Dear Subscriber,
I have been fascinated with the process of alkalinizing the body for prevention and many manifest conditions.
Years ago I attended a seminar where Italian physician Simoncini detailed curing cancer by alkalinization. He actually had an advantage in that he could thread a catheter into the artery feeding the cancer, pump in sodium bicarbonate, and allegedly over a short time, the tumor would disappear. Cancers are highly acidic. This process neutralized the acidity.
Inflammation creates acidity. Alkalinizing may enhance resistance to infection by neutralization acidity induced thereby.
Years ago, I wrote up what Terri and I learned from Dr. Tulio Simoncini, of Italy. Someone picked up on it and messaged me months later that he cured himself of a cancer by taking 1 tsp of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) in water 6 times daily. I have heard of a. few other stories like this. Remember, everyone is different. I’ve heard of ozone fixing some cancers, but mostly I’ve seen ozone as a supportive therapy.
One way to measure if you are sufficiently alkaline is to check your morning salivary pH with pH paper. (Don’t put it in your mouth as there are chemicals in the paper). pH should be at least 7.4. I have successfully kept my salivary pH in that range simply by eating a high quality organic vegetarian largely uncooked diet. Salivary pH is likely more indicative of good pH balance than urinary as the latter is very fickle and quickly adjusts to what you’ve eaten. Salivary pH seems to represent acid base balance in the tissues, where the action really is.
Please enjoy Dr. Kenner’s take on alkalinization.
From Dr. Kenner:
My Favorite Supplements: Alkabase
Developed over 40 years ago in Germany, Alkabase is a blend of alkaline salts that is used to correct the pH in the digestive tract, and by extension, eventually the entire system, first by alkalizing the duodenum. It is necessary to understand the secretory cells of the stomach as cells that preferentially secrete the alkaline salts necessary for the other digestive organs to produce their secretions. The secretion of hydrochloric acid (HCl) is a by-product of this synthesis. Digestive troubles resulting from heartburn are actually due to a deficiency of the production of basic salts rather than a hydrochloric acid deficiency.
The key ingredients in a good alkalizing agent are sodium and potassium bicarbonate. Sodium bicarbonate is an important ingredient, but the sodium and potassium salts help bring the bicarbonate component into the cells via the sodium-potassium pumps. The buffering minerals used in the body include sodium, potassium, and calcium. In this process, the excess hydrogen ions are used up in the chemical reactions and decrease the acidic burden and restore a normal acid-base balance.
Acid secretions of the stomach come from the epithelial cells and are made from sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl-) ions from the blood. During this process, an equivalent quantity of bicarbonates is simultaneously synthesized. The chloride radical of NaCl is hydrogenated to produce HCl. The Na residue is combined with carbonic acid and water to make sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3). The two products are of equal importance to the organism, but the alkaline product is more important for digestion because the small intestine must be alkaline for digestion and absorption. Thus, the HCl is evacuated in the gastric lumen and the alkaline salt is taken away in the blood to the secretory organs that need alkalinity for producing their secretions: the liver, the pancreas and the intestinal glands.
One could consider the stomach as the storage and overflow organ of the pancreas and duodenum, the receptacle of the acidity the pancreas does not need for its exocrine secretions. It is because the stomach secretions are acid that the pancreas can maintain an alkaline pH. One could say that the stomach has the same relationship to the pancreas and duodenum that the gall bladder has to the liver and the urinary bladder has to the kidneys. Therefore, to add in acid orally for a supposed HCl deficiency, one decreases the normal secretions of the stomach and deprives the organs of the digestive tube of an adequate supply of alkaline salts.
In the severely immune-compromised patient, it may not always be wise to dilute what hydrochloric acid is available. Alkabase should not be used with patients who are required to restrict sodium intake.
Indications for Alkabase:
Acute: Gastric hyperacidity, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea.
Chronic: To alkalize a generalized acidic condition of the connective tissue and protect the cellular environment, autoimmune diseases, leaky gut syndrome, fibromyalgia, addictive disorders, arthritic and rheumatic disorders.
Directions for use:
For indigestion: Add powder to water gradually to obtain the dilution that is best tolerated when there is nausea. For mild cases of indigestion, take 2-3 capsules or ¼ to ½ tsp. of powder in water.
For alkalizing the internal condition: The ideal times to take the alkalizer for systemic effect are 10am and 4pm. This supports the activity of the pancreas in addition to aiding digestion. Alkabase should be taken on an empty stomach to avoid interference with the hydrochloric acid production needed for digestion of food, at least 20 minutes before or two hours after eating. Alkabase should be taken with warm water, as this allows the alkalizer to bypass the stomach through the pyloric sphincter and go directly into the duodenum to be absorbed. Dosage of Alkabase is generally between ½ to 1 tsp. two to three times daily, depending on how acidic the body is. Generally, it is necessary to take Alkabase for five to six months and should be combined with an alkalizing lifestyle. It is said that Alkabase can do in three to four months what would take two to three years to accomplish to get the same results with diet and lifestyle alone. For long-term use, it is best to take a one-month break each year and the dose lowered after eight months.
For tobacco cessation: Use ½ to 1 tsp of the powder mixed in warm water after meals, or take two or three capsules. It should be the same dose after meals or when cravings for tobacco, etc. are experienced. Alkabase should be taken before quitting as a part of preparation for “quit day” and for at least 72 hours into withdrawal. Tobacco smokers know how coffee, sugar and alcohol can increase tobacco cravings because of the acute acidosis they cause. GERD patients often physically experience this acidic reflux burning sensation from the same causes. Alkabase can have the opposite effect. It won’t eliminate the tobacco cravings, but it can take the edge off and be used as a tool for getting through the early stages of withdrawal.
For viral infections: In 1918, Edward R. Hays, M.D., a physician with the U.S. Public Health Service, utilized bicarbonate of soda against the Spanish flu. An early proponent of alkalizing therapy, Dr. Hays believed in its power to alkalize the body, increase resistance to disease and fight colds and influenza. “In many, many instances within 36 hours the symptoms would have entirely abated,” declared Dr. Hays.
For cold symptoms: take a half teaspoon (two-three capsules) of sodium bicarbonate in a glass of cool water six times at regular intervals during the first day. Follow this with four dosages during the second day, and two during the third day. Then, take once in the morning every day thereafter until symptoms are gone.
Chronic digestive problems: Use ½ to 1 tsp of the powder mixed in warm water after meals for chronic digestive problems, or take two or three capsules. It should be the same dose after meals.
Alkabase powder and capsules are available at www.ormedinstitute.com
Using the code “DAN” will get you the usual 10% discount.
strangely enough, many foods we consider acidic are actually alkaline. The acid-base balance is determined by the ash left behind. For example, citrus are acidic at the outset. But the body burns the organic acids and alkaline minerals are what is left after the acidic CO2 is blown off by the lungs. I hope this answers discrepancies. Good thoughts from everyone on this.
My doctor, who passed away some time back, always checked the urine pH of his patients as part of their annual physicals. I asked him about this when I noticed it on my labs. He said that he had been compiling research on the alkalinity level of his patients for decades after he noticed considerable differences in mortality and debilitating diseases that favored people who were more alkaline having far fewer problems. He noticed their immune systems were much more robust in general as well.