Hi, First, at the link below you’ll find a very interesting article about natural whole vitamins, vs. vitamin extracts, or synthetic vitamins. As far as what form of vitamin C is best for alkalizing? I would say use a natural source, for example: Vegetable: % of RDA vitamin C in a 1-ounce serving: Broccoli 97% Dandelion greens 16% Kale 57% Okra 22% Parsley 45% Spinach 15% (74% of vitamin A) Tomato 39% Watercress 12% Soybean ...
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Hi, I’ll answer to the best of my understanding: Can we be too alkaline?: (The short answer is yes, but it’s very difficult. now for the longer answer) Yes, The blood needs to maintaine a range between 7.2 and 7.6 (about) with an ideal of 7.365 (according to Dr. Young, but number varies depending on the source, but usually close to 7.4) (below 6.8 and above 7.8 death may occur). Anything too acidic or two basic will kill you. Of course your body has an incredible system for avoiding these extremes. It is much easier to become too acidic, then to become too alkaline. There are a cou ...
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Thanks :-P I just got that domain name over Christmas, and have been working on a website. Later, Mike   [End]
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Hi, urine pH, as well as saliva, can vary quite dramatically depending on what you have been eating or doing recently. So the fact is that no one can tell you what your urine pH should be all the time, because it should change. However, if you measure under certain cercumstances and conditions, then you can use an average of several measurements as a decent indicator of balance or imbalance. The same goes for saliva. The most universal method is measuring saliva and urine first thing in the morning. With urine it’s a little more complicated because there can be a difference between t ...
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Hi Yasmira, Yes a herxheimer effect, or intensification of prexisting symptoms is very common. Experiencing flu like symptoms is also common. Now I’m not speaking directly to taking calcium carbonate, but rather to a more generalized concept of balancing your body’s pH. that is, when you start providing the minerals and alkalizing material that your body needs to chilate the acids and remove them from your body the initial reaction is for your body to release more stored acid than it can actually handle. As a result the acid and toxin level in your blood stream may spike up higher tha ...
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Hi KF, when are you measuring your urine pH? What was the measurement of your saliva? I assume the litmus paper you are using is for buffered solutions yes? If all you are measuring is your saliva and urine, and if you are doing it correctly and taking a good average, then what you are looking for is balance. Any thing that is not a balanced measurement is a sign of pH imbalance, and almost certainly over acidification. I’ve had great success with balancing my pH and would be happy to help if you like. Feel free to email me at mike@yetanothermike.com. Talk to you soon, Mike   [End]
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Hi Kays, I had a little trouble early on with Dr. Young’s approach too. I have been very successful with his approach and balancing my body’s pH though. If you would like some help/coaching I’d be happy to help. Feel free to email me at mike@yetanothermike.com . Talk to you later, Mike   [End]
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Hi, when you say your body is 6.4, how did you determine that? Did you measure your saliva? Urine? Blood? Did you do it yourself with litmus paper, or did your doctor do it, or did you use an electronic meter? I have been very successful in balancing my body’s pH and would be happy to help you through it if you like. Feel free to email me at mike@yetanothermike.com . Later, Mike   [End]
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I routinely drink as much as 150-190 oz in a day of water with supergreen and prime pH mixed in with out a problem. I am, however, 6’8” and 205 lbs. I know of some performance athletes who in the peak of their training will drink as much as 32 quarts in a single day, that 1024 oz. 80 oz. is barely minimum for me. Just to maintain without any exercise I need 2.5 quarts per day, or 80 oz. Later, Mike   [End]
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Hi, first off it’s impossible to tell from a single measurement, especially with saliva. Saliva is notoriously variable. Even your emotional state can effect the pH of your saliva. Just thinking about food or eating can cause the pH of your saliva to swing drastically. Try measuring both your saliva (after clearing your mouth by swallowing several times) and your urine first thing in the morning for about 5 days in a row. Then come back with the results, or email them to me, and we can talk further about the specifics you have seen. Also, when your body is cleansing, your fluids will ...
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Hi, I have been working on my bodies pH balance for nearly a year now. It is a continual effort, though I have been basically in balance for about 7 months now, a better balance is always a worth goal. Here are a few comments on testing your pH levels, they are from Dr. Robert O. Young: ”HOW DO YOU MEASURE THE pH OF THE BODY? (in the blood, tissues and fluids of the body) HOW ACCURATE, REALLY, IS IT in regard to THE pH PAPER? HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO BE TAKING SPECIFIC READINGS VS. GETTING TO KNOW OUR BODIES BETTER? WHAT SIGNALS CAN WE TELL WITHOUT USING A FORM OF pH PAPER? The best ...
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Well for me I don’t have to ”believe” one or the other, because I tried it and have had amazing results. So I put my vote behind Dr. Robert O. Young’s approach to alkalizing and energizing the body. Email me if you want all the details on what it has done for me. Or else I have posted much of it here on other forums. Later, Mike mslarsen@wisc.edu   [End]
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Unfortunately we didn’t know all of this when we started. He has been working on alkalizing his body for only a matter of months now. I’ll help him more actively once I move back to California, but it’s hard to be really involved from 1800 miles away. Have you made any efforts to alkalize your body and diet? Talk to you soon, Mike mslarsen@wisc.edu   [End]
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No, the company I order through definitely doesn’t add anything for taste to any of their products. Everything is totally pure. Later, Mike   [End]
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Sounds great, I started by reading both of his books. The older ”sick and tired?” and the newer ”The pH miracle”. It’s always best to be informed first. Even then I started out very cautious and skeptical as it was pretty much my first venture into handling my own medical decisions without relying nearly completely on a Doctor, and a venture into alternative approaches. Talk to you soon, and as I said, feel free to email any time at mslarsen@wisc.edu . Take care, Mike   [End]
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Hi, what has worked best for me is Dr. Young’s approach. I’ve been using his supplements ”supergreens” and ”prime pH” and have had spectacular results. The list of benefits I have seen includes a lot of stuff I never really expected. I saw some rather dramatic shifts in pH in the first month and was fully back in balance within 5 months. After that it’s simple maintenance and replenishing your alkaline reserves. Making sure your whole body is in optimal health. Email me if you would like to talk about it more or have any specific questions, mslarsen@wisc.edu . Later, Mike   [End]
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Congrats!! That’s wonderful. Take care, Mike   [End]
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Here is a copy of what I finally responded to a similar question below, so sorry for the delay. Talk to you again soon, Mike Hi, sorry for how long it has taken me to post on this thread again. I have been really busy and out of town part of the time. Well, here are the basics, at least as I understand them (I’m not an expert by any means, and most of this I have learned in pieces from books, two by Dr. Robert O. Young, and my own personal doctor). blood pressure is, in an overly simple picture, dictated by our bodies ability to transport oxygen and nutrients around the body at a sufi ...
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Hi, sorry for how long it has taken me to post on this thread again. I have been really busy and out of town part of the time. Well, here are the basics, at least as I understand them (I’m not an expert by any means, and most of this I have learned in pieces from books, two by Dr. Robert O. Young, and my own personal doctor). blood pressure is, in an overly simple picture, dictated by our bodies ability to transport oxygen and nutrients around the body at a suficient rate. If the red blood cells become less efficient at transporting oxygen, or their number decreases, or the vesels the ...
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Hi, one ounce (oz.) is 29.5 ml . Are you in the UK? If so a UK oz. is 28.4 ml. Take care, Mike   [End]
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Hi, sounds like you have put your body into an overly acidic state. This can lead to the candida over growth as well as the skin issues. Rebalancing my pH was the key for me to get past my candida related symptoms as well as my long standing acne and eczema problems. It also helped with a whole list of smaller issues I had not realized I need to improve until they began to get better. I’d be happy to discuss this all in more detail if you are interested. Feel free to email me at mslarsen@wisc.edu . Take care, Mike   [End]
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So long, thank you for all your wonderful words of encouragement and education that you have shared with all of us. Take care and God bless in everything you do, Mike   [End]
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Hi, predominantly my experience agrees with the previous post that it does not effect your daily life. However, if you do not keep up on proper elimination, or if you are having a significant amount of dying parasites internally, you can have a simi-ill feeling result. I never felt so bad that it kept me from doing my daily activities though. There was certianly a greater frequency of BM’s because I was concurently taking a mild natural fiber and laxative to keep up my elimination. For the most part it was only the first ten day round that gave me any troubles. I don’t think you will ...
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Hey Katie, I had a couple of thoughts I would like to share. First, all the ”experts” in the world can never be in your head, you are the true expert on you. Second, it’s important to recognise that none of us will every be perfect. The best we can do is continually work to get closer to that goal. For me I must make my changes slowly and methodically or else I take 15 steps forward and 14.5 steps back, rather than just one step at a time. If I try to go to fast and make too many changes I see a more dramatic failure, get more frustrated and down on my self. The key is to know in ad ...
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Hi, I don’t know that anything I can suggest from my experience will help, but I have had eczema since i was younger than your child, and had lived with it for more than 23 years. Now it’s gone, and my skin is totally under control. I barely even use moisturizers any more. I would really like to have a bit of an email conversation to find out about your childs diet and health other than the eczema and see if there is anything similar to my problems which all stemmed from an overly acidic diet and life style. My email address is mslarsen@wisc.edu, or if you prefer to discuss it here we ...
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Your comment prompted me to check with the company where I get my supplements, turns out they have a whole leaf aloe product too. It’s low heat processed to preserve the vitamin, mineral, and enzyme content. They recommend 1 tsp. before each meal. that makes it a 96 serving container, so it should last about a month, and I can get it for $22.50, rather than the $23.95 for the ultimate aloe. I think I’m going to try it out next month. While it won’t be the ultimate aloe that you suggested, and I’ll be using it for it’s digestive benefits rather than for eczema (which is already gone) I ...
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Hi, the important thing to remember in changing your diet to improve you skin is what the root problem is. For me the root problem was over acidity. So with some well chosen alkalizing supplements, and some dietary changes I got rid of my acne in a matter of a month or so. I even got rid of my eczema after 6 months. I worked with a young man in Canada who was also having some acne problems. All we did was make some important adjustments in his diet and he saw great improvements. If you would like to try and go through your diet and see what you can change to help, the let me know. ...
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My symptoms were basically exactly the same, except that my blisterets tended to be between my fingers. Showers and washing dishes were absolutely ravishing to my hands. The link that YinYang gave above shows some pretty descriptive pictures and identifies the condition. Unfortunately it lists the cause of the condition as unknown. Well, at least for me, I know the cause. It was over acidity. I’ve corrected the problem and now my skin is as normal as anyone elses. I know that steroid creams are an attractive quick fix, but after 20+ years of creams and moisturizers I never found a p ...
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Hey YinYang, that’s the same stuff I had on my hands. I had both stages and some of the subsiquent infection. My hands were cracked open and bleeding. It really sucked. I’m just so happy that I finally found what has been for me a perminant solution without the need for moisturizers, steroid creams, or antibiotics. If you have already settled on the approach you want to pursue, great and I wish you the best of luck with it. If you would like to know more about what I did, please just let me know. Take care, Mike   [End]
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Thank you for the links neo. I must admit, with the rapid posting rate on the forum, I had not read in detail all of your posts. Thank you for pointing out the ones you thought most informative. If you have any other comments or information, I look forward to hearing it. To anyone else following this thread, please do not hessitate to post some information for me. I do not have time to read a dozen books, but in the future I may be able to read the suggested texts, and any summary information would also be greatly apreciated. Thank you all for your time once again, Mike   [End]
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hey, interesting idea, but I just wanted to point out that there has been no success full ”theory of everything” in physics yet. Several people have puposed possible routes to a grand unified theory, and many look like promising beginings, but no one really has it yet. Take care, Mike   [End]
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I had a similar type of eczema on my hands, and found the solution that worked for me. 8 months ago it was so bad that my hands would crack open and bleed when the little blisters would pop and get infected. At any given time I had at least 6 open sores on each hand. I found that it was caused by a pH imbalance. My body was way too overly acidic. So my body had resorted to using my skin as a sort of second kidney for trying to get the excess acid out of my body. Since then I have been working to follow Dr. Young’s approach to alkalize the body. I have been taking the supplements he ...
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I’m no doctor and I haven’t seen your hand, but what you are describing sounds a whole lot like the little blisterets (as I’ve called them) that I used to get on my hands durring an eczema flare up. You are right to leave them alone. puncturing the skin will just incourage infection and bleeding, and make the problem worse. For me the final solution was the balance my body’s pH level. That was for me what aunty would refer to as the internal cause for the eczema. The skin of course is pretty much the only major organ that we can treat both internally and externally. But the internal ...
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I look forward to reading the what information you can provide. I also hope that everyone with something they can teach me will post what basic information they have. You may all be experts, and have your opinions and facts well established for yourselves, but please don’t let that be a reason why someone who is not an expert, like myself, cannot learn. If everyone could please compose a post that summarizes there possition with as much information as they have available at this time I would greatly appreciate it. I would really like to learn what all of you know so well. Thank you al ...
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EZ: a little tolerence for beliefs that differ from yours are OK. Let’s all please take the spirit of this statement and let our personalities that may conflict with one another go by the way side. Please, lets all focus on the information, share what we think we know, and let others take that information as they will. None of us can force someone else to accept our way of viewing the world. We will differ on many points, but if we all share our own view, the perhaps we can all expand our own knowledge in the process. So please, lets all share what we think we know, ask questions, ...
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EZ: I also repeatedly stated that a simple statment that ”I don;t know” is perfectly acceptable response..no one choose that route. Actually I have on several occasions admitted to not knowing, and being mostly ignorant when it comes to the details of physiology and micro-biology, but I am trying to learn, and to share what little I may have learned so for with anyone who wants to know it. I would very much appreciate it if you could present the information you have on the enzyme production and secretion, and the feed back mechanisms that control it. I for one am more than willing to ...
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I am fully willing to admit my extreme ignorance in all these issues, though I am trying to learn as much as I can and am enjoying much of these discussion. My post was intended, as it seems to have done, to bring the discussion back to sharing information. What I was trying to express is that from a certain perspective both statements are true. Certainly the body produces all the enzymes neccessary to perform complete digestion of all digestable materials in the food. Also, the enzymes in the food are important for breaking down the food to prepare it for our digestion. I am ignorant ...
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Hi, The polymer cellulose is broken down into its monomers of glucose catalysed by the enzyme Lysozyme, as an example of enzyme action. Cellulose is component of fruits and veggies. Bananas are often consumed during endurance activities and are claimed to be an excellent source of magnesium and potassium. But bananas are not magic. Banana is a good source of carbohydrate for endurance activities. But unripe, or partly ripe bananas have only a small to moderate amount of digestible starch. A green banana, for example, is almost indigestible. The starch of unripe banana is called ‘res ...
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Given that I work for one of the formost minds in atomic physics of the last 40 years, and know personally several of the reviewers for such main stream journals as physical review, I would request that if your comments about science, or scientists is meant to be directed at a particular area of science that you please specify. Otherwise I will have to bring up a new section in this discussion :-P . Talk to you all soon, Mike   [End]
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Hi, first off when you say you can not do soy, I’m pretty sure you mean the bean, or the isolate soy protein powder. In both of these cases I totaly agree that they are not the way to use soy for protein. however, there is another way. Sprouted soy. Once sprouted the bean changes to become a plant, a veggetable. There is a protein powder that is made from sprouted soy which I have been using for quite a while now. Here is what Dr. Young had to say about the supersoy sprouted soy powder: WILL THE SUPERSOY SPROUTS CONTRIBUTE TO DISORGANIZATION AT A HORMONAL LEVEL? HOW WILL IT AFFE ...
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Hi, how is your Cholesterol now? Has it come back down with the vegetarian diet? A good friend of mine had high cholesterol all her life and had it drop from ~350 to 245 in just two months by using Dr. Young’s approach. Well, I was just currious where things were at now. Later, Mike   [End]
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Don’t get down on your self for trusting your doctor. If everything worked the way it should, you would be able to trust your doctor and know that he was doing what was best for you and your child. I used steroid creams when I was just a kid for years. My parents trusted the doctors too. They did exactly as you have experienced. Showing great results while you are using them, and then it all comes back because we didn’t know that all we were doing was surpressing the bodies natural response to the iritation. For me the key ”alergin” if you want to call it that was acid. I had been e ...
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Hi all, I have recently recieved an email from Dr. Robert O. Young explaining that he will be coming out with a new book in 2005. ”The pH miracle for healthy weight loss.” He explained that he is looking for both testimonials from people who have already lost 50+ lbs. with his approach, as well as looking for people who are currently on another diet, like Atkins, Dr. Phil’s, The Zone, Eat Right for Your Blood Type, South Beach, Weight Watchers, Carbohydrate Lovers, etc., willing to have their blood tested and then go on the pH Miracle Diet for 4 weeks and then have their blood retested. ...
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Totally agree on the oils. Fat is the cleanest burning energy source for the body and is also the most efficient. You produce about 6 times (from memory, could be a little different) as much energy from burning fat as you do from carbs and it’s far less acidifying to the body. And yes, getting your body to switch over and use fat as an energy source more than carbs/sugar is very important for maintaining good blood sugar levels. It is even being suggested as a possible route to a cure for diabetics. The more physically trained your body is, the more efficiently and quickly it switche ...
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Hi Tricia, You’ve ask a lot of important questions. I’m not sure I can answer all of them to your satisfaction, but I’ll try. On your first question, I think you can certainly get shin splint pain while rebounding, regardless of the ciprofloxacin. Also, is Ciprofloxacin what you meant to write? The oral antibiotic? The bubbles I mentioned would be small pockets of lactic acid. Lactic acid is produced when your muscles are used. Durring exercise the rate or production increases since you are increasing the rate of consumption of ATP for energy. Lactic acid is a waste product of tha ...
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I have two thoughts. One, as far as the vitamin C goes, the cabbage is a natural complete source of vitamin c, not just an isolated ascorbic acid which is just the anti-oxident coat to protect the other parts of natural vitamin c. Second, red cabbage is alkalizing. I found that my eczema was actually being caused by a pH imbalance. My body was overly acidic and had been so for quite some time. As a result it had begun to pass excess acid and toxins out through the skin, the second kidney. this iritates the skin and can cause a whole host of symptoms. For me it was eczema and a mild ...
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have you talked to your doctor yet? Despite all the criticism of the modern medical community, it’s usually a good place to start to eliminate extreme possibilities. So if it was me I’d start by having it checked out by my doctor. After that there are plenty of possibilities. Could be a tension thing, have you tried thuroughly stretching your back and neck? Could be nutritional, how is your diet? When you say you are drinking a lot of water, how much is that? What about a vitamin deficiency? How much of your diet is raw veggies? But mostly for a first step I would say talk to your ...
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Hi, you probably read it on one of my posts. I had terrible shin splints. The shin splints are not caused by candida, but they are associated with it because they both have the same cause. You see candida overgrows when the environment in which it lives changes to accomodate that overgrowth. That is when your body’s pH levels become imbalance, and you have an internal over acid problem. One of the three major causes of shin splints is the build up of pockets of lactic acid just behind the tibia. You can even feel these pockets as little bubles sometimes. You can help the situation ...
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Hey, yeah, Raider said it right. It’s very time consuming to come back and try to share what has worked. It can also be very frustrating at times. I hope more people will stick around to share the answers they have found for themselves. I know what worked for me, but who’s to say that it will be a solution for someone else, even if I think so. Well, take care and talk to you again soon, Mike   [End]
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Read my post right below this one. It’s just begining to come out, but it’s gaining support that maybe they can be cured, or at the very least very effectively controlled through natural means. Email me if you would like to talk more, mslarsen@wisc.edu , and I’ll tell you everything I know. Later, Mike   [End]
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Here is what Dr. Young had to say on these ”fad diets” Dear Family and Friends: The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has thrown its weight behind a campaign warning people of the dangers of high protein Atkins diet. AMA federal president Dr Bill Glasson said other states should follow the lead of Victoria in alerting people about the potential harm the diet could cause. ”We’ll be supporting the move by Victoria and the other states who feel the evidence we have about the diet cannot be substantiated,” Dr Glasson told AAP. ”It’s important we do get information out through ...
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Hey Josh, I have had a very similar experience. After just 6 months with supergreens and prime pH all my eczema vanished, and I had it since I was a very young child (more than 20 years). It was so bad when I started that my skin on my hands was litterally cracked open and bleeding, and I couldn’t get it to close. Now, it’s not a problem at all. The other benefits I’ve seen are: lost 40 lbs, no more acne, more energy, more restful sleep, greater mental focus and motivation, no more shin splint pain from running, and a greatly expanded capacity for exercise. I’m now training for my fi ...
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Hi, I just recieved an email containing the forward from Dr. Young’s new book which is coming out in July. I wanted to share the contents of that email with you incase you are interested. If you want more information, please feel free to email me directly at mslarsen@wisc.edu (I don’t always have time to post here). Take care all, Mike ”Dear Family and Friends: I am happy to share with each of you a glimpse of the power and scope of our worldwide mission. I am so thankful that a man of Dr. Mao’s statue, a medical doctor and a Ph.D. who has honored Shelley and I for the work we ha ...
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Hi, I just recieved an email containing the forward from Dr. Young’s new book which is coming out in July. I wanted to share the contents of that email with you incase you are interested. If you want more information, please feel free to email me directly at mslarsen@wisc.edu (I don’t always have time to post here). Take care all, Mike ”Dear Family and Friends: I am happy to share with each of you a glimpse of the power and scope of our worldwide mission. I am so thankful that a man of Dr. Mao’s statue, a medical doctor and a Ph.D. who has honored Shelley and I for the work ...
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It’s a good question, and one I am certainly not in a possition to answer. I was simply putting out his quote and references. I think it would be interesting to read the original studies, but I really don’t have the time for that right now. Enough reading to do for work and school already. Later, Mike   [End]
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Hi, no offense at all taken. I simply wanted to through that info in there. I attached the references so that someone if interested could do the research to determine exactly those things you asked about the studies. I certainly did not mean to imply that I in any way know that those studies are any good. When it comes to Dr. Young, I have great reservation on several areas of his ”research”, however my personal experience with his approach to proper diet and nutrition has been highly successful. So I’m trying to keep an open mind until I can find suficient evedence for one side or t ...
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Hi, according to a symptomology guide (put together by a fried with many years experience) the important supplements for treating chronic fatigue are: a good probiotic like ”colosodophilus” to replace necessary ”friendly” bacteria. Also fights candida infection. Chronic fatigue and candidiasis often occur together. Spectrazyme: enhances the effectiveness of the immune system and protects the heart. Vitamin C: has a powerful antiviral effect and increases the energy level. Aminos plus: For tissue and organ repair. B-complex: B vitamins are essential for increased energy levels an ...
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Hi, I don’t know if it could help you, but it got rid of my mom’s migraines that she had for as long as I can remember, and several other people who’s testimonials I have read. That is Dr. Young’s approach to alkalizing the body for better overall health. There are a couple of supplements that my mom added to her diet, ”supergreens” and ”prime pH”, both designed by Dr. Young. After about 4 months she said her headaches were so small she didn’t bother with pain medication any more, and after 6 months they were totally gone and she doesn’t get them any more. You can check out Dr. Young’ ...
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Yup, just don’t try and publish based on it, or you’ll get your article sent back and your reputation shot. But hey, for an idividual, what is more important that your own experience. If the doctor says you’re fine according to every test he can run, but you still feel like c**p, then who cares what the tests say. But, as I said, medacine and exact measured science has developed an amazing ability to bring us back from catastrophy. Take care, Mike   [End]
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Hi all, thought I would share what Dr. Young had to say about eggs in his book: ”In 1992 researchers conducted a case-control study in Argentina to investigate the relationship between dietary components and risk of colon cancer. Studies were conducted on 110 newly diagnosed colon cancer patients in 10 major hospitals. It was found that consumption of eggs was associated with increased risk of colon cancer. Eggs from grain-fed chickens have been documented to contain mycotoxins. (My own observations have revealed that 15 minutes after eating an egg, a person will show bacteria, or an ...
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Hi, even science is based on experience. The instuments of scientific measurement are simply expressions of a scientists desire to either make his experience/measurement more quantified and accurate, or to measure something that (s)he cannot experience with their own sinses, and thus must convert into a form that they can experience. For example, a camera can see light in the ir, which is invisible to us, yet we can then display it on a tv screen at a wavelength that we can see. But all of this is point less when it comes to creating good health. While I agree it is important to take ...
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from a practical stand point, I noticed amazing and even radical changes in my health, physical welbeing, energy, mental focus, etc. when I started to regularly use ”supergreens” and ”prime pH” and I had what was not terribly far from a healthy diet. The changes that are possible by adjusting what we eat absolutely astound me. I know some people here have argued that some how it doesn’t matter what you eat, and your body will just compensate, but that simply wasn’t that case for me. I wasn’t dead, but I certainly wasn’t living as well as I am now. That’s the big problem in my mind with ...
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Hi, I just read through all the posts, and I have a couple of questions. As a fruit, like say a banana, ripens, what is happening? Isn’t the matterial inside being broken down and forming more simple sugars? How is that process taking place? Is it not the enzymes in the banana itself that make this process possible? There is a real physical change going on there, and you can measure it, and on a more personal note you can taste it. A ripe banana is much sweeter than a green banana. And as it get’s spots and continues this fermenting or digestive process to more simple sugars it get ...
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Hi, I have very little experience when it comes to babies, so you’ll want to read through Aunty’s posts and I’m sure she will be writing to you soon as well. However, I would like to share that the key for me to get past my eczema was to rebalance my body’s pH levels so that it did not continue trying to use my skin as a second kidney to get rid of acids. This for me was what Aunty will refer to as the internal source. She will explain the three basic approaches you need to take, and I’m sure she’ll work with you to find what works for your baby. Again I’m sorry I don’t know more abou ...
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for limes and lemons I certainly agree. According to Dr. Young’s book ”sick and tired?” page 276 pineapples and oranges are acidifying upon digestion. The only fruits he lists as alklalizing are limes, fresh lemons, tomato, avocado, unripe banana (ripe are acid forming), sour cherry, and fresh coconut. This is according to Table 1 on ”food ’ash’ pH”. I certainly have not personally tried to do an experiment to confirm or deny this information, nor do I know for certain where his information came from. So take it for whatever you will. If you know of a for certain reliable source that ...
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No thankyou and this is an alternative health site with real help for the root of the problems not symptoms with poisons and toxic drugs. To all that want Ritalin get D.M.A.E from your local health store!!!!!!!   [End]
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Hey Lorraine, actually your annalogy makes a lot of since. I had a very long phone conversation with my brother this morning asking his advice on dealing with, and possibly talking to the parents of, the boy in my class. My brother reminded me of something I had forgotten, yet is extraordinarily important. When we were both kids our parent took us to see a lady named Linda Howe who specializes in perseptual motor development. Basically retraining your mind to develop more efficient and straighter senaps pathways in your brain. My brother said this was truly the key to about 50% of hi ...
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Hi, well that explains a lot. Pineapple is the second most acidifying fruit that I know of, the most acidifying is rose hips. There are still fruits that you can have though because they are alkalizing to the body. Here are the ones I know of, limes, fresh lemon, tomato, avocado, unripe banana (no spots and still plenty of green), sour cherry, and fresh coconut. Watermelon and grapefruit are both just slightly acidifying. The important thing with all fruit and especially the ones that are acidifying is to only eat them in season, for cleansing, or in moderation. I think you’re makin ...
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Hi, did he have his 8 week inoculations? For some babies I understand that the inoculations had be very hard on their system, and many are acidifying. An over acid problem was the root cause of my eczema that I had for as long as I can remember. This might be an avenue to look into. Dr. Young has a couple of really good books out, ”the pH miracle” and ”sick and tired? reclaim your inner terrain.” I hope this helps, feel free to email me if you want to know more, mslarsen@wisc.edu . Take care, Mike   [End]
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Hi, what sort of fruit were you eating? I think the acidifying effects of fruit was a big part of my eczema problem too. I have not rebalanced my pH and all my eczema has faded. Given the similarity between our root causes, you might be helped my Dr. Young’s approach to alkalizing the body too. You can check out his website at www.thephmiracle.us , or I highly recomend reading one of his books, either ”the pH miracle” or ”sick and tired? reclaim your inner terrain.” I hope you find your final solution to your eczema. I know how frustrating it can be, I had it for as long as I can re ...
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Hi Lorraine, I don’t have ADD, but my brother had ADHD, and I have spent a lot of time with him and had many long coversations. He had done an excelent job finding solutions for himself. I’m curious, and this question is really to anyone with ADD. Do you wake up angry or frustrated, like you really didn’t get restful sleep? This was the biggest thing my brother found as he began to solve his problem. He found that as he was able to actually get restful sleep that his problems with ADD were fading away. He can, as you have said, look into conversations, or complex problems and just s ...
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Hi, could you plese repost your response to my message or just email me if it was something unimportant, mslarsen@wisc.edu . I cannot seem to read the response or my own message that it is responding to. I don’t know if anyone else is having this same problem. Thanx, Mike   [End]
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Hi, there are a lot of places to get litmus paper from. Another option is to get an electronic pH meter, but it’s about an $80 investment. It will, however, last much longer than an equivalent value of litmus paper (about 10 rolls). There are a whole host of ways to alkalize the body and a host of different supplements available. Personally I used Dr. Young’s approach and his supplements. No matter what you chose, make sure you keep yourself well informed. Personally I suggest reading one of Dr. Young’s books, either ”the pH miracle” or ”Sick and tired? reclaim your inner terrain.” ...
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I definitely agree. I know that I still have a lot to learn, and definitely agree that being well informed is a big part of finding an approach to a particular health issue that will work for you. Talk to you all soon, Mike   [End]
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Hi, great post. Could you please expand on it by including the specific names of the bacteria that are soil based vs animal vs natural human flora? I think it would really help if we could then all look at our own probiotics if they are not PD and see how they compare. I definitely agree with your overall assesment of PD. Thanx for a great post, Mike   [End]
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Hi, well I put on a link to the website where I ordered mine for $79, and that was pretty much the cheapest price I could find. I just sent you an email back, I hope you get it soon. Buffered solutions contain a weak acid and it’s conjugate base. This resists changes in pH when strong acids or bases are added to the solution. It’s better stated by Benjamin Abelow, M.D. in his book ”Understanding Acid-Base” (which I’m thinking of getting, but have not read in total yet) where he says: ”A buffer is a chemical substance that helps stabilized the [H+] (and hence the pH) of a solution. T ...
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Thank you, very interesting. Take care, Mike   [End]
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Hi, First off, as I have said many times here at curezone, I’m not an expert, I’ve just done some reading, and I am continuing to do more. Trying to learn and share ideas with the others here. Now, you agreed with the article posted that started this thread and went through the function of the kidneys, did you not? ”Pretty good article for the layperson!!” In that article they explain: ”The correct pH is maintained by keeping the ratio of hydrogen ion to bicarbonate in the blood constant. If you add acid (hydrogen ion) to the blood, then you will reduce the bicarbonate concentratio ...
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Just thought I’d post this over here, too! Tracey Edgar Cayce on Acid and Alkalinity   [End]
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Hi, thanx for the post. Interesting how the kindneys can filter out an abundance of excess bicarbonate (alkaline) but are limited in their ability to filter acids by the level of H+ and bicarbonate production due to their metabolism. 0.5% of body mass has to produce enough bicarbonate to counter balance all of the acidifying food we eat. No wonder this system gets over run for so many of our big mac and fries friends. Here is another site that I’m still reading through (piles and piles of information on digestion) but so far it looks good. Later, Mike digestion   [End]
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How much do you consider ”very little” change in the pH of saliva?   [End]
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Hey all, well I bought a bunch of different bottles of water this weekend at the store and tested them all last night. Here are the results: Aquafina: Litmus paper = 5.5 , pH100 electronic meter = 6.08 Klarbrunn (pure drinking water): Litmus paper = 5.5 , pH100 electronic meter = 5.41 Fiji (Natural Artesian water): Litmus paper = 6.0 , pH100 electronic meter = 7.50 (label claimed it is typically balanced at 7.5, and it was. Very expensive though ~$1.40 per liter) Ice Mountain Distilled water (steam distilation): Litmus paper = 5.5 , pH100 electronic meter = 6.30 ...
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Hi, well their are direct measurements that can be done. A good simple at home measurement is to track your saliva and urine pH for about a week and then look at the averages. There are detailed descriptions on how to measure your saliva or urine with litmus paper at http://www.vreh.com/coral-calcium/measure.htm . Then there are the basic symptoms: over weight, under weight, fatigue, or yeast (candida)/fungus overgrowth. Here is what Dr. Young says in his book about an overly acidic body and the effects that the associated candida overgrowth can have: ”these organisms and their wast ...
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Hi, the question, ”does what we eat really change our internal pH?” has been asked a lot. Here is Dr. Young response to another doctor who had suggested that pH is not effected by what we eat and thus not a cause of such imbalances: As it pertains to email concerning, ”Acid/Alkaline Theory of Disease is Nonsense,” I would suggest Dr. Mirkin refer to the following books: 1) Understanding Acid-Base , by Benjamin Abelow, M.D., lecturer in Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, and 2) Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and..., by Burton David Rose, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, H ...
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Hi, the question, ”does what we eat really change our internal pH?” has been asked a lot. Here is Dr. Young response to another doctor who had suggested that pH is not effected by what we eat and thus not a cause of such imbalances: As it pertains to email concerning, ”Acid/Alkaline Theory of Disease is Nonsense,” I would suggest Dr. Mirkin refer to the following books: 1) Understanding Acid-Base , by Benjamin Abelow, M.D., lecturer in Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, and 2) Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and..., by Burton David Rose, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, H ...
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Hi, well you’re right on the money here. Except there actually isn’t such a universal answer. Some fruits are actually alkalizing and thus encouraged as part of an alkalizing diet. The ones that I know of are limes, fresh lemon, tomato (raw, not cooked, cooked becomes acidifying as far as I know), avocado (also a very good source of protein and good fats, plus a large calorie source 305 cal. in a medium fruit), fresh coconut (not in a bag or sweetened), sour cherry, and unripe banana (no spots, and still plenty of green). With all of these it’s best to go organic if you can, and try t ...
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The best price I’ve seen so far for litmus paper on line is at the site i have linked below. I’ve never bought from them, but one nice thing that a lot of places don’t offer is the refill paper. Of course you can also get the paper and lots of other stuff at Dr. Young’s website www.thephmiracle.us , but it’s $9.95 there. Later, Mike litmus paper $7.99   [End]
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yup, you had it covered, just I wouldn’t have associated acne or eczema with degenerative diseases. Take care, Mike   [End]
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Hey Shelley, I had not realized until you mentioned it, but I did used to wake up with crusty eyes, but have not had that in months now. Here are some other over acid signs: over weight, under weight, fatigue, unrestfull sleep, acne, boils, eczema, psoriasis, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, joint and muscle soreness, long recovery time from exercise, shin splints, headaches, migraines, lack of focus, lack of motivation, depression, Allergies, Environmental hypersensitivity, neurological imbalances, sugar cravings/imbalances, irritation, inflammation, gout, arthritis, stones, br ...
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Hi, first I’m sorry it has taken so long to write back. Your post just kind got put on the back burner with everything I have going on here at work. I know how important timely information is when you are dealing with something as annoying as eczema, so again I’m sorry. I’ll try to answer your questions to the best of my knowledge, but understand I’m not an expert, I’ve just done some reading and had some very good personal experience. First, my understanding is that the skin goes through a complete recycling of itself every 7 weeks. So if the skin can recover in a single cyle, then ...
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Hi, first off let me say how sorry I am for taking so long to respond. I say your post, but then forgot to respond till today. It has been very busy for me here lately. When it comes to diet, I’m certainly not yet the best example, but I’ll be totally honest and give you a pretty typical day. I’ve been working on slowly adjusting my diet for 7 months now. The important thing to me is that all the changes I have made have been perminant will last a life time, so I don’t mind that it may take me a year to get my diet where I want it since I’m only 26. When I first get up I’m aways hun ...
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Hi, well the appointment went well. I’m not yet ready to come off of the beta blockers, and there are more things to consider than I thought at first. I have more data to take over the coming months. Please continue to pray that it all goes well. I feel good and have very high hopes that his will work out well. God has blessed my health in so many ways in the past 7 months, I can’t help but be thankful and optomistic for the future. later, Mike   [End]
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Hi, I’m sure you are going to hear from a lot of people very soon. I would like to share with you what has worked for me. In my case the key was to start by balancing my body’s pH levels. Most of my symptoms simply faded away once I did that. I started by reading Dr. Robert O. Young’s books ”the pH miracle” and ”sick and tired? reclaim your inner terrain.” If you decide to just read one of them, then I would suggest ”sick and tired?” The key idea is that the majority of the body’s problems, or ”illnesses” are actually all symptoms of the same problem, over acidification. Through di ...
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Hi, Thank you so much for the good wishes. I’ll be praying for the both of us to find our way through to a drug free life. Talk to you soon and God bless, Mike   [End]
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Hi, This may not go directly to your question, but I have never done a master cleanse, yet I have totally overcome any of my candida related problems. Personally I would suggest staying away from the lemonade and maple syrup fast if you are trying to rebalance your candida growth. But everyone is different, and it is a decision you will have to make for yourself. If you would like to know what method I used and worked well for me just let me know. Feel free to email me directly, mslarsen@wisc.edu . Take care, Mike   [End]
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Hi, I’ve been working on a whole list of health issues for about 7 months now with great success. The last one that I’m really concerned about in my heart and my blood pressure. I have been on a beta blocker for over 12 years as a preventative measure with marfan syndrom. Yet up until 7 months ago I was creaping up on borderline hypertension. I was commonly reading resting BP: 135-145/75-85. I have had a series of echo-cardiograms confirming that my heart and all the valves are ok. I also has a stress test showing that I was effectively not beta blocked any more. Since my dose of b ...
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Very interesting article, and I’m sure very important for many people here (not me, guy). I did, however, think it was very interesting the importance put on proper pH balance: ”The vagina has both lactobacilli and candida (as well as many other organisms) as part of its normal, healthy flora. It is all a matter of keeping the proper balance between these....which involves pH. The overgrowth of organisms that occurs with CV causes the vaginal environment to become too acidic (low pH). This damages the epithelial cells of the vagina, and can cause itching, burning and irritation. Candi ...
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Hi, I’m confused. I didn’t think that maple syrup would have been allowed. Now I never read the book that has been refered to as the source for the ”candida diet” just always assumed that it was a generally alkalizing diet, and since I am familiar with that I went with it. I hope someone with the book gets back to you to clear this up. I’m fairly sure that you should avoid the maple syrup from a purely alkalizing stand point. I would have thought that the sugar from the maple syrup would be a big a boost to the candida growth as any other sugar. Later, mike   [End]
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Hi, I’m 26 and had similar, but not in all ways the same or as extreme symptoms. For me the key was rebalancing my body’s pH levels using Dr. Robert O. Young’s approach. I would highly suggest reading his book ”sick and tired? reclaim your inner terrain.” All of the symptoms you have discribed he says are linked with the underlying pH imbalance. Even a candida overgrowth is intimately linked to an overly acidic body. today, 6 months later, I have seen so many different improvements it amazes me. The candida related stuff was just the begining, and was some of the first symptoms to f ...
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Hi, yes, but microbes are being transfered between people all the time. We live in a bateria, yeast, fungus, and mold filled world. What you cannot do, to my understanding, is give someone a candida overgrowth. Their body has to already be out of balance to be susceptable to a candida overgrowth. And they already have plenty of candida in their natural flora to start an overgrowth if they are out of balance. The only way I know of to give someone a candida overgrowth is to cause them to live a life style through diet, activities, drugs/medications, stress, etc. that puts them out of ...
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Hey, I do suggest the cook books by Shelly Young, ”back to the house of health” 1 and 2. But for now why don’t we all just post one of our own easy and quick recepies. I have one that I like which Is about 80% alkalizing, and I think fits with the candida diet as well. It’s a sort of soup stew kinda thing, and it takes about 20 minutes to make from start to finish. You are cooking the whole time, and prepping the next thing to go in at the same time. It all goes in one pot, takes one knife, and thus makes a minimal mess too (can you tell I’m a student?). so here is what you need: 3 ...
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Hi, sorry never used that product. I have, however, had some pretty good success with the program I have been using. Let me know if you are interested in hearing about it. I’m going to my doctor tomorrow to talk about backing off of the beta blocker that I have been on for 12 years. Talk to you soon, and good luck, Mike mslarsen@wisc.edu   [End]
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Best of luck with that. Let us all know how it’s going over in the active candida forum 7. Talk to you soon, Mike   [End]
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I typed out a section from Dr. Young’s book a while back for another curezone member to see. Here it is if you have the time to read it. He talks about his take on the connection between pH, yeast, and cancer. Talk to you all again soon, Mike CANCER: We’ll take a look at cancer as an example of the role mycotoxins play in the development of symptoms. Understanding Yeast/Fungus Pleomorphism is essential to understanding of cancer and its reversal. Now, if you were to ask an allopathic doctor to explain cancer in a few words what would s/he say? S/he might mention cell mutation of ...
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Hey, well that can be a very difficult question. It can be symptoms of die off, but then it can also be a sign that something is wrong. I’m unfamiliar with sporanox so I’ll leave that determination to you. However, your early morning drunk feeling, and hangover like feelings, that sounds like something I can comment on. A yeast overgrowth is constantly producing waste, namely alcohol and other acidic micotoxins. The approach that worked for me to get rid of all of my candida related symptoms, and several others problems, was to directly work on rebalancing my body’s pH levels. In th ...
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Hey, I’ve been snacking on almonds for months, and no problem what so ever. I suggest raw unsalted almonds. If you are sure you will eat them right away, you can even soak the almonds in water for 8-24 hours and then eat them. They plump up and get more refreshing. But if you don’t eat them that same day they are more likely to mold or have other problems when they have been soaked. Otherwise, almonds have a natural antifungal, and usually even if one almond has a problem, the rest will still be fine. I hope this answers the question. Take care, Mike   [End]
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Hi, there can be a lot of confusion about testing unbuffered solutions with litmus paper. I have put a link on here that will take you to a site with good information about testing pH. It has a pretty good discussion of the limitations of litmus paper. I think it’s a good source for technique info, but it appears to have some errors about what the proper healthy measurements should be. I’m going to be getting one of the electronic pH meters, and will compare it to the hydrion 5.5-8.0 litmus paper and let you know what I find. Talk to you soon, Mike pH testing information   [End]
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Hi, from the description you must be refering to supergreens, right? From innerlight? How long have you been using the supergreens, and have you measured your pH in that time? Talk to you soon, Mike mslarsen@wisc.edu   [End]
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Hi, from the description you must be refering to supergreens, right? From innerlight? How long have you been using the supergreens, and have you measured your pH in that time? Talk to you soon, Mike mslarsen@wisc.edu   [End]
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Hi, I had wanted, but forgot to mention, that the H3O+ ion acts much like an H+ ion, and those two terms are often used interchangably when it comes to determining pH. If I was unclear at all in my previous post, please let me know and I will try to clear up any remaining confusion. Take care, Mike   [End]
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Hi, actually I just put of a somewhat (my opinion) interesting post in the oxygen therapy forum you might want to look at. It was in response to another member’s comment about the pH of H2O2. Personally I used the sodium chlorite solution (5%), and have not tried to buy this ”food grade” H2O2 that I keep hearing mentioned here. I assume you are familiar with it though, so I have a few questions. First, how much does it cost per oz? And what concentration solution is that? How much, and how do you use it? Thank you for you time, Mike   [End]
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Hi, you are absolutely right from a purely net stoichiometry point of view. However, as recognized by several chemical companies, the pH of H2O2 solutions is certainly not 7.0. For a 30% solution (”food grade” H2O2) has a pH of 3.3, or a hydronium ion concentration [H3O+] of 10^-3.3. Here are some of the very basics for everyone to know about hydrogen peroxide: hydrogen peroxide, chemical compound, H2O2, a colorless, syrupy liquid that is a strong oxidizing agent and, in water solution, a weak acid. It is miscible with cold water and is soluble in alcohol and ether. Although pure h ...
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Hi, what worked really well for me, and I highly recommend is ”supergreens” powder and ”prime pH” drops. They are produced and distributed through the innerlight company, based on the design of Dr. Young. He still over sees the quality control to my knowledge. I have had great experience with them. Since my whole family and several of my friends are using it, I paid $35 to be registered as a distributor for innerlight so that I could get the 25% discount that they get. You can certainly order their supplements any where you like, but if you are interested I’d be happy to share my dis ...
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Hi, have you tried a good probiotic? I was seeing lots of undigested food after I finished my parasite cleanse, and just two days after starting to take my probiotic that was all gone. I went ahead and finished out 10 days with it, but at least for me that was all it took. Talk to you later, Mike   [End]
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Hi, I’ve never actually used the tibetan cream, so I really can’t comment on that side. But I do want to restate something that aunty does a very good job of always stating. That is that eczema usually cannot be cured by purely external means. Skin conditions like eczema basically always stem from an internal imbalance. I have just recently finished eliminating my eczema problem (that I had since I was a little kid) because I discovered that at least for me the cause was an over acid problem. So I followed Dr. Robert O. Young’s approach for rebalancing the body’s pH levels. It was ...
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