THE ALKALINE DIET AND MUSCLES
Strong well-nourished muscles automatically hold the body erect. When muscles have not received the food necessary for their repair, they lose their elasticity like old rubber bands. However, toxicity must be eliminated by maintaining a good acid-alkaline balance. We get out of balance from pollution, poor nutrition, faulty digestion and elimination. This can eventually lead to muscle weakness. When we do not eliminate toxins in normal elimination, our bodies collect mucus in which germs and viruses accumulate, which then cause toxin elimination through the eyes, ears, nose and throat. We can prevent colds and upper respiratory infections with a good alkaline diet.
How do we maintain a good alkaline diet?
We must include in our diet as many alkaline foods (known as acid binding foods) as we take in acid producing foods. The highest acid producing foods are the meats, chicken, fish, and eggs which are known as the "heavy proteins". That does not mean we cannot eat these foods, but they must be balanced with the alkaline producing foods - the fruits and vegetables.
A selection of tables was prepared by an expert of physiological chemistry, Ragnaar Berg, for the special laboratory for food research at the Laman Sanitarium of Germany. The higher the alkaline qualities, the more valuable these foods are as mucus eliminators. Black radish, when in season, spinach, dandelion and dill are all excellent internal scrubbers. In his charts he lists vegetables in their order of alkaline qualities from the highest to the lowest, beginning with the black radish and spinach and followed by dill, endive, tomato, dandelion, celery, cucumber, red beets, leeks, white turnips, sweet potatoes, string beans, white radish, potatoes, green peas, watercress, cabbage, artichokes, chicory, watermelon and red onions.
Figs head the list of alkaline producing fruits, followed by raisins, oranges, grapes, plums, dried dates, peaches, raspberries, sour cherries, apricots, pears, sweet cherries and apples.
The acid producing foods
The dried beans are acid producing foods, but soybeans are highly alkaline. Breads are listed from the highest to the lowest in acid production. Polished rice heads the list of acid producing breads, followed by white bread, then rye, barley and oats, Zwieback, farina, black bread, refined wheat, and macaroni. The least acid producing are unpolished rice and whole wheat.
So, how is your alkaline count?
It really isn't so complicated to obtain maximum health. We must drink good water, exercise to get oxygen to all our cells, avoid the highly refined foods, the empty calorie foods (especially those containing white flour and white sugar). We must get plenty of fiber from fruits, vegetables and whole grains, include large portions of raw foods (enzymes are destroyed when food is cooked above body temperature), and we must look at foods and decide for ourselves if our Creator put them on earth for us to eat or if man is making money at our expense. It's most beneficial to do a cleansing program to eliminate pollution from our bloodstream. Most important of all, we must avoid mental pollution by thinking wellness and believing in wellness.
Your mom said to eat your vegetables. A little girl eating her dinner with her mother on an airplane looked up and saw a flashing sign. "What does that say?" she asked. Her mother replied, "Fasten your seatbelt and eat your vegetables."
