Date forwarded: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 23:32:10 -0700
Date sent: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 23:41:51 -0700
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From: Vilik Rapheles <[email protected]>
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Subject: CS>Citric acid/lemon/pH
Vilik,
Here is what I have to say about the citric acid/lemon/pH. In my
practice, I do warn my clients against eating too much citrus fruit if
their body is acid. But I don't think medium amounts will cause a
large problem.
As far as lemon goes, according to Dr. Reams, lemon is the
only anionic food we have, and thus is not considered as an acid in
the diet. And instead, is used as a cleansing agent. Many people
that come to me are put on Lemon water at the rate of 4 ounces
every hour given on the 1/2 hour and then given distilled water on
the hour. The purpose of this is to flush toxins out of the body.
When people are overloaded with toxins we don't give them too
much lemon water as it will possibly cause problems with a toxic
overload. So if you get to feeling really bad on the diet, you may
need to cut back on the lemon until you get to feeling better. Be sure
to drink you distilled (or at least filtered) water between the lemon
water. Dr. Reams used the ratio of 1 part lemon to 9 parts water to
make his lemon water.
I am working on putting a lot of this info on my website. So
maybe later you can look up more of the info on the Reams testing.
I also plan to offer testing via the mail very soon so this testing will
be available to anyone.
Hope this helps!
Jim Einert, N.D.
> Help! Brilliant minds needed!
>
> I am still trying to figure out the pH reaction in the body of citric acid.
>
> Last week I read that citrates are alkalinizing. I therefore thought that
> citric acid was also. I have since been in email conversation with a
> chemist about it.
>
> He says that citrates are indeed alkalanizing....they are the mineral salts
> of citric acid. However, he says that citric acid itself is *very acidic*,
> and so is lemon. Here is his quote:
>
> "Citric acid is very acidic. It has three carboxylic acid groups. It is
> attracted to cations. This does not matter if it is in a beaker, a body,
> or a lemon. Many fruits and vegetables also have a mineral content. This
> may partially neutralize some of the acids. If you pyrolyze the item, then
> the organic moiety is primarily disposed of as carbon dioxide and the
> inorganic component sits in the ash. This is why ashes containing, say,
> Potassium hydroxide, are used in traditional soap making to hydrolyzed the
> triglycerides and saponify the free fatty acids. Lemons are acidic. No
> matter how they are sliced or diced."
>
> Now, I don't know about the citric acid, but I KNOW I have read that lemons
> are alkalinizing in the body. Does anyone have a source or reference for
> that?
>
> The reason I am so gung-ho to figure this out is that I am trying to
> understand the program in the book DR. MOERMANN'S ANTI-CANCER DIET. His
> diet is basically alkalinizing. He also recommends lots of lemon juice and
> citric acid. I am trying to figure out whether this is an alkalinzing diet
> or an acidic diet. My chemist friend insists the diet creates a very acid
> condition in the body, and that that actually fights the cancer. I do not
> think so, but I do not have facts.
>
> Got any facts about any of this to lay on me?
>
> ~^^V^^~
>
>
>
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