“ALKALIZE OR DIE” healthy

by Dr. Theodore Barody book review MS

The imperative title promotes a comprehensive natural healthy food system of balancing our acid & alkaline/base energy in all food & drink. He explains how acidic conditions = acidosis becomes toxic inside our bodies, thru acid & acid forming foods. This expands the ancient Macro -biotic food balancing system imported into U$ since '60s. Our blood is naturally salty (alkaline) like the sea & our lymph is little acid, like some fresh water is. He simply explains the acid/ alkaline conditions & needs we have, when acidic cause disease & infection, caused by imbalance, not the invisible energy GERMS*. In fact bacteria feed on excess acid/yin foods we eat, becoming toxic if we ddon’t neutralize them soon or hold in elimination. The food stuffs that are more acid/yin/sour are: oil, sugar/ starch, nuts, most fruits & grains, some veggies & potatoes, fat & alcohol. The opposites are alkaline, salty, millet, astringent, earthy roots: garlic, onion, etc.

He gives an acid symptoms of beginning, intermediate & advanced disease conditions, & expounds on the results of acid food & drugs on users. He explains how healing is alkaline process; the damage to soils of excess acids; acidic of physical trama; exercise & bodywork effects; sunlight & moonlight, etc. Appendix 2 details the 'Hiatus hernia checklist' of symptoms he says on are common.

Part 4 - The psychology of alkaline-acid factors: stress, holding one point, mind drugs, music acid or base? chemistry of careers & color me healthy.

Part V - The Spiritual factors: state of being, prayer sacrament, youthing. He gives 24 pages of recipes to alkalize ones diet.

* Germs - fear of the invisible could be a projection of hidden pain &or invasion of medics around & after birth, or parents fears layed into kids.

LONGEVITY = Living longer, but how healthy now?

It's logical, the more healthy we are, the longer we live. It's only true for some, because many people suffer many decades longer than those living shorter. If we're healthy now, living fully in the moments of changing our love, the future pales in present power of passion, creation & spirit-life. My need is to be healthy now, not fearing or craving death or longer life, beyond here now. The more i feel, learn & enjoy serving & relaxing, fun playing & working, the future opens up naturally. 'Longevity programs' self health, renew organs, better diets, etc, for more future aging.

I think that our aging is mostly caused by lifestyle, beliefs & habits, more than diet & career. The mystery is how 'karma' creates our healthy consuming toxins & fearing life. But we know that hyperactive 'A' type folks are hi-stress, burn-out & die young of disease & accidents. I intuit its from ones strong unconscious motives, emotions & deep self-denial. So we become aware of karma causes & effects of health attitudes & patterns in balance. The more honest we trust our natural bodymind present instincts of total organic energy awareness, the more healthy & creative we are now. The spiraling naturenergy fills our needs for healthy living with in, up & flowing energy in balance! I am thankful for living this long, more-now than-then 2 B blissful, healthy & loving here!.