The Little-Known Secrets about Bleached Flour...

by Dr. Mercola

Nearly everyone knows that white flour is not healthy for you, but most people don’t know that when white flour is bleached, it can actually be FAR worse for you.

It’s generally understood that refining food destroys nutrients. With the most nutritious part of the grain removed, white flour essentially becomes a form of sugar. Consider what gets lost in the refining process:

• Half of the beneficial unsaturated fatty acids
• Virtually all of the vitamin E
• Fifty percent of the calcium
• Seventy percent of the phosphorus
• Eighty percent of the iron
• Ninety eight percent of the magnesium
• Fifty to 80 percent of the B vitamins

And many more nutrients are destroyed -- simply too many to list. Read Fill Story

A Way To Travel

I recently spoke to a new business colleague of mine, Joy Dawkins, owner of A Way to Travel. She shared with me some of the exciting new things going on with her travel business. Enthusiastically, she proceeded to explain how quick and easy it was to search for and book your travel arrangements for hotels, airfares, cruises, and more. I have to admit I was a little skeptical at first as to the extent that she would be able to assist me in my travel needs, but I was truly impressed at the range of items and services she was able to offer through her site. Some of the services available enable you to apply for your passport, visa and convert your money. Her site even allows you to purchase food, gift, health and beauty products, flowers and more. So for those of you who are planning an excursion or just a weekend trip, visit Joy's website, awaytotravel.net, for all your travel needs. And remember to take along a portable Waterman. It's an easy and convenient way to get clean alkaline water when you are traveling. You can order your Waterman from mywellnesswithwater.com. Now that's a way to travel!

African-American Boys Most At Risk Of Food Allergy

By Stephen Daniells, 23-Mar-2009

Young men, particularly African-Americans, are at a higher risk of food allergy than other demographic groups, says a new survey.

The study, reportedly the first representative US survey where quantitative sensitization to various foods was investigated, found that overall the prevalence of clinical food allergy was 2.55 percent, with food sensitization observed in 16.8 percent of the population. Read full story.

Contaminated Water Found Near Cheyenne

Cheyenne - 3/12/2009

It is a rural area, secluded from most urban problems. But, one problem lingers underneath the ground.

For some Belvoir Ranch residents it's a problem that lingers in the drinking water and this problem, naked to the human eye, is now being flushed down the drain. Read full story
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Two Body Acids—One in Your Stomach and One In Your Cells

Excess of acidity, or acidosis, has two meanings, depending on where the acidosis is. The pharmaceuticals have made billions leading the public to believe that “acid stomach” means we have too much stomach acid.

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Would You?

This is a very thought provoking video. I posted this back in December, but I just wanted to put it out there again. Would you use this water for everyday use? Sadly, most people do.

Water, Water Everywhere, But Can It Boost Your Brain?

Nutritionists Say When It Comes to Beverages, Think Before You Drink

Nutritionists Say When It Comes to Beverages, Think Before You DrinkChances are you've seen the bright bottles and flashy displays at your supermarket: Vitamin Water … Sobe Life … Oxygen Water … waters with protein and fiber … even waters that offer to cure your hangover. Read More

Tyent USA Alkaline Water Ionizer Video

Every day in the United States more than 240 million people turn on their faucets in order to drink, bathe, and cook, using water from public water systems. But more people are arriving to the point where they will not let a drop of water touch their lips in their own homes unless that water comes from a filtered source.

See for yourself, the power of the Tyent USA line of Alkaline Water Ionizers.

Fruit And Veg May Boost Bone Health: Study

Increasing the alkali content of the diet by eating food such as fruit and vegetables may reduce calcium excretion and boost bone health, says a new study.
Here again is compelling information found in recent studies on the effect of adequate alkaline/acid balance and bone health. Read More

Raw For 30 Days

Here is a sobering video that shows that there hope for those with diabetes. Keep in mind most of these foods are alkaline. If you are a diabetic or have a diabetic friend, this is a must-see life changing video from rawfor30days.com

Alkaline Water and Stomach Acid

By Sang Whang

Among the people who question the validity of alkaline water, the biggest question is, “What happens to the alkaline water once it reaches the stomach, which is highly acidic?” People who have some knowledge of the human body, including medical doctors, ask this question. Let me answer that question once and for all to erase any doubts about the health benefits of alkaline water.

In order to digest food and kill the kinds of bacteria and viruses that come with the food, the inside of our stomach is acidic. The stomach pH value is maintained at around 4. When we eat food and drink water, especially alkaline water, the pH value inside the stomach goes up. When this happens, there is a feedback mechanism in our stomach to detect this and commands the stomach wall to secrete more hydrochloric acid into the stomach to bring the pH value back to 4. So the stomach becomes acidic again. When we drink more alkaline water, more hydrochloric acid is secreted to maintain the stomach pH value. It seems like a losing battle.

However, when you understand how the stomach wall makes hydrochloric acid, your concerns will disappear. A pathologist friend of mine gave me the following explanation. There is no hydrochloric acid pouch in our body. If there were, it would burn a hole in our body. The cells in our stomach wall must produce it on an instantly-as-needed basis. The ingredients in the stomach cell that make hydrochloric acid (HCl) are carbon dioxide (CO2), water (H2O), and sodium chloride (NaCl) or potassium chloride (KCl). NaCl + H2O + CO2 = HCl + NaHCO3, or

KCl + H2O + CO2 = HCl + KHCO3

As we can see, the byproduct of making hydrochloric acid is sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) or potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3), which goes into blood stream. These bicarbonates are the alkaline buffers that neutralize excess acids in the blood; they dissolve solid acid wastes into liquid form. As they neutralize the solid acidic wastes, extra carbon dioxide is released, which is discharged through the lungs. As our body gets old, these alkaline buffers get low; this phenomenon is called acidosis. This is a natural occurrence as our body accumulates more acidic waste products. There is, therefore, a relationship between the aging process and the accumulation of acids.

By looking at the pH value of the stomach alone, it seems that alkaline water never reaches the body. But when you look at the whole body, there is a net gain of alkalinity as we drink alkaline water. Our body cells are slightly alkaline. In order for them to produce acid, they must also produce alkaline, and vice versa; just as a water ionizer cannot produce alkaline water without producing acid water, since tap water is almost neutral.

When the stomach pH value gets higher than 4, the stomach knows what to do to lower it. However, if the pH value goes below 4, for any reason, the stomach doesn’t know what to do. That’s why we take Alka-Seltzer, which is alkaline, to relieve acidic stomach gas pain. In this case, hydrochloric acid is not produced by the stomach wall, therefore, no alkaline buffer is being added to the blood stream.

Let me give you another example of a body organ that produces acid in order to produce alkaline. After the food in the stomach is digested, it must come out to the small intestine. The food at this point is so acidic that it will damage the intestine wall. In order to avoid this problem, the pancreas makes alkaline juice (known as pancreatic juice). This juice is sodium bicarbonate, and is mixed with the acidic food coming out of the stomach. From the above formulae, in order to produce bicarbonates, the pancreas must make hydrochloric acid, which goes into our blood stream.

We experience sleepiness after a big meal (not during the meal or while the food is being digested in the stomach), when the digested food is coming out of the stomach; that’s the time when hydrochloric acid goes into our blood. Hydrochloric acid is the main ingredient in antihistamines and that is what causes drowsiness.

Alkaline or acid produced by the body must have an equal and opposite acid or alkaline produced by the body; therefore, there is no net gain. However, alkaline supplied from outside the body, like drinking alkaline water, results in a net gain of alkalinity in our body.

Copyright 1997 by Sang Whang Enterprises, Inc.

Broccoli And Cabbage’s Anticancer Benefits Probed

Foods such as broccoli and cabbage can help fight cancer. These foods are also very alkaline. Drinking alkaline water is also very beneficial. Texan researchers have identified a pathway to explain how a compound in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli may protect against pancreatic cancer.
So eat more alkaline and drink more alkaline!