POSTED ON MORNING JOE - FACEBOOK PAGE
Phil Marineau, former President of Pepsi-cola was on your show today discussing serious health problems related to soft drink consumption with Mika Brzezinski. Marineau said the soft drink industry is interested in what consumers prefer because Pepsi-cola is part of the economy. Well, here's an idea for you soft drink innovators. Stop focusing on the sugar factor; instead, make a drink that creates a base inventory in the body and not an acidic environment. In other words, San Pellegrino and Apollinaris bottled water are carbonated AND affect the body's pH in a healthy way. Homemade ginger tea is pH balanced. Research conducted by Dr. Susan Brown shows that consuming pH balanced food and drink mitigates the symptoms of arthritis, cancers, allergies, asthma, and diabetes. Americans need healthy alternatives in their diets and the time is now. Schools and consumers would buy it because the shift is toward better health, as long as it's marketed as a fun drink and healthy for you. Those with chronic illness and organic consumers will buy it for other reasons. For more information about pH balancing and the affects on the body, read the "Acid Alkaline Food Guide," by Dr. Susan Brown and Larry Trivieri. Also, visit my blog at http://researchingcancer.blogspot.com/ for my own personal reasearch into the important issue of health and pH balancing.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Yesterday I explained why I have not been posting, but today my pH was 6.75, which is in the optimal range. So I would like to share yesterday's menu with those interested. (The portions are for 1-person, since I ate alone all day.)
BREAKFAST: 1 fried eggwhite in Country Crock margarine; bran flakes, organic oats, Bob's(R) flaxseed; 3 celery stalks (quartered), 1 generous size slice of watermelon (quartered), 1 cup of organic green tea, and 1 glass of tap water with half a lemon (squeeze juice into water) + 1 multi-vitamin and 1,000mg. vitamin C.
MID-MORNING: 1 generous size slice of watermelon (quartered) and 3 celery stalks (quartered),
and 1 cup of nettle tea. One glass of tap water.
LUNCH: Whole grain rice (1C.) and sweet potatoes w/ tsp. Country Crock margarine (cooked and mashed), and a glass of iced tap water.
MID-AFTERNOON: 1 generous size slice of watermelon (quartered) and 3 celery stalks (quartered),
and 1 glass of homemade cold, ginger tea (thinly slice fresh ginger, boil in a quart of water for 20 minutes - and refrigerate)
DINNER: 1 whole cooking onion sliced into rings and simmered in 2 C. low-sodium beef stock until tender, topped with 1 slice Rudi's Organic Multi-grain Oat Bread (toasted and broken into bite sized pieces) and a sprinkle (3 tsps.) of shredded mozzerella cheese, 1 tsp. of frresh, dried dill (smells heavenly), then microwaved until the cheese melted. One glass of ice water from tap.
Later in the evening, I drank *3 Straub Beers (no preservatives) and switched between "She's Having a Baby" and "Kate and Leopold" on tv for a much needed rest. I also typed poetry I had handwritten a couple of weeks ago.
EVENING SNACK: 1 C. bran flakes, organic oats, and organic pumpkin seeds (mixed together)
and 1 Cuties(R) mandarine orange, and 3-5 glasses of iced tap water.
Exercise included walking a total of 40 minutes (20-min. each direction) to and from my part-time job downtown in the afternoon with the B&P Railroad's property management office. I also used a lot of mental energy reading and grading college papers in the morning, and fielding email.
*Adding a beer to meals on a daily basis does not lower acidity in pH readings for me. Two-three, one night per week do lower readings. Sad news for beer lovers, but everyone is different.
I also mentioned that timing of readings has a lot to do with the outcomes. The directions indicate 6-8 hours between going to bed and then taking the reading in the morning, assuming you sleep 8 hours and don't use the bathroom during the night. I am up several times because I drink a lot of water in the evenings. So I am never quite sure when to take the reading. The directions suggest the reading be taken upon awakening, and that's when mine are registering low numbers. I may try each time I get up to see if there are fluctuations.
BREAKFAST: 1 fried eggwhite in Country Crock margarine; bran flakes, organic oats, Bob's(R) flaxseed; 3 celery stalks (quartered), 1 generous size slice of watermelon (quartered), 1 cup of organic green tea, and 1 glass of tap water with half a lemon (squeeze juice into water) + 1 multi-vitamin and 1,000mg. vitamin C.
MID-MORNING: 1 generous size slice of watermelon (quartered) and 3 celery stalks (quartered),
and 1 cup of nettle tea. One glass of tap water.
LUNCH: Whole grain rice (1C.) and sweet potatoes w/ tsp. Country Crock margarine (cooked and mashed), and a glass of iced tap water.
MID-AFTERNOON: 1 generous size slice of watermelon (quartered) and 3 celery stalks (quartered),
and 1 glass of homemade cold, ginger tea (thinly slice fresh ginger, boil in a quart of water for 20 minutes - and refrigerate)
DINNER: 1 whole cooking onion sliced into rings and simmered in 2 C. low-sodium beef stock until tender, topped with 1 slice Rudi's Organic Multi-grain Oat Bread (toasted and broken into bite sized pieces) and a sprinkle (3 tsps.) of shredded mozzerella cheese, 1 tsp. of frresh, dried dill (smells heavenly), then microwaved until the cheese melted. One glass of ice water from tap.
Later in the evening, I drank *3 Straub Beers (no preservatives) and switched between "She's Having a Baby" and "Kate and Leopold" on tv for a much needed rest. I also typed poetry I had handwritten a couple of weeks ago.
EVENING SNACK: 1 C. bran flakes, organic oats, and organic pumpkin seeds (mixed together)
and 1 Cuties(R) mandarine orange, and 3-5 glasses of iced tap water.
Exercise included walking a total of 40 minutes (20-min. each direction) to and from my part-time job downtown in the afternoon with the B&P Railroad's property management office. I also used a lot of mental energy reading and grading college papers in the morning, and fielding email.
*Adding a beer to meals on a daily basis does not lower acidity in pH readings for me. Two-three, one night per week do lower readings. Sad news for beer lovers, but everyone is different.
I also mentioned that timing of readings has a lot to do with the outcomes. The directions indicate 6-8 hours between going to bed and then taking the reading in the morning, assuming you sleep 8 hours and don't use the bathroom during the night. I am up several times because I drink a lot of water in the evenings. So I am never quite sure when to take the reading. The directions suggest the reading be taken upon awakening, and that's when mine are registering low numbers. I may try each time I get up to see if there are fluctuations.
Friday, May 4, 2012
5/4/2012
I am working on having a book published, based on pH balanced recipes since the information discovered is too much for only a blog. Also, concerns over pH levels not remaing in the healthy range of 7.0 have me worried. I have been trying to figure out if the 5.5 and 6.0 readings are because of the time of morning the samples are read in relation to the last meal eaten, or if it is related to food choices from the previous day. In other words, I don't want to print information that is not true, or misleading in any way.
As it stands now, I feel better and breathe easier since I try and eat 80% of each meal green. By green I mean green vegies; such as, celery, broccoli, curly kale, and cucumber. I also include seasonal fruits in the 80%. At the present time, the Cuties(R) mandarine oranges are about out-of-season, but cantelope, pineapple, and watermelon (all low, acid-forming fruits) are available, though not raised locally in northwestern PA. I breathe easier because my allergies are almost entirely gone and I don't feel the need for an antihistamine anymore. My allergy to almonds, which produces exzema on the back of my neck and elbows, has ceased since finding out the rash is realted to almonds. Exzema is known as atypical dermititus, a name similar to my cellular condition.
Photos of meals will be published soon, so visitors' time is not wasted. Your patience is greatly appreciated.
I am working on having a book published, based on pH balanced recipes since the information discovered is too much for only a blog. Also, concerns over pH levels not remaing in the healthy range of 7.0 have me worried. I have been trying to figure out if the 5.5 and 6.0 readings are because of the time of morning the samples are read in relation to the last meal eaten, or if it is related to food choices from the previous day. In other words, I don't want to print information that is not true, or misleading in any way.
As it stands now, I feel better and breathe easier since I try and eat 80% of each meal green. By green I mean green vegies; such as, celery, broccoli, curly kale, and cucumber. I also include seasonal fruits in the 80%. At the present time, the Cuties(R) mandarine oranges are about out-of-season, but cantelope, pineapple, and watermelon (all low, acid-forming fruits) are available, though not raised locally in northwestern PA. I breathe easier because my allergies are almost entirely gone and I don't feel the need for an antihistamine anymore. My allergy to almonds, which produces exzema on the back of my neck and elbows, has ceased since finding out the rash is realted to almonds. Exzema is known as atypical dermititus, a name similar to my cellular condition.
Photos of meals will be published soon, so visitors' time is not wasted. Your patience is greatly appreciated.
A typical, pH balanced breakfast consisting of SALAD: cucumber, culry kale, broccoli, celery,and topped with Cuties(R) mandarine oranges; DRINK: Organic Green Tea; CEREAL: bran flakes, organic oatmeal, and topped with Bob's Flaxseed; 1 eggwhite fried in Country Crock margarine.
I look forward to my own vegetable garden, which won't yeild a whole lot, but will keep me active. Onions are a plus to pH, which I am planting tomorrow, weather permitting.
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