February 19, 2010 journal, our health is all important starting with diet and exercise for a complete plan. It is important to maintain our blood at an alkaline level above 7 for the best of health & well feeling. There is a health book available entitled Alkaline or Die. Quoting from Hallelujah Acres weekly health advisory bulletin. Shelby, North Carolina "Few people realize that if the pH (the acid/alkaline balance) of the blood drops below 7.0 and (into the acid range), the body becomes first catatonic, then comatose, and then the person dies. Interestingly, if the body's pH rises above 7.45 it can lead to excessive alkalosis and even death if not quickly corrected. Maintaining proper blood pH is essential for keeping us alive and well on planet earth. Some body fluids must be acid for proper digestion i.e. stomach acids (we will learn more about the importance of maintaining stomach acidity next week, along with the dangers of antacids). Thus it is important that all body fluids maintain proper pH. This isn't difficult if we eat what God intended us to eat. (We will look at God's intentions further along in this article.) What We Eat and Drink Determines Body pH Everything we place into our mouth in the form of food or drink or drug, has either an acidifying or alkalizing effect upon the body's pH (acid/alkaline balance). Acidifying Foods & Drugs * All flesh foods are highly acidic - beef, pork, chicken, and fish (including salmon) * All dairy foods are highly acidic, with cheese being the most acidic) * Refined sugar is highly acidic * Beer has a pH of 3.9 - 4.2 pH) and coffee a pH of 4.7 (both extremely acidic) * Chocolate has a pH of 3.7, one of the most acidic things one can consume next to: * Soft drinks have a pH ranging from 2.3 to 3.5, so acidic it eats away tooth enamel. * Almost all d-r-u-gs are acidic * Most grains are acidic - especially wheat and wheat flour products Alkalizing Foods Almost all plant sourced foods leave an alkaline ash and thus have an ALKALIZING effect on the body. Barley Grass is one of the most alkalizing foods. Other alkalizing foods would include avocados, beets, carrots, all greens, almonds, and sunflower seeds, and even flax oil. A few plant foods leave an acid ash - blueberries, cranberries, plums, prunes, some nuts, seeds, and legumes." You can buy test kits at the health food stores. It is a simple saliva strip that changes color based on your level of body alkaline. Need to know. News of the danger of the diabetic pharmaceutical Avandia causing heart attacks is very sad because so many people are on it now but it is being recalled & reported that 83,000 people have died from heart attacks. I'm not sure it was all blamed on this particular one. A report said to be delayed of the December arrest of 5 Arab soldiers at Fort Jackson South Carolina accused of trying to poison the food. I hope it's not true but this is surely always a possibility. What I heard was that too much was going on in Texas, government was afraid it would frighten the population and it sure may have but are we not entitled to know these things. Modern-day food producers do not want any competition from others. There are enough poisons in our food already with fluoride in the water & processed salt. The pharmaceutical industry has recalls almost daily and multi warnings on the advertised product. Why would anyone risk their lives? Many of the commercials should be X-rated.