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Many of you have written to me concerning an article written by Gabe Mirkin entitled, "Acid/AlkalineTheory of Disease Is Nonsense." Actually, Dr. Mirkin has chimed in with his two cents worthon any number of occasions, each time being approximately incorrect as every other time.It is quite amazing that the allopathic community still does not understand some of the mostfundamental activities of the human body including eating, drinking, digestion and most importantpH fluid balancing.The following are a few of the major statements made by Gabe Mirkin in one of his most recentarticles and my subsequent comments about what he is saying.-Dr. Young=============================================
Acid/Alkaline Theory of Disease Is Nonsense by Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
 Dr. Gabe states, "Have you seen advertisements for products such as coral calcium or alkalinewater that are supposed to neutralize acid in your bloodstream? Taking calcium or drinking alkalinewater does not affect blood acidity. Anyone who tells you that certain foods or supplements make yourstomach or blood acidic does not understand nutrition."The truth is that taking alkaline supplements or drinking alkaline water will first buffer the dietary acidsin the stomach before buffering the metabolic acids of the blood and tissues. This is a good thing sincethe ideal pH of the stomach should be over 7.2 to do its work properly. Current medical savants aresimply incorrect when they state that the ideal pH of the stomach is in the 1.5 to 3.0 range. Further, anyresidual alkalinity that makes it into the blood stream will be thrown out into the interstitial fluids tobuffer metabolic acids.Dr. Gabe also states that, "vinegar is acidic and is used as a digestive enzyme. Protease, lipase andamylase are all acidic enzymes that break down proteins in the stomach and make the over-all pH of thestomach more acidic. Most all supplements that help with digestion are acidic and will lower the pH of the stomach."Wrong again, Dr. Merkin. When we ingest acidic digestive enzymes, we force the cover cells of thestomach to begin producing sodium bicarbonate to buffer the acidic protease, lipase and amylase. Inorder for the stomach to produce sodium bicarbonate to buffer acidic supplements, food or drink, itmust pull sodium, chloride, water and carbon dioxide from the blood. This can cause sodium andchloride deficiencies of the blood leading to enervation. Also, for every molecule of sodium bicarbonateproduced by the stomach, an acidic waste product of hydrochloric acid is produced which is taken upinto the blood through the gastric pits causing an acidification of the blood and then tissues. The bloodcannot withstand the slightest decrease in alkalinity and so the hydrochloric acid is taken up by theconnective tissues and the fatty tissues leading to latent tissue acidosis and the cause of all sickness and
 
dis-ease.Various parts of the body may also give up calcium, magnesium and potassium ions into the blood inorder to help buffer the excess acids from the stomach. When these important alkaline minerals aregiven up, especially on a consistent basis, this can then cause bone, muscle and other tissue to diminishor begin to degenerate due to the loss of these alkalizing ions. This is the cause of tissue wasting in whatwe refer to as degenerative dis-ease. The secondary effects of taking acidic digestive enzymes and/oreating acidic food or drink is the damage to the delicate intestinal villi of the small intestine. When thishappens, the body cannot produce healthy stem cells, erythroblasts and then erythrocytes. This leadsto blood disorders and then tissue disorders. Without a healthy, small intestine, it is impossible to makehealthy blood, and without healthy blood, it is impossible to make healthy body cells that make up bodyorgans.Dr. Gabe also states, "your stomach is so acidic that no food or drink can change its acidity. Citrus fruits,vinegar, and vitamins such as ascorbic acid or folic acid do not change the acidity of your stomach oryour bloodstream. An entire bottle of calcium pills or antacids would not change the acidity of yourstomach for more than a few minutes."This is just wrong. This is where Dr. Gabe Mirkin does not understand or has perhaps never been awarethat the stomach lining secretes an equal amount of sodium bicarbonate into the stomach in order toalkalize the food, drink and supplements that we eat with a toxic acidic waste product of hydrochloricacid which is taken up by the blood to be eliminated. When the body does not have enough sodiumbicarbonate to alkalize food, the hydrochloric acid that is then produced will fall into the gastric pits of the stomach. Ideally, it would NEVER come into contact with the food as the sodium bicarbonate risesto the front or comes to the fore in order to alkalize the food or liquids ingested. The equation is:NaCl + H20 + C02 <=> NaHC03 + HCL. The stomach begins producing and releasing sodium bicarbonate(an alkalizing compound) immediately when you put food or drink into your mouth. You can test thesaliva after eating or drinking an acid food and you will find that in a healthy person, the pH of the salivagoes up to a pH of 8 or even greater. When you put something into your mouth, the salivary glandsimmediately begin secreting sodium bicarbonate to increase the pH. This does not happen when youeat or drink an alkaline food or drink.Another simple experiment will show you that when you combine sodium bicarbonate with hydrochloricacid in a flask, the hydrochloric acid will fall to the bottom of the flask as the sodium bicarbonate willrise to the top. This is what happens in the stomach. The sodium bicarbonate made from the cover cellsof the stomach rises to the front to meet the food or liquids ingested as the hydrochloric acid falls intothe gastric pits of the stomach away from the food or drink ingested. The primary purpose of sodiumbicarbonate rising to the forefront is to alkalize the food, not digest or acidify the food. The stomach isan organ of contribution NOT digestion. Its main contribution is to manufacture sodium bicarbonatedesigned by Mother Nature to alkalize the food and liquids we ingest.Dr. Gabe then states, "all foods that leave your stomach are acidic."
 
 This statement is not categorically true as stated by Dr. Gabe. And ideally, it would never be true. Itwould depend on how acid or alkaline the food is that you are dealing with and how healthy the bodyis. All food coming out of the stomach should be alkaline in preparation to be received by the smallintestine at a pH of 8.2 to 8.4. If the food that comes out of the stomach into the duodenum is less thana pH of 8, then a healthy pancreas and gallbladder will secrete additional sodium bicarbonate in orderto bring up the pH of the liquid food to an 8.2 to 8.4 pH. The secretion of sodium bicarbonate is onlypossible if the foundational elements of sodium, chloride, carbon dioxide and water are available fromthe blood. The stomach is the major organ for producing the alkaline sodium bicarbonate and isresponsible for alkalizing and not digesting the food and liquids that we ingest.Dr. Gabe also states, "the food enters your intestines where secretions from your pancreas neutralizethe stomach acids. So no matter what you eat, the food in stomach is acidic and the food in theintestines is alkaline."I would like you to understand that the pancreas and the gallbladder are only second in line or back-upglands to bring up the pH of the food or liquids ingested to the ideal 8.2 to 8.4 by secreting sodiumbicarbonate. The alkalizing of our food and drink is very important in order that the liquefied food canbe transformed into new stem cells in the crypts of the small intestine or the root system of the body formaking new blood. If the liquid food is too acidic, it will harm and even destroy the intestinal villi. Thiswill lead to many if not all sickness and dis-ease including all blood disorders.Dr. Gabe then states, "You cannot change the acidity of any part of your body except your urine. Yourbloodstream and organs control acidity in a very narrow range. Anything that changes acidity in yourbody would make you very sick and could even kill you. Promoters of these products claim that cancercells cannot live in an alkaline environment and that is true, but neither can any of the other cells in yourbody.First of all, there is no such thing as a cancer cell. There are only cells which have become cancerous.Cancerous cells- originally healthy cells - have been spoiled with dietary and/or metabolic acids. Whenyou increase your alkalinity by simply using sodium bicarbonate, not only does your urine pH go upabove 8, but your tears, sweat, and saliva will also go up. Our bodies are alkaline by design and acidic byfunction. Any food or drink that we ingest that will maintain that alkaline design will also preserve thebody from aging and will keep it healthy, energetic and youthful. Our body cells love alkalinity just likethe ocean fish that swim in a pH of 8.3. My clinical microscopy and analysis over a 30 year periodof research tells us that body cells thrive in mild, moderate and high pH fluids ranging from 7.3 to 11pH. Body cells do not tolerate even a mild acid state. In fact cancerous cells thrive in a pH of 5.5.Dr. Merkin goes on to state that "all chemical reactions in your body are started by chemicals calledenzymes. For example, if you convert chemical A to chemical B and release energy, enzymes must startthese reactions. All enzymes function in a very narrow range of acidity. (The degree of acidity oralkalinity is expressed as "pH."). If your blood changes its acidity or alkalinity for any reason, it is quickly
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Gary Koh

interesting article.... worth the time reading to understand about health

reply02 / 10 / 2011
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