Since the early 1930’s we have known that in order for the body to function properly and to maintain optimum health, the general pH of the human body must be alkaline. Dr. Arthur C. Guyton, M.D., who is considered the most recognized author on human physiology, has spent the better part of his life studying the pH or acid/alkaline balance of the body. In his “Textbook of Medical Physiology”, which is used to train medical students today, he states, “The first step in maintaining health is to alkalize the body. The second step is to increase the number of negative hydrogen ions. These are the two most important aspects of homeostasis”.
Dr. Otto Warburg, a noted research scientist, received the Nobel Prize in 1930 for discovering that, “To become malignant, cancer must have a low oxygen and strong acid environment”. Research by German and Japanese scientists have added that bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeast or cancerous cells are not able to reproduce in a highly oxygenated, increased electron and alkaline environment.
Science has known for a long time that the body functions best and stays almost disease free when it maintains a saliva pH which is slightly alkaline or approximately 7.4 on the pH scale. But how do we get the body alkalized and keep it that way?
Many medical researchers and physiologists echo Dr. Guyton’s and Dr. Warburg’s premise that the cells of the healthy body are alkaline while the cells of the diseased body are acidic.
Here are just a couple of the books you may want to read on the subject:
The Institute of Medicine suggests women drink about nine cups of water a day, which may leave you wondering whether that’s actually worth all the trips to the bathroom. We went straight to the studies to show you yes, it is.
You could be missing the powerful healing power of enzymes!
You can eat the best foods all day long, but if you don’t have enough of the right kinds of enzymes you won’t digest and assimilate them. This makes it very hard to get healthy simply by eating “right”. So, today we’ll look at the role of enzymes in your body’s quest for homeostasis, i.e. health.
In short, enzymes…
are in every living cell and all living organisms.
are the life force and catalyst for protein molecules.
do not work without co-enzymes – vitamin and minerals.
cooked and processed foods do not have the necessary enzymes.
come in two types – metabolic enzymes and digestive enzymes.
First let’s look the two types and why it is so very important to take digestive enzymes so your body can actually function without disease.
Metabolic Enzymes
Over 3,000 metabolic enzymes have been identified as being necessary factors in running the human body. You need enzymes for cell reproduction, breathing, digestion, nerve transmission, disease protection, and thousands of other biochemical reactions that take place in the body. The body has a limited supply of renewable metabolic enzymes, and the faster you use the enzyme potential you inherited at birth, the quicker you run out of these vital essential enzymes.
Digestive Enzymes
The enzymes necessary to digest our foods are contained within that food. Ripe, raw fruits and vegetables are excellent sources of natural digestive enzymes. When you eat a ripe fruit or vegetable, the enzymes it contains can do almost all of the necessary digestion with very little help of the digestive enzymes secreted by the body. Unfortunately, enzymes can only develop and mature in a natural food source because the enzymes develop along with the food. Therefore, we would need to eat the food just before it became rotten when it is really just digesting itself. The more natural enzymes a food possesses, the more self-digestion occurs, which lessens the amount of digestive work the body has to do.
However…
What happens when you eat a enzyme deficient, chemically impregnated, highly processed and well preserved meal, which seems to be the favorite of today’s high stress, fast food society? Well, without the correct enzymes the food you ingest isn’t completely digested or assimilated and can remain in your intestinal tract in this undigested state for months. It is estimated that by middle age many people have as much as 20 pounds of undigested putrefying food in their colon! As this undigested, putrefying food builds up in the intestine it begins to produce harmful bacteria and poisonous toxins. This leaves you wide open for degenerative diseases and colon cancer. It is estimated that 80 percent of all disease conditions can be traced back to a malfunctioning intestinal tract and missing enzymes.
Metabolic vs. Digestive Enzymes
A diet that is lacking in proper digestive enzymes can also disrupt body functions other than the digestive tract. Your body’s 3,000+ metabolic enzymes are in all the cells, tissues, organs, and fluids of the body which are designed to provide energy, fight disease, and make sure the body processes continue to run efficiently. These metabolic enzymes were not designed to digest food. But, when you eat enzyme deficient foods, it forces the body to transform metabolic enzymes into enzymes needed for digestion. So, you are robbing Peter to pay Paul. This stealing of metabolic enzymes from other sources to fulfill needs of the digestive tract sets up a competition for enzymes among the various organs and system of the body.
As tissues and organs, such as the pancreas, spleen, heart, kidneys, and liver are depleted of their needed metabolic enzymes, they begin to deteriorate and malfunction. This leads to chronic conditions and degenerative diseases such as allergies, skin conditions, pancreatitis, diabetes, and cancer.
Most of us deplete our natural enzyme levels as we age. A 70 year old person has about half the enzyme levels of a 20 year old. But, because of our modern enzyme deficient diet, even 20 year olds are now showing signs of enzyme deficiency. Essentially, you live as long as your supply of enzymes lasts. When the time comes that you can no longer make certain enzymes, then total system shutdown is not far away.
Early signs of enzyme deficiency are:
digestive problems
heartburn
acid reflux
gas
bloating
belching
Enzyme deficiency could be a major contributor if you experience:
chronic fatigue
aches and pains
chronic viral or bacterial infections
premature aging
arthritis
rheumatism
swelling of the joints
skin conditions
high blood pressure
poor digestion
obesity
respiratory problems
allergies
loss of memory
“Supplemental digestive enzymes insure assimilation and maximized utilization of core nutrients for health and healing.” Dr. Linda G. Rector-Page – Health and Healing
“Radiation of our food supplies preserves the food (up to 4.5 rads of gamma radiation) which is 10,000 times the lethal dose to humans. This process destroys enzymes. So even if you eat fresh raw foods, you may not be getting any enzymes at all.” Dr.Carson E. Pierce – What Would I Do If I Had Cancer Again
Learn more about enzymes and how you can purchase a time honored formula.
Why would I say that? Isn’t osteoporosis a disease? Not really. The way our bodies are designed, if we don’t take in enough minerals daily to buffer the acid load from our daily activity (stress, toxins, poor diet, soda, and exercise), then we have our beautiful bones to thank for buffering that acid with alkaline minerals from our bones…or we would be suffering more serious health consequences. Our bodies work hard to keep that acid/alkaline buffering process in balance.
It’s sort of like robbing Peter to pay Paul. There is a daily give and take of the minerals in the bones so that we always have what we need for our bodies to function and recover. But, when there is no “deposit” and only “withdrawal” our bones become porous and brittle…osteoporosis.
On the other hand, if we do get those daily minerals we can add back to those porous, brittle bones and return them to full measure. Unfortunately, our foods today are seriously low in enough minerals to do the job so we need to supplement. It takes a little time, but if we are consistent with a superior mineral supplement we can win the game.
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**A note of caution. If you are taking a medication to stop your bones from being depleted, you are not getting the buffering you need to address your acid load which can create an imbalance more serious than brittle bones. Be sure to look at the side effects before you go that route.
“You know the pH of the body should be 7.4, intracellular pH. The only way we can do that is by drinking enough water, taking enough salt and minerals to make the body alkaline and get rid of the excess acidity through production of urine.”, Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, M.D.
Why do so many people restrict their water intake because they dislike those trips to the bathroom? For those of you out there with that concern, you need to realize that even though it seems an inconvenience, it is important for your own health. Get a new attitude about it and think about all those toxins you are eliminating. Drink plenty of water with our portable ionized minerals. You will be hydrating that dehydrated body so you’ll have less pain, fewer digestive problems, better cognition, lower sugar levels, fewer cravings, lower blood pressure, better mood…and more.
Your Body’s Many Cries for Water by Dr. Batmanghelidj is an excellent book to learn more about how your body works and why you need lots of water and minerals to stay healthy.
Read the transcript of his lecture at ‘The Governmental Health Forum’ in Washington, D.C.
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