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The basis of the research listed on this website is that, on a pH scale, ALL DIS-EASE IS ACIDIC AND ALL HEALTHY CELLS ARE ALKALINE.
The easiest way to understand this is a battery. There is a negative end and a positive end. You want food in the positive end.
A surprising number and variety of physical problems and diseases can be caused by the problem of foods that are acid-producing after digestion. Today the vast majority of the populace in industrialized nations suffers from problems caused by the stress of Acidosis, because both modern lifestyle and diet promote acidification of the body's internal environment. The current typical Western diet is largely composed of acid-forming foods (proteins, cereals, sugars). Alkaline-producing foods such as vegetables are eaten in much smaller quantities. Stimulants like tobacco, coffee, tea, and alcohol are also extremely acidifying. Stress, and physical activity (both insufficient or excessive amounts) also cause acidification. Many foods are alkaline-producing by nature, but manufactured processed foods are mostly acid-producing. It is important to consume at least 60% alkaline-producing foods in our diet, in order to maintain health.
We need plenty of fresh fruits and particularly vegetables (alkaline-producing) to balance our necessary protein intake (acid-producing). And we need to avoid processed, sugary or simple-carbohydrate foods, not only because they are acid-producing but also because they raise blood sugar level too quickly (high glycemic index therefore fattening); plus they tend to be nutrient-lacking and may be toxic too. What is the body's pH?
Water is the most abundant compound in the human body, comprising 70% of the body. The body therefore contains a wide range of solutions, which may be more or less acid. pH (potential of Hydrogen) is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution - the ratio between positively charged ions (acid-forming) and negatively charged ions (alkaline-forming.) The pH of any solution is the measure of its hydrogen-ion concentration. The higher the pH reading, the more alkaline and oxygen rich the fluid is. The lower the pH reading, the more acidic and oxygen deprived the fluid is. The pH range is from 0 to 14, with 7.0 being neutral. Anything above 7.0 is alkaline, anything below 7.0 is considered acidic. Human blood pH should be slightly alkaline (7.35 - 7.45). Below or above this range means symptoms and disease. If blood pH moves below 6.8 or above 7.8, cells stop functioning and the body dies. The body therefore continually strives to balance pH. When this balance is compromised many problems can occur. An imbalanced diet high in acidic-producing foods such as animal protein, sugar, caffeine, and processed foods puts pressure on the body's regulating systems to maintain pH neutrality. The extra buffering required can deplete the body of alkaline minerals such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium, making the person prone to chronic and degenerative disease. Minerals are borrowed from vital organs and bones to buffer (neutralize) the acid and safely remove it from the body. Because of this strain, the body can suffer severe and prolonged damage--a condition that may go undetected for years.
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Thanks to those that participated in and donated to our Anthony Robbins Foundation Thanksgiving Basket Brigade (Food Drive)! It was a huge success and we made it into Tony's newsletter! Here's the story...
We fed 62 families this year! Thanks to all those that helped in any way shape or form. AND we were mentioned, along with a friend in San Diego Neil Evanson, some of you may know him formerly as Stan Evanson, in Tony's newsletter that was sent to 100's of thousands of people around the world recently...
Giving the Gift of Hope
One Thanksgiving Day many years ago, a young family awoke not with a sense of gratitude many associate with the holiday but with a preoccupation of where its next meal would come from. Too proud to contact a local charity and too frustrated to celebrate the gift of togetherness, the parents lashed out at each other, turning the holiday into a day of devastation. The oldest son could do nothing but watch in despair.
Then, destiny intervened with an unexpected knock at the door. The family was stunned to find a man standing there, grinning broadly and carrying a huge basket brimming with Thanksgiving delights.
In that moment, this young boy's life was forever changed. He learned with this simple act of kindness that hope is eternal and that people, even strangers, really do care. He was overwhelmed with gratitude and swore that he would someday become successful enough to give something back to others.
On Thanksgiving some years later, the boy, just 18, went with his scant earnings to begin to fulfill that promise. He bought bags and bags of groceries and delivered them to a woman with six kids whose father had abandoned them. The woman was elated, and the children shrieked with delight.
The young man was moved to tears. In that moment, he realized that his horrible day years ago was actually a gift that had brought him the fulfillment he now felt, and he knew with absolute certainty that whatever challenges came about now would be turned into valuable lessons.
The boy, as we know, was Tony Robbins, and the moment marked the birth of the Anthony Robbins Foundation's International Basket Brigade. Inspired more than three decades ago by one simple act of generosity on the part of one caring person, the International Basket Brigade has blossomed into an astounding collective effort that now feeds more than two million people in 74 countries. Throughout the holiday season each year, Basket Brigade volunteers in all parts of the world deliver food, clothing, and hope to those who need it most.
Joanne Chrobot, a volunteer coordinator for a Basket Brigade group that feeds 80 - 100 families each year, tells a story about her most memorable and magical Basket Brigade experience. While delivering baskets one year, Joanne realized the information was incomplete when she couldn't locate the home of an elderly couple on her list.
But Joanne's persistence paid off. When she finally found their apartment, the couple invited her inside for tea, and they spent the morning telling Joanne about the beautiful life they shared and teaching her valuable lessons they'd learned along the way. Intrigued by their insight, Joanne was moved to tears. The people she thought she'd never find - or even understand with their heavy Jamaican accent - turned out to be the most amazing couple she'd ever met.
"I believe they were sent by God to teach me about life," said Joanne.
Neil Evansan, a Basket Brigade coordinator from Southern California, tells another inspiring story. With just three weeks to plan and prepare for his group's Basket Brigade, Neil and his crew got off to a slow start. When delivery day came, Neil took stock and realized they had collected just $200 in food contributions, $1,100 worth of designer vinegars and tumblers, 40 pounds of candy, and 49 cases of pickles-not exactly what they had hoped to deliver to the 39 families expecting their baskets that afternoon.
So Neil and his team met that morning to come up with a new plan. As the volunteers split up into groups to begin shopping for cheap canned goods at discount stores, the donations from local businesses and individuals suddenly came pouring in. By noon, they had collected almost everything they needed-everything but the turkeys. Then, as if on cue, a man arrived asking what he could do to help the cause. Twenty minutes later, he returned with the turkeys, adding the finish touch to 39 overstuffed baskets.
"I was privileged to be part of a modern-day version of the loaves and fishes [biblical] story," said Neil.
While their individual experiences may vary, those who participate in the International Basket Brigade have all witnessed the true power of giving-power that forever touches the lives of not only those who receive but also those who give. Life is a gift, after all, and it's important we realize that we all have the responsibility to give something back. As Tony says, regardless of stature, only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience true fulfillment.
If you wish to be a part of this year's Basket Brigade, please email me with your contact details joannec@alivegreens.com.
Your life will never to be same again!
