer in the headlight look.

There is one , local, and featured on 60 minutes that seems [by that report] to take a different approach. Thinking about setting up an appointment with her. She is patient paid, accepts no insurance . But what the hell, if she makes a change for the better?...might be worth it ? It's all a roll of the dice anyway.
 
Smiling Jane said:
I know. No big surprise pineapple burns the bejabbers out of my mucus membranes.
The conundrum is that heating or pasteurizing pineapple like canneries do, destroys the bromelain that makes pineapple an effective anti-inflammatory against arthritis pain.
So far I haven't had any negative side effects from the papain in papaya, another powerful meat tenderizer. Papaya is both anti-inflammatory and a powerful antioxidant.
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Papaya is also a good anti-inflammatory food, as well as strawberries and cherries. I think that most raw fruits (and probably vegetables as well) tend to be more alkaline and not as inflammatory as processed foods.
Canned pineapple definitely does not work like raw pineapple does, and that is mainly because of the enzymes that are in the raw pineapple.
The important thing with pineapple is that it has to be very ripe, and when it is even a little bit green is when it can burn and almost blister your mouth and lips. Because almost all pineapple is shipped when it is green, it is sometimes hard (almost impossible) to find one that is perfectly ripe. In this case, it is better to get a different fruit, like the papaya, which you can find at a more ripened state, and then you can actually eat more of it to help with pain reduction.

Also, one of the easiest things that can help with arthritis and other joint pain, is simply to drink more pure water. This actually should have its own thread (and maybe does somewhere on here); but pain is sometimes actually a symptom of lack of water and resultant dehydration.

http://www.watercure.com/wondersofwater.html
 

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