Acid vs Alkaline

Hi Brigitte,

I've heard about and read a lot about this as well. There are some who say it doesn't matter what you eat since your stomach is acidic all the time and nothing can withstand that. But I've read some research that says if you eat more alkaline foods and drink higher alkaline water, it forces your body to produce more hydrochloric acid to maintain the acidic environment of the stomach. The byproduct of that is that your body then produces more alkaline liquid into your bloodstream since it can't produce acid without producing alkaline as well. I'm no scientist so I can't give many more details without my head hurting!

I know there is a host of conflicting information out there and it is easy to get sucked down a crazy pathway, but I figure it can't hurt to eat way more vegetables than I'm already eating and to add a few alkaline drops to my water. It's cheap, easy, and doesn't alter the taste. Why not? The key, I guess, is how you feel when you do follow that approach. If you feel better, then keep doing it!  I am doing some of this now, but since I'm still on chemo, I can't really quantify the effects. 

Good luck!

DeAnn 

I read up about it and bought the strips at whole foods. When I eat greens in moderation, my body changes into alkaline. The more I eat, the better. But it does go into acid right away when I skip greens and fruit, so no accumulative effect.

Lemon juice even does the trick, funny thing it being acid.

I believe Dr. Weil said on his website that he doesn't think much of the effects of acid vs. alkaline.

What I would not do is buying expensive stuff from practitioners.

Try to eat some veggies and test with those strips, you will be surprised. And we do know a healthy diet is suppose to do us good. On the other hand we have ladies here who ate super healthy and still got bc.....go figure.....

God Bless

Geebug, I think you mean that we get too much omega 6 in our diet.  We need more omega 3. 

Shirley

Hi,

I had a mastectomy in 2003 after my mother was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in 2002.  It sparked off a change in our lifestyles which I would like to share with everyone. Read about the acid/alkaline diet and see the food chart.. The info comes from respected research and will hopefully save you time trawling through bookstores and the internet.  The American version should be online this month.

The site is www.abreastoflife.co.uk

My mission is to spread the word and creates websites in as many countries as possible in as many languages as possible.  Breast cancer is now very much a global epidemic. We can all help each other to achieve the best possible.

Good health.

Love and blessings,

Deborah

I have been following (trying to, it's kind of difficult!) an alkalyzing diet for about 3 months now, since my breast cancer diagnosis.  Edgar Cayce was a big proponent of it, and there are several good books I've read on it.  Some of the information is conflicting (ie, one says lemons and oranges are great, they turn alkaline when they are digested, and another says they are acidic), but overall, the message is clear....and there have been well documented studies on the benefits of being more 'alkaline' than 'acidic' in our blood, our GI systems, etc.  Try  http://acidalkalinediet.com/recipes/, for some recipes and their links to discussion groups and stuff.  I also read (very interesting stuff) several books, including books by Robert and Shelley Young.  Go to Amazon.com and put "alkaline diet" in the search box and you'll find lots of stuff there.

My basic complaint about most of them are that they are almost vegan in concept.  I like the ones that are designed more 'personally' and let you interpret your body's own needs.  My body seems to need more protein, but sensible protein, not fats, hamburgers, etc.   I am 'listening' more to how my body responds to food.  If my body responds to something I eat with gas, bloating, constipation or diarrhea, or lots of belching, it is not something that is making it happy!  Makes sense!  Unfortunately, that means giving up a lot of the things I like to eat.  But, I am finding new things as well.  I tried kale for the first time; it's pretty good fried in a little butter with garlic and salt.  I didn't react to it the way I do to cabbage, which I love to eat but "doesn't like me".

As I go through chemo, I'm going to try to adopt more of this into my eating; my biggest challenge is going to be giving up COFFEE and SODAS, which are terribly acidic and can undo a whole day of eating well with drinking just one soda.  I do like herbal and green teas, so I'm hoping that I can break my addiction to coffee and sodas... wish me luck!!

I have to add that I live in a very rural, small town; it is almost impossible (without ordering on the internet) to find good alkalyzing foods such as quinoa, millet, a variety of good organic produce, etc.  BUT, I will persevere!  Any sources of supply through the internet would be appreciated!

If all this is true we should be seeing much more cancers than we have now.  I refuse to beat myself up over everything I put in my mouth. 

I just heard on the news that  tea may be good for bone density.  I'm thinking it was green tea because that's what they showed on  grocery store's shelves.  Now whether they will find this to be true is another question.

This is a response to "Luckysmom" though it applies to all of us.



Please be aware that in some states, it is ILLEGAL for oncologists to recommend or endorse any treatment protocol other than surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. If they do, they can have their licenses revoked. Some physicians are so scared of that po



Despite that - and thankfully! - many physicians of all specialties (including oncologists) have increasingly understood that our lifestyle choices DO affect our healing outcomes. My personal preference is to employ physicians who are at least open to investigating complementary treatment, because I'm going be investigating it myself. That way, whatever I do will be in concert with allopathic treatment, rather than risk conflicts between those treatments in my body!



Ultimately, the doctors I keep are those who will respond RESPECTFULLY to my questions with thoughtful answers or questions of their own, and remain open-minded if I bring up information that is beyond their scope, because that tells me that they are continuing to learn.



And the others? Well, I just fire them! Hehe! I realize that this may not always be possible with health plans, but certainly, it's worth a try to ask for another opinion.



One more thing: Remember, one and all, that we have the final say on our bodies and our choices! We need to keep it that way! So LOVE & OPTIMAL HEALTH TO ALL OF US!!!

Hi Blindedbyscience,

I read your comment with much interest. I am not a scientist.  My experience of losing my mum and being diagnosed myself has spurred me on to read and research. You may find this link interesting as it contains research on the hereditary aspect of the disease.

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_What_are_the_risk_factors_for_breast_cancer_5.asp

Blessings. 

Dear Abreast of life,

Amen sister to your Oct. 27th comment!!!

Genesis