During your healing journey, you will face many different choices.
Hopefully, this article will help you objectively and honestly
assess any methodology, fully aware of its positives and negatives,
its limits, its risks, before deciding to do or not do something.
These are the factors and criteria I use to assess any methodology.

1. Is it safe?  Safety is relative.  Someone who is desperate will
have a higher risk tolerance than me.  My choices were and are
highly influenced by safety.   What are the potential positives and
negatives?  Does the potential positives truly out weight the
potential negatives, enough so that it is worth doing?

2. Are there better alternatives?  I don't fault someone for making
limited and or bad choices, especially when they don't know better
alternatives.  I do question their priorities when they make riskier
choices, especially when they do know safer and better
alternatives.

3. Credibility of the evaluator is important since that is one
criterion I use to determine how much weight, if any, to give to the
evaluator's opinion.  His evaluation must fall within the scope of
his core competence, as established by his experience in that
methodology.  When the evaluator doesn't have credibility, earned by
personal experience in that methodology I disregard that opinion as
useless, and have no influence in my decision.

4. How do the peers in that methodology feel about the method?
Every methodology has supporters and critics.   Every industry has
that industry's titans, the people who have achieved the pinnacle of
success, accomplishments, and admiring acknowledgments from peers of
that industry.  How do the titans of that industry or methodology
feel about the method?  To objectively understand the positives and
negatives of a methodology, I feel it is important to see how the
peers, who have experience in that methodology, honestly assess it.

5. Is there a conflict of interest for the evaluator?  Some
allopathic doctors receive perks from drug companies, so it is fair
to question objectivity, especially with such a potential for
conflict of interest.

6. Does the evaluator have something to sell, giving him a reason
for biases?  When something is not objective from the beginning, I
must question the conclusion.

7. What standard should we use to determine whether to use a
methodology or not?  Some assert the Scientific method, which I
loosely define as a randomized, placebo-controlled, peer reviewed
test, where the results are verifiable, and duplicable.  But the
problem is, there are many methodologies that existed before the
current day Scientific method.  Furthermore, current day Science
doesn't understand every existing methodology to devise an
appropriate test for it.  When current day Science cannot explain
something, or it is beyond the scope of current Science, that
doesn't invalidate the method.  It just means current Science cannot
appropriately test or validate its results.  As recently as several
decades ago, we didn't have a test for AIDS, and medical science
didn't even know it existed.  Science cannot explain every
methodology, because it doesn't understand every methodology.  The
Scientific method also assumes everyone has the same constitution,
so results should be duplicable.  But if a criterion for validity is
duplicable, then the standard is flawed.  Everyone is different,
with different constitutions, so it should not surprise anyone that
two people can have the same test results, but have different
treatment protocols with different results.

8. Anecdotal evidence may fill the void that science cannot fully
explain or completely understand.  Several years ago, I had minor
back pains.  It was not painful enough to debilitate me, but it was
enough to irritate my daily life.  Allopathic medicine just
recommended taking pain medication.  A friend recommended electro-
acupuncture, because she had a similar problem that was helped by
it.  I didn't fully understand how it worked, but since I couldn't
find any major downside risk to try it, I got electro-acupuncture
treatments.   After three sessions, my back pain was gone.  I don't
think science can fully explain what happened, or how it worked.
But the anecdotal evidence was very clear.  It worked, despite no
scientific validation.

9. How long has the methodology been around?  Has it withstood the
test of time?  That's my common sense test.  When something is pure
Quackery, like when charlatans attempt to sell their magic potions
that will cure everything, for everyone, all the time, such quackery
doesn't pass the test of time, since sooner or later, common sense
prevails.  But when a methodology has been around for hundreds, and
in some cases, thousands of years, common sense tells me it must be
effective for SOME health problems, for SOME people, SOME of the
time.  The danger is when bad practitioners misuse the methodology
and attempt to use it for other health problems that the methodology
was not designed to do.  We see this same problem in allopathic
medicine when doctors prescribe drugs off label, misusing the drug.
The time test is really common sense, and provides a great-unbiased
testimonial.

These are the nine criteria I use, mixed with some good old-fashion
common sense to help me make better choices.  May it help you
too!

Some General Feedback about Food Supplements

Here is feedback about Food Supplements, from not only my
experiences, but from other members' experiences too!

1) Food Supplements are supplements first, and not food
replacements.  Unfortunately, there are people who misuse Food
Supplements.  They will eat a very acidic diet, then take some
alkalizing Food Supplements, and continue the abusive diet, thinking
the alkalizing supplements will mitigate the effects of that acidic
diet.  That's almost like treating the Food Supplement as a food
replacement.  In my experience, that doesn't work optimally.  One
should already eat a healthy alkalizing diet (see Alkalizing Blood
Type Diet), where supplements are just for fine-tuning the healing
process.

2) Food Supplements will work for some people, but not for all
people, for a variety of different reasons.  We all have different
bodies, different existing health history, different pre-existing
conditions, different healing capacity, different healing co-factors
like attitude, discipline, family support, different allopathic
drugs and therapies used and in some cases abused in the past, so
it's no surprise to see different results, from different people
using the same type of Food Supplements.  For example, some members
have taken immune suppressing allopathic drugs for a long time, and
have sustained permanent damage to their immune system.  In such a
case, it's unrealistic to expect that this person will experience
the same results taking an immune boosting supplement compared to
someone who has never taken, or have taken only immune suppressing
drugs for a very short time, and do not have permanent damage to
their immune system.  That's not a fair comparison since the problem
is not the Food Supplement, but the existing health of the person
using that Food Supplement.

3) Food Supplements may or may not be your best alternative.  It
depends on the situation.  Allopathic drugs and therapies are
usually great for emergency and acute health problems, while Food
Supplements are generally better for long-term, degenerative, non-
acute, non-emergency health problems.  When dealing with long-term,
degenerative, non-acute, non-emergency health problems, I always
look to Food Supplements and diet first, to see if I can address and
correct the problem, without allopathic drugs and therapies.  For
me, the allopathic drugs and therapies are secondary, when the
primary method of diet and supplements don't work.

4) Food Supplements are not prescription drugs so don't expect it to
work like prescription drugs.  One reason allopathic prescription
drugs are popular is because it's easy, and you usually get results
relatively quickly.  Blood pressure high?  Take a drug.  Cholesterol
High?  Take a drug.  Test results come back good, since the drug
mitigate symptoms, as it improves the test numbers, but not
necessarily correct the root health problems.  We also see some
people taking a prescription drug to mitigate the negative side
effects of other prescription drugs they are taking.  Food
Supplements usually work slower, and takes more time for people to
actually see benefits.  Food Supplements usually require a
cumulative, sustained effort to see long-term benefits.  This makes
perfect sense to me.  Acute emergency = short-term drug therapy.
Non-acute emergency = long term cumulative therapy.  Short-term to
short-term, long-term to long-term.  Therefore, part of using Food
Supplement is managing one's expectations, to have a more realistic
long-term outlook.

5) Food supplements vary from one brand to another.  When I first
took Fish Oil Capsules, I took the Costco Brand, and it didn't do
much for me.  The bottle had a fishy smell, and sometimes after
taking it, I experienced nasty aftertaste.  But I realize there were
enough people espousing the benefits of Fish Oil that I needed to
try other brands just for my own sake, and not dismiss Fish Oils
just because of my initial bad experience.  After trying a few more
brands, I discovered the Carlson Brand agreed with me, so that is
the brand I'm sticking with.  Finding the right brand is really a
trial and error process since each manufacturer may use the same or
similar active ingredient, but use different binders and fillers.
Furthermore, the same supplement can come in different forms like
liquid, powder, soft gel, capsule, tablet, etc. each of which may
affect absorption and effectiveness depending on the individual.
Ultimately, I knew Fish Oil was good for me, so it was a matter of
trial and error to find the right brand and delivery system
appropriate for me.  I hesitate to name brands because I'm mindful
that the brand and delivery system right for me may not be right for
you.  However, in the interest of full disclosure, I do name the
brands I use in the "Healing Journey" article, so you have a basis
to start your trial and error.  Let my examples be your starting
point, not your end point.

Clarification of Alkalizing and Blood Type

A member recently asked me a very good question.   Under Blood
type "O", why is Mango and Ginger listed more than one time?  Is it
an error?

Blood Type "O"

Mango:  Beneficial List - Moderate Alkalinity
                         - Not Determined

Ginger:   Beneficial List - Moderate Alkalinity
                Avoid List – Not Determined


The Alkalizing Blood Type Diet is a merged list from Dr. Morter, Dr.
Baroody, Peter D'Adamo, etc.  Since the doctors don't always agree
on every single food, I decided rather than eliminate one doctor's
opinion on a food, I would list both different opinions and allow
the reader to decide.

One doctor felt Mangos are Beneficial and Moderately Alkaline, while
another doctor felt Alkalinity was not determined, but agreed it is
Beneficial for Blood Type "O".  I feel this is a minor disagreement
about the level of Alkalinity, since both agreed it is Beneficial.
I would eat Mangos, since I'm an "O".

One doctor felt Ginger is Beneficial, and Moderately Alkaline, while
another doctor disagreed, and felt Blood Type "O" should avoid
Ginger.  When in doubt, error on the side of caution and pick the
conservative opinion – avoid Ginger for Blood Type "O".

Here are some suggestions for Itch and or Dry Skin Relief.  Some of
these suggestions are from other members, as I've not used all of
these suggestions.

Warm to hot water bath until your tolerance, using some Dead Sea
Salt and Epsom Salt (It might sting if you have any open wounds, but
after such a bath, your skin will be softer, smoother,and itch
relieved)

Follow the bath with some Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion with
Natural Colloidal Oatmeal. This also helps with itching.

(4 products that are highly recommended by other members and me)

1. InfiniteAloe
2. Eucerin Calming Creme
3. Gold Bold Body Lotion
4. Neem Soap Bath

(Other products in alphabetical order)

Aloe Vera Gel
Antihistamine Cream
Atarax prescription pill
Aveda Calming Composition
Benadryl Itch Stopping Gel
Dibucaine Ointment 1%
Diluted Lemon Juice with some water and apply to itching spot
Doxepin
Schamberg's Lotion
Topical Hydrocortisone Ointment
Zim's Crack Creme
Zinc Oxide Ointment

Long Term Itch Relief: The above suggestions should provide
temporary itch and or dry skin relief. For long term itch relief,
eliminate allergic foods and inflammatory foods. Common allergic
foods include, but not limited to the following: sugar, corn, wheat,
oat, egg, cow's milk, chocolate, soy, citrus fruits, and peanuts.
Sugar, corn, and eggs are almost ubiquitous in processed foods, so I
avoid processed foods as much as possible. Other additional allergic
foods may vary with different people. The most common inflammatory
foods include but not limited to the following: All processed foods,
sugar, wheat, soda, deep fried foods, alcohol, and dairy. Other
additional inflammatory foods may vary with different individuals.
Keep a food journal so you can track which foods are allergic and
inflammatory for you, besides the common suspects I've listed. Good
Luck!

Colon Cleansing

The human intestinal tract (from stomach to anus) is between 24 to
28 feet long, consisting the small and large intestine.  The colon
is only a part of the intestinal tract, but it represents a very
important primary detox pathway.  That's why this article focuses on
different methods of colon cleansing.

Skin is really a secondary detox pathway.  When primary detox
pathways like the colon, liver, kidney, lungs, etc. are working
effectively and efficiently, the skin is clear (assuming one doesn't
have a pre-existing skin disease or a genetic predisposition for
skin diseases).

The best way to start Colon Cleansing is first use an oxygen-based
colon cleanser.  It is safer, milder on your body, and you can use
it regularly without any side effects.  Oxygen-based colon cleansers
use Magnesium Oxide and or Hydroxide to soften and loosen mucoid
plaque on the colon walls.  Examples of Oxygen-based colon cleansers
are Homozon, Colon Tone, Oxy-Powder, Aerobic Mag 07, etc.   When you
regularly use an Oxygen-based colon cleanser, you should initially
notice more productive bowel movements, with greater regularity.
For some people (especially if their colon isn't that toxic to begin
with) regularly taking an Oxygen-based colon cleanser is all they
need to maintain a healthy clean colon.

However, there are people who have high colon toxicity where an
Oxygen-based colon cleanser is just not enough to do the job.  In
this case, short-term herbal colon cleansers are necessary to assist
Oxygen-based colon cleansers.  Herbal colon cleansers are generally
harsher on your body, and not usually meant for long-term uses.
Herbal colon cleansers may have ingredients like Psyllium, Senna,
Cascara Sagrada, etc.  Most people will do just fine, have a healthy
clean colon just by eating a healthy diet, regularly using an Oxygen-
based colon cleanser for maintenance, and using an herbal colon
cleanser occasionally to assist colon detoxification.  There are
some people who do not do well with herbal colon cleansers because
it is too strong and or harsh for their body (causing diarrhea).  If
so, then reduce the herbal colon cleansers to an amount that works
for you, where you can still have normal bowel movements (no
diarrhea or loose stool).  There are people who just cannot take any
amount of herbal colon cleansers.  If so, then skip this method and
focus on Oxygen-based colon cleansers, and a healthy diet.

There are three others methods (which I don't recommend) but I will
cover it here: Colon Hydrotherapy, Enemas, and Laxatives.

Colon Hydrotherapy mainly uses water to flush part of the intestinal
tract.  The problem with this method is it cannot clean the entire
intestinal tract, is relatively costly and time consuming.  While I
know some members have used Colon Hydrotherapy either at home or in
a clinic, my main reason for not using this method is because it can
only do a partial cleanse.  Remember, your entire intestinal tract
is between 24 to 28 feet long.  I rather use Oxygen and herbal colon
cleansers to do a more complete job.

Some people call enemas a colon cleanser.  I don't consider enemas a
true colon cleanser, but a harsh treatment for constipation.  Enemas
can use harsh chemicals that induce bowel movement.   If someone is
having persistent life-threatening constipation, use an enema to
induce bowel movement.  While there are less harsh enemas like a
coffee or clay enema, this method is truly about inducing bowel
movement, and not about true colon cleansing.

Some people call Laxatives a colon cleanser.  I don't consider
laxatives a true colon cleanser.  Laxatives, like enemas, help
induce bowel movement, are not safe for long-term use, and can have
negative side effects.  Inducing bowel movement is not the same as
effective and efficient colon cleansing.

In summary, for long-term colon health, focus on a healthy diet,
regularly use an Oxygen-based colon cleanser, supplement that with
an herbal based colon cleanser when necessary, and when you are good
and regular, then move on to detoxing the other organs like liver,
kidney, etc.

Here is a list of allopathic treatments.  Where it applies, I've
noted the treatments I've tried.  Some treatments are helpful in
mitigating symptoms temporarily.  But since I did not experience
permanent healing with these allopathic treatments, I've stopped
allopathic treatments completely.

WARNING:  Please also note that some of these allopathic treatments
come with potential and sometimes permanent side effects.  Some also
suppress your immune system to reduce symptoms, and I've noted them
on this list.  Do your research and understand all the risks before
you try any treatment.  I list these allopathic treatments for your
information (I'm not endorsing any of these allopathic treatments).


I HAVEN'T USED THESE TREATMENTS.  BUT I'VE HEARD OF THEM:

Tiabendazole Therapy
Methdilazine
Benoxaprofen
Arotinoid Acid – new experimental
Thalidomide-Celegene - potentially serious side effects
Cyclosporin
Azathioprine
Oral Psoralen
Dovenex
Topical Vitamin D3 (Tacalcitol)
Trioxsalen Bath
Capsaicin
Pentoxifylline
Cryotherapy
UV therapy
Bactroban
Protopic (Topical Immunosuppress)
Oral Prednisone  (Oral Immunosuppress)
Claritin
Penaten Crθme
Desitin


*** DENOTES TREATMENTS I'VE TRIED. SOME FOR PN SYMPTOMS AND SOME
TREATMENTS WERE FOR OTHER HEALTH ISSUES.

Itching:
Doxepin 25mg
Aveda Calming Composition
Atarax (Hyroxyzine HCL 25mg) ***
Havada Dead Sea Salts
Masada Dead Sea Salts ***
Unnas Boot
Erythromycin 500mg ***
Dibucaine Ointment 1% ***
Antihistamine Cream ***
Schamberg's Lotion ***

Hand:
Ultravate Ointment .05% ***
Hyroquinone 4% Bleaching Cream ***
Clobetasol Proprionate Cream .05% ***

Body:
Topicort .25% cream ***
Betamethasone .05% ***
Lindex ***
Westcort Cream ***
Tridesilon .05%  ***
Fluocinonide .05%  ***
Desoximetasone .25%
Diprolene AF .05%  ***
Hand and Body Lotion  ***
Triamcinolone Acetonide .1%  ***
Gentamicin (infection)  ***

Scalp:
Diprolene Lotion  ***
Betamethasone Lotion  ***

Face/Lip:
Elocon ***
Tridesilon .05% ***
Cutivate .05% ***
Daily Vitamin Cream  ***
Benzoyl Peroxide 5% Wash  ***

Some of us are taking or have taken antibiotics prescribed to us by
our doctors and or dermatologists.  Allopathic medicine does have
its place and there are times when antibiotics are appropriate and
necessary. When your doctor prescribed antibiotics, did your doctor
also tell you that antibiotics, taken long term, will not only kill
the bad bacteria, but also the friendly and good bacteria in our
body?  Did you doctor tell you using long-term antibiotic could
create an imbalance with your intestinal flora?

A health body operates in balance.  Just like some fungus helps keep
bacteria in check, some bacteria helps to break down food for easier
digestion.  When one part of our body is out of balance for a SHORT
TERM, other organs try to rebalance the body.  However, when our
body is out of balance LONG TERM, because of things like long term
antibiotic use, more body systems become involved, to try
rebalancing our body, thereby creating more and more imbalance among
more and more organs.  Prolonged antibiotic use also weakens our
Immune system.

Overuse of antibiotics is one reason we are beginning to see
antibiotic-resistance bacteria.  Some super bacterias are now
resistance to the strongest antibiotics.  If you must take
antibiotics, do yourself a favor and do three more things:

1) Take antibiotic only SHORT TERM
2) Take a Prebiotic
3) Take a Probiotic

A Prebiotic, like Arabinogalactan, FOS, etc. help feed the good
bacteria.

Probiotic is the friendly bacteria.  Examples of these friendly
bacteria include but not limited to, Lactobacillus Acidophilus,
Bulgaricus, Plantarum, Brevis, Bifidoacteria Bifidum, etc. It is
important to use Probiotics to repopulate friendly bacteria in your
GI tract, after overuse and misuses of antibiotics.

Happy Healing Everyone!

Some people mistakenly believe that health is the absence of disease
and illness, and as long as they do the minimum to prevent disease
and illness, they conclude that they must be healthy.  I feel health
is much more than just the absence of disease and illness, more than
doing just the minimum to prevent disease and illness, it's
optimizing the health so one can function at one's best, given all
the challenges that confront us on a daily basis.  It's also not
settling for just okay, and doing the minimum, but demanding the
maximum as humanly possible, to get us as closes to optimal health
as we can.

Let's look at a disease cascade as one example, of many.  When one
has an optimally functioning immune system, opportunistic foreigner
invaders like a bacteria, virus, fungus, or parasite, has a far less
chance of affecting us.  But when we don't have an optimally
functioning immune system, then even a bug bite can potentially set
off a disease cascade.

Opportunistic invaders are all around us.  While we can take some
preventive measures to keep a clean environment, and practice great
hygiene (and I don't mean being a clean freak), it is still up to
our immune system to be the catch all system to take care of
invaders before it has an opportunity to affect us.

Here's how the Disease Cascade might look, for someone with a weak
immune system.

Very Poor Diet, Unhealthy lifestyle habits, leading to

Poor Immune System, leading to

Opportunistic Invaders take hold, leading to

Low or High Grade Infections ensue, leading to

Immune System triggers inflammatory response, leading to

Some infections abate, but no permanent cure

Some people mistakenly think inflammation was the problem, and take
inflammatory inhibitors to address this symptom.  But this only
compounds the problem by creating additional problems where none
previously existed.  By inhibiting inflammation with toxic drugs,
the host has just crippled the Immune System and removed a tool for
dealing with infections.  Not surprisingly, without this tool, the
host is now even more vulnerable to systemic infections.  The host
may compound this mistake even more by now thinking the problem is
the infection, and go on antibiotics.  A heavy dose of antibiotics
long-term will now destroy gut balance, creating intestinal
dysbiosis.  The friendly bacteria in our gut are absolutely
necessary for good health and a strong immune system.

This is an extreme example of just treating symptoms without fully
understanding the disease cascade (the original problem that
triggered this cascade), as the progression was further up the
health hierarchy.  What if instead of just treating symptoms,
instead of just inhibiting inflammation, instead of just taking
antibiotics to cope with infections, we instead go back to the
beginning, the start of this cascade, might we take a different
course to prevent this cascade from forming in the first place.  Of
course, since healthy people do this everyday.

Here's how this Cascade might look, for a healthy person with a
strong immune system.

Great healthy diet, with all the nutrition necessary, together with
healthy lifestyle habits, leading to

Great Strong Immune System, leading to

Opportunistic Invaders trying to take hold, but is stopped by our
strong Immune System, leading to

No infections since nothing is taking hold, leading to

Immune System already stopped the Invaders so there is no need to
trigger inflammation, leading to

No inflammation, no infections, no problems

What a different picture, and a different outcome, and it began at
the top!  Understand and accept the disease cascade so you can begin
to treat the causes, and not just the symptoms.

Health Note:  I do understand there are times when some people are
faced with life-threatening infections, and do require immediate IV
antibiotics, or very strong antibiotics to save their life.  Don't
misunderstand me, as I know there are times when it is absolutely
necessary to use antibiotics.  But may I assume that since you are
reading this article right now, that you have the luxury to consider
your next choices, of truly understanding whether you are treating
symptoms, or addressing the root causes to stop this disease
cascade.  I write this article not in judgment (since I've been
there, done that too, confusing symptoms and causes), but I write
this article to encourage people to see the differences and
hopefully take the correct actions accordingly.

Good Luck and Happy Healing!

SOME SCAR TREATMENTS I'VE TRIED:

Vitamin E Natural Oil:  Don't use synthetic Vitamin E, as it is
worthless. Do use 100% natural mixed tocopherols.  You can tell what
is natural by reading the label. Natural mixed Vitamin E would read
something like d-beta, d-delta, d-gamma tocopherol. Synthetic would
read dl-beta, and so forth. The key difference is the l that comes
after the d, signifying that it's synthetic.

This treatment is pretty good, softens the skin and heals it too. No
prescription is necessary. Pick it up over the counter at pharmacies
or health food stores.

Kojic Acid: Mainly used for hyper-pigmentation. Not for healing the
skin, but changing the color of the scars and help it to blend back
with other skin. It's effective and requires a prescription.

Hydronquinone Cream 6%: For hyper pigmentation. Not for healing the
skin, but changing the color of the scars and help it to blend back
with other skin. It's effective and requires a prescription.




SOME SCAR TREATMENTS I'VE NOT TRIED, BUT HEARD OF:

New Zealand Bovine Colostrum Powder: Mixed Olive Oil with Bovine
Colostrum to create a paste and put on the scars with gauze bandage.

ReJuveness Scar Treatment: Great Reviews on this product.

Mederma Scar Cream: Great Reviews on this product.

Neosporin Scar Cream: No information on this product.

Zinc Bacitracin Ointment: No information on this product.

ScarZone: No information on this product.

Band-Aid Scar Healing: No information on this product.

Some Helpful Tips to Improve Everyday Life with PN

Removing Blood Stains: Hydrogen Peroxide on blood to dissolve it,
then wash with chemical free detergent.

Lowering PH of water: Turning the water more acidic to use as skin
wash, and astringent. Epsom Salt (Magnesium Sulfate) added to water
lowers PH to become more acidic for washing. Adding a quarter cup of
Apple Cider Vinegar to bath water lowers PH to become more acidic
for smoother softer skin.

External Bacteria: Wash with cold water to retain body oils. Then
use SeaBreeze Astringent.

Detoxifying: Green Drinks, Parsley with water, lemon, and trace
minerals.

Clean your vegetables and fruits with vinegar and water, 1
tablespoon of vinegar per gallon of water. Soak them for 10 minutes
to remove pesticides. There are vegetable and fruit wash out there
too.

Garlic, Ginger, Nettle, and Parsley can also help detoxify your
system. Include them in your meals when you can.

For itchy scalp, soak your scalp with apple cider vinegar for one
hour. Then rinsed it out and put a little bit of jojoba oil where it
feels dry. That will give you great relief.

Use zinc oxide ointment to help heal the cuts. For scarring, use
natural vitamin E oil to speed up the healing of the scars. To help
fade the scar marks, you can use Hydronquinone Cream 6%, and or
Kojic Acid. It's more difficult to fade scars for darker pigmented
skin.

Instead of using regular soap to bath, which is too alkaline and may
dry out your skin some more, use Neem soap.

There are four levels to the Baseline of Health.

1) Optimal Health Level – In a perfect world, all bodily systems and
organs would operate at Optimal Health Level.  In reality, this is
not practically achievable since no one has absolutely perfect
Optimal Health.  But, what we all can do is keep doing the things
necessary to stay as close to the Optimal Health Level as possible,
for as long as possible, by controlling the things we can control,
and mitigating the negative effects of things outside of our control.

2) Sub-Clinical Symptoms Level - When some of our bodily systems and
organs chronically function at a sub optimal level, we begin to have
Sub-Clinical Symptoms.  These Sub-Clinical Symptoms are not bad
enough to show up on standard tests, but are bad enough to make us
function as less than Optimal.  Sub-Clinical symptoms don't show up
on Standard Tests like Blood Test, X-Ray, CT, MRI, etc.  But
nonetheless, if left uncorrected, it will eventually lead to
Clinical Symptoms.

3) Clinical Symptoms Level – Once we move farther and farther away
from Optimal Health, and not correct Sub-Clinical Symptoms, we will
eventually experience Clinical Symptoms.  Clinical Symptoms are
detectable by standard tests.

4) Death Level - When Clinical Symptoms show up and the person does
not correct it, the chronic and cumulative abuse on a bodily system
or organ can drive a person's health to the Death Level, and the
person dies.

At what level of health are you aiming to achieve and maintain?
Some people are content to do just enough to avoid clinical
symptoms, or just perpetually tread above the Clinical Symptoms
level.  They will stop only long enough to cope with any symptoms,
but never really learn to go beyond it.  Then there are others who
experience Clinical and Sub-Clinical Symptoms, but they LEARN, and
LEARN their lessons well.  They realize a very simple truth:

It's far easier to maintain Optimal Health than it is to lose
Optimal Health, and then try to regain it.

I learned this lesson the hard way by not paying attention to
Clinical and Sub-Clinical symptoms in the past, and finally ended up
with PN.  Of course, if I could do it over, I would not have done it
the same way.  I would have paid more attention to maintaining
optimal health as much as possible, not take my good health for
granted, and aim for perpetual buoy well beyond the Sub-Clinical
Symptoms Level.  The good news is that despite my bad choices and
decisions in the past regarding my own health, I was still given a
second chance.  The lesson wasn't lost on me.

This article examines Chelating Protocol and the Chelating Agent(s)
available for Mercury intoxication.  I don't know if PN and Mercury
intoxication has any cause and effect relationship.  Allopathic
medicine and ADA dentists currently debate whether Mercury amalgams
are dangerous or benign to our health.  But since there is no
conclusive evidence that Mercury is beneficial to our health, I
decide to chelate.

I highly recommend the following books for your reference.

1.  Autoimmune Disease: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About
Autoimmune Disease
by Dr. Stephen B. Edelson and Debra Mitchell

2.  Mercury Intoxication: Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment
by Dr. Andrew Hall Cutler

3.  Biodentist and Safer Amalgam removal protocol:
Uninformed Consent: The Hidden Dangers in Dental Care
by Dr. Hal Huggins, developer of the Huggins protocol


Chelating Agents:  There are many different chelating agents
depending on what you are trying to chelate.

Mercury: DMPS, DMSA, Alpha Lipoic Acid
Lead: EDTA


Dr. Cutler and Dr. Edelson disagreed about the chelating protocols.
Dr. Edelson uses both Oral and IV methods.  Dr. Cutler feels using
IV for the challenge, or for therapy, can be unsafe for some
people.  Here are some horror stories from patients about the DMPS
challenge and how it backfired.

http://www.dmpsbackfire.com/default.shtml

The safer mercury detoxification protocol:

1. Remove all amalgams using a Biodentist who uses the Huggin's
protocol.  Dr. Hal Huggins developed a protocol to remove amalgams
safer.  When you interview Biodentist, just make sure they are
experienced using the Huggins protocol.

Here's a link with more information.

http://www.amalgam.org/

2.  After amalgam removal, have your doctor check to see if you are
healthy enough to detox and chelate mercury.  My liver and kidney
was not strong enough to chelate immediately so I needed to detox
and strengthen my liver and kidney
before chelating.

This was my chelating protocol, customized for my tolerance level.
I took an initial dose of 12.5 mg per dose because the DMSA I got
from Thorne Research came  in 100 mg capsules.  I opened one
capsule, divided it into 8 doses so each dose is approximately 12.5
mg.  I do know some people who had trouble with even the low range
of 1/4 mg per pound per dose.  My doctor revised Dr. Cutler's
protocol downward to 1/32 mg per pound per dose, making it even more
conservative than what Dr. Cutler recommended.  Everyone's body is
different so a general rule to remember is this:  You can always
revise Dr. Cutler's protocol on dosing amounts downwards, making it
more conservative, but don't revise upward, making it more
aggressive.  Taking less than 1/4 mg per pound per dose is fine.
Just don't take more than 1/2 mg per pound per dose since the body
can only handle so much chelation and detoxification.  This is a
classic case of more doesn't always equal better.


Cutler's Safer Protocol:  This is Cutler's protocol.

DMPS: 2,3 dimercaptopropane sulfonate sodium
DMSA: meso-2,3 dimercaptosuccinic acid
ALA: Alpha Lipoic Acid

Chelating Agents:  These are the possible options.

1.  DMSA alone followed by DMSA and ALA

2.  DMPS alone followed DMPS and ALA

3.  ALA is the only common chelator to effectively cross the blood
brain barrier, so you will need to use ALA at some point to clear
mercury from the brain.

4.  ALA has specific risks because it crosses the blood brain
barrier.  It's not recommended for use soon after mercury exposure
like right after amalgam removal.

5.  ALA tends to lessen copper excretion, so people should check
their copper levels when using ALA.

Dosing Frequency:  Choose the one that applies to the agent you are
using.

1.  DMSA every four hours including at night.  24-hour day, you have
6 doses.

2.  ALA every three hours.  24-hour day you have 8 doses.

3.  DMSA and ALA, every 3 hours to make it simple.

4.  DMPS every 8 hours


Dosage Amounts:

1.  DMSA: 1/32 mg to 1/2 mg of DMSA per pound of body weight, per
dose.  For example, if you weight 100 lbs.

1/32 of 100 lbs = 3.125 mg of DMSA per each dose.
1/2 of 100 lbs = 50 mg of DMSA  per each dose.

I started oral DMSA at 12.5 mg per dose, 8 doses a day, for a total
of 100 mg per day.

2. ALA: 1/32 mg to 1/2 mg of ALA per pound of body weight, per dose.

3. DMSA and ALA:  Whether used alone like above, or together, same
dosing amounts.

4. DMPS (alone): 1/32 mg to 1 mg of DMPS per pound of body weight,
per dose.

5. DMPS and ALA: Follow ALA dosing on 2, and DMPS alone dosing on 4.

Length of cycle:

3 days on and 4 days off
3 days on and 11 days off

I chose 3 days on and 4 days off.  I chelated on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, and took the other 4 days off so it would not impact my
work schedule too bad. So in one 7-day week, I would complete one
cycle.

How long to wait after amalgam removal before chelating:

DMSA: 4 days after removal since DMSA cannot effectively cross the
blood brain barrier.

ALA:  at least 3 months after removal since ALA can effectively
cross the blood brain barrier.

Mercury Mobilizing and Redistribution:

It is VERY IMPORTANT to take the chelators in the frequency and the
amounts recommended above to MINIMIZE mercury mobilization and
redistribution problems.  It's impossible to completely AVOID
mobilizing and redistributing mercury since you must stop chelating
at some point to allow you body to rest and recover.  Proper
frequency is every 3 hours for ALA, every 4 hours for DMSA, and
every 8 hours for DMPS.

Dr. Cutler said this is the one area that can cause the most
backfires because people just don't realize the importance of
following the dosing frequency.  Many of the backfire problems are
related to improper dosing frequency since some people don't want to
get up at night every 3 hours to dose themselves.  The other
backfire problem is improper dosing amounts, taking too much
chelator,whether orally or worse by IV, and overwhelming the body
and its organs.  Please, for your own sake, read carefully the
information above, fully understand it, before you decide to chelate.

Weak Mobilizers are not effective chelators:  DMPS, DMSA, and Alpha
Lipoic Acid are the effective mercury chelators.  Weak mobilizers
like Cilanto, Chlorella, N-acetylcystiene, EDTA, DMSO, Glutathione,
and many more, are weak mobilizers and are not as effective at
chelating mercury.  Dr. Cutler goes into significant details about
sulfur groups, thiols, etc. and explained why this is so important
to understand since mobilizing mercury can move mercury from dormant
areas of the body to very important areas of the body like the
brain.  You can read all the details in his well-researched book
mentioned above.  Just focus on the three effective mercury
chelators:  DMPS, DMSA, and Alpha Lipoic Acid, all in oral form.


Questions and Answers:

Did chelating mercury help with your PN?

It helped my overall health, which is my focus. I didn't do mercury
chelation with an expectation about how it may affect PN.


Why are IV and or large infrequent dosing potentially dangerous?

It's dangerous because when IV chelators are used, the amounts are
larger, and direct to the bloodstream.  If someone has a weak liver
and kidney, overwhelming their body with a large spike of mercury
chelator is a terrible idea, and may backfire as described above.
Some people lament and say Dr. Cutler's protocol is such a hassle
(getting up every 3-4 hours).  Is he serious?  Yes, Dr. Cutler is
deadly serious!!  Mercury chelators are water soluble, which means
it can only stay in the body temporarily.  Therefore, ALA and DMSA
will stay in the body for about 3 to 4 hours, and DMPS for about 8
hours.  Maintain the frequency window to minimize mobilizing and
redistribution problems.  Ideally, let's say you do 3 days on and 4
days off, with the combination chelator of DMSA and ALA.  That would
mean you have 8 doses per day, 24 total doses for the 3 consecutive
days, and would only face redistribution problems when you stop the
cycle after the 24th dose.  The key to minimizing redistribution is
always having a level dose of chelators in the body so when the
first dose is leaving the body, you have a follow-up dose ready to
go into the body to chelate what the first dose left behind.  Some
people feel Dr. Cutler's protocol is such a hassle, or feel the
redistribution risk is not a big deal for them.  They take the
chelators on their convenient schedule, like one large dose a day,
or just during the day and skipping the night doses, or one large IV
per week, etc.  They value their convenience more than their
safety.  The bottom line is, what do you value more?  I value my
safety more, so accordingly, I chose to follow Dr. Cutler's protocol
on dosing frequency and amounts.

Why chelate mercury first, before other metals?

Chelating mercury first is just more effective.  Unlike other metals
(lead, copper, aluminum, etc.), the body has a more difficult time
getting rid of mercury.

What side effects did you experience, if any?

Since I followed Dr. Cutler's protocol and the dosing amounts I took
was conservative, I experienced no redistribution problems when I
ended each cycle.  However, towards the end of the first two cycles,
I only experienced a very mild headache, and a little muscle ache.
It was no big deal.  I went to bed, woke up the next day, and
everything was back to normal.  My doctor told me this is just my
body starting to chelate and detox.  It's very normal, and nothing
to worry about.  By the third cycle, I had no side effects at all, as
my body got uses it.  I drink 2 liters of water a day.  But during
chelation, I drank a little more water just to help detox, so not
surprisingly, I urinated a little more during chelation.  Other than
these small differences, everything else was normal.

Why is it three days chelating for both the one-week and two week
cycle?  Can we chelate more than three consecutive days in a cycle?
Is there a difference between the one week and two week cycle?

Three days on for chelating mercury seems to be the most optimal
since it's long enough to do some chelating, but short enough to not
throw off other minerals in your body.  When you are chelating
mercury, you will lose other minerals at the same time.  Secondly,
three days on fits well with most people's work and home schedule,
thereby not causing too much disruption.

Generally, it's not recommended to go more than three consecutive
chelating days because of the accumulated minerals lost, and the
accumulated disruption in your sleep cycle.  I have heard of people
going 4 days on, and 10 days off.  I prefer to stay with the weekly
cycle of 3 on 4 off.  Just as a side note, the reason there is a two-
week cycle is for people who are sick and have other health roblems,
which means they need a longer rest period between cycles.  The
general rule for cycles is: The on days should always be less than
the off days.

How much was the Biodentist bill?  How much was the Chelating Agents?

Biodentist: (In United States Dollars)

$75  Office Visit
$50  X-rays
$500 Remove two amalgams

Chelating Agent: This cost will vary depending on how many bottles
you need.

$30  DMSA (a bottle)
$25  Alpha Lipoic Acid  (a bottle)

I tried to write this article with as much details as possible.  You
can always refer to the three reference books above for more details
if you wish.

RECOMMENDED READING LIST


Eat to Live
By Joel Fuhrman

Alkalize or Die
By Theodore A. Baroody

Total Health Cookbook and Program
By Dr. Joseph Mercola

The Hippocrates Diet and Health Program
By Ann Wigmore

Green for Life
By Victoria Boutenko

The No-Grain Diet
By Dr. Joseph Mercola





BOOKS FOR SPECIFIC HEALTH ISSUES

HEALTHY PSYCHOLOGY

Optimal Thinking
By Rosalene Glickman




AKLALIZING BOOKS

Alkalize or Die
By Theodore A. Baroody

Your Health Your Choice
By M. Ted Morter

The PH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health
by Robert O. Young and Shelley Redford Young

Reverse Aging
by Sang Whang




DETOXIFICATION

The Detoxification All You Need to Know to Recharge Renew and
Rejuvenate your Body, Mind and Spirit!
by Linda Page

Guide to Diet and Detoxification
by Dr. Bernard Jensen

The Detox Diet
by Elson M. Haas

Foods that Heal
by Bernard Jensen

Guide to Better Bowel Care: A Complete Program for Tissue
Cleansing through Bowel Management
by Dr. Bernard Jensen




YEAST, CANDIDA, CHRONIC FATIGUE, LEAKY GUT SYNDROME

Yeast Connection Handbook
by William G. Crook

Tired-So Tired and the Yeast Connection
by William G. Crook

Yeast Connection Cookbook
by William G. Crook

Yeast Connection Success Stories
by William G. Crook



AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Autoimmune Disorders
by Stephen B. Edelson and Deborah Mitchell

Living Well With Autoimmune Disease
by Mary Shomon



MERCURY INTOXICATION

Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment
by Andrew Cutler



ALLERGY

Winning the War against Immune Disorders and Allergies
by Ellen W. Cutler

There are so many things you can do to boost your Immune System.
This article is about the choice between REACTING to infections,
weak immune system, and all the health problems that can ensue, and
being PROACTIVE by doing things to boost your Immune System, as a
viable alternative for better overall health.

Here's a list of suggestions on ways to boost your Immune System.
Obviously, different people will respond differently to these
ideas.  Some ideas are easier to adopt, and some ideas are quite
challenging and require some discipline to adopt.  You don't need to
implement all these ideas to strengthen your immune system.  Adopt
the ones that you can fit into your daily routine easily and quickly
first, and add more ideas when you get comfortable with your new
routine.





DIET AND NUTRITION


Eliminate your intake of refined sugars.

Eliminate all allergic and inflammatory foods.

Reduce your intake of fats.

Avoid Margarine and hydrogenated fats.

Increase your intake of Omega 3 essential fatty acids such as those
found in flax oil, fish oil.

Avoid white bread and refined flour products.

Include more fiber in your diet in the form of fruits, vegetable,
nuts, and seeds.

Eliminate pastries, doughnuts, French fries, chicken nuggets,
candies, and soda.

Eat several small meals a day as opposed to three large meals a day,
as it's easier on all aspects of your body.

Reduce or eliminate drinking coffee.  Instead drink Green Tea or
Neem Tea.

Eat when you are hungry and don't let the clock rule mealtime.

Rotate your foods liberally so you don't develop allergies or
intolerance to a particular food.

If you have health problems, consider the possibility that the foods
you eat may be part of the problem.  Allergies don't cause
everything, but allergies can cause anything.


IMMUNE BOOSTING SUPPLEMENTS

Acetyl-l-carnitine

Acidophilus

Active Hexose Correlated Compound

Antioxidants like beta-carotene, Vitamin E, and selenium.

Arabinogalactan

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)

Astragalus (A. membranaceus)

Bayberry

Bee Pollen

Beta Glucan

Bromelain

Burdock

Chlorella

Colostrum

Coenzyme Q10

Diidolylmethane

Dimethylglycine

Echinacea (E. purpurea, E. angustifolia)

Eleuthero or Siberian Ginseng  (Eleutherococcus senticosus)

Elderberry

Essential Fatty Acids (Omega 3)

Free Form Amino Acids

Funugreek

Garlic (Allium sativum)

Ginger

Glutathione

Grapefruit Seed Extract

Graviola

Hawthorn

Horehound

Inositol Hexaphosphate

Kelp

Licorice Root

Ligustrum

L-Arginine and L-Ornithine

L-Cysteine, L-Methionine, and L-Lysine

Medicinal Mushrooms
      Reishi  (Ganoderma lucidum)
      Shiitake  (Lentinus edodes)
      AHCC  (Active Hexose Correlated Compound)
      Turkey Tail  (Coriolus versicolor, Trametes vesicolor)

Methylsulfonylmethane

Neem

Olive Leaf Extract

Oregano Oil

Picrorrhiza

Pearl Barley

Proteolytic enzymes

Pycnogenol

Quercetin

Red Clover

Schisandra (S. chinensis)

Selenium

Spirulina

Spleen Glandulars

Squalene

Superoxide Dismutase

Thymus Glandulars

Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria)

Zinc


IMMUNE BOOSTING VITAMINS AND MINERALS
WITH RECOMMENDED DOSAGES

Vitamin A  10,000IU
Beta-Carotene 15,000IU
Vitamin B1 50mg
Vitamin B2 50mg
Vitamin B3  50-100mg
Vitamin B5 50mg
Vitamin B6 50mg
Vitamin B12 300mcg
Biotin  300mcg
Choline  100mg
Folic Acid 800mcg
Inositol 100mg
PABA  50mg
Vitamin C 1000mg-3000mg
Vitamin D 400-800IU
Vitamin E 400-800IU
Bioflavonoids 500mg
Calcium  1500mg
Iron 	 20mg
Magnesium 750mg
Manganese 10mg
Selenium  200mcg
Zinc  50mg



MOOD, MINE, AND EMOTIONS

Work on becoming more of an Optimist since Optimists have healthier
Immune Systems, suffer fewer infections, and are not as adversely
affected by stressors in life.

Guard against cynicism and hostility.  Death rates among hostile and
cynical people are four to seven times higher.

Express your feelings and emotions openly.  Suppression of these
feelings and emotions can suppress immunity.

Take control.  A sense of control helps our Immune System.

Understand that there are situations that are not within your
control and let those situations go.  Take control and
responsibility for only things that are within your control.

Be willing to ask for and accept support from friends, family, etc.
The Lone Ranger mentality doesn't help your Immune System.

Find a sense of meaning and purpose in your relationships, work and
daily activities.  Get rid of negative relationships, and welcome
more healthy relationships into your life.

Learn to say "No" when you need to.  Helping others is an important
part of a healthy life.  But do so in moderation so you have time to
take care of your own needs too!

Keep a daily journal of your feelings, especially during important
life events.  It gives the Immune System a boost that can last after
the journal keeping ended.

Take a class on relaxation, or biofeedback.

Don't take life so seriously all the time.

Laugh as much as you can.  See funny movies, read funny stories, and
socialize with funny people.

Take control of your health and don't rely on doctors only.  When
you use a doctor, form health partnerships with doctors who match
your philosophy of care. Another words, when your philosophy is
correcting the root causes, work with doctors who share that same
philosophy since this partnership is important to your health and
compliance with the protocols ahead.

Get rid of negative people.  There are people who don't share your
philosophy of care, and for reasons only they know, are negative
towards you.  You may not be able to change these negative people,
and I'm certainly not suggesting you try to change anyone.  But you
can change your environment to not be around negative people, and if
that is not a viable option (as in negative family members that you
are stuck with), you can at least change how you perceive and allow
their negativity to impact and affect your life.

Recognize the progress you have made.

Be realistic and honest with your health goals, whether it's symptom
coping, or root cause correction.



LIFESTYLES

Get regular and moderate exercise.  Even if your job gives you
plenty of exercise, still take some personal time to exercise for
the relaxation and recharging it gives you.

Treat yourself to therapeutic massage.

Get Chiropractic adjustments, subluxations, etc.

Get adequate sunlight, especially if you live in a northern climate,
during winter, or if you work indoors a lot.

Stop smoking.

Stop being a workaholic.  Take time to find out what drives the
working obsession and find some more balance in your life.
Overdoing any activity is not healthy.

Limit TV viewing since it contributes to a sedentary lifestyle.
Take more time to interact with family and friends.

Designate a quiet room in the house, especially if you have
children.  This room allows you to escape the stressful noise and
chatter.  If this is not possible in the home (very small home),
then find a quiet place outside the home.  Set aside some quiet time
for you to relax.

Look at the health of your parents and siblings.  If they are prone
to certain health conditions, you may be too.  Take preventative and
proactive steps regarding lifestyle and nutrition.

If you must drink alcohol, drink it sparingly, if at all.

Avoid overuse of prescription drugs, especially antibiotics.

Avoid all illicit drugs.

Get enough sleep.  Most people need 6 to 8 hours of uninterrupted
sleep.


SOCIAL

Find a community with whom to share your interests.  Close social
ties are important to our resistance to disease.

Cultivate more interpersonal relationships.  Those with more close
personal ties have healthier Immune Systems.  Those who are isolated
are more susceptible to illness.

Play more.  Laugh more.

Plan outings with your spouse or loved one.

Take vacations just to change the scenery.


ILLNESS APPROACHING

Get extra rest.

Eliminate all junk foods, dairy products, sugar, and processed
foods.

Slow down and cut back on your schedule.



ENVIRONMENT

Limit your use of synthetic materials.

Do a periodic cleansing of your major detox organs (colon, liver,
kidney for starters).

If you have chronic infections, you may have environmental toxins in
you.  Certain blood and urine tests can detect toxic exposure that
you may not be aware.

If you work in an environment where chemicals are used, have regular
check ups.

Avoid synthetic personal hygiene products.

Drink more alkalized water.


ESSENTIAL OILS WITH ANTISEPTIC AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY

Basil

Bay

Benzoin

Bergamot

Black Pepper

Cardamom

Cedarwood

German Chamomile

Roman Chamomile

Cinnamon

Clary Sage

Clove

Eucalyptus

Fennel

Frankincense

Geranium

Grapefruit

Juniper

Lemon

Marigold

Marjoram

Melissa

Myrrh

Neroli

Orange

Patchouli

Peppermint

Pine

Rosemary

Sage

Sandalwood

Spikenard

Tea Tree

Thyme

Ylang-ylang


HERBAL DE-STRESSORS


California poppy

Catnip

German Chamomile

Hops

Kava

Lavender

Lemon Balm

Passionflower

Skullcap

Valerian

Wild Lettuce

Wild Oat


BACTERIAL SUPPLEMENTATION

Live Yogurt

Whey


BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS:

Beyond Antibiotics: 50 (or so) Ways to Boost Immunity and Avoid
Antibiotics
By Michael A. Schmidt et al

Natural Alternatives to Antibiotics
By Dr. John McKenna

The Antibiotic Alternative
By Cindy Jones, PHD


My concluding comments:  There are plenty of different things
available, as you don't need to do everything to gain something.
This is not an all or nothing gambit.  Let me conclude with a
quote.  "Not knowing and therefore not doing is understandable.
However, knowing but not doing, is a personal choice, with ensuing
consequences."  Please choose wisely.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR A GENERAL DETOX

While I acknowledge there are much more elaborate and stronger detox
protocols, I will give you the general detox protocol I safely use
with success and satisfaction.  Since everyone may have different
health conditions that may require unique and customized changes to
this protocol, I recommend you consult with your doctor to assist
you in customizing your detox protocol.

Step 1:  Prepare a food journal by charting all the foods you eat
for one week.  At the end of the week, consult the Alkaline Acid
Food Chart for your blood type (on this website) to help you
calculate your baseline percentage of alkaline to acid foods.  Be
honest with yourself and record the actual percentage to establish
your own baseline.

After you chart your food consumption for a week, and you have your
baseline, the next step is to gradually eat more alkalizing foods
(Baroody defines alkalizing foods as foods with residual ash PH
greater than 4.  I'm stricter on myself so I define alkalizing foods
as foods with a residual ash PH of 5.5 or higher). See the
article "Alkalizing and Blood Type" for a more detailed discussion
and consult the Alkaline Acid Food Chart for your Blood Type to put
together your alkalizing foods list.


Step 2: Detox Intestines/Colon First

I've used other Intestines/Colon Cleansing protocols, but I still
feel Dr. Schulze's detox protocol is the most effective for me.  You
can learn more about Dr. Schulze's detox program by going to his
official website at http://www.800herbdoc.com

I currently use his Intestines/Colon detox protocol as follows:

Intestinal Formula 1: Primary Detox Formula
(Taken long-term for intestinal health, taken after dinner)

Intestinal Formula 2: Secondary Detox Formula
(Used for quarterly cleanse as needed, taken after dinner)

Intestines/Colon are the first organs to detox, followed by
Liver/Gallbladder and Kidney detox.  Why in this order?   If you did
the Liver/Gallbladder and Kidney detox first, some toxins will
release into your Intestines/Colon.  If your Intestines/Colon are
sluggish, you end up reabsorbing some of the released toxins,
potentially creating a healing crisis or worse.  Therefore, the
proper order for organ detox is Intestines/Colon first, then
Liver/Gallbladder and Kidney.

After the Intestines/Colon are working effectively and regularly,
then I do the 5-day Liver/Gallbladder and Kidney cleanses together,
just as additional detox, 3 to 4 times per year.  Below is a list of
ingredients I use for my 5- day detox and the recommended ranges.
Start SLOW with the LOWEST range for each ingredient and SLOWLY
increase each day to find your tolerance.  For some people who are
ultra sensitive, very toxic and acidic, they may not tolerate much
more than the minimums for each ingredient.  That's okay.  That just
means you will need to use the minimums for each ingredient and
extend the detox to 14 consecutive days.  I've done the
Liver/Gallbladder and Kidney detox for more than 5 consecutive days
before, simply because it's easy and takes 2 minutes to prepare.
Don't be alarm if you notice some different looking fecal matter
during detox as that's your body releasing toxins, and it's normal.


Step 3: Liver/Gallbladder Detox

Liver/Gallbladder Cleanse: (2 times a day for 5 days.  Once when you
wake up, and once before you sleep, empty stomach)

8 oz. of water

1/4 to 5 cloves of garlic

1/4 to 5 tablespoons of organic virgin cold-pressed olive oil (no
substitution)

1/2 to 1 inch piece of ginger root

Don't chop the garlic or peel the ginger.  Put everything in a
blender, liquefy it, and then drink it.

Follow that up with a 1/2 to 1 cup of shredded raw organic beets,
mixed with the juice from 1 lemon.  Divide this into two equal
portions and eat half between breakfast and lunch, and half between
lunch and dinner.


Step 4: Kidney Detox

Kidney Detox: (2 times a day for 5 days.  Once when you wake up, and
once before you sleep, empty stomach)

Juice from 1 lemon and 1 lime

16 – 32 oz. of water

1/10 teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper


Step 5: Follow up

Depending on what other health conditions you have, you may need
additional organ detox not mentioned here.  Consult your doctor for
any additional recommendations.


ALTERNATIVE DETOX PROTOCOL

I know some people who have used Stanley Burroughs's Master Cleanser
with good results.  This protocol has been around since the 1940's
so one can say it passed the test of time.  This is a FASTING
CLEANSE, so the protocol requires one to fast between one to 10
days.  For beginning fasters, Dr. Baroody recommend no more than a 3
day fast, and preferably a one-day fast just to get the body
accustom to fasting.  If one is quite ill, then it's not advisable
to do a fasting cleanse, and preferably to do a more gradual detox
via alkalizing.  But for those who are strong enough to do a fast,
here are the ingredients:

To agitate and loosen impacted toxins:
2 Tablespoons lemon juice from a real lemon
2 Tablespoons maple syrup
1/10 Teaspoon cayenne pepper
8 ounces of water

Mix all ingredients and drink as many glasses in a day as you wish
to alleviate hunger and maintain energy levels.  To break this fast,
start back with just juices from vegetables and fruits on the first
day after fast, then fruits and vegetables on the second day after
fast, and back to regular 80/20 Alkaline/Acid diet thereafter.

Food allergies and PN seem to be interrelated.  I'm allergic to
sugar, corn, wheat, oat, egg, cow's milk, chocolate, soy, citrus
fruits, and peanuts.  Sugar, corn, and eggs are almost ubiquitous in
processed foods, so I avoid processed foods as much as possible.
Scan the Alkaline Acidic Blood Type Food List on my website and
prepare your SAFE LIST as follows:

80% should be foods that are 5.0 or greater on the Alkaline Acidic
Food List.
(Alkaline Foods)


20% can be foods that are less than 5.0 on the Alkaline Acidic Food
List.
(Acidic Foods)

I have a SAFE LIST of more than 50 safe foods.  I rotate these foods
liberally.  People who have food sensitivities are usually not
eating a large enough variety of foods.  Somehow, the body gets uses
to the same old foods.  To avoid this potential problem, have your
SAFE LIST ready when food shopping.

If you are trying to rebuild your alkaline reserves, then the ratio
should be even higher. (Like 90% /10% Alkaline Acidic Ratio)  After
you have rebuilt your alkaline reserves, you can maintain the
reserves by staying with a minimum 80% Alkaline Diet (All foods with
5.0 and greater Residual Ash PH).  Therefore, the three macro
categories for food, Protein, Fats, Carbs, are satisfied consistent
with the Alkaline /Acid Ratio.  Proteins: Meats, and other
seafoods.  Fats: Fish, Fish Oils (Omega 3 EPA/DHA).  Carbs: Mainly
complex carbs from vegetables.

Good food can become bad food with bad cooking methods.  Ex: Fried
Tomatoes.  Generally, stick with raw when possible, steam, broil,
bake or grill, preferably without oil.  Main reason is because high
heat cooking like deep-frying or using the microwave will destroy
the food enzymes, turning living food into dead food.

Take digestive enzymes with each meal so you can have great
digestion.  Poor digestion is partly responsible for problems like
Leaky Gut, IBS, Yeast, and Food Allergies.  Digestive enzymes will
have things like Protease, Amylase, Lipase, Ox Bile Extract,
Diastase, Papain, Bromelian, Betaine HCI, Pepsin, etc.  A great
systemic enzyme to use for low-grade inflammation is Wobenzym N or
Vitalzym.

Your list may vary somewhat since everyone's body is different.  I
know from my communications with others that they have other
diseases besides PN, which would restrict their diet even more than
my diet.  The best place to start is with the Alkaline Acidic Food
List, pick out more than 50 foods, stick with the 80/20 ratio,
rotate the foods liberally, fine tune it by paying attention to your
body's warning signs, and that should eliminate the majority of food
allergy problems.  If after this, people are still experiencing
allergy problems, then I suggest getting tested because your
allergies may no longer be just foods, but environmental allergens
like ragweed, pollens, animal dander, etc.  NAET, Electrodermal
Testing, Blood Test, Allergy Patch Test, Alcat, E-Rast are some
examples of allergy testing.


Recommended Reference Books:

Winning the War against Immune Disorders and Allergies
Ellen W. Cutler, D.C.

She goes into a lot more details about these two subjects, Allergies
(as related
to Immune Disorders) and NAET (Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination
Techniques).

Say Goodbye to Illness
Dr. Devi Nambudripad, originator of NAET

Recommended Reference Websites:

For Allergies/Immune Disorder/Ellen's Book:

http://www.allergy2000.com/

For NAET (Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques)
by Dr. Devi Nambudripad:

http://www.naet.com/

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

Some of the foods on your list are inflammatory.  How does it affect
PN?

I agree.  Some of the foods on my list are inflammatory.  But these
foods provide micronutrients like minerals, amino acids, good fats,
etc. necessary for optimal health.  For example, some strict
vegetarians are deficient in necessary amino acids found only in
meat, fish, eggs, and poultry.  Five critical amino acids lacking in
the typical vegetarian diet are Lysine, Methionine, Carnitine,
Taurine, and Tryptophan.  Protein is necessary for a strong immune
system.  An acidic food like cranberry is good for liver
detoxification.  The key is having strong alkaline reserves to
neutralize the acidic and sometimes inflammatory foods, leaving the
beneficial micronutrients to nourish your body.  With great alkaline
reserves, you should have no PN setbacks, even when you eat some
acidic foods.


How do you know if your alkaline reserves need rebuilding?  How do
you know when you have sufficient alkaline reserves?  When are you
done with rebuilding?

If you consistently eat a Standard American Diet (SAD), which is
mainly a lot of processed foods, cooked foods, pre-packaged foods,
little to no raw unprocessed foods, bad fats, simple refined
carbohydrates and overeating animal proteins, you are overly
acidic.  Chronic stress can drain your body of alkalizing minerals
like Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, etc.

But just for the scientific types who need test results and data to
back up the clinical observation, you can test your Saliva PH for
starters using PH paper.  Next, you can prepare a food journal
recording EVERYTHING you eat during the next two weeks and then
compare it with the Alkaline Acid Food Chart.  Remember what cooking
method, if any, you used since you can turn an alkaline food into an
acidic food.  Ex: Fried Tomatoes.  Be HONEST with yourself!  What
percentage of acidic foods are you really eating?  Clearly,
rebuilding your alkaline reserves is just the beginning to healing.


One way to tell if you have sufficient alkaline reserves is look at
your clinical responses.  When you eat some acidic foods, do you
have adverse reactions, or does it make your PN worse?  If yes, then
your alkaline reserves are still low.  When you have sufficient
alkaline reserves, eating some acidic foods should not set you back
and make your PN worse.  You should be able to continue improving
since there are more than enough alkaline reserves to neutralize the
acidic foods.  Some may ask why eat any acidic foods if the key is
alkalizing?  The reason is because we do need certain fats and
proteins for our overall health.  Those are generally acidic foods.
By sticking with the 80%/20% ratio, you assure yourself that you
have more than enough alkaline reserves for optimal health.  You are
done with the rebuilding phase when you have no more setbacks.
Simply stated:  Rebuild your alkaline reserves with over 80%
alkaline foods.  Maintain your Alkaline reserves with 80%/20%
Alkaline Acidic ratio.

What do you think about fish in the diet?  Do you have any concerns
about Mercury?

I do eat some fish like Salmon, Black Bass, and Red Snapper, as they
are relatively low in mercury contamination.  I also take Omega 3
fish oil supplements.  The fish I would absolutely avoid based on
EPA safety guidelines are Swordfish, Chilean Sea bass, Tuna, and
Alaskan Halibut, since those are high mercury contaminated fish.

I have very dry skin in addition to PN, which I feel makes me itch
more.  Do you have any recommendations for very dry skin?

Very dry skin will make you itch more and is another warning sign
that internal changes need to be made for long-term healthy skin.
However, let me give you some short-term external changes you can
make that should give you some temporary relief for very dry skin.
Use skin care products that contain aloe vera, borage oil, natural
vitamin E oil, or humectants.  Humectants are substances that
attract water to the skin, helping it retain moisture.  Use a
humidifier especially in the winter as this helps reduce the amount
of moisture lost by the skin from evaporation.  Certain drugs and
diuretics will contribute to dry skin.  Check your thyroid, as a
under active thyroid is a possible reason for dry skin too.

Long Term Internal Changes:

Three reasons people have very dry skin are:

1) They don't drink enough water and or don't eat enough water
containing foods.  The typical Standard American Diet (SAD), contain
many processed and refined foods, devoid of water.  Solution: Drink
more water and eat more water rich foods including raw vegetables,
fruits, increase sulfur foods like onion and garlic, and avoid foods
that have a diuretic effect like soft drinks, sugar, alcohol, and
caffeine, as these foods drain fluids and essential minerals from
your skin cells.

2) They are nutritionally deficient, especially Vitamin A, B, E,
Zinc, C with bioflavonoids, Selenium, and Essential Fatty Acids
(EFA).  EFA deficiencies are a major problem in the Western SAD.
Solution: Correct the vitamin deficiencies and increase your EFA
intake.  Sources of Omega 3 EFAs are Flaxseed Meal, Flaxseed Oil,
Fish Oils EPA/DHA), Walnuts, Almonds, etc.  If you eat a Western
SAD, it's more likely you have an Omega 3 EFA deficiency rather than
an Omega 6 EFA deficiency, so adding more Omega 3 EFAs is
reasonable.  If you are diabetic or on blood thinners, please check
with your doctor as EFAs can affect blood sugar levels, and have a
natural blood thinning effect.

3) Enzyme and Stomach Acid Deficiencies:  All the nutritious foods
don't mean anything if you don't have sufficient enzymes and stomach
acids to digest and absorb the nutrition in the food.  Solution:
Make sure you have sufficient digestive enzymes and stomach acids to
digest and absorb the nutrition in the food.  If you have any
potential ulcers, then don't take a stomach acid like
Betaine HCL.

Quick recap for dry skin:

1)Eliminate the allergic food triggers listed above.  Very important
and that's why it's the first step.

2)Eat an alkalizing diet from your 80/20 safe foods list.  Construct
your safe foods list using the Alkaline Acid PH Chart.

3)Make the long-term internal changes by correcting the three main
reasons for dry skin (lack water, nutritional deficiencies, enzymes
and stomach acid deficiencies).

4)If you still don't see enough improvement in your dry skin after
doing 1,2 and 3, then have your thyroid check.

5)If you still don't see enough improvement in your dry skin after
doing 1,2, 3 and 4, then NOW do allergy tests since your situation
may not be just internal problems, but external problems too
(allergies to pollen, ragweed, animal dander, etc.).  If money is no
problem for you, you may do all five steps simultaneously.

I'm confused.  Is the blood test you recommended to help with PN
diagnosis the same blood test for allergies?

This is a great question.  Let me clarify.  The recommended Blood
Panel in the article "A Beginner's Primer for Newly Diagnosed PN
People" is different from the Blood Test for Food Allergies.  The
Blood Panel is really a more general and comprehensive blood test to
help exclude other possibilities, thereby strengthening the
confidence of a PN diagnosis.  In a typical Blood Panel, there is a
measurement for Eosinophils, which when elevated or out of range,
could indicate an allergic reaction to something.  But this general
Blood Panel will not tell you what specifically you are allergic
to.  Nonetheless, I still feel it's necessary to have the Blood
Panel and Urine Test as detailed in the "Beginner's Primer" because
you do want to be as confident as possible that you have PN, and not
just a wrong diagnosis.

I recommend the Food Allergy test called "IgG4 Blood Test" by
Metametrix Lab in Georgia.  Do the no cost steps first before you do
allergy testing.  But if money is no issue, or you just cannot or
will not do the initial three steps, then skip to this blood test,
as it will test about 100 food items for you.

Relative to PN, is there a difference between food allergies versus
food sensitivities?

The answer is yes and no.  Yes, there is a difference between food
allergies versus food sensitivities in terms of severity.  But in
terms overall health, I would say no.

Food allergies generally refer to foods that will cause an acute
physical reaction ranging from very mild to deadly.  In extreme
cases, I've heard of people dying from just eating some peanut sauce
because they were severely allergic to peanuts.  Food allergies will
also show up on standard test like blood test and present clinical
symptoms.

Food sensitivities generally are much more mild and will cause
chronic sub-clinical reaction, like low-grade inflammation.
Generally, these sub-clinical symptoms don't always show up on
standard test like blood test, but nonetheless, can damage your
health long term.

Therefore, when it comes to food choices, I don't assess the food
based on whether it will affect my PN.  I assess the food based on
whether it will benefit my overall health.  For example, I'm not
allergic or sensitive to soda.  But soda has absolutely zero health
and nutritional benefits, so it doesn't belong in my diet.

Start identifying your allergic foods by trial and error, or blood
test as described above.  Then eliminate all your allergic foods.
Next, put together your 80/20 Alkaline Acid safe foods list of over
50 foods to rotate liberally.  By having a large safe foods list,
you assure yourself that you will not be eating any one particular
food too frequently, creating a food sensitivity.


You recommended using the IgG4 Blood Test.  My allergist recommended
using the patch test and if necessary RAST.  What's the difference
and which is more reliable?


In terms of reliability, no food allergy test has 100% accuracy or
confidence, because there are just too many uncontrollable variables
for anyone to reasonably expect it.  RAST, by most professional
unbiased analysis is about 80% accurate or confidence.  ELISA is
more accurate than RAST for food allergens.  RAST (originally used
to measure the amount of IgE antibodies in the patient's blood) is
more suitable for measuring environmental allergens.  Later, they
added testing for IgG antibodies using radio labeled anti-IgG, and
forcing RAST to test for IgG too.  For environmental allergens, RAST
is okay.  But for food allergens, ELISA would be my first choice and
RAST would not even come in second.  ELISA uses enzyme labeled
instead of radio labeled, and hence the name.  ELISA is a more
comprehensive test because it can test for IgG1, 2, 3, 4 (all of the
G subclasses),IgM, IgA, and IgE.

If reliability and confidence in the findings is your highest
objective, and money is no issue, then ELISA is the gold standard
for food allergens.  To increase the confidence, you can use split
sampling (where your blood is sent to multiple labs, compare the
results and look for any out of range variances).  Next, you can do
a dark field microscopic analysis, followed by a pulse test, electro
dermal testing, etc.  There are many more tests that may increase
the confidence and support the findings by ELISA, but at some point,
the cost for all these additional tests will be prohibitive for some
people.

That's why I recommend the IgG4 blood test, and perhaps IgG1 (as it
is only a part of ELISA, and the cost is significantly less compared
to doing the entire ELISA).  The G4 subclass is looking at the delay
food allergic reaction, and is most likely the problem areas for PN,
autoimmune, and auto antibodies.  If we were looking for
implications for other diseases, then the full ELISA may be
justified.  I'm not saying the other information from the other
subclasses is useless.  But for the purpose of determining whether a
food is a problem or not, the IgG4 findings are enough because my
decision is not based solely on the test, but also compared to my
clinical food history.

If a food comes up negative, you can be reasonably confidence it's
not a problem food relative to PN.  This confidence is as high or
higher than any other food allergy test currently available.  Again,
we are not talking about environmental allergens.  If a food comes
up positive, then it's a matter of severity ranging from very mild
to extremely allergic.  The severity is irrelevant to me, as I
eliminated that food when it comes up positive.

When I combine my clinical food history, and pay attention to my
body's warning signs, the finding from an IgG4 test is sufficient
information for me to change my diet accordingly.  But for those who
may need more information so they could feel more confident in the
information's reliability, you can order more tests until your
heart's content.  The bottom line is how much information do you
need, and how much more are you will to pay in terms of additional
tests, before you can feel comfortable enough to take positive
action!  That question only you can answer.

ACIDIC SYMPTOMS CHECKLIST

Beginning Symptoms of Over Acidity:

Acne
Agitation
Muscle Pain
Cold hands and feet
Dizziness
Low Energy
Joint Pains that travel
Food Allergies
Chemical Sensitivities to Odors and gas heat
Hyperactivity
Panic Attacks
Pre-Menstrual and menstrual cramping
Pre-Menstrual anxiety and depression
Lack of sex drive
Bloating
Heartburn
Diarrhea
Constipation
Hot Urine
Strong Smelling Urine (ammonia dump)
Mild Headaches
Rapid panting breathe
Rapid heartbeat
Irregular heartbeat
White coated tongue
Hard to get up in the morning
Excess head mucous (stuffiness)
Metallic taste in the mouth

Intermediate Symptoms of Over Acidity:

Cold Sores (Herpes 1 and 2)
Depression
Loss of memory
Loss of concentration
Migraine headaches
Insomnia
Disturbance in smell, taste, vision, hearing
Asthma
Bronchitis
Hay fever
Earaches
Hives
Swelling
Viral Infections (Cold, Flu)
Bacterial Infections (Staph, Strep)
Fungal Infections (Candida Albicans, Athlete's Foot)
Impotence
Urethritis
Cystitis
Urinary infection
Gastritis
Colitis
Excessive hair loss
Psoriasis
Endometriosis
Stuttering
Numbness and Tingling
Sinusitis

Advanced Symptoms of Over Acidity:

Crohn's Disease
Schizophrenia
Learning Disabled
Hodgkin's Disease
Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
Multiple Sclerosis
Sarcoidosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Myasthenia Gravis
Scleroderma
Leukemia
Tuberculosis
All other forms of Cancer


With all this information, if you are ready to change your diet,
water, and attitude, and want further details, two books I recommend
for further reading are:


Alkalize or Die
By Theodore A. Baroody

Some information on my Alkaline Acid Food Chart

Easy read filled with basic explanations

Light on the scientific stuff

This book is suitable for people who are already convinced that
Alkalizing is for them and don't need too much scientific data, and
really don't need too much information on how to take, read and
interpret the PH test.  This book is for the "Doers" who already
understand when they alkalize, the numbers and results will improve
accordingly.


Your Health...Your Choice
By M. Ted Morter

This book is a much more detailed discussion on the science of
alkalizing. It goes into details how to take, read and interpret the
PH results. This is a more scientific discussion and would be good
for the "fence sitters" who are not sure what to do, but may be
interested in doing, if only they saw enough scientific data, and a
good well reasoned explanation as to why Alkalize. This book would
also be good for the anal analytical types too.

For anyone who is ready, will, and able to make the necessary
changes, I wish you happy alkalizing!

Alkaline Boosters: Not a Replacement for Alkalizing Diet/Water

The best way to alkalize your body is to eat a consistently
alkalizing diet and drink alkalized water. The following suggestions
are ABSOLUTELY NOT a replacement for a consistent alkaline diet and
water. They are only alkaline boosters to help speed up your healing.

1) STOP EATING ACIDIC FOODS. This is very important.  I cannot
overemphasize this point. See the PH residual ash food chart to find
out which foods are acidic and which foods are alkaline.

2) You can alkalize water by squeezing some real juice from lemon or
lime and add it to the drinking water.  You can also use an
alkalizing water machine to filter and alkalize the water too.

3) Add Alkalizing Green Drinks to your daily regimen. Some examples
are Greens4life, GreenMagma, and KyoGreen, Wheatgrass.

4) Add Alkalizing Minerals to your daily regimen. Examples of
alkalizing minerals are Calcium, Potassium and Magnesium.

5) Make sure you are drinking the right type of water. Alkalizing
Ionized Water is best because the water clusters are smaller and
easier to absorb. But if budget is an issue, then just use tap water
and run it by a carbon filter like Pur or Brita filter. Absolutely
DO NOT drink Distilled Water or Reverse Osmosis water. These two
processes take out the beneficial minerals in the water during the
purification process. If one drinks these two types of water long
term, it will start to leech the alkalizing minerals from your body,
resulting in more harm than good.

Friendly Warning: Don't alkalize too fast

Human nature being what it is, when I started seeing progress, I got
impatient and started adding more and more alkalizing boosters to my
daily regimen. This is a classic case of MORE doesn't always equal
BETTER.  The best way to alkalize is still by eating alkalizing
foods.  Alkaline supplements and boosters are really just fine-
tuning.

If your body is detoxifying faster than your body can handle, it can
potentially create more problems for you.  There was a short period
when I alkalized too fast and ran into the healing crisis. Symptoms
of healing crisis include things like a headache, muscle ache,
diarrhea, and so frequent bowel movement that I was practically
camping out in the bathroom. I hope everyone avoids my mistake.  I
learned my lesson.

I suggest you use alkalizing boosters gradually based on your bowel
tolerance. As my Nutritionist said to me, " You can assist and speed
up healing with an alkalizing diet, alkalizing water, and
appropriate detoxification protocols, but your body will set its own
limits and timetable for healing".

What does the numbers mean?

Residual Ash PH measures the PH of eaten foods, not the food
itself.  This Residual Ash PH scale differs from the PH scale used
to measure liquids like saliva, blood, urine, and water.  That PH
scale goes from 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral. The Residual Ash
scale goes from 0 to 8, with 4 being neutral.

High Alkaline   8
Neutral      4
High Acid    0

Alphabetical Order by name of the food

3.5 Aduki
7.0 Agar-Agar
6.0 Alfalfa Sprouts
4.0 Almond Oil
5.0 Almonds
4.5 Amaranth
4.5 Anise
5.5 Apple Cider Vinegar
6.0 Apples sweet
5.5 Apples, sour
6.0 Apricots
6.0 Arrowroot Flour
4.5 Artichokes, Globe
5.0 Artichokes, Jerusalem
0.5 Artificial Sweetners
6.5 Asparagus
4.0 Avocado Oil
6.0 Avocados
5.5 Bamboo Shoots
6.0 Bananas
2.5 Bananas, green
3.0 Barley
3.0 Barley Malt Syrup
3.0 Barley Rye
2.5 Basmati Rice
6.0 Bay Leaves
5.5 Beans, fresh green
1.0 Bear
1.0 Beef
1.0 Beer
5.5 Beet Juice
5.5 Beets
1.0 Beets, processed, bleached
5.5 Bell Pepper
6.0 Berries
3.5 Better, salted
3.5 Black Beans
3.5 Blueberries
3.0 Brans
3.5 Brazil Nuts
6.0 Breadfruit
2.0 Breads, Corn
3.0 Breads, Millet
2.0 Breads, Oat
2.0 Breads, Rice
2.0 Breads, Rye
2.5 Breads, Spelt
1.5 Breads, Wheat
4.5 Brewer's Yeast
3.5 Broadbean
5.5 Broccoli
2.5 Brown Rice
5.0 Brown Rice Syrup
1.5 Brown Sugar
5.0 Brussel Sprouts
2.5 Buckwheat
4.0 Butter, fresh unsalted
5.5 Cabbage
6.0 Cactus
1.0 Caffeine Drinks
1.0 Cane, white processed
4.0 Canola Oil
7.0 Cantaloupe
5.5 Caraway Seed
1.0 Carbonated Soft Drinks
5.5 Carob
6.0 Carrot Juice
6.0 Carrots
3.0 Cashews
4.0 Castor Oil
5.5 Cauliflower
7.0 Cayenne Pepper
6.0 Celery
6.0 Celery Juice
4.5 Cereals Granola
2.0 Cereals refined
2.0 Cereals, buckwheat
2.0 Cereals, cream of wheat
3.0 Cereals, unrefined with fruit
3.0 Cereals, unrefined with honey
3.0 Cereals, unrefined with maple syrup
6.0 Chard, Swiss
3.5 Cheese, mild
3.5 Cheese,crumbly
3.0 Cheese,medium
2.5 Cheeses, sharp and tasty
5.0 Cherries
4.5 Chestnuts, dry roasted
6.0 Chia, sprouted
1.5 Chicken
5.0 Chicory
1.5 Chocolate
2.0 Cigarette, tobacco
1.0 Cigarettes, tailor made
4.5 Cinnamon
6.0 Citron
5.0 Cloves
4.0 Coconut Oil
3.5 Coconut, dried
5.0 Coconut, fresh
1.0 Coffee
5.5 Collards
5.0 Coriander
2.5 Corn and Rice Bread
2.0 Corn Flakes
3.0 Corn Meal
4.0 Corn Oil
5.5 Corn, sweet
3.0 Cornmeal
3.5 Cow's Milk, raw
3.0 Crackers, unrefined rice
3.5 Crackers, unrefined rye
3.0 Crackers, unrefined wheat
3.0 Cranberries
3.0 Cranberries, Fructose
2.0 Cream of Wheat
4.0 Cream, fresh and raw
5.0 Cucumbers
5.0 Cumin Seed
6.0 Currants
5.0 Curry Powder
1.5 Custard, with white sugar
3.0 Custards, no sugar
2.0 Custards, sugar
5.5 Daikon
6.0 Dandelion greens
7.0 Dates Dried
6.0 Dates Fresh
1.5 Deer
5.0 Dr. Bronner's Barley Malt Sweetner
6.5 Dr. Bronner's Mineral Boullion
3.5 Dried Beans, adzuki
3.5 Dried Beans, garbanzo
3.5 Dried Beans, kidney
3.5 Dried Beans, mung
3.5 Dried Beans, pinto
7.0 Dried Dates and figs
4.5 Dried Sugar Cane Juice
1.0 Drugs
3.5 Dry Coconut
5.0 Egg Plant
3.5 Egg Whites
4.5 Egg Yolks, soft cooked
2.5 Egg, whole cooked hard
5.0 Eggplant
2.5 Eggs, whole
4.0 Eggs, yolks
6.5 Endive
6.5 Escarole
4.5 Essene Bread
5.0 Fennel Seed
7.0 Figs Dried
6.0 Figs Fresh
3.0 Filberts
2.0 Fish
2.0 Fish with fins and scales
1.0 Flour, white wheat
2.0 Fructose, High Processed
6.0 Fruit Juices
2.0 Fruit Juices with sugar
3.5 Garbanzo
6.0 Garlic
6.0 Gelatin with fruit
5.0 Gelatin with vegetables
5.5 Ginger, fresh
5.5 Ginger, powdered
1.0 Goat
4.5 Goat's milk and whey, raw
3.5 Goats Milk, homogenized
6.0 Gooseberry
6.0 Grapefruit
6.0 Grapes
6.0 Grapes, less sweet
5.5 Grapes, sour
6.5 Grapes, sweet
5.5 Green, fresh
6.0 Guavas
5.5 Herbs, Basil
5.5 Herbs, Celery Seeds
5.5 Herbs, Dill Leaves
6.0 Herbs, Marjoram
5.0 Herbs, Oregano
5.5 Herbs, Rosemary
5.5 Herbs, Sage
5.5 Herbs, Tarragon
5.5 Herbs, Thyme
6.0 Herbs,Chives
5.0 Honey
3.0 Honey, pasteurized
5.0 Honey, raw
4.5 Horseradish
1.5 Jams
1.5 Jellies
5.5 Kale
7.0 Karengo
7.0 Kelp
2.5 Ketchup
3.5 Kidney beans
6.5 Kiwifruit
6.5 Kiwis
5.5 Kohlrabi
7.0 Kudzu Root
6.0 Kumquats
4.0 Lactobacillus Acidophilus
4.5 Lactobacillus Bifidus
1.0 Lamb
6.0 Leafy Greens
5.0 Leeks
7.5 Lemons
3.0 Lentils
5.5 Lettuce, Iceberg
6.0 Lettuce, Leaf all varieties
5.5 Lettuce, pale green
5.5 Lima, fresh
7.0 Limes
1.0 Liquor
3.0 Macadamias
5.0 Maguey, cactus juice
7.0 Mangos
2.0 Maple Syrup, processed
3.0 Maple Syrup, unprocessed
4.0 Margarine
2.5 Mayonnaise, home made
7.0 Melons, all varieties
3.0 Milk Sugar
3.0 Milk, homogenized
4.0 Milk, raw cow's
4.5 Millet
5.0 Miso
2.0 Molassas, sulphured
3.0 Molassas, unsulphered organic
3.0 Molasses, organic
3.0 Most Processed Dairy Products
3.5 Mung beans
4.5 Mushrooms
3.0 Mustard
5.5 Mustard Greens
3.5 Navy beans
6.0 Nectarines
3.0 Nutmeg
4.5 Nutritional Yeast
2.5 Oats
2.5 Oats, rye, organic
2.5 Oats, steel cut
4.0 Oils, except Olive Oil
5.0 Okra
4.5 Olive Oil
3.5 Olives, pickled
5.0 Olives, ripened and sundried
4.5 Onions
5.5 Oranges
6.0 Oyster Plant
7.0 Papaya
5.0 Paprika
7.0 Parsley
7.0 Parsley Juice
5.5 Parsnips
6.5 Passionfruit
1.5 Pasta, white
1.5 Pastas, refined
1.0 Pastas, refined with sugar
2.5 Pastas, whole grain
1.0 Pastries and cakes from white flour
1.0 Pastries, refined flours with sugar
2.5 Pastries, whole grain with honey
5.5 Peaches
5.5 Peaches, less sweet
6.0 Peaches, sweet
2.5 Peanuts
6.0 Pears
6.0 Pears, less sweet
6.5 Pears, sweet
5.5 Peas, fresh
6.0 Peas, fresh sweet
5.5 Peas, less sweet
3.5 Pecans
5.5 Pepper, bell
6.0 Persimmon
1.5 Pheasant
5.0 Pickles
2.0 Pickles, commercial
5.0 Pickles, home made
4.5 Pignolias
6.5 Pineapple
3.5 Pinto beans
3.0 Pistachios
3.5 Plums
5.5 Pomegranate
3.0 Popcorn and Butter
2.5 Popcorn with salt and butter
3.0 Popcorn, plain
1.0 Pork
5.5 Potatoes
5.5 Potatoes and skin
5.5 Potatoes, irish and sweet
2.5 Potatoes, with no skins
3.5 Prunes
3.0 Pumpkin
5.5 Pumpkin, less sweet
6.0 Pumpkin, sweet
6.0 Quince
4.5 Quinoa
1.5 Rabbit
5.5 Radish, sprouted
5.0 Radishes
6.5 Raisins
6.5 Raisins, most all varieties
5.5 Raspberries
3.5 Read beans
4.5 Rhubarb
3.0 Rice and Wheat Crackers, unrefined
2.5 Rice, basemati
2.5 Rice, brown
6.0 Rutabaga
3.0 Rye
3.0 Ryebread, Organic sprouted
4.0 Safflower Oil
5.5 Salsify
5.0 Salts, organically processed
5.0 Salts, potassium
5.0 Salts, sea
6.0 Salts, vegetables
6.0 Sapodillas
5.5 Sapote
4.5 Sauerkraut
5.0 Sea Salt
7.0 Seaweed, all types
7.0 Seaweeds
7.0 Seedless Grapes sweet
3.0 Seeds, Pumpkin
3.0 Seeds, Sunflower
1.5 Semolina
4.0 Sesame Oil
4.5 Sesame seeds, whole
4.5 Sesame unsprouted
2.0 Shellfish, shrimp,scallops,crab,lobsters
5.5 Snap
5.5 Sour Grapes
4.5 Soy beans, dry
4.5 Soy Cheese
4.5 Soy Milk
4.0 Soy Oil
2.5 Soy Sauce
4.5 Soybeans, dried
3.5 Spelt
5.0 Spices
6.0 Spinach
4.5 Sprouted grains
5.0 Squash
5.5 Strawberry
5.5 String, fresh
1.0 Sugar, white
3.0 Sunflower
4.0 Sunflower Oil
5.5 Sweet Corn, fresh
5.5 Swiss Chard
1.5 Table Salt, refined and iodized
5.5 Tamari
6.0 Tamarind
6.0 Tangerines
2.5 Tapioca
5.0 Taro, baked
1.5 Tea, black
6.5 Teas, Alfalfa
1.5 Teas, black
6.0 Teas, Clover
5.5 Teas, Comfrey
5.0 Teas, Ginseng
6.0 Teas, Mint
5.5 Teas, Raspberry
6.0 Teas, Sage
6.0 Teas, Spearmint
5.5 Teas, Strawberry
4.5 Tempeh
4.5 Tofu
4.5 Tomatoes
4.5 Tomatoes, less sweet
5.0 Tomatoes, sweet
3.0 Turbinado
1.5 Turkey
5.5 Turnips
6.5 Umeboshi Plum
5.0 Vanilla Extract
6.0 Vegetable
6.5 Vegetable Juices
5.5 Vinegar, apple cider
5.0 Vinegar, sweet brown rice
3.0 Walnuts
5.0 Water Chestnuts, chinese
7.0 Watercress
7.5 Watermelons
2.0 Weatgerm
1.5 Wheat Bread
2.5 Wheat Bread, sprouted organic
2.0 Wheat Germ
7.0 Wheat Grass Juice
1.0 Wheat, Bleached
2.0 Wheat, whole
4.0 Whey, cow's
3.5 White beans
1.5 White Rice, processed
1.5 White Vinegar, processed
2.0 Whole Wheat Foods
2.0 Wine
2.0 Wine
4.5 Yeast, nutritional flakes
4.0 Yogurt, plain
2.0 Yogurt, sweetened

What does the numbers mean?

Residual Ash PH measures the PH of eaten foods, not the food
itself.  This Residual Ash PH scale differs from the PH scale used
to measure liquids like saliva, blood, urine, and water.  That PH
scale goes from 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral. The Residual Ash
scale goes from 0 to 8, with 4 being neutral.

High Alkaline   8
Neutral      4
High Acid    0


From High Alkaline to High Acidic Order

7.5 Lemons
7.5 Watermelons
7.0 Agar-Agar
7.0 Cantaloupe
7.0 Cayenne Pepper
7.0 Dates Dried
7.0 Dried Dates and figs
7.0 Figs Dried
7.0 Karengo
7.0 Kelp
7.0 Kudzu Root
7.0 Limes
7.0 Mangos
7.0 Melons, all varieties
7.0 Papaya
7.0 Parsley
7.0 Parsley Juice
7.0 Seaweed, all types
7.0 Seaweeds
7.0 Seedless Grapes sweet
7.0 Watercress
7.0 Wheat Grass Juice
6.5 Asparagus
6.5 Dr. Bronner's Mineral Boullion
6.5 Endive
6.5 Escarole
6.5 Grapes, sweet
6.5 Kiwifruit
6.5 Kiwis
6.5 Passionfruit
6.5 Pears, sweet
6.5 Pineapple
6.5 Raisins
6.5 Raisins, most all varieties
6.5 Teas, Alfalfa
6.5 Umeboshi Plum
6.5 Vegetable Juices
6.0 Alfalfa Sprouts
6.0 Apples sweet
6.0 Apricots
6.0 Arrowroot Flour
6.0 Avocados
6.0 Bananas
6.0 Bay Leaves
6.0 Berries
6.0 Breadfruit
6.0 Cactus
6.0 Carrot Juice
6.0 Carrots
6.0 Celery
6.0 Celery Juice
6.0 Chard, Swiss
6.0 Chia, sprouted
6.0 Citron
6.0 Currants
6.0 Dandelion greens
6.0 Dates Fresh
6.0 Figs Fresh
6.0 Fruit Juices
6.0 Garlic
6.0 Gelatin with fruit
6.0 Gooseberry
6.0 Grapefruit
6.0 Grapes
6.0 Grapes, less sweet
6.0 Guavas
6.0 Herbs, Marjoram
6.0 Herbs, Chives
6.0 Kumquats
6.0 Leafy Greens
6.0 Lettuce, Leaf all varieties
6.0 Nectarines
6.0 Oyster Plant
6.0 Peaches, sweet
6.0 Pears
6.0 Pears, less sweet
6.0 Peas, fresh sweet
6.0 Persimmon
6.0 Pumpkin, sweet
6.0 Quince
6.0 Rutabaga
6.0 Salts, vegetables
6.0 Sapodillas
6.0 Spinach
6.0 Tamarind
6.0 Tangerines
6.0 Teas, Clover
6.0 Teas, Mint
6.0 Teas, Sage
6.0 Teas, Spearmint
6.0 Vegetable
5.5 Apple Cider Vinegar
5.5 Apples, sour
5.5 Bamboo Shoots
5.5 Beans, fresh green
5.5 Beet Juice
5.5 Beets
5.5 Bell Pepper
5.5 Broccoli
5.5 Cabbage
5.5 Caraway Seed
5.5 Carob
5.5 Cauliflower
5.5 Collards
5.5 Corn, sweet
5.5 Daikon
5.5 Ginger, fresh
5.5 Ginger, powdered
5.5 Grapes, sour
5.5 Green, fresh
5.5 Herbs, Basil
5.5 Herbs, Celery Seeds
5.5 Herbs, Dill Leaves
5.5 Herbs, Rosemary
5.5 Herbs, Sage
5.5 Herbs, Tarragon
5.5 Herbs, Thyme
5.5 Kale
5.5 Kohlrabi
5.5 Lettuce, Iceberg
5.5 Lettuce, pale green
5.5 Lima, fresh
5.5 Mustard Greens
5.5 Oranges
5.5 Parsnips
5.5 Peaches
5.5 Peaches, less sweet
5.5 Peas, fresh
5.5 Peas, less sweet
5.5 Pepper, bell
5.5 Pomegranate
5.5 Potatoes
5.5 Potatoes and skin
5.5 Potatoes, irish and sweet
5.5 Pumpkin, less sweet
5.5 Radish, sprouted
5.5 Raspberries
5.5 Salsify
5.5 Sapote
5.5 Snap
5.5 Sour Grapes
5.5 Strawberry
5.5 String, fresh
5.5 Sweet Corn, fresh
5.5 Swiss Chard
5.5 Tamari
5.5 Teas, Comfrey
5.5 Teas, Raspberry
5.5 Teas, Strawberry
5.5 Turnips
5.5 Vinegar, apple cider
5.0 Almonds
5.0 Artichokes, Jerusalem
5.0 Brown Rice Syrup
5.0 Brussel Sprouts
5.0 Cherries
5.0 Chicory
5.0 Cloves
5.0 Coconut, fresh
5.0 Coriander
5.0 Cucumbers
5.0 Cumin Seed
5.0 Curry Powder
5.0 Dr. Bronner's Barley Malt Sweetner
5.0 Egg Plant
5.0 Eggplant
5.0 Fennel Seed
5.0 Gelatin with vegetables
5.0 Herbs, Oregano
5.0 Honey
5.0 Honey, raw
5.0 Leeks
5.0 Maguey, cactus juice
5.0 Miso
5.0 Okra
5.0 Olives, ripened and sundried
5.0 Paprika
5.0 Pickles
5.0 Pickles, home made
5.0 Radishes
5.0 Salts, organically processed
5.0 Salts, potassium
5.0 Salts, sea
5.0 Sea Salt
5.0 Spices
5.0 Squash
5.0 Taro, baked
5.0 Teas, Ginseng
5.0 Tomatoes, sweet
5.0 Vanilla Extract
5.0 Vinegar, sweet brown rice
5.0 Water Chestnuts, chinese
4.5 Amaranth
4.5 Anise
4.5 Artichokes, Globe
4.5 Brewer's Yeast
4.5 Cereals Granola
4.5 Chestnuts, dry roasted
4.5 Cinnamon
4.5 Dried Sugar Cane Juice
4.5 Egg Yolks, soft cooked
4.5 Essene Bread
4.5 Goat's milk and whey, raw
4.5 Horseradish
4.5 Lactobacillus Bifidus
4.5 Millet
4.5 Mushrooms
4.5 Nutritional Yeast
4.5 Olive Oil
4.5 Onions
4.5 Pignolias
4.5 Quinoa
4.5 Rhubarb
4.5 Sauerkraut
4.5 Sesame seeds, whole
4.5 Sesame unsprouted
4.5 Soy beans, dry
4.5 Soy Cheese
4.5 Soy Milk
4.5 Soybeans, dried
4.5 Sprouted grains
4.5 Tempeh
4.5 Tofu
4.5 Tomatoes
4.5 Tomatoes, less sweet
4.5 Yeast, nutritional flakes
4.0 Almond Oil
4.0 Avocado Oil
4.0 Butter, fresh unsalted
4.0 Canola Oil
4.0 Castor Oil
4.0 Coconut Oil
4.0 Corn Oil
4.0 Cream, fresh and raw
4.0 Eggs, yolks
4.0 Lactobacillus Acidophilus
4.0 Margarine
4.0 Milk, raw cow's
4.0 Oils, except Olive Oil
4.0 Safflower Oil
4.0 Sesame Oil
4.0 Soy Oil
4.0 Sunflower Oil
4.0 Whey, cow's
4.0 Yogurt, plain
3.5 Aduki
3.5 Better, salted
3.5 Black Beans
3.5 Blueberries
3.5 Brazil Nuts
3.5 Broadbean
3.5 Cheese, mild
3.5 Cheese, crumbly
3.5 Coconut, dried
3.5 Cow's Milk, raw
3.5 Crackers, unrefined rye
3.5 Dried Beans, adzuki
3.5 Dried Beans, garbanzo
3.5 Dried Beans, kidney
3.5 Dried Beans, mung
3.5 Dried Beans, pinto
3.5 Dry Coconut
3.5 Egg Whites
3.5 Garbanzo
3.5 Goats Milk, homogenized
3.5 Kidney beans
3.5 Mung beans
3.5 Navy beans
3.5 Olives, pickled
3.5 Pecans
3.5 Pinto beans
3.5 Plums
3.5 Prunes
3.5 Read beans
3.5 Spelt
3.5 White beans
3.0 Barley
3.0 Barley Malt Syrup
3.0 Barley Rye
3.0 Brans
3.0 Breads, Millet
3.0 Cashews
3.0 Cereals, unrefined with fruit
3.0 Cereals, unrefined with honey
3.0 Cereals, unrefined with maple syrup
3.0 Cheese,medium
3.0 Corn Meal
3.0 Cornmeal
3.0 Crackers, unrefined rice
3.0 Crackers, unrefined wheat
3.0 Cranberries
3.0 Cranberries, Fructose
3.0 Custards, no sugar
3.0 Filberts
3.0 Honey, pasteurized
3.0 Lentils
3.0 Macadamias
3.0 Maple Syrup, unprocessed
3.0 Milk Sugar
3.0 Milk, homogenized
3.0 Molassas, unsulphered organic
3.0 Molasses, organic
3.0 Most Processed Dairy Products
3.0 Mustard
3.0 Nutmeg
3.0 Pistachios
3.0 Popcorn and Butter
3.0 Popcorn, plain
3.0 Pumpkin
3.0 Rice and Wheat Crackers, unrefined
3.0 Rye
3.0 Ryebread, Organic sprouted
3.0 Seeds, Pumpkin
3.0 Seeds, Sunflower
3.0 Sunflower
3.0 Turbinado
3.0 Walnuts
2.5 Bananas, green
2.5 Basmati Rice
2.5 Breads, Spelt
2.5 Brown Rice
2.5 Buckwheat
2.5 Cheeses, sharp and tasty
2.5 Corn and Rice Bread
2.5 Egg, whole cooked hard
2.5 Eggs, whole
2.5 Ketchup
2.5 Mayonnaise, home made
2.5 Oats
2.5 Oats, rye, organic
2.5 Oats, steel cut
2.5 Pastas, whole grain
2.5 Pastries, whole grain with honey
2.5 Peanuts
2.5 Popcorn with salt and butter
2.5 Potatoes, with no skins
2.5 Rice, basemati
2.5 Rice, brown
2.5 Soy Sauce
2.5 Tapioca
2.5 Wheat Bread, sprouted organic
2.0 Breads, Corn
2.0 Breads, Oat
2.0 Breads, Rice
2.0 Breads, Rye
2.0 Cereals refined
2.0 Cereals, buckwheat
2.0 Cereals, cream of wheat
2.0 Cigarette, tobacco
2.0 Corn Flakes
2.0 Cream of Wheat
2.0 Custards, sugar
2.0 Fish
2.0 Fish with fins and scales
2.0 Fructose, High Processed
2.0 Fruit Juices with sugar
2.0 Maple Syrup, processed
2.0 Molassas, sulphured
2.0 Pickles, commercial
2.0 Shellfish, shrimp,scallops,crab,lobsters
2.0 Weatgerm
2.0 Wheat Germ
2.0 Wheat, whole
2.0 Whole Wheat Foods
2.0 Wine
2.0 Wine
2.0 Yogurt, sweetened
1.5 Breads, Wheat
1.5 Brown Sugar
1.5 Chicken
1.5 Chocolate
1.5 Custard, with white sugar
1.5 Deer
1.5 Jams
1.5 Jellies
1.5 Pasta, white
1.5 Pastas, refined
1.5 Pheasant
1.5 Rabbit
1.5 Semolina
1.5 Table Salt, refined and iodized
1.5 Tea, black
1.5 Teas, black
1.5 Turkey
1.5 Wheat Bread
1.5 White Rice, processed
1.5 White Vinegar, processed
1.0 Bear
1.0 Beef
1.0 Beer
1.0 Beets, processed, bleached
1.0 Caffeine Drinks
1.0 Cane, white processed
1.0 Carbonated Soft Drinks
1.0 Cigarettes, tailor made
1.0 Coffee
1.0 Drugs
1.0 Flour, white wheat
1.0 Goat
1.0 Lamb
1.0 Liquor
1.0 Pastas, refined with sugar
1.0 Pastries and cakes from white flour
1.0 Pastries, refined flours with sugar
1.0 Pork
1.0 Sugar, white
1.0 Wheat, Bleached
0.5 Artificial Sweetners

Blood Type B

Beneficial List – High Alkalinity

Potato Sweet
Watermelon
Yam

Beneficial List – Moderate Alkalinity

Broccoli
Ginger
Mustard Greens
Parsley
Parsnip

Beneficial List – Slight Alkalinity

Banana
Beet
Grapes (All)
Lettuce Romaine
Olive Oil
Sprouts Brussel

Beneficial List – Low Alkalinity

Cauliflower
Collard Greens
Eggplant
Ginseng
Mushroom Shitake
Papaya
Pineapple
Tea Green

Beneficial List – Not Determined

Beet Greens
Bread Essene
Cabbage (All)
Caviar
Cayenne
Cheese Cottage
Cheese Ricotta
Chicory
Cranberry
Flour Oat
Flour Rice
Ginger
Goat
Kefir
Licorice Root
Milk Rice
Molasses Blackstrap
Noodles Spelt
Paneer
Papaya
Pepper Green
Pepper Jalapeno
Pepper Red / Cayenne
Pineapple
Rabbit
Raspberry Leaf
Rice Bran
Rice Cake
Rice Milk
Rice Puffed
Rose Hips

Beneficial List – Low Acidity

Bean Lima
Bean Navy
Lamb
Milk Goat
Milk Skim or 2%
Milk Whole
Mutton
Plum (All)
Spelt

Beneficial List – Slight Acidity

Bean Kidney
Cheese Goat
Cod
Croaker
Curry
Flounder
Grouper
Haddock
Hake
Halibut
Harvest Fish
Mackerel
Mahi-mahi
Millet
Monkfish
Perch Ocean
Pickerel
Pike
Porgy
Salmon
Sardine
Shad
Sole
Sturgeon
Venison
Yogurt

Beneficial List – Moderate Acidity

Carrots
Cheese Farmer
Cheese Feta
Cheese Mozzarella
Cranberry
Kale
Oat / Bran / Meal
Walnuts Black

Blood Type B

Neutral List - High Alkalinity

Burdock
Lime
Nectarine
Onions (All)
Radish Daikon
Raspberry
Seaweed
Tangerine

Neutral List - Moderate Alkalinity

Cantaloupe
Chestnut
Dewberry
Endive
Garlic
Grapefruit
Loganberry
Mango
Melon Honeydew
Molasses
Sea Salt
Taro

Neutral List – Slight Alkalinity

Apricot
Bean Jicama
Blueberry
Chives
Cilantro
Currant Black / Red
Flaxseed / Linseed Oil
Ghee (Clarified) Butter
Lettuce Bibb
Lettuce Boston
Lettuce Iceberg
Lettuce Mesclun
Okra
Orange
Quinoa
Raisin
Squash (All)
Strawberry

Neutral List – Low Alkalinity

Almond
Apple
Blackberry
Cherry (All)
Cod Liver Oil
Evening Primrose Oil
Lemon
Mushroom Abalone
Mushroom Enoki
Mushroom Maitake
Mushroom Oyster
Mushroom Portobello
Mushroom Silver Dollar
Mushroom Straw
Peach
Pear
Sprouts Alfalfa
Syrup Rice
Vinegar Apple Cider

Neutral List – Not Determined

Agar
Alfalfa
Almond Butter
Almond Cheese
Almond Milk
Anise
Apple
Apple Cider
Apple Pectin
Apricot
Arrowroot
Arugula
Asian Pear
Asparagus
Bamboo Shoots
Basil
Bay Leaf
Bean Broad
Bean Cannelloni
Bean Copper
Bean Green
Bean Northern
Bean Snap
Bean Tamarind
Beechnut
Beer
Bergamot
Black Currant Seed Oil
Blackberry
Bok Choy
Boysenberry
Bread Brown Rice
Bread Ezekiel
Bread Flat
Bread Gluten Free
Bread Pumpernickel
Bread Soy Flour
Bread Sprouted Wheat
Breadfruit
Buffalo
Butter
Butternut
Caper
Caraway
Cardamom
Carrot
Catnip
Celeriac
Celery
Chamomile
Cheese Cream
Cheese Quark
Chervil
Chickweed
Chili Powder
Chocolate
Chub
Clove
Coriander
Cream of Tartar
Cucumber
Cumin
Dandelion
Dill
Dong Quai
Dulse
Echinacea
Egg Chicken White
Egg Chicken Yolk
Elderberry
Escarole
Familia
Fennel
Fiddlehead Fern
Fin Crisp
Flaxseed
Flour Barley
Flour Graham
Flour Refined Wheat (Unbleached)
Fructose
Gooseberry
Granola
Grape nuts
Grapefruit
Green Bean
Guava
Half and Half
Hawthorn
Herring Pickled
Hickory
Horehound
Horseradish
Kelp
Kiwi
Kohlrabi
Kumquat
Leek
Lemon
Lime
Litchi
Macadamia
Mace
Mango
Marjoram
Matzos Wheat
Mayonnaise
Melon Canang
Melon Casaba
Melon Christmas
Melon Crenshaw
Melon Musk
Melon Persian
Melon Spanish
Milk Butter
Milk Thistle
Mint
Muffins Oat bran
Mulberry
Mustard prepared with Vinegar
Mustard prepared without Vinegar
Nectarine
Orange
Oregano
Ostrich
Oyster Plant
Paprika
Pasta Semolina
Pasta Spinach
Pear
Pecan Butter
Pepper Chili
Peppercorn
Peppermint
Pickle
Pickle Relish
Pimento
Plantain
Poi
Potato Blue
Potato Red
Potato White
Prune
Quince
Radicchio
Rapine
Rice Basmati
Rice Cream of
Rosemary
Saffron
Sage
Sago Palm
Salmon Roe
Sarsaparilla
Sauerkraut
Savory
Scallion
Semolina Products
Senna
Shallots
Sherbet
Slippery Elm
Sour Cream Low / No Fat
Soy Flour Bread
Spearmint
Spelt Products
Spinach
Squid
St. Johns Wort
Tamari (Wheat Free)
Tamarind
Tangerine
Tarragon
Thyme
Tumeric
Turnip
Valerian
Vervian
Walnut Oil
Water & Lemon
Water Chestnut
Watercress
Wheat Cream of
Wheat Germ Oil
Whey
White Flour Products
White Willow Bark
Wine Red
Wine White
Yarrow
Yellow Dock
Youngberry
Yucca
Zucchini

Neutral List – Low Acidity

Almond Oil
Bean Red
Bean White
Farina
Flour Spelt
Prune
Rice White
Rutabaga
Scallop
Swiss Chard
Tea Black Regular / Decaf
Turkey
Vanilla

Neutral List – Slight Acidity

Abalone
Bean Fava
Bean String
Bluefish
Bullhead
Carp
Catfish
Cusk
Date
Drum
Egg Chicken
Fig
Gray sole
Guava
Halfmoon Fish
Herring Fresh
Honey
Liver (Calf)
Lox
Mullet
Muskellunge
Opal eye Fish
Orange Roughy
Parrot Fish
Perch Silver
Perch White
Perch Yellow
Pompano
Rice Brown
Rose Fish
Sailfish
Scrod
Scup
Shark
Smelt
Snapper Red
Spinach
String Bean
Sun Fish
Swordfish
Syrup Maple
Tilapia
Tilefish
Tuna
Weakfish
Whitefish
Whiting

Neutral List – Moderate Acidity

Cheese Brie
Cheese Camembert
Cheese Casein
Cheese Cheddar
Cheese Colby
Cheese Edam
Cheese Emmenthal
Cheese Gouda
Cheese Gruyere
Cheese Jarlsberg
Cheese Monterey jack
Cheese Muenster
Cheese Neufchatel
Cheese Parmesan
Cheese Provolone
Cheese Swiss
Coffee Regular / Decaf
Milk Almond
Nutmeg
Pea (All)
Pecan
Veal

Neutral List – High Acidity

Barley
Bean Soy
Beef
Brazil
Carob
Pheasant
Soy Bean
Sugar Brown / White
Walnuts English

Blood Type B

Avoid List - High Alkalinity

Lentils Domestic
Lentils Green
Persimmon
Pumpkin Seed

Avoid List - Moderate Alkalinity

Cinnamon
Olives Black
Olives Greek
Olives Green
Olives Spanish
Poppy Seed
Soy Sauce

Avoid List – Slight Alkalinity

Coconut Oil
Egg Duck
Rice Wild
Sucanat

Avoid List – Low Alkalinity

Avocado
Egg Quail
Pumpkin
Sesame Seed
Sprouts Radish

Avoid List – Not Determined

Acacia (Arabic Gum)
Allspice
Almond Extract
Aloe
Artichoke
Barley Malt
Bean Black
Bean Garbanzo
Beluga
Black-Eyed Peas
Borage Seed Oil
Bread Multigrain
Bread Wasa
Carrageenan
Cashew
Cashew Butter
Castor Oil
Coltsfoot
Corn Oil
Cornflakes
Cornmeal
Cornish Hens
Cornsilk
Cornstarch
Cottonseed Oil
Couscous
Dextrose
Durham Wheat
Egg Goose
Fenugreek
Flour Bulgur
Flour Durham Wheat
Flour Gluten
Frog
Gentian
Gluten Flour Products
Goldenseal
Grouse
Guar Gum
Guarana
Guinea Hen
Hops
Horse
Juniper
Kamut
Ketchup
Linden
Liquor Distilled
Maltodextrin
Milk Coconut
Miso
Muffins Corn
Muffins English
Muffins Wheat bran
Mullein
Noodles Soba 100% BKWT
Octopus
Partridge
Pasta Artichoke (Pure)
Peanut Butter
Peanut Oil
Pepper Black / White
Popcorn
Prickly Pear
Quail
Radish
Red Clover
Rye Crisp
Safflower Seed
Seltzer Water
Senna
Seven Grains
Shepherds Purse
Shredded Wheat
Skullcap
Snail / Escargot
Soda Club
Soda Regular / Diet
Sorghum
Soy Cheese
Soy Flakes
Soy Granules
Soy Oil
Squab
Squirrel
Star Fruit (Carambola)
Stevia
Sunflower Butter
Sunflower Seed
Syrup Corn
Tahini (Sesame Butter)
Tapioca
Teff
Tempeh
Tomato
Turtle
Wheat Bran / Germ

Avoid List – Low Acidity

Bean Adzuki
Bean Pinto
Buckwheat
Cheese Soy
Clam
Conch
Goose
Lentils Red
Mussels
Oyster
Safflower Oil
Sesame Oil
Tofu
Tomato
Whole Wheat Products

Avoid List – Slight Acidity

Amaranth
Anchovy
Barracuda
Bass Bluegill
Bass Sea
Bass Striped
Butterfish
Canola Oil
Duck
Eel
Gelatin Plain
Heart
Kasha
MSG
Pine Nut (Pignola)
Pollack
Rhubarb
Sunflower Oil
Yellowtail

Avoid List – Moderate Acidity

Aspartame
Bread Rye 100%
Cheese American
Cheese Blue
Cheese String
Chicken
Corn
Crab
Crab (Horseshoe)
Flour Rye
Milk Soy
Mollusks
Peanut
Pistachio
Pomegranate
Pork
Shrimp
Soy Milk

Avoid List – High Acidity

Hazelnut (Filbert)
Ice Cream
Lobster

Blood Type AB

Beneficial List - High Alkalinity

Burdock
Lentils Green
Potato Sweet
Watermelon
Yam

Beneficial List - Moderate Alkalinity

Broccoli
Chestnut
Garlic
Grapefruit
Loganberry
Mustard Greens
Parsley
Parsnip

Beneficial List – Slight Alkalinity

Beet
Grapes (All)
Olive Oil
Rice Wild

Beneficial List – Low Alkalinity

Cauliflower
Cherry (All)
Collard Greens
Eggplant
Ginseng
Lemon
Mushroom Maitake
Sprouts Alfalfa
Tea Green

Beneficial List – Not Determined

Alfalfa
Beet Greens
Bread Brown Rice
Bread Essene
Bread Ezekiel
Bread Soy Flour
Bread Sprouted Wheat
Bread Wasa
Cabbage
Carrot
Catnip
Celery
Chamomile
Cheese Cottage
Cheese Ricotta
Cherry Black
Cranberry
Cucumber
Dandelion
Echinacea
Egg Chicken White
Elderberry
Fin Crisp
Flour Oat
Flour Rice
Ginger
Gooseberry
Hawthorn
Kefir
Kiwi
Lemon
Licorice Root
Milk Thistle
Miso
Noodles Spelt
Peanut Butter
Pineapple
Rice Basmati
Rice Bran
Rice Cake
Rice Milk
Rice Puffed
Rose Hips
Rye Crisp
Snail / Escargot
Sour Cream Low / No Fat
Soy Flour Bread
Tempeh
Walnut Oil

Beneficial List – Low Acidity

Bean Navy
Bean Pinto
Milk Goat
Plum (All)
Rice White
Spelt
Tofu
Turkey

Beneficial List – Slight Acidity

Amaranth
Cheese Goat
Cod
Curry
Fig
Grouper
Mackerel
Mahi-mahi
Millet
Monkfish
Perch Silver
Perch Yellow
Pickerel
Pike
Porgy
Rice Brown
Sailfish
Salmon
Sardine
Shad
Snapper Red
Sturgeon
Tuna
Yogurt

Beneficial List – Moderate Acidity

Bread Rye 100%
Cheese Farmer
Cheese Feta
Cheese Mozzerella
Cranberry
Flour Rye
Kale
Oat / Bran / Meal
Peanut

Beneficial List – High Acidity

Bean Soy
Walnuts Black
Walnuts English

Blood Type AB


Neutral List - High Alkalinity

Lentils Domestic
Lime
Nectarine
Onions (All)
Radish Daikon
Raspberry
Seaweed
Tangerine

Neutral List - Moderate Alkalinity


Cinnamon
Endive
Ginger
Melon Honeydew
Molasses
Olives Greek
Olives Green
Olives Spanish
Sea Salt
Soy Sauce
Taro

Neutral List – Slight Alkalinity

Apricot
Bean Jicama
Blueberry
Chives
Cilantro
Currant Black / Red
Flaxseed / Linseed Oil
Ghee (Clarified) Butter
Lettuce Bibb
Lettuce Boston
Lettuce Iceberg
Lettuce Mesclun
Lettuce Romaine
Okra
Quinoa
Raisin
Sprouts Brussel
Squash (All)
Strawberry

Neutral List – Low Alkalinity

Almond
Apple
Blackberry
Cod Liver Oil
Egg Quail
Evening Primrose Oil
Mushroom Enoki
Mushroom Silver Dollar
Mushroom Straw
Papaya
Pear
Pineapple
Pumpkin
Syrup Rice

Neutral List – Not Determined

Agar
Almond Butter
Almond Cheese
Almond Milk
Apple
Apple Cider
Apple Pectin
Apricot
Arrowroot
Arugula
Asian Pear
Asparagus
Bamboo Shoots
Basil
Bay Leaf
Bean Broad
Bean Cannellini
Bean Copper
Bean Green
Bean Northern
Bean Snap
Bean Tamrind
Beechnut
Beer
Bergamot
Black Currant Seed Oil
Blackberry
Bok Choy
Borage Seed Oil
Boysenberry
Bread Flat
Bread Gluten Free
Bread Multigrain
Bread Pumpernickel
Breadfruit
Butternut
Cabbage (All)
Caraway
Cardamom
Cashew
Cashew Butter
Castor Oil
Caviar
Celeriac
Cheese Cream
Cheese Quark
Chervil
Chickweed
Chicory
Chili Powder
Chocolate
Chub
Clove
Coriander
Couscous
Cream of Tartar
Cucumber
Cumin
Dandelion
Dill
Dong Quai
Dulse
Durham Wheat
Egg Chicken Yolk
Egg Goose
Elderberry
Escarole
Familia
Fennel
Fiddlehead Fern
Flaxseed
Flour Barley
Flour Bulgur
Flour Durham Wheat
Flour Gluten
Flour Graham
Gluten Flour Products
Goldenseal
Granola
Grape nuts
Grapefruit
Green Bean
Hickory
Horehound
Horseradish
Juniper
Kelp
Kohlrabi
Kumquat
Leek
Lime
Litchi
Macadamia
Mace
Marjoram
Matzos Wheat
Mayonnaise
Melon Canang
Melon Christmas
Melon Crenshaw
Melon Musk
Melon Spanish
Muffins English
Muffins Oat bran
Muffins Wheat bran
Mulberry
Mulberry
Mullein
Mustard Dry
Mustard prepared without Vinegar
Nectarine
Ostrich
Paneer
Paprika
Pasta Semolina
Pasta Spinach
Peanut Oil
Pear
Pecan Butter
Peppermint
Pimento
Plantain
Poi
Potato Blue
Potato Red
Potato White
Prune
Rabbit
Radicchio
Rappini
Raspberry Leaf
Rice Cream of
Rosemary
Safflower Seed
Saffron
Sage
Salmon Roe
Sarsaparilla
Sauerkraut
Savory
Scallion
Seltzer Water
Semolina Products
Senna
Seven Grains
Shallots
Shredded Wheat
Slippery Elm
Soda Club
Soy Cheese
Soy Flakes
Soy Granules
Soy Oil
Spearmint
Spelt Products
Spinach
Squid
St. Johns Wort
Stevia
Tamari (Wheat Free)
Tamarind
Tangerine
Tarragon
Thyme
Tomato
Turmeric
Turnip
Valerian
Vervian
Water & Lemon
Water Chestnut
Watercress
Wheat Bran / Germ
Wheat Cream of
Wheat Germ Oil
Whey
White Flour Products
White Willow Bark
Wine Red
Wine White
Wintergreen
Yarrow
Yellow Dock
Youngberry
Yucca
Zucchini

Neutral List – Low Acidity

Almond Oil
Bean White
Farina
Flour Spelt
Lamb
Lentils Red
Milk Skim or 2%
Mussels
Mutton
Prune
Rutabaga
Scallop
Swiss Chard
Tomato
Vanilla
Whole Wheat Products

Neutral List – Slight Acidity

Abalone
Bean String
Bluefish
Bullhead
Butterfish
Canola Oil
Carp
Catfish
Croaker
Cusk
Date
Drum
Halfmoon Fish
Harvest Fish
Herring Fresh
Honey
Liver (Calf)
Mullet
Muskellunge
Opal eye Fish
Orange Roughy
Parrot Fish
Perch Ocean
Perch White
Pine Nut (Pignola)
Pollack
Pompano
Rose Fish
Scrod
Scup
Shark
Smelt
Spinach
String Bean
Sun Fish
Swordfish
Syrup Maple
Tilapia
Tilefish
Weakfish
Whitefish

Neutral List – Moderate Acidity

Carrots
Cheese Casein
Cheese Cheddar
Cheese Colby
Cheese Edam
Cheese Emmenthal
Cheese Gouda
Cheese Gruyere
Cheese Jarlsberg
Cheese Montereyjack
Cheese Muenster
Cheese Neufchatel
Cheese String
Cheese Swiss
Nutmeg
Pea (All)
Pecan
Pistachio
Soy Milk

Neutral List – High Acidity

Barley
Brazil
Carob
Pheasant
Soy Bean
Sugar Brown / White
Yeast Brewers

Blood Type AB

Avoid List - High Alkalinity

Persimmon
Pumpkin Seed
Dewberry

Avoid List - Moderate Alkalinity

Mango
Olives Black
Poppy Seed

Avoid List – Slight Alkalinity

Banana
Coconut Oil
Egg Duck
Orange
Sucanat

Avoid List – Low Alkalinity

Avocado
Mushroom Abalone
Mushroom Shitake
Sesame Seed
Sprouts Radish
Vinegar Apple Cider
Avoid List – Not Determined

Acacia (Arabic Gum)
Allspice
Almond Extract
Aloe
Anise
Artichoke
Barley Malt
Bean Black
Bean Garbanzo
Beluga
Black-Eyed Peas
Buffalo
Butter
Caper
Carrageenan
Cayenne
Coconut
Coltsfoot
Corn Oil
Cornflakes
Cornish Hens
Cornmeal
Cornsilk
Cornstarch
Cottonseed Oil
Dextrose
Fenugreek
Flour Refined Wheat (Unbleached)
Frog
Fructose
Gentian
Grouse
Guar Gum
Guarana
Guava
Guinea Hen
Half and Half
Hops
Horse
Kamut
Ketchup
Linden
Liquor Distilled
Maltodextrin
Mango
Milk Butter
Muffins Corn
Noodles Soba 100% BKWT
Octopus
Orange
Partridge
Pasta Artichoke (Pure)
Pepper Black / White
Pepper Chili
Pepper Green
Pepper Jalapeno
Pepper Red / Cayenne
Pepper Yellow
Peppercorn
Pickle
Pickle Relish
Popcorn
Prickly Pear
Quail
Quince
Radish
Red Clover
Sago Palm
Senna
Shepherds Purse
Skullcap
Soda Regular / Diet
Sorghum
Squab
Squirrel
Star Fruit (Carambola)
Sunflower Butter
Sunflower Seed
Syrup Corn
Tahini (Sesame Butter)
Tapioca
Teff
Turtle
Vinegar Red Wine
Vinegar White
Worcestershire

Avoid List – Low Acidity

Bean Adzuki
Bean Lima
Buckwheat
Clam
Conch
Goose
Milk Whole
Oyster
Safflower Oil
Sesame Oil
Tea Black Regular / Decaf
Vinegar Balsamic

Avoid List – Slight Acidity

Anchovy
Barracuda
Bass Bluegill
Bass Sea
Bass Striped
Bean Fava
Bean Kidney
Duck
Eel
Flounder
Gelatin Plain
Guava
Haddock
Hake
Halibut
Heart
Kasha
MSG
Rhubarb
Sole
Sunflower Oil
Trout Brook
Trout Rainbow
Trout Sea
Venison
Whiting
Yellowtail

Avoid List – Moderate Acidity

Aspartame
Cheese American
Cheese Blue
Cheese Brie
Cheese Camembert
Cheese Permesan
Cheese Provolone
Chicken
Coffee Regular / Decaf
Corn
Crab
Pomegranate
Pork
Shrimp
Veal

Avoid List – High Acidity


Beef
Hazlenut (Filbert)
Ice Cream
Lobster

Blood Type A

Beneficial List - High Alkalinity

Burdock
Lentils Domestic
Lentils Green
Lime
Onions (All)
Pumpkin Seed

Beneficial List - Moderate Alkalinity

Broccoli
Garlic
Ginger
Grapefruit
Molasses
Parsley
Parsnip
Soy Sauce

Beneficial List - Slight Alkalinity

Apricot
Blueberry
Flaxseed / Linseed Oil
Lettuce Romaine
Okra
Olive Oil

Beneficial List - Low Alkalinity

Blackberry
Cherry (All)
Collard Greens
Ginseng
Lemon
Mushroom Maitake
Mushroom Silver Dollar
Pineapple
Pumpkin
Sprouts Alfalfa
Tea Green

Beneficial List - Not Determined

Alfalfa
Aloe
Artichoke
Asian Pear
Barley Malt
Bean Black
Bean Green
Beet Greens
Black Currant Seed Oil
Blackberry
Black-Eyed Peas
Boysenberry
Bread Essene
Bread Soy Flour
Bread Sprouted Wheat
Carrot
Celery
Chamomile
Cherry Black
Chicory
Dandelion
Echinacea
Escarole
Fennel
Fenugreek
Flaxseed
Flour Oat
Flour Rice
Ginger
Grapefruit
Green Bean
Hawthorn
Hops
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leek
Lemon
Lime
Miso
Molasses Blackstrap
Mulberry
Mustard/without Vinegar
Noodles Soba 100% BKWT
Pasta Artichoke (Pure)
Peanut Butter
Pineapple
Prune
Rice Cake
Rose Hips
Slippery Elm
Snail / Escargot
Soy Cheese
Soy Flakes
Soy Flour Bread
Soy Granules
Spinach
St. Johns Wort
Tamari (Wheat Free)
Tempeh
Tumeric
Turnip
Valerian
Walnut Oil
Water & Lemon
Wine Red

Beneficial List - Low Acidity

Bean Adzuki
Bean Pinto
Buckwheat
Cheese Soy
Lentils Red
Plum (All)
Prune
Swiss Chard
Tofu
Vanilla

Beneficial List – Slight Acidity

Amaranth
Bean Fava
Carp
Cod
Fig
Guava
Kasha
Mackerel
Monkfish
Perch Silver
Perch Yellow
Pickerel
Pollack
Salmon
Sardine
Snapper Red
Spinach
Trout Rainbow
Trout Sea
Whitefish
Whiting

Beneficial List – Moderate Acidity

Carrots
Coffee Regular / Decaf
Cranberry
Flour Rye
Kale
Milk Soy
Peanut
Soy Milk

Beneficial List – High Acidity

Bean Soy
Soy Bean
Walnuts Black
Walnuts English

Blood Type A

Neutral List- High Alkalinity

Nectarine
Persimmon
Radish Daikon
Raspberry
Seaweed
Watermelon

Neutral List- Moderate Alkalinity

Cantaloupe
Chestnut
Cinnamon
Dewberry
Endive
Loganberry
Mustard Greens
Olives Green
Poppy Seed
Sea Salt
Taro

Neutral List- Slight Alkalinity

Bean Jicama
Beet
Chives
Cilantro
Currant Black / Red
Egg Duck
Ghee (Clarified) Butter
Grapes (All)
Lettuce Bibb
Lettuce Boston
Lettuce Iceberg
Lettuce Mesclun
Quinoa
Raisin
Rice Wild
Sprouts Brussel
Squash (All)
Strawberry

Neutral List- Low Alkalinity

Almond
Apple
Avocado
Cauliflower
Cod Liver Oil
Egg Quail
Evening Primrose Oil
Mushroom Abalone
Mushroom Enoki
Mushroom Oyster
Mushroom Portobello
Mushroom Straw
Peach
Pear
Sesame Seed
Sprouts Radish
Syrup Rice

Neutral List- Not Determined

Agar
Allspice
Almond Butter
Almond Cheese
Almond Extract
Almond Milk
Anise
Apple
Apple Cider
Apple Pectin
Arrowroot
Arugula
Asparagus
Bamboo Shoots
Basil
Bay Leaf
Bean Broad
Bean Cannelloni
Bean Northern
Bean Snap
Beechnut
Beet Greens
Bergamot
Bok Choy
Borage Seed Oil
Bread Brown Rice
Bread Ezekiel
Bread Flat
Bread Gluten Free
Bread Wasa
Breadfruit
Butternut
Cabbage
Caraway
Cardamom
Celeriac
Cheese Ricotta
Chervil
Chickweed
Chocolate
Clove
Coltsfoot
Coriander
Cornflakes
Cornish Hens
Cornmeal
Cornstarch
Couscous
Cranberry
Cream of Tartar
Cucumber
Cumin
Dandelion
Dextrose
Dill
Dong Quai
Dulse
Egg Chicken White
Egg Chicken Yolk
Egg Goose
Elderberry
Fiddlehead Fern
Fin Crisp
Flour Barley
Flour Bulgur
Flour Durham Wheat
Flour Refined Wheat (Unbleached)
Fructose
Gentian
Gluten Flour Products
Goldenseal
Gooseberry
Grape
Grouse
Guarana
Guava
Guinea Hen
Hickory
Horehound
Kamut
Kefir
Kelp
Kiwi
Kumquat
Licorice Root
Linden
Litchi
Macadamia
Mace
Maltodextrin
Marjoram
Melon Canang
Melon Casaba
Melon Christmas
Melon Crenshaw
Melon Musk
Melon Persian
Melon Spanish
Milk Rice
Milk Thistle
Mint
Muffins Corn
Muffins Oat bran
Mulberry
Mullein
Mustard Dry
Mustard/ with Vinegar
Nectarine
Noodles Spelt
Oregano
Ostrich
Oyster Plant
Paneer
Paprika
Pear
Pecan Butter
Peppermint
Pickle
Pimento
Poi
Popcorn
Prickly Pear
Quince
Radicchio
Radish
Rappini
Raspberry Leaf
Rice Basmati
Rice Bran
Rice Cream of
Rice Milk
Rice Puffed
Rosemary
Rye Crisp
Safflower Seed
Saffron
Sage
Sago Palm
Salmon Roe
Sarsaparilla
Savory
Scallion
Semolina Products
Senna
Shallots
Shepherds Purse
Skullcap
Sorghum
Sour Cream Low / No Fat
Soy Oil
Soy Oil
Spearmint
Spelt Products
Squab
Star Fruit (Carambola)
Stevia
Sunflower Butter
Sunflower Seed
Syrup Corn
Tahiti (Sesame Butter)
Tamarind
Tapioca
Tarragon
Thyme
Vervian
Water Chestnut
Watercress
Wheat Germ Oil
White Flour Products
White Willow Bark
Wine White
Yarrow
Youngberry
Zucchini

Neutral List- Low Acidity

Almond Oil
Bean White
Flour Spelt
Milk Goat
Rice White
Rutabaga
Safflower Oil
Sesame Oil
Spelt
Turkey
Whole Wheat Products
Neutral List- Slight Acidity


Abalone
Bass Sea
Bean String
Bullhead
Butterfish
Canola Oil
Cheese Goat
Croaker
Curry
Cusk
Date
Drum
Egg Chicken
Halfmoon Fish
Honey
Mahi-mahi
Millet
Mullet
Orange Roughy
Parrot Fish
Perch Ocean
Perch White
Pike
Pine Nut (Pignola)
Pompano
Porgy
Rice Brown
Rose Fish
Sailfish
Scrod
Shark
Smelt
String Bean
Sturgeon
Sun Fish
Sunflower Oil
Swordfish
Syrup Maple
Tilapia
Trout Brook
Tuna
Weakfish
Yellowtail
Yogurt

Neutral List- Moderate Acidity

Bread Rye 100%
Cheese Farmer
Cheese Feta
Cheese Mozzarella
Chicken
Corn
Milk Almond
Nutmeg
Oat / Bran / Meal
Pea (All)
Pecan
Pomegranate

Neutral List- High Acidity

Barley
Carob
Hazelnut (Filbert)
Sugar Brown / White
Yeast Brewers

Blood Type A

Avoid List- High Alkalinity

Potato Sweet
Tangerine
Yam

Avoid List- Moderate Alkalinity

Mango
Melon Honeydew
Olives Black
Olives Greek
Olives Spanish

Avoid List- Slight Alkalinity

Banana
Coconut Oil
Orange
Sucanat

Avoid List- Low Alkalinity

Eggplant
Mushroom Shitake
Papaya
Vinegar Apple Cider

Avoid List- Not Determined

Acacia (Arabic Gum)
Bean Copper
Bean Garbanzo
Bean Tamarind
Beer
Beluga
Bread Multigrain
Bread Pumpernickel
Buffalo
Butter
Cabbage (All)
Caper
Carrageenan
Cashew
Cashew Butter
Castor Oil
Catnip
Caviar
Cayenne
Cheese Cottage
Cheese Cream
Chili Powder
Coconut
Corn Oil
Cornsilk
Cottonseed Oil
Durham Wheat
Familia
Frog
Goat
Granola
Grape nuts
Guar Gum
Half and Half
Herring Pickled
Horse
Juniper
Ketchup
Liquor Distilled
Mango
Matzos Wheat
Mayonnaise
Milk Butter
Milk Coconut
Muffins English
Muffins Wheat bran
Octopus
Orange
Papaya
Partridge
Pasta Semolina
Pasta Spinach
Peanut Oil
Pepper Black / White
Pepper Chili
Pepper Green
Pepper Jalapeno
Pepper Red / Cayenne
Pepper Yellow
Peppercorn
Pickle Relish
Plantain
Potato Blue
Potato Red
Potato White
Potato Yellow
Quail
Rabbit
Red Clover
Sauerkraut
Seltzer Water
Seven Grains
Sherbet
Shredded Wheat
Soda Club
Soda Regular / Diet
Squid
Squirrel
Tangerine
Teff
Tomato
Turtle
Vinegar Red Wine
Vinegar White
Wheat Bran / Germ
Wheat Cream of
Whey
Wintergreen
Worchestershire
Yellow Dock
Yucca

Avoid List- Low Acidity

Bean Lima
Bean Navy
Bean Red
Clam
Conch
Farina
Goose
Lamb
Milk Skim or 2%
Milk Whole
Mussels
Mutton
Oyster
Scallop
Tea Black Regular / Decaf
Tomato
Vinegar Balsamic

Avoid List- Slight Acidity

Anchovy
Barracuda
Bass Bluegill
Bass Striped
Bean Kidney
Bluefish
Catfish
Crayfish
Duck
Eel
Flounder
Gelatin Plain
Gray sole
Grouper
Haddock
Hake
Halibut
Harvest Fish
Heart
Herring Fresh
Liver (Calf)
Lox
MSG
Muskellunge
Opal eye Fish
Rhubarb
Scup
Shad
Sole
Tilefish
Venison

Avoid List- Moderate Acidity

Aspartame
Cheese American
Cheese Blue
Cheese Brie
Cheese Camembert
Cheese Casein
Cheese Cheddar
Cheese Colby
Cheese Edam
Cheese Emmenthal
Cheese Gouda
Cheese Gruyere
Cheese Jarlsberg
Cheese Monterey jack
Cheese Muenster
Cheese Neufchatel
Cheese Parmesan
Cheese Provolone
Cheese String
Cheese Swiss
Crab
Crab (Horseshoe)
Mollusks
Pistachio
Pork
Shrimp
Veal

Avoid List- High Acidity

Beef
Brazil
Ice Cream
Lobster
Pheasant

Blood Type O

Beneficial List High Alkalinity

Onions (All)
Potato Sweet
Pumpkin Seed
Seaweed

Beneficial List - Moderate Alkalinity

Broccoli
Ginger
Mango
Parsley
Parsnip

Beneficial List - Slight Alkalinity

Banana
Blueberry
Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
Lettuce Romaine
Okra
Olive Oil

Beneficial List - Low Alkalinity

Cherry (All)
Collard Greens
Ginseng
Pineapple
Pumpkin
Tea Green

Beneficial List - Not Determined

Artichoke
Beet Greens
Black-Eyed Peas
Bread Essene
Buffalo
Cayenne
Cherry Black
Chickweed
Chicory
Dandelion
Dulse
Escarole
Fenugreek
Flaxseed
Gentian
Guava
Horehound
Horseradish
Kelp
Kohlrabi
Mango
Milk Thistle
Mullein
Prune
Rose Hips
Sarsaparilla
Seltzer Water
Slippery Elm
Spinach
Turmeric
Turnip

Beneficial List - Low Acidity


Bean Adzuki
Lamb
Mutton
Plum (All)
Prune
Swiss Chard

Beneficial List – Slight Acidity

Bass Bluegill
Bass Sea
Bass Striped
Cod
Curry
Fig
Guava
Halibut
Heart
Liver (Calf)
Perch Ocean
Perch Silver
Perch White
Perch Yellow
Pike
Shad
Snapper Red
Sole
Spinach
Sturgeon
Swordfish
Tilefish
Trout Rainbow
Venison

Yellowtail


Beneficial List - Moderate Acidity

Kale
Veal

Beneficial List - High Acidity

Beef
Carob
Walnuts Black
Walnuts English

Blood Type O

Neutral List - High Alkalinity

Lime
Nectarine
Persimmon
Radish Daikon
Raspberry
Watermelon
Yam

Neutral List - Moderate Alkalinity

Cinnamon
Dewberry
Endive
Garlic
Grapefruit
Loganberry
Molasses
Olives Greek
Olives Green
Olives Spanish
Sea Salt

Neutral List – Slight Alkalinity

Apricot
Bean Jicama
Beet
Chives
Cilantro
Currant Black / Red
Egg Duck
Ghee (Clarified) Butter
Grapes (All)
Lettuce Bibb
Lettuce Boston
Lettuce Iceberg
Lettuce Mesclun
Quinoa
Raisin
Rice Wild
Sprouts Brussel
Squash (All)
Strawberry
Sucanat

Neutral List - Low Alkalinity

Almond
Apple
Cod Liver Oil
Eggplant
Lemon
Mushroom Abalone
Mushroom Enoki
Mushroom Maitake
Mushroom Oyster
Mushroom Portobello
Mushroom Straw
Papaya
Peach
Pear
Sesame Seed
Sprouts Radish
Syrup Rice
Vinegar Apple Cider

Neutral List - Not Determined

Agar
Allspice
Almond Butter
Almond Cheese
Almond Extract
Almond Milk
Anise
Apple
Apple Cider
Apple Pectin
Apricot
Arrowroot
Arugula
Asian Pear
Asparagus
Bamboo Shoots
Barley Malt
Basil
Bay Leaf
Bean Black
Bean Broad
Bean Cannelloni
Bean Garbanzo
Bean Green
Bean Northern
Bean Snap
Beet Greens
Beluga
Bergamot
Black Currant Seed Oil
Bok Choy
Borage Seed Oil
Boysenberry
Bread Brown Rice
Bread Ezekiel
Bread Flat
Bread Gluten Free
Bread Soy Flour
Bread Wasa
Breadfruit
Butter
Butternut
Cabbage (All)
Caraway
Cardamom
Carrot
Catnip
Caviar
Celeriac
Celery
Chamomile
Chervil
Chili Powder
Chocolate
Chub
Clove
Coriander
Cornish Hens
Cranberry
Cream of Tartar
Cumin
Dill
Dong Quai
Egg Chicken White
Egg Chicken Yolk
Elderberry
Fennel
Fiddlehead Fern
Fin Crisp
Flour Oat
Flour Rice
Goat
Goldenseal
Gooseberry
Granola
Grape (All)
Grapefruit
Green Bean
Grouse
Guinea Hen
Hickory
Hops
Horse
Kamut
Kumquat
Lemon
Licorice Root
Lime
Linden
Macadamia
Marjoram
Mayonnaise
Melon Canang
Melon Casaba
Melon Christmas
Melon Crenshaw
Melon Musk
Melon Spanish
Milk Rice
Mint
Miso
Muffins Oat bran
Mulberry
Mustard Dry
Mustard without Vinegar
Nectarine
Noodles Soba 100% BKWT
Noodles Spelt
Oregano
Ostrich
Papaya
Paprika
Partridge
Pasta Artichoke (Pure)
Pear
Pecan Butter
Pepper Chili
Pepper Green
Pepper Jalapeno
Pepper Yellow
Peppercorn
Peppermint
Pimento
Pineapple
Poi
Prickly Pear
Quince
Rabbit
Radicchio
Radish
Rappini
Raspberry Leaf
Rice Basmati
Rice Bran
Rice Cake
Rice Cream of
Rice Milk
Rice Puffed
Rosemary
Safflower Seed
Saffron
Sage
Sago Palm
Sauerkraut
Savory
Scallion
Senna
Shallots
Skullcap
Snail / Escargot
Soy Cheese
Soy Flakes
Soy Flour Bread
Soy Granules
Spearmint
Spelt Products
Squab
Squirrel
Star Fruit (Carambola)
Stevia
Tahini (Sesame Butter)
Tamari (Wheat Free)
Tamarind
Tapioca
Tarragon
Teff
Tempeh
Thyme
Tomato
Valerian
Vervian
Walnut Oil
Water & Lemon
Water Chestnut
Watercress
White Willow Bark
Wine Red
Wine White
Wintergreen
Worchestershire
Yarrow
Yellow Dock
Youngberry
Zucchini

Neutral List - Low Acidity

Almond Oil
Bean Lima
Bean Red
Bean White
Buckwheat
Cheese Soy
Clam
Flour Spelt
Goose
Mussels
Oyster
Rice White
Rutabaga
Scallop
Sesame Oil
Spelt
Tofu
Tomato
Turkey
Vanilla

Neutral List - Slight Acidity

Amaranth
Anchovy
Bean Fava
Bean String
Bluefish
Bullhead
Butterfish
Canola Oil
Carp
Cheese Goat
Croaker
Cusk
Date
Drum
Duck
Eel
Egg Chicken
Flounder
Gelatin Plain
Gray sole
Grouper
Haddock
Hake
Halfmoon Fish
Harvest Fish
Herring Fresh
Honey
Kasha
Mackerel
Mahi-mahi
Millet
Monkfish
Mullet
Opal eye Fish
Orange Roughy
Parrot Fish
Pickerel
Pine Nut (Pinole)
Pompano
Porgy
Rice Brown
Rose Fish
Sailfish
Salmon
Sardine
Scrod
Scup
Shark
Smelt
String Bean
Sun Fish
Syrup Maple
Tilapia
Trout Brook
Trout Sea
Tuna
Weakfish
Whitefish
Whiting

Neutral List - Moderate Acidity

Bread Rye 100%
Carrots
Cheese Farmer
Cheese Feta
Cheese Mozzarella
Chicken
Crab
Cranberry
Flour Rye
Milk Almond
Milk Soy
Oat / Bran / Meal
Pea (All)
Pecan
Pomegranate
Shrimp
Soy Milk

Name of Food – High Acidity


Bean Soy
Hazelnut (Filbert)
Lobster
Pheasant
Soy Bean
Sugar Brown/White
Yeast Brewers

Blood Type O

Avoid List - High Alkalinity

Burdock
Lentils Domestic
Lentils Green
Tangerine

Avoid List - Moderate Alkalinity

Cantaloupe
Chestnut
Melon Honeydew
Mustard Greens
Olives Black
Poppy Seed
Taro

Avoid List - Slight Alkalinity

Coconut Oil
Orange

Avoid List - Low Alkalinity

Avocado
Blackberry
Cauliflower
Egg Quail
Evening Primrose Oil
Mushroom Shitake
Mushroom Silver Dollar
Sprouts Alfalfa

Avoid List - Not Determined

Acacia (Arabic Gum)
Alfalfa
Aloe
Bean Copper
Bean Tamrind
Beechnut
Beer
Blackberry
Bread Multigrain
Bread Pumpernickel
Bread Sprouted Wheat
Caper
Carrageenan
Cashew
Cashew Butter
Castor Oil
Cheese Cottage
Cheese Cream
Cheese Ricotta
Coltsfoot
Corn Oil
Cornflakes
Cornmeal
Cornsilk
Cornstarch
Cottonseed Oil
Couscous
Cucumber
Dextrose
Durham Wheat
Echinacea
Egg Goose
Familia
Flour Barley
Flour Bulgur
Flour Durham Wheat
Flour Gluten
Flour Graham
Flour Refined Wheat
Frog
Fructose
Ginger
Gluten Flour Products
Grape nuts
Guar Gum
Guarana
Half and Half
Hawthorn
Juniper
Kefir
Ketchup
Kiwi
Leek
Liquor Distilled
Litchi
Mace
Maltodextrin
Matzos Wheat
Milk Butter
Milk Coconut
Muffins Corn
Muffins English
Muffins Wheat bran
Octopus
Orange
Paneer
Pasta Semolina
Pasta Spinach
Peanut Butter
Peanut Oil
Pepper Black/White
Pepper Red/Cayenne
Pickle
Pickle Relish
Plantain
Popcorn
Potato Blue
Potato Red
Potato White
Potato Yellow
Quail
Quark
Red Clover
Rye Crisp
Salmon Roe
Semolina Products
Seven Grains
Shepherds Purse
Sherbet
Shredded Wheat
Soda Regular/Diet
Sorghum
Sour Cream Low/No Fat
Soy Oil
Squid
St. Johns Wort
Sunflower Butter
Sunflower Seed
Syrup Corn
Tangerine
Turtle
Vinegar Red Wine
Vinegar White
Wheat Bran/Germ
Wheat Cream of
Wheat Germ Oil
Whey
White Flour Products
Yucca

Avoid List - Low Acidity

Bean Navy
Bean Pinto
Conch
Farina
Lentils Red
Milk Goat
Milk Skim or 2%
Milk Whole
Safflower Oil
Tea Black Regular/Decaf
Vinegar Balsamic
Whole Wheat Products

Avoid List - Slight Acidity

Abalone
Barracuda
Bean Kidney
Catfish
MSG
Muskellunge
Pollack
Rhubarb
Sunflower Oil
Yogurt

Avoid List - Moderate Acidity

Aspartame
Cheese American
Cheese Blue
Cheese Brie
Cheese Camembert
Cheese Casein
Cheese Cheddar
Cheese Colby
Cheese Edam
Cheese Emmenthal
Cheese Gouda
Cheese Gruyere
Cheese Jarlsberg
Cheese Monterey jack
Cheese Muenster
Cheese Neufchatel
Cheese Parmesan
Cheese Provolone
Cheese String
Coffee Regular/Decaf
Corn
Nutmeg
Peanut
Pistachio
Pork

Avoid List - High Acidity

Barley
Brazil
Ice Cream

Alkalizing and Blood Type

Dr. Baroody and Dr. Morter helped advance the idea of optimal health
based on the residual ash (PH measurement of foods after it has been
eaten).  The Alkaline Acid Food Chart on this website was created
using the data from Dr. Baroody, Dr. Morter, and others.  However,
that food chart doesn't take into account the different blood types,
which for some people, may be helpful in further fine-tuning their
healing diets.

Peter D'Adamo helped advance the idea of individualized diets based
on blood type.  However, his plan doesn't take into account the
Alkaline Acid residual ash of foods.  Therefore, I decided to
combine the data from both groups to create 4 lists for each blood
type.  If you have the data and books by the doctors above, you will
notice that my list is slightly different from their individual data
because my list takes into account alkalizing and blood typing.

Each list is quite straightforward.   There are three sections –
Beneficial foods, Neutral foods, and Avoid foods (Each section is
further subdivided from High Alkaline to High Acidic).

How to put together your healing diet:

1) Determine your blood type and go to the appropriate alkalizing
blood type diet.

2) Select foods from the beneficial list.  Be mindful of the 80/20
Alkaline Acid
Ratio.

3) To minimize the chances for food allergies and food
sensitivities, it is best to have a minimum of 50 foods to rotate
your diet liberally. After you finished the beneficial list, and you
still don't have a minimum of 50 foods yet, then move on to the
Neutral list, and focus on the alkaline part of the Neutral list to
finish your foods shopping list.  That should be your list when you
go food shopping.

4) It goes without saying that you should avoid the foods on the
avoid list for your blood type.  I only presented it so you can be
mindful of these foods and know which foods may be hurting your
health.

5) The individual Alkalizing and Blood Type list is a good start to
help put together your healing diet.  But regardless of your blood
type, you can fine-tune your healing diet more by avoiding common
allergic foods and inflammatory foods, as my experience has been
that these foods don't help PN.  Common allergic foods include, but
not limited to the following: sugar, corn, wheat, oat, egg, cow's
milk, chocolate, soy, citrus fruits, and peanuts.  Sugar, corn, and
eggs are almost ubiquitous in processed foods, so I avoid processed
foods as much as possible.  The most common inflammatory foods
include but not limited to the following: All processed foods,
sugar, wheat, soda, deep fried foods, alcohol, and dairy.  Other
additional inflammatory foods may vary with different individuals.

Please refer to the appropriate foods list for your blood type in
these articles located on this website:

Alkalizing and Blood Type O
Alkalizing and Blood Type A
Alkalizing and Blood Type B
Alkalizing and Blood Type AB

Some Potentially Helpful Tests

1) Liver Function Test

2) Allergy Test: Patch Test, IGg4 Blood Test, and ELISA if money is
no problem

3) Live Cell Analysis

4) Intestinal Permeability Testing for Leaky Gut Syndrome

5) Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis

6) Comprehensive Parasitology Testing

7) Liver Detoxification Profile

8) Biological Terrain Assessment to analyze Alkaline/Acidity

9) PH Test on Saliva Alkaline/Acidity ratio.

10) Blood test looking for pro-inflammatory markers

A Beginner's Primer

Your doctor said, "You have PN".  What's next?  You've done a quick
search on the Internet, and now you are reading several PN
websites.  You have many questions.  After a quick scan of the
different topics, you now have more questions, and questions you
don't even know to ask.  Take a deep breath!  This article is for
you, the newly diagnosed PN newbies.  Before you ask your questions
(it's normal by the way), I invite you to take some time and read my
entire website, together with Tanya's and eborg's website.  You'll
find links and references to all three websites regardless of which
site you arrived at initially.  You will find the collective
experiences of everyone's contributions on these three websites and
it should help to answer most of your questions.

Let's start at the beginning with the diagnosis.  Unfortunately, a
wrong diagnosis is a very real possibility.  PN is relatively rare,
so there are NOT that many doctors and derms who have real life
extensive experiences diagnosing PN, and still less successful
experiences treating PN.  I don't totally blame the doctors and
derms because there are just not enough patients, relatively
speaking, for them to develop successful diagnosis and treatment
histories.

At a minimum after you read and understand our websites, you will be
much better prepared to question your doctor or derm.  Armed with
our collective experiences, you can accelerate your understanding of
PN, and choose to be an aggressive advocate for yourself, or just
passively and blindly trust whatever your doctor or derm tells you.
The choice is yours.  Choose wisely!!

There are doctors and derms who still rely on just a biopsy for PN
diagnosis when they should know better.  A biopsy can exclude PN,
but NOT CONFIRM PN with complete certainty.  There is currently NO
test that can completely confirm PN.  But what we can do is have
several tests to exclude other possibilities, thereby increasing our
confidence for a more accurate PN diagnosis.

At minimum, your doctor should order a Blood Panel and Urinary
Hormone Evaluation with GH.  These tests will help to exclude or
include other possibilities.  The Blood Panel should include a
CBC/Platelets, Complete Lipid Profile, Comprehensive Metabolic
Panel, and Endocrinology (Free T3).  These tests will help detect
other possibilities like Diabetes, Renal Problems, Allergies, etc.
The Urinary Hormone Evaluation with GH will help detect hormonal
imbalances, etc.  By eliminating the usual suspects, you can be more
certain you have PN.

If you are quite certain you have PN, then the next question is
what's next? I've listed many of the Allopathic treatments typically
available for PN on this site. (See Allopathic Treatment article).
I've tried and failed with many Allopathic treatments because it was
just symptom coping and did not address the root causes for PN.  I
suspect many of you will need to do likewise before you may be open
to Natural Healing.  That's okay!  My purpose is to empower you with
many options so you don't need to take unnecessary risks you may
regret one day!

My choice to go with Natural Healing was easy after the Allopathic
failures, since I feel there isn't a better option currently
available.  Allopathic treatments include potentially serious side
effects, and a potential lifetime of symptom coping, as we have
members who have had PN for decades.  It's debatable whether PN
increases mortality.  What's not debatable is PN increases
morbidity, as it reduces one's quality of life.  Therefore, these
are my main reasons for using Natural Healing, to deal with root
causes, and to end PN, since I don't want to spend the rest of my
life symptom coping.  Executing the Natural Healing recommendations
herewith is the harder part since it requires some work, discipline,
commitment and patience.  But, I feel it's worth it and one reason
why I share this information with like-minded people.

I gave you a list of typical Allopathic treatments on my site for
your future reference.  I'm not endorsing these Allopathic
treatments, but I do realize it may be a necessary part for you to
experience.  However, I do strongly warn you against using two types
of Allopathic treatments – inflammatory inhibitors and
immunosuppressants.

Inflammatory Inhibitors are drugs like Thalidomide and Enbrel.
Prednisone, Cyclosporine, and Protopic are Immunosuppressive drugs.
A simple search on the FDA and other medical websites reveal many
citations, abstracts, clinical studies and trials published about
these drugs.  There are people who know about the risks associated
with these drugs but choose to ignore or accept the risk.  But,
there are other people (the newly diagnosed) who really don't know
about these risky drugs, which compelled me to write this beginner's
primer.  It's one thing to take a risk, fully informed of a drug's
dangers.  But it would be irresponsible of me, knowing the dangers
and not bother to disclose it.  New people can use this information
to make informed decisions.

Inflammation is a natural reaction to infections, injuries, allergic
reactions, and other insults to your body.  There are warning signs
that something is internally and potentially externally wrong.  One
should heed these warning signs, not inhibit it.  Inhibiting the
inflammation with drugs, is just suppressing the warning signs, but
not really dealing with what the body is trying to tell you.
Everyday, there are people who die of heart attacks and had unheeded
signs of chronic inflammation.  They did not have any typical risk
factors for heart disease, like high blood pressure, high
cholesterol, diabetes, smoker, overweight, etc.  However, the
medical community is beginning to acknowledge the real dangers of
not correcting chronic inflammation as an additional risk factor for
heart disease, blood vessel diseases, and other diseases.  That's
why some doctors ask their patients to get tested for inflammation
by testing inflammatory markers like C-Reactive Protein, TNF alpha,
and many more.   Inhibiting inflammation is not the answer.

Immunosuppressants are the second type of drugs.  Since PN share
some autoimmune like symptoms, and some PN people have autoimmune
diseases in addition to PN, the idea with immunosuppressants is to
suppress the immune system to suppress the autoimmune like
symptoms.  However, using immunosuppressants is like playing Russian
roulette with your health.  A strong immune system is essential to
your overall health since it protects you from bacteria, viruses,
pathogens, and may prevent cancer cells from forming.  A quick scan
of the FDA site reveal people who not surprisingly have cancer,
after using these immunosuppressants.  Think about this!  How long
can one suppress their own immune system and still reasonably expect
it to protect them?  Don't misunderstand me.  I think there are
times when using immunosuppressants are necessary and preferred.  If
one had an organ transplant, and is facing a life or death decision
regarding organ rejection, then take the immunosuppressant.  But
using immunosuppressants to suppress PN symptoms is a classic case
of the treatment being worse than the disease.

Unfortunately, there's more.  Some people mistakenly believe if they
use these immunosuppressants long enough, they can eventually end
their PN.  This is not common sense thinking, but wishful thinking.
Common sense tells us that the same immune system responsible for
protecting us is the same immune system trying to scream warning
signs of symptoms to us.  The sooner we heed the warning signs, the
better chance we have of a full recovery.  The longer we try to
suppress or ignore the warning signs, the greater the chance for
permanent damage, and the lesser the chance for a full recovery.

Unfortunately, it gets worse.  Inflammatory Inhibitors and
Immunosuppressants are for SHORT TERM uses.  There are no clinical
studies, trials, or other research that can definitively conclude
these drugs are safe for LONG TERM USES.  This is not surprising
because when a drug is risky even for short-term uses, taking it
long term doesn't make the drug safer, but more risky.  At best, one
may or may not get some temporary symptom relief with these drugs.
But when you stop taking these drugs, can your immune system still
reassert itself?  Can it still do its job of protecting you and
giving you warning symptoms?  Or are there permanent damages to your
immune system?  If your immune system is no longer able to generate
warning symptoms, what else is your immune system no longer able to
do?

Some feel life is a risk, and this risk is worth taking.  I feel
there is a time to take NECESSARY RISK when it's your best option.
In my case, I do have better options, which makes it unnecessary for
me to use these risky drugs.

You have control of two things, your attitude and your actions.  My
attitude is I feel the PN symptoms are warning signs, and a blessing
because it was significant enough to get my attention, and it gave
me a second chance to make meaningful changes in my life and
lifestyle.  I realize how lucky I am because not everyone gets a
second chance, so I better make the most of my second chance and not
waste it.  What actions I've chosen to take, and continue to take,
are detailed on this website.  May this information help you as you
begin your journey towards true healing!  Choose your attitude and
actions wisely because your results will be a reflection of those
choices.

The Blame Game

The Blame Game generally occurs at the Beginning Stage of PN.  When
you are searching for answers, invariably one question is "Why did
this happen and who is to blame?"

When you go to a doctor or a dermatologist, some may tell you, "You
are to blame.  You did it to yourself with your picking and
scratching.  It's all in your head".  There are many other
statements, but I think you get the idea that the doctor is blaming
the patient, and the patient becomes defensive (it's a human nature
response).

I don't blame the patient for getting PN, since that just
perpetuates the Blame Game and helps no one.  But when you have PN,
and you choose not to correct root causes, or only mitigate and
suppress symptoms, those choices come with results.  Are you
honestly happy with your current results?  If yes, then continue to
do what you are currently doing.  But if you are not happy with your
results, then it is time to rethink your choices.

I corrected my root causes, and got my current results, symptom free
(except for some scarring) with no recurrence since November 2004,
because I changed my attitude, my perspective, my focus, my choices
and my actions.

I don't blame myself for PN.  But I do blame myself for wasting time
with allopathic doctors who know less than me when it comes to
understanding the root causes of PN and how to correct it.

If you are a new patient reading this article, I hope you learn from
my mistakes, and not repeat or magnify it.  You don't need to blame
yourself for getting PN.  But if you choose not to correct your root
causes, then accept the consequences of your choices.

I've shared many ideas about how I corrected my root causes.  It's
one thing to make bad choices when you don't know better
alternatives.  But when you do know better alternatives, and you
still choose to ignore it, or still make bad choices, then can you
honestly blame anyone else for the choices you have made, or not
make?  Ultimately, this is not about assessing blame, but accepting
responsibility for what choices you make or not make, in responses
to getting PN.   You have the ability.  But only you truly know,
whether you have the right attitude, perspective, focus, and whether
you will make the right choices and take the right actions.

Stages in the PN cycle

Here are some general characteristics to help you determine what
stage are you in your PN cycle?  Remember, I've done many of these
things myself, so I'm sharing this, not out of judgment, but out of
my own experiences going thru these cycles.  If you honestly look at
everything on this list, you will identify with many of the things
listed here.  The Beginning Stage is unavoidable since we all must
start somewhere.  But how long you stay at the Beginning Stage is
your choice.  All of us have the ability to make changes.  Your
Beginning Stage can be very short, or it can be for the rest of your
life.  I also factor in the morbidity affect towards my family, as
that gives me additional motivation to change.

As you read more postings here, pay attention to the poster's
attitude, and what characteristics they exhibit from this list, so
you can determine what stage that poster is at in his or her PN
cycle.   I've listed the following characteristics randomly.  You
may experience some or all of these characteristics, and not
necessarily in this particular order.

THE BEGINNING STAGE:

Initial Diagnosis (Hopefully done correctly)

You have more questions, than answers (Expect it at this stage)

Questions, many questions, and even questions you don't know to ask
yet

You have some answers, but the wrong questions, which doesn't help

Looking for answers from Allopathic medicine, since that is what you
currently know

Willing to give allopathic doctors almost completely control of your
treatment

Looking for the easy, magic pill to fix everything

Denial

Anger and asking, "Why me, Why me"

Lamenting the symptoms

Bemoaning that there is no cure, no causes, and nobody has solutions
(very typical defensive posture)

Dismissing solutions outside of Allopathic medicine

Must try more Allopathic treatments since you still feel it's the
answer

Unwilling to accept personal responsibility for PN

Deflecting any solutions involving work, discipline, personal
responsibility, accountability and will.

Rationalizing that what you are doing now is your honest best

Eager to embrace popular messages where little to nothing is asked
of you

Eager to embrace popular messages where you are not deemed
responsible for your PN

Eager to embrace any message to deflect responsibility elsewhere

Anger at honest messages with difficult solutions you don't like

Doesn't have the right attitude, so changes at this stage is short-
lived and unsustainable

May only make some small changes reluctantly and begrudgingly

Expects linear healing, where if you do half the recommendations,
you expect half improvement

Doesn't realize healing is cumulative, not linear

Ignores known drug risks and expects unrealistic results

Still thinks of the human body as just a collection of parts, to be
treated independently with drugs

Doesn't recognize the Disease Cascade: Health, Sub-Clinical,
Clinical, Full Blown Disease, and Death.

Doesn't recognize the Healing Cascade: Right Attitude, Sustained
correction of root causes, Health.

Eager to criticize other protocols or methods, but doesn't have
anything better and safer to get results

Will believe many things the doctor tells him or her

Doesn't have confidence to challenge the doctor's assumptions or
treatment protocols

Passive patient, willing to go along with the doctor's program,
despite no track record of success

Willing to take drugs, even off label, regardless of risks

Obsessed with labeling the disease, and compartmentalizing it

Confusing causes and effects and lumping them together

Dismiss very natural follow up questions that challenge the theory

Will believe in Allopathic Medicine, even when it has not delivered
a real cure

Overvalue peer-reviewed research, even when said research has
netting no real cure

Will defend methods and protocols, even when it doesn't deliver a
real cure

Feels the drug risks are worth taking as his or her best option

Not truly open to alternative, complementary and integrative methods

Takes a mutually exclusive approach to coping with PN

Willing to adopt misleading labels that do not reflect real results





TRANSITION STAGE:  (Tipping point, Turning point stage)

You reached your epiphany, and finally realized what you've done so
far, isn't working

You are sick and tired of endless symptom coping, and now willing to
make meaningful changes

You understand what Einstein was saying, "Insanity is doing the same
things, over and over, and expecting different results"

You are finally willing to get real, and correct root causes for
sustainable positive results

You are now ready, both psychologically and emotionally, and have
the right attitude to make and sustain the changes, willingly, and
willfully






TRUE HEALING STAGE:

You now have more answers than questions

You ask "How" and "What" questions, which is focused on the future,
the solutions and results

You rarely ask "Why" questions, since it is usually a defensive
reaction focused on past decisions

You embrace all healing methods and integrate it into your overall
healing journey

You no longer looking for shortcuts, but realistically safer
sustainable solutions

Acceptance, rather than Denial

The energy for anger is refocused towards what and how to get to
real solutions and results

Confident enough to take control of your healing journey

No lamenting, bemoaning, blaming, deflecting and rationalizing

Accepts personal responsibility and realize that is the first step
to changing the attitude

Eager to embrace solutions even when the solutions are difficult and
not what you want to hear

Has the right attitude to sustain changes willingly and willfully

Realizes drugs are not the best option

See the human body holistically, as dependent and interdependent

Recognizes the Disease and Healing Cascade

Not attached to protocols and methods, but to the results

Aggressive patient, willing to challenge doctor's assumptions and
treatment protocols

Knows the difference between causes and effects

Willing to ask the tough questions to get to the root causes

Honest about what is a real cure, and what is just symptom coping

Willing to correct the root causes

Psychological Life Changes

This article is about psychological life changes.  It's the first
necessary step before sustainable lifestyle changes.  Life changes
refer to the psychological non-physical changes.  Lifestyle changes
refer to the physical changes like changing diet, exercise, detox,
and all things related to the physical whole body.  Real life
changes must happen first because without it, lifestyle changes
would be unsustainable, and just a mechanical exercise in coping.

Real life changes begin with honestly assessing your psychological
self.  What is your attitude about your health?  Do you look at your
PN as some punishment, some horrible disease to scorn?  Or a disease
you can learn lessons? Do you want to optimize your health?  Or do
you just want to do the minimum to get rid of PN symptoms?  Do you
look at PN symptoms as warning signs you need to heed? Or do you
look at PN symptoms as something to suppress and forget?  Do you
feel any responsibility for your PN?  Or do you feel it happened for
no particular reason like it was just a spontaneous flare-up?  Are
you glad you have warning symptoms that allow you a precious second
chance to make a difference?  Or do you feel you have plenty more
chances to make a difference?  If you decide to make some lifestyle
changes, do you TRULY AND WILLFULLY WANT to do it?  Or will you do
it reluctantly and begrudgingly?  Be honest with yourself because
your answers to these questions will give you an idea where you are
psychologically, and whether you are truly ready for lifestyle
changes.

All of us know there are some things we should do, need to do, and
or like to do.  But some of us still don't do it.  Some
procrastinate, or do it halfheartedly, without purpose or focus.
Why is that?  It's because real life changes have not occurred, at
least not enough to change your psychology to the point where you
TRULY have the right attitude, the right belief, the commitment and
discipline necessary to sustain the lifestyle changes ahead.

How do you get to that point of real life changes with real
psychological transformation?  I don't know what it will take for
you to make your psychological life changing transformation.  But I
can tell you what it took for me to make the psychological life
changes, necessary to sustain my lifestyle changes.

My most important reason to make the psychological life changes was
I TRULY AND WILLFULLY WANTED to get well, so I got rid of any
excuses, useless laments, and rationalizations.  Instead of looking
for reasons not to do something, I found important enough reasons to
do the things I needed to do consistently.  My will to heal is the
difference.

If one is looking for reasons not to do something, one can fill in
the blank _________with almost any reason or rationalization to not
do something.  However, if one is truly motivated to do something,
only one reason matters.  I was fortunate to find more than one
reason to make meaningful life and lifestyle changes and I'm happy
to share it with you.  May you find your reason(s) too!

I believe all of us have the ability to do the same things or
similar things I did, and continue to do.  But not all of us have
the same will to truly heal.  It's easy to say you really want to
get well.  But do you really have the will to actually do it with
commitment and discipline?  Your attitude and actions hereafter,
will answer that.  These were the ten main points I felt at
different times in my healing journey.  Some points were more
pivotal and important to help me make my psychological
transformation.

1) I was not afraid to fail since I knew failure is the mother of
success.  My first choice was Allopathic medicine because I naively
assumed they had all the answers.  I figured they must have a magic
pill or cream, a quick easy fix for me, and they would not require
too much out of me.  What a big MISTAKE for me!!  But, it was
nonetheless a very important lesson.  I needed to try enough
Allopathic medicine, and fail, before I was satisfied that current
Allopathic medicine would not cure me.  I needed to psychologically
let go of Allopathic medicine before I could fully embrace Non-
Allopathic medicine.  The practical side in me guided me towards
Natural Healing because all I needed to ask myself was, "Do I have a
better option to deliver safer positive results?"  My answer was and
is no, so there was nothing more to think about but to go forward
with my best option.     That's simply practical.

2) I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.  I felt very
vulnerable because my doc or derm was controlling my health
decisions and I had no idea whether they knew what they were doing
or not.  That's a very sad state of powerlessness.  There was also a
point in my life when I considered suicide, and those thoughts
really scared me.  I started thinking about my family, my friends,
and my employees who work in my companies.  Suicide would be the
easy way out, but what a selfish thing to do since many of these
people depend on me.  I knew I must snap out of it, if not for me,
then for the people in my life.  I've always been successful in most
of the major things I've done in my life.  Yet this challenge with
PN was very humbling.  I could not think or control my way out of
PN, because it controlled me.  At one point, I was even desperate
enough to consider some dangerous drugs like Thalidomide,
Prednisone, Protopic, Cyclosporine, etc.  But after researching
these drugs and realizing how potentially dangerous it can be, I
knew if I took these drugs, it would be psychological suicide for me
because it meant I gave in to my desperation.  For me, suicide is a
physical death and taking these dangerous drugs is a psychological
death.  But there was a ray of hope.

You see, after experiencing these emotions, I never wanted to feel
so vulnerable, so powerless, so scared, and so desperate ever again.
Therefore, I decided to learn as much as I could about PN and
surround myself with knowledgeable and experienced people to help me
with research.  Armed with research information, I felt empowered
with confidence to take control of my health and healing.  Reading
and understand the research information was not enough.  The
difference was actually using the information and taking action.
This challenge motivated me to make the psychological transformation
because I didn't want to return to this depressing state again.
Frankly, I don't think I could psychologically or physically survive
a return trip to this depressing state.  The practical solution was
to use these negative emotions as motivation for positive change,
which is what I did.

3) I found more important reasons to get well other than just for
me.  Parents will relate to this point.  There are parents out there
who would do just about anything for the good of their children.
They would sooner do something for their children before they do it
for themselves.  What are your important reasons that go beyond just
you?  I challenge you to find these more important reasons because
it can help you to make psychological life changes so you can truly
have the right attitude, belief, commitment and discipline aplenty
to sustain the lifestyle changes ahead.  Remember, your family share
in the morbidity of your PN.  If you will not do it for yourself,
they do it for your family.

4) What we believe is very important psychologically.  There are
plenty of studies about the positive belief from the placebo
effect.  In an ICU, when a person truly believes they will recover,
they have a better chance of recovering because their belief is not
only psychological, but biological too.  When they don't believe,
they lose a very important tool in their healing in terms of the
placebo effect.

5) Closely related to belief is your attitude.  I realized that
having the right attitude is my MOST IMPORTANT psychological tool.
Your attitude shapes your beliefs, which determines your actions,
which leads to your results.  Start off with the wrong attitude and
it will cascade you towards the wrong results, just like starting
off with the wrong question will lead you towards the wrong answer.
Regardless of our circumstances, we all have control of two things,
our attitude and actions.  You choose what attitude and actions, and
your results will follow.  If you look at the people who have made
significant improvements, unquestionably, their attitude and actions
played a very important role!

6) I also found strong enough reasons WHY to make these lifestyle
changes.  Call it a promise to myself.  I promised myself that if I
could get back my health, I would never take it for granted ever
again.  I would seize my precious second chance no matter how much
work and effort it took to maintain it.  My WHY was just simply
keeping my promise!

7) Sometimes in life, we look for guarantees, or an assurance that
the work, the effort, and our commitment will pay off.  Some people
want 20/20 hindsight so they could know the outcome before they
decide whether they will do something or not.  Perhaps you can say I
took my first step towards Natural Healing only by faith, since I
did not know I would be where I am today.  But don't you realize we
all live by faith every single day of our life.  When you get into
your car to start it in the morning, how do you know it will start
for sure?  When you drive on that road, that freeway, that bridge,
how do you know it's safe and will not collapse?   The answer is we
don't know.  During a typical day, there are plenty of examples of
things we do, where we don't know exactly what the outcome will be,
but we do it anyway.  Since you demonstrate you can have faith
everyday of your life with your daily activities, then just extend
that faith towards your health and healing.

8) I also changed my perspective to focus on whole body healing,
instead of just the PN symptoms.  Since you are what you focus on
most frequently, I didn't want it to be just about PN symptoms
anymore.  My perspective needed to expand, since my previous narrow
focus on just PN symptoms with Allopathic medicine failed me.

A man complains about not have shoes, until he meets the man who
does not have feet.  I'm not saying that you should find joy
comparing yourself to someone less fortunate than you.  But, the man
was able to change his perspective once he changed his focus.

I think about all those people who died of heart attacks, and other
diseases with little or no symptoms, and wonder how many of them
would have gladly welcomed some warning symptoms to give them a
precious second chance to make meaningful changes?  One man's curse
is another man's blessing.  The difference is their relative
perspective.  Once we can step back and expand our perspective on
our disease, it's amazing how many more things we can see
differently, and in many cases, more clearly.

My perspective also changed because I realized the paradox, where
Allopathic medicine was still treating PN like an external skin
rash, when all along, it originated internally.  Dr. Wayne Dyer
clearly illustrated this paradox with a funny story.  During a power
outage, a man lost his keys inside his home.  He tried to find his
keys but the darkness inside his home made it difficult.  Later, he
saw one streetlight still on across the street.  He decided to go
outside, across the street, to search for his keys.  He thought it
would be easier to find his keys under the streetlight.  A person
with common sense would realize this paradox and ask, "Why would he
search outside under the streetlight, when he lost his keys inside
his home?"  Isn't this paradox similar to what some people are
trying to do with Allopathic medicine, by searching for an external
solution to a problem that started internally?  Once I saw the
paradox, changing my perspective was the common sense thing to do.
Remember, you cannot solve a problem if you don't even see the
problem.

9) I also needed to develop enough patience to do Natural Healing.
When we grow up with microwaves, drive thru restaurants, ATM, etc.,
many of us just don't have much patience.  One reason Allopathic
medicine is a preferred first choice for many people is because it
appeals to their impatience.  It's attractive and appeasing for some
to think there must be a magic pill that allows us to take a short
cut and provide a quick fix.  Some people think why bother to work
so hard to heal diseased organs when you could have a quick fix with
surgery to remove the organ?  And why bother to address the root
causes of a disease when you could pop a pill to suppress symptoms?

We really cannot put all the blame on Allopathic medicine because in
many cases, they're just giving the patients what they want.  I have
enough common sense to realize that I got myself into this PN mess
with years and years of unhealthy lifestyle habits.  It's
unrealistic for me to expect to heal overnight, or in a relatively
short period of time compared to the amount of time it took to
create this problem.  Therefore, I knew I needed to have enough
patience if I wanted to successfully do this safely, properly, and
comprehensively.  Alkalizing, Detoxing, Balancing, Optimizing all
takes time.  Just like one cannot hurry love, one cannot hurry
healing.  All of us have our own unique healing timetable.  Once I
psychologically prepared myself to be more patient, and had a more
realistic expectation for my healing timetable, I had more enjoyment
with my healing journey.

10) My last point is purely practical.  After the Allopathic
failures, I needed to find healing methods I could use safely and
sustain indefinitely.  With Allopathic medicine, there was always
this lingering question about safety, about the advisability for
long term uses, about dangerous side effects, etc.  I didn't want
the next method to carry such lingering questions, so it was just a
practical decision for me to choose Natural Healing.

I cannot say that if you do what I did and continue to do, that you
will have the same results.  You have enough common sense to know
that we are all different people, with different associated health
problems, different healing responses and different healing
timetable.  I made a practical decision to go with my best option.

The remainder of my website have many articles covering lifestyle
changes in details.  When you are ready, these articles will give
you the guidance you need to continue your healing journey.  Good
Luck!  I hope you read, understand, and apply the lessons I shared
here to your own situation, so you too, may experience your
psychological transformation, necessary to sustain the lifestyle
changes ahead.