Pine Apples

The liver has two vital functions in your body:

It transforms all the nutrients, fats, proteins and sugars you consume into energy.
It is the waste treatment centre of your body. All excess nutrients and food by-products are either recycled and stored for future use or sent to the disposal unit - the bowels.

You can just imagine the sight and odour of the mixture of waste materials in the liver. All the rotting food waste after the stomach and intestines have sucked out all the nutrients they need to nourish your body. What a great place for destructive bacteria and cancer forming cells to breed. Rotting vegetable and plant matter produces an alkaline solution, whereas rotting animal products are acidic when mixed with digestive juices.

Acidic/alkaline levels are measured on a pH reading of zero to fourteen. Pure water is neutral with a pH of 7.0, under seven is acidic and over seven is alkaline. When the body is acidic cancer cells are more likely to grow, but they die off in an alkaline environment. Vegetables, fruit, berries and nuts as they pass through the digestive system leave an alkaline ash. Even when they start off in their natural state as acidic, like citrus fruits, tomatoes and pineapples they are alkaline after they mingle with digestive juices and pass through the intestines. On the other hand, animal products and many processed foods leave an acidic ash as they pass through the body.

The optimal pH of your blood is 7.4. This is when the body is able to perform at its peak, properly absorbing the essential minerals and nutrients from the food we eat. When your blood is too acidic it won't be able to process nutrients from food properly. Without adequate nutrients your body will not be able to fight cancerous and other degenerative cells in order to protect and heal itself of diseases.

Green leafy vegetables are rich in essential minerals and are the most alkalising foods. Eating more greens will alkalise your body fast. When the acid/alkaline levels of your digestive system is in balance your metabolism works efficiently to eliminate toxins and waste before it rots. Otherwise your body will get stressed trying to neutralise the acidic foods you eat and you get sick. When we have a virus it is the body's way of eliminating excess acid and mucus from our body. However, isn't it better that we don't consume foods that create the mucus in the first place?

Eat well & stay healthy!

Michael G. Hunt is passionate about exploring the benefits of different foods and cooking a variety of cuisines for his family. He has a B.A. in Chinese and Philosophy from Macquarie University and a Certificate in Advanced Nutritional Science from the Australasian College of Natural Therapies. Other useful sites:
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