Acidity & Our Body

What I love to do when I get a non-creative minute is read magazine or journal articles on health and nutrition.

In First magazine (3/31/14) there was an interesting article where Michelle Schoffro Cook, Ph.D. was quoted...here is what she and the article stated...

Acid has a corrosive effect on vital organs like the heart, so when the body detects an increase in acid, it diverts resources away from non-vital functions. This stalls slimming in several ways, most significantly by hindering the liver function. Cook notes, "Because the liver is the body's major detoxifying organ, it has to work overtime to filter out acid. Its other functions, like producting enzymes that break down fat, are forced to take a backseat."

Acid also damages glands: "Acidity can impair the thyroid- and that further disrupts fat burning." Cook says. "And acid depletes the pancreas, which regulates blood sugar. The blood sugar swings that result make it easer to gain weight, and harder to lose it."

AS the toxic effects of acid continue to stress the body, symptoms such as tiredness, anxiety, headaches and joint pain set in.

"The body accumulates fat as a way of storing the acidity it can't process. Fat is damage control; when your fat stores are growing, it's a sign of acidic buildup that the body is trying to buffer."

"Every single function of your body will improve when you give it the alkaline diet it needs."

"The liver is freed up to burn fat, the thyroid functions properly so metabolism revs and the pancreas is able to regulate blood sugar."

Cook has even sen people cured of fibromyalgia within one month of going alkaline.

health stuff: bones and joints

i have been learning so much stuff, that I barely have enough time to slow down. seriously, so much to do-- but i'm not gonna lie. this is what i wanted and i love it.

during this freezing season called winter...in NY... a lot of us are feeling and complaining about our aches and pains. if you've noticed, they lie dormant most of the year until the temperature drops very low.

i know because the surgeries and chemo damaged nerves act up like a mofo. it is not fun, but i'm also not going to let it bother me.

the inner core of our bones produces blood cells and bones also act as a storage tank for most of the calcium in our body.

joints occur where the bones come together-- i've noticed lately, my wrist and legs and elbows, even my back, are cracking much more easily, and loudly! they're usually covered by spongy cartilage. it acts as a shock absorber and should guarantee you to move around easily. wear and tear may cause this sponginess to break down.

a couple of posts ago, i wrote about magnesium...which should definitely be incorporated in all of our supplements. here's some reasons why:

1. helps with bone formation
2. stimulates calcitonin hormone (preserves bone structure by drawing calcium out of the blood and soft tissues back into the bones!)
3. lowers risk of osteoporosis
4. helps bone mineral density in postmenopausal and elderly women
5. will help you deal with stress
6. helps your cells relax
7. less inflammation and better sleep...

and so much more!

you're supposed to take between 400 to 800 mg per day! don't start at 800 though-- you don't want your poop to run away from you when you're not ready for it... lol

i hope this helps your winter stress and bone aches!!

love love love,

the globetrotting gamine

a new store in flushing!

Interesting article in the Bayside Times, link here!

Article pasted, here:

For those who do not speak Korean, the Erom store near Broadway Station may appear — at first glance — to be a place devoted solely to the sale of bidets.

After all, the name of the European-style plumbing fixtures is the only English-language word adorning the sign over the corner of 164th Street and Northern Boulevard, and a pair of the devices are prominently displayed in the window of a commodious storefront as clean and tidy as porcelain.

Erom is, in fact, a line of Korean-manufactured wellness products, including appliances, foods and cosmetics.

“It’s a well-being store,” shop owner Young Pak said.

In addition to the bidets, which run between $650 and $800, including free installation while the store celebrates its grand opening this month, the other big ticket item at Pak’s shop is the water ionizer, a device that uses an electric current to separate the alkaline and acid found in the magnesium and calcium ions in water.

The wellness industry — including bottlers who may charge more than $4 for 20 ounces of the stuff — tout the health benefits of using water with a high pH level to neutralize acid in the bloodstream, boost metabolism and help the body more effectively absorb nutrients.

While there is no scientific consensus on the claims, alkaline water’s proponents say its benefits are wide-reaching.

“It’s very popular, especially in Korea,” said Pak, who added that cancer patients find alkaline water easier to swallow. “It helps to rehabilitate the body.”

The ionizers, which need to be hooked up to a tap water supply, are not inexpensive.

The Juvenis VII, which Pak said is ideal for a family of five or more, runs in the $3,000 range while the economy-size Juvenis V costs about $2,500.

Aside from the hardware, his store — which may evoke a knowing smile from New Yorkers whose bathrooms are uncomfortably close to the rest of their apartment — is arranged with an orderly stack of cubbies surrounding a cream-colored couch and a station with a kitchen sink.

The shelves each hold an Erom food product — freeze-dried, raw meals with organic ingredients that claim to do everything from fight cancer to help children grow taller.

The kitchen station, which Pak plans to have ready for the store’s April 7 grand opening, will be used to demonstrate pH levels in the city’s tap and show through different tests how the ionizer brings down pH levels.

Pak said he expects to do well with those already familiar with the Erom brand and reputation, adding that the appeal is universal.

“Everyone wants to diet and alkaline water is good for a diet,” he said.

I'M SO EXCITED!

sugar related to cancer

facts:

• the last time i touched a drop of alcohol was in May, celebrating "the end of chemo" which was certainly not my onc's plans.
• the last time i touched sugar/caffeine/meat was in Puerto Rico in December of 2013

I have to say that I thought this path would be more difficult. 

I could leave the meat, I never really cared for it or had a taste for it...

Caffeine...let's just say coffee was my bitch until I decided to drop it like a bad habit, having learned that the immune system tries to fight off the caffeine rather than fight a chronic or upcoming sickness. 

Bye, bye caffeine!

Sugar was the most difficult for me to leave behind, but also-- not as bad as I thought it would be. 

I've been through a major detox journey, complete with mood swings and every kind of healing crisis known to man. 

All of these things add to the acidity in your body, so why would you put your body through that?

I'm so happy that you're here, listening, reading, following, and hopefully learning something.

I wish I could give you more graphic proof, but I message you guys back if you need anything!

Love me,

the globetrotting gamine