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Alkaline diet
Just wondering who here has had experience with the alkaline diet? I am a
bit of a naturalist and this diet slash way of eating would be great for me. I've been wanting to try this diet for a while but living with other people and sharing resources makes it hard, not to mention the costs of foods detailed in alkaline diets. I'm a big fan of wheatgrass juice and drink it everyday - it's great. Soon i'm going to grow my own wheatgrass. BJG |
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Fuhgeddaboudit. All specialty diets are failures because
you wind up bored and get off them and regain any weight you lost. Start an exercise program and learn to eat healthy food. bjg wrote: Just wondering who here has had experience with the alkaline diet? I am a bit of a naturalist and this diet slash way of eating would be great for me. I've been wanting to try this diet for a while but living with other people and sharing resources makes it hard, not to mention the costs of foods detailed in alkaline diets. I'm a big fan of wheatgrass juice and drink it everyday - it's great. Soon i'm going to grow my own wheatgrass. BJG |
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On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 02:49:17 +1030, Patricia Heil wrote:
Fuhgeddaboudit. All specialty diets are failures because you wind up bored and get off them and regain any weight you lost. It's not a specialty diet, hence "way of eating". It's like being a vegeterian, or vegan, etc. Start an exercise program and learn to eat healthy food. Alkaline diet is supposed to be the most healthiest way of eating. bjg wrote: Just wondering who here has had experience with the alkaline diet? I am a bit of a naturalist and this diet slash way of eating would be great for me. I've been wanting to try this diet for a while but living with other people and sharing resources makes it hard, not to mention the costs of foods detailed in alkaline diets. I'm a big fan of wheatgrass juice and drink it everyday - it's great. Soon i'm going to grow my own wheatgrass. BJG |
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On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 02:02:35 +1030, Ignoramus11065 wrote:
In article ode.on.net, bjg wrote: Just wondering who here has had experience with the alkaline diet? I am a bit of a naturalist and this diet slash way of eating would be great for me. I've been wanting to try this diet for a while but living with other people and sharing resources makes it hard, not to mention the costs of foods detailed in alkaline diets. I'm a big fan of wheatgrass juice and drink it everyday - it's great. Soon i'm going to grow my own wheatgrass. BJG I do not recall anyone here mentioning that they were on an alkaline diet. Can you describe it? Have a read he http://www.goss.com/ihcs/importance_...aline_diet.htm i |
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On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 01:45:31 +1030, bjg
wrote: Just wondering who here has had experience with the alkaline diet? I am a bit of a naturalist and this diet slash way of eating would be great for me. I've been wanting to try this diet for a while but living with other people and sharing resources makes it hard, not to mention the costs of foods detailed in alkaline diets. I'm a big fan of wheatgrass juice and drink it everyday - it's great. Soon i'm going to grow my own wheatgrass. BJG Hi BJG, http://www.goss.com/ihcs/importance_...aline_diet.htm This looks good. I did short apple juice/fruit fasts years ago to get alkaline. I forgot how great I felt and since apples were in season it was cheap, too. How are you doing your wheatgrass? I tried growing it indoors about 4 years ago. I had a 7 tray rack set up in my kitchen. It made good story. All my trays would start out strong, but end up looking like the Sahara desert. People told me too much water, not enough water, too much breeze, too many seeds, too much love........I stopped, but I'd like to try again. Mike |
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On 3 Dec 2003 17:52:46 GMT, Ignoramus11065
wrote: In article ode.on.net, bjg wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 02:49:17 +1030, Patricia Heil wrote: Fuhgeddaboudit. All specialty diets are failures because you wind up bored and get off them and regain any weight you lost. It's not a specialty diet, hence "way of eating". It's like being a vegeterian, or vegan, etc. I am not sure if Patricia knew what is an alkaline diet. Can you describe what is the idea of such a diet? More Alkaline body states promote healing and elimination of cellular wastes. More Acidic states create disease. This is respected among alternative therapy experts, but not entirely supported by one-sided medical experts. Mike i 223/176/180 Start an exercise program and learn to eat healthy food. Alkaline diet is supposed to be the most healthiest way of eating. bjg wrote: Just wondering who here has had experience with the alkaline diet? I am a bit of a naturalist and this diet slash way of eating would be great for me. I've been wanting to try this diet for a while but living with other people and sharing resources makes it hard, not to mention the costs of foods detailed in alkaline diets. I'm a big fan of wheatgrass juice and drink it everyday - it's great. Soon i'm going to grow my own wheatgrass. BJG |
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On 12/3/2003 1:42 PM, wrote: More Alkaline body states promote healing and elimination of cellular wastes. More Acidic states create disease. This is respected among alternative therapy experts, but not entirely supported by one-sided medical experts. I couldn't find much about this in human studies (some rat studies) but I did find this article (http://www3.utsouthwestern.edu/libra.../dietRisks.htm) which states that low-carb diets increase the acid levels in blood. I just found that to be interesting (not that this one study means much in the scheme of things but I did find it to be halfway interesting) Also, I didn't realize that there was such a thing as alkaline reflux. hmmm. So is the Alkaline diet supposed to be more macrobiotic? -- jmk in NC |
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On 3 Dec 2003 18:56:03 GMT, Ignoramus11065
wrote: In article , wrote: On 3 Dec 2003 17:52:46 GMT, Ignoramus11065 wrote: In article ode.on.net, bjg wrote: On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 02:49:17 +1030, Patricia Heil wrote: Fuhgeddaboudit. All specialty diets are failures because you wind up bored and get off them and regain any weight you lost. It's not a specialty diet, hence "way of eating". It's like being a vegeterian, or vegan, etc. I am not sure if Patricia knew what is an alkaline diet. Can you describe what is the idea of such a diet? More Alkaline body states promote healing and elimination of cellular wastes. More Acidic states create disease. And how do you achieve a more alkaline body state? I read some things that were mentioned here and could not get a clear idea. Did you look at BJGs link http://www.goss.com/ihcs/importance_...aline_diet.htm The title is The Importance of an Alkaline Diet It gives a clear overview of types of foods and lifestyle situations that tend to create a more alkaline/acid state. This is respected among alternative therapy experts, but not entirely supported by one-sided medical experts. Has there been any straightforward study of alkaline diets? Take 100 people, make half eat alkaline diet, another half eats normally, then compare the results in a year or two? Yes...many, so you get to have your pick. When you look at BJGs page, it will be difficult to say the approach is trash. The reason it works is the argument, but for people looking for results, this is a good way to get them. I prefer Dr. B. Jensen's work, because I've witnessed similar results in my life. You don't have to wait a year or two. A couple of months, if not a few weeks, on this will show results. This diet lists meat as acid forming. I read where you wrote that you would never become a vegetarian again. Few people remain vegetarian when they are looking for a single outcome. That short-lived test is lost, so there isn't a reason to remain vegatarian. Maybe you've found another reason to try it here. Mike i |
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On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 14:28:12 -0500, jmk
wrote: On 12/3/2003 1:42 PM, wrote: More Alkaline body states promote healing and elimination of cellular wastes. More Acidic states create disease. This is respected among alternative therapy experts, but not entirely supported by one-sided medical experts. I couldn't find much about this in human studies (some rat studies) but I did find this article (http://www3.utsouthwestern.edu/libra.../dietRisks.htm) which states that low-carb diets increase the acid levels in blood. I just found that to be interesting (not that this one study means much in the scheme of things but I did find it to be halfway interesting) Also, I didn't realize that there was such a thing as alkaline reflux. hmmm. So is the Alkaline diet supposed to be more macrobiotic? No. The foundation of Macrobiotic is to eat cooked grains and to only eat foods grown within your locality (ie-no tropical Hawaiian papaya when you live in frigid New York] Some whole grains are acid forming, so you don't eat them on this diet. The alkaline diet isn't for the person casually looking to take off bothersome weight. It's a lifestyle that more resembles a refined Vegan diet. Hey BJG.... How's this going for you? How long doing it? Mike |
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