The Acid-Alkaline Balance and Patient Management
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By Dr. George Goodheart
Summary: The perfect primer on the nature of acid-alkaline balance in the human body. Dr. Goodheart explores the practical aspects of assessing the pH of the patient, emphasizing that changes in diet alone are not enough to shift pH. "The endocrine glands regulate the blood pH more than the diet," he writes, making support of the endocrines critical. (Also, of note to chiropractors, the cause of pH imbalance "frequently lies in a structural fault in the upper cervical or the pelvic area.") In addition to pH testing methods and analysis, Goodheart presents some of the classic symptoms of hyperalkalinity, e.g., allergies, insomnia, and neuritic or arthritic pain, as well as those of hyperacidity—breathlessness, dry skin, "lump" in the throat. Ultimately, "the whole problem of proper endocrine and acid-alkaline balance is associated with proper fat intake, liver, and kidney function. The necessity of maintaining good liver function by the use of good quality fats and oils and the sharp decrease in baked and cereal goods is indicated in the initial stages of treating disturbances of the acid-alkaline balance." From The Digest of Chiropractic Economics, circa 1960.
Guideposts to Mental Health
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By Dr. Royal Lee
Summary: Dr. Lee addresses some possible nutritional causes of mental distress. People who eat too many acidifying foods, such as whole grains, may become overly acidic, marked by symptoms of irritability, introversion, and the feeling of not getting enough air. People who eat too many alkalizing foods such as green vegetables, on the other hand, may feel aches in their joints or a nervous stomach. Dr. Lee also quotes Dr. Benjamin Sandler's description of people who suffer from drastic swings in blood sugar. "Dizziness, faintness, nervousness, tremors, sweating, pallor, flushing, palpitation, tachycardia (rapid heart), abdominal pain, and psychoneurotic manifestations may occur," Sandler says. To combat such sugar swings, Lee recommends, in words that speak to any nutrition practitioner today, to "avoid refined sugars as found in doughnuts, pies, cakes, ice cream, candy and other forms of sweets." From Let's Live magazine, 1958.
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Practical Methods in Preparing Health-Building Foods
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By Dr. Royal Lee
Summary: Dr. Lee cooks! Here he describes nutrient-conserving methods of preparing meats, vegetables, grains, and fruits. He strongly urges using only organically grown foods and reminds readers to eat acidifying and alkalizing foods in relatively equal amounts. "Cereals [and] grains are all acid. Root and leaf vegetables are all alkalline. Meat and fish are acid. Fruits may be either—apple and grape are most neutral." Publication date unknown.
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