ACID – THE TROJAN HORSE”.
Dr. Mary Ruth Swope
If
you go to the dictionary to see the meaning of “Trojan Horse” you will find the
second meaning is this:
“a person or thing that is designed to undermine or
destroy from within”.
If
you have done even a little bit of study about the pH of our body and its
effect on health, you know that excess acid truly is a thing from within that
undermines or destroys the body. Most Americans are too acid for whole body
health. Let me repeat that. Even individuals interested in nutrition that I
have tested are still too acid
much of the time.
Before
I go further, let’s define the meaning of acid/alkaline.
The acid or alkaline measurement in your
The acid or alkaline measurement in your
body
is classified in what’s called pH factors. pH simply means potential of
hydrogen. The pH scale is 0-14 with
0
being the most acidic, 7 being neutral and 14 being the most alkaline. The
ideal pH of body fluids that we are
interested
in are as follows: HCL (stomach acid) 1.0, saliva 6.5 and urine 7.0.
For
comparison, here are other pH readings:
Water 7.0
Cola drinks 2.3
Fruit juice drinks 3.4 to 4.3
Gatorade 2.9
In
our generation, doctors make diseases appear to be so complicated that the
average person thinks
that
only a medical doctor of some variety can help us. This simply is not true at
all. To understand the
symptoms
and the diseases that we are experiencing now is simply to understand acidity,
alkalinity, toxicity and
how
the body responds to these conditions.
A respectable doctor has said that he believes
there are 3 root causes of 99% of all disease symptoms.
I
do not doubt that he is correct. These are:
•
Genetic weaknesses. Genetics passes on to us our strengths/weaknesses from one
generation to
another.
It is not the factor that has the greatest impact on our health. I will not
deal with this subject in
this
paper but just acknowledge that it exists and that it does have an influence
from birth to death on a
host
of conditions that we deal with on a daily basis.
•
Toxicity. This is a condition caused by substances that act like a poison and
they make us toxic. Drugs
are
probably the #1 cause of poison.
•
Over acidity. This is simply too much acid in our blood, saliva, urine and
tissues.
I
want to review both of these two latter situations. But first, I want to explain
the true significance of the
alkalinity/acidity
of the body on self-healing and on the cleansing mechanisms that are already
built into us by
nature.
This will give you an overview of how disease starts and of the extreme
importance of keeping ourselves
in
pH balance.
I
want to share with you the work of Dr. William Lee Cowden a graduate of the
University of Texas Med
School,
a person who is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular disease
and Clinical Nutrition. He
summarizes
for us the effect of pH on all of the bodies’ systems. Everything Dr. Cowden
says is true whether we
are
too acid or too alkaline. I’ll only use the word “acid” because that IS The
Trojan Horse in America at the
moment.
Let’s take a look:
#1. THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM:
Problems
here cause more deaths than anything.
During
conditions of excessive acidity (or alkalinity), bacteria, fungi or viruses can
attach themselves to the inner wall of the arteries. This can cause a plaque to
form which narrows the arteries and restricts the blood flow.
It
also restricts the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the tissues being supplied
by that artery. This, of course, is one thing that causes heart attacks and
cancer. Cancer cells are anaerobic – they live without oxygen.
If
excessive acidity is present, calcium can deposit in the arterial plaque and
that makes the arteries stiff
which
can raise the blood pressure and eventually cause heart failure. Is blood
pressure medicine the right
answer?
No! Eventually patients die of blood pressure complications when drugs are used
to correct blood
pressure.
The cause was not corrected!!!
#2. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM:
When
brain cells are too acid (or too alkaline) they dysfunction. This keeps them
from producing
neurotransmitters
which stops communication with adjacent brain cells. This can result with
insomnia, anxiety,
depression,
neurosis, psychosis and impairment of memory. Since the brain is supposed to
communicate
through
the spinal cord and other nerves to every cell in the body, every system can
dysfunction if the nervous
system
malfunctions due to either too much alkaline or too much acid.
So
if you can’t sleep, are anxious, nervous, depressed, etc. check your
saliva/urine to see if they are
acid.
DRUGS ARE NOT the solution here. They are acid and acid cannot be alleviated by
taking in MORE acid!
#3. The Structural System:
When
we deplete calcium in our muscles from excessive exercise or for other reasons,
we get muscle
cramps.
Calcium is needed to bind up the excess acid in our muscles. As calcium is
pulled from the bone to
neutralize
the acid, the calcium stores become depleted and that causes osteoporosis,
weakened and collapsed
vertebrae
and often poor back posture and back pain. Eventually the person ends up with
degenerative arthritis.
It’s
not as complicated as you think. Calcium stores can be replenished with the
right diet and supplements!!
#4. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM:
The place where the body breakdown starts.
When
the pH is too acid or too alkaline the cells lining the stomach and small
intestine and those in the
pancreas
dysfunction and do not produce and release the digestive enzymes that we need.
This results in
indigestion,
the production of gas, bloating and abdominal cramping. When this occurs
nutrients do not get
absorbed
from the food and malnutrition can result in the presence of adequate food
intake. Also, undigested
foods
ferment in the intestines causing real toxicity. We spend millions of dollars
on anti-acid preparations which
only
complicates matters – which WILL get worse and CHRONIC if we don’t change the
root cause. AIM’s
BARLEYLIFE
, of course, is the quickest, easiest solution to an acid stomach.
#5. THE INTESTINAL SYSTEM:
Either
too much acid or alkaline causes the colon cells to dysfunction. This results
in diarrhea, irritable
bowel
syndrome, constipation or diverticulitis. A disturbed pH balance in the colon
can also cause unfriendly
microbes
to grow and thrive and result in colitis and inflammatory bowel disease,
including Crohn’s and
hemorrhoids.
Quite
a list of symptoms being experienced by millions of Americans, eh? All of which
can be corrected
without
drugs, surgery or other expensive measures.
#6. THE IMMUNE SYSTEM:
When
immune cells are too acid or too alkaline antibodies or cytacynes are impaired
in production. As a
result,
the individual becomes susceptible to viral, bacterial, fungal and other
infectious microbes as well as
cancer.
I can’t stress enough the importance of strengthening your own immune system.
YOU
ARE in charge – totally.
#7. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
If
pH is too acid or too alkaline microbes in the airways can grow more easily.
This can cause
bronchitis,
pneumonia and sinusitis. This can result in asthma and increased susceptibility
to cough and
bronchial
spasms. Think of all your family and friends who have these problems. Drugstore
shelves are filled
with
money-makers geared at these symptoms all of which have side effects and weaken
the immune system.
#8. THE URINARY SYSTEM:
When
we have too much acid, calcium can form crystals and stones in the
kidney-collecting system.
When
these stones dislodge and pass down the urethra toward the bladder they cause
excruciating pain.
#9. THE GLANDULAR SYSTEM:
All
of the endocrine glands produce hormones from enzymatic action. If the pH is
too acid or too alkaline the glandular cells cannot produce and release
sufficient hormones for our needs. This results in mood swings,
blood
sugar imbalances, fatigue, reproductive difficulties and other conditions.
From
this brief summary of Dr. Cowden’s work, you can see that it is absolutely
necessary for our bodies to be in proper pH balance for every single system
within us to function and create good health. It is true that the human body
can heal itself through homeostasis by balancing the pH levels. Begin to prove
this to yourself – and begin sharing this concept with friends and relatives.
Why? Because AIM’s BarleyLife is the perfect food to cause a quick and total
answer to many of the symptoms we suffer from today. It is the ideal whole,
instant, high octane, high alkaline food that causes sick cells to change to
healthy cells.
Now,
let’s look at toxicity. Most of us have a lot of toxins in our bodies. We
smoke. We drink alcohol. We drink impure water. We eat fried foods, especially
deep fried foods. We eat rare meats (meaning meat with blood still in it), lots
of pork, shellfish, catfish and chicken and turkey which are pumped full of
drugs. Vegetables
and
fruits are sprayed heavily with toxic poisons. And now we have to contend with
genetically modified foods
and
irradiated foods – both of which are going to produce very serious health
problems including new diseases.
This
is my belief.
We
take over-the-counter, under-the-counter and street drugs to the tune of
billions of dollars worth annually. And don’t forget the dog and cat dander,
dust mites, molds and a host of other allergens. We still haven’t learned that
microwave energy was never intended by God to be used by human beings. So we
stress
the
heck out of our immune systems to compensate for microwave cell assault by both
microwave ovens and
cell
phones!!!
Other
sources of toxins that are acidic include the air we breathe, body hygiene
products, household
cleaning
products, building materials, furniture chemicals and thousands more. The major
components of our
present
diet produce toxicity – an overall term which means poison and which includes
mucous accumulation
from
such foods as dairy products, complex sugars, toxic metals, mineral deposits
and environmental irritants.
So
we are toxic. Whenever we ingest toxins from any source, in any amount, we feel
some shade of
“lousy”.
What makes us feel lousy? What is happening? Our energy is shifted from helping
us do what we want
to
do and need to do-- to what it has to do to keep us living. Our body’s
resources are totally redirected from digestion and assimilation to handling
our toxic problems.
Our
immune system, made up of Army/Navy/Air Force/Marine Corp/Coast Guard and Green
Berets
“protectors”
inside of us – all have their pre-programmed functions. So the T cells, B
cells, phagocytes, leukocytes, macrophages, and many other workers represent a
great arsenal – stockpiled with ammunition for releasing and processing
released toxins. These represent magnificently designed mechanisms that attempt
to transport these toxins from the main blood circulation in our bodies. They
try to stuff or store these poisons in
less
critical tissues and cells to places like our bones and our fat cell deposits.
They
may stay there for years, acting like “landfills” to keep the poisons out of
the mainstream of activity. But overflow they will. An illustration is with
acne during teen years. The pus stays in the fat cells.
BarleyLife
will pick it out and heal the skin – beautifully.
The
time comes when we can’t maintain our health until we go through a catharsis of
some kind – something that causes a slow, steady release of the poisons that
are burdening our bodies and weakening us.
If
I mentioned all the foods in our diet that I feel are too acidic and really bad
for us, the list would be
very,
very long. But I must mention some of the things that I feel are our greatest
enemies.
The
foods that we are eating made from white flour (white bread, macaroni, noodles,
pizza dough, pie dough and so forth) act like glue in the tissues of our body.
This causes plaque to build up and it is acid plaque.
Most soft drinks are in the range of 2.3 to
4.0 on the pH scale. A biochemist has made the discovery that it
takes
32 glasses of alkaline water to neutralize the acidity of one Coca Cola, for
example.
A
third food that needs a special recognition as a Trojan Horse is sugar. Not
only is sugar acid but it is a
narcotic
and creates addictions. It fills our tissues with toxins that inflame, infect,
imbalance and create dreadful
havoc
to our cells, tissues and organs. I have left out ulceration, tumors, cancers
and other cell degenerative
conditions
in mentioning the disadvantages of sugar. Make sure to take note, and, if possible,
make a change in
your
consumption of sugar.
The
human consumption of cow’s milk leads to mucous-forming substances stored in
all tissues but
especially
in your sinuses, throat, thyroid, lungs, muscles, liver, kidneys and the skin.
It only takes two weeks to
get
completely clear if you discontinue cow’s milk. Goat’s milk is good for us. For
interesting reading, visit this
site:
www.notmilk.com
The
body tries to purge itself of these toxins and many of them are given labels as
if they were diseases
when
they are nothing more than the elimination efforts of the body to get clean –
to rid itself of dying or dead
cells.
Many
other foods could be mentioned. You know them. But are you willing to give up
French Fries, all
kinds
of chips, ice cream, candy bars and plain chocolate? Some will be forced to! It
would be nice if you could
make
the choice so you could have a better quality of life.
Toxins
build up within cells (in other words intracellular) and around cells
(interstitially), in the vascular
system,
in the organs and glands, in the bowels and in the cavities of our body.
Combine this with an over acid
diet
and you get inflammation, ulceration, tumors and eventually cell degeneration
and cellular death. The signs
that
indicate toxicity are ever present. Bad colds, flu, lymphatic conditions, lung
conditions, gastrointestinal
conditions,
infections (to name a few) are all symptoms of accumulation of toxicity in the
body.
As
already indicated, your immune system and or parasites act upon this toxicity.
The parasites feed
upon
the toxins and this is often mistakenly called an autoimmune disorder. I would
like to point out here that I
believe
it would be good for all of us to work on cleansing our system by several
means. It is good to go on a
liver
cleanse, a kidney cleanse, a gallbladder cleanse every 6 months or so. And
certainly fasting is a wonderful
way
to clear out toxins and get rid of an over acid situation. Even fasting two
meals a day in a 24 hour period
once
a week greatly improves the level of toxins in the body. I highly recommend it.
I’ve been doing this for over
20
years now. It works!! And my ROOTS AND FRUITS OF FASTING book tells you all you
need to know to get
started
and end successfully.
Hippocrates,
the Father of medicine, as well as Socrates and Plato, used fasting as a viable
treatment
to
facilitate nature’s self healing processes for eliminating a large number of
diseases. A few modern doctors are
just
now accepting fasting in that same way.
People
can fast away conditions such as allergies, asthma, bursitis, hay fever, high
blood pressure, kidney
disease,
nervous exhaustion, obesity, poor circulation, rheumatism, schizophrenia, skin
disease and stress.
It
is also a successful treatment for anemia, any “itises” diseases, diabetes, gall
stones, hypertension,
insomnia,
peptic ulcers, tumors and just about anything. This is only a partial list of
conditions that I complied
from
several books, tapes and a video that I used in writing my ROOTS AND FRUITS OF
FASTING book. I
TEN REASONS TO AVOID AN ACID pH
The Specific Harm Caused By An Acid pH:
1.
Corrodes arteries, veins and heart tissue
2.
Accelerates free-radical damage and aging
3.
Causes weight gain, diabetes and obesity
4.
Inhibits metabolism of stored energy reserves
5.
Causes cholesterol plaque to form
6.
Disrupts blood pressure
7.
Disrupts critical lipid and fatty acid metabolism
8.
Inhibits cellular regeneration and DNA-RNA Synthesis
9.
Inhibits oxygen getting to the tissues
10.
Inhibits life giving electrolyte activity
Do you want to become alive again?
Do you want to regenerate yourself?
Then alkalize. Alkalize. Alkalize. That is NOT a TROJAN
HORSE.
And now we’re back to BarleyLife and AIM Corporation.
THE REST IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU!!
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