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What Are The Benefits Of Drinking Ionized Alkaline Water?

August 3rd, 2010 by Arlan Murata

Our bodies are 70% water and we need to hydrate daily. Chemical reactions in plants and animals that support life take place in a water medium. Water chemistry is the chemistry of life as water is an important reactant or product of these reactions.

The pH levels range from 0 to 14, with acidic being below pH of 7.0 and alkaline above pH of 7.0. The human body when acidic is diseased and unhealthy and when alkaline is healthy. When a baby is born, he is highly alkaline and children are alkaline, which is why they heal faster. When we die, we are highly acidic, which is why we heal slower than the baby and children.

According to Dr. Otto Heinrich Warburg, Nobel Prize Winner, the root cause of cancer is too much acidity in the body. He made it clear that oxygen deficiency, which creates an acidic state in the human body, is the root cause of cancer. Dr. Warburg discovered that cancer cells are anaerobic (do not breathe oxygen) and cannot survive in the presence of high levels of oxygen, as found in the alkaline state.

In today’s society, our younger people are being made highly acidic because of the toxins they eat and the environment they live in. Food and beverages are acidic and toxic. If you test all the liquids that children drink, you will find that diet sodas are the most acidic of drinks. Disani, Aquafina, Smart Water, Arrowhead Sparkling Water, Alive Wellness Water, Propel, Gatorade Ice, Perrier and Sprite are all highly acidic. City water is about neutral or slightly alkaline because the federal and city requirements are to have the water slightly alkaline so they will not corrode the pipes. Also, the oxidation potential of these drinks is high. This is what turns an apple, banana or avocado brown when left exposed to the air. They “rust”, which is what is happening in our bodies when we consume the acidic water. Processed foods all contribute to the acidic state of our children’s bodies. This is why more and more children have cancer and diabetes. In addition, we are exposed to toxins from common household chemicals, benzene gas from the A/C in our cars, deodorant sprays, etc.

Here’s what the experts say:

Dr. Hiromi Shinya, Director of the Shinya Medical Clinic in NY. Dr. Shinya is world renowned for his “Shinya Method” that has been widely used in colonoscopy procedures worldwide. “It is widely recognized in the medical profession that a healthy and clean colon is one of the most important precursors to good health and that the great majority of body ailments and diseases originate in an acidic and dirty colon. Water is essential for your health, Drinking ‘good water; especially hard water which has much calcium and magnesium keeps your body at an optimal alkaline pH.

Dr. Robert O Young, PhD, Author of “The pH Miracle”. “The pH level (the acid-alkaline measurement) of our internal fluids affects every cell in our bodies. Extended acid imbalances of any king are not well tolerated by the body. Indeed, the entire metabolic process depends on a balanced internal alkaline environment. A chronically over-acidic pH corrodes body tissue, slowly eating into the 60,000 miles of veins and arteries like acid eating into marble. If left unchecked, it will interrupt all cellular activities and functions, from the beating or your heart to the neural firing of your brain. In summary, over-acidification interferes with life itself leading to all sickness and disease!”

Felicia Climent, Author of “The Acid Alkaline Balance Diet” and Adjunct Professor, City College, New York. “After years if very positive continuous clinical experiments that I am conducting with hundreds of clients using electronically restructure alkaline water, it is my opinion that this technology will change the way in which all health providers and the public will approach their health in the coming years…My suggestion is to drink restructured alkaline water whenever possible.”

Dr. Susan Lark, University lecturer, Author of “The Chemistry of Success” says: “Drinking 4 to 6 glasses of alkaline water a day will help to neutralize over acidity and over time will help restore our buffering ability. Alkaline water should be used when conditions of over acidity develop, such as a cold, flu or bronchitis. Like vitamins C, E and Beta Carotene, alkaline water acts as an antioxidant because of it supply of free electrons. This will help the body fight against the development of heart disease, strokes, immune dysfunctions and other common ailments.”

Want to know more about wellness, call me.

Your Friend,

Arlan Murata                                                                                                                                                                                       (714) 784-0474 or (714) 717-1652 Cell or my web http://arlanbiz.com


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Want To Know About Another Food That Helps Your Body Heal?

July 20th, 2010 by Arlan Murata

Pineapples are packed with nutrition. This tropical fruit is high in Vitamin C, an Antioxidant, and the enzyme bromelain. According to Dr. Andrew Weil, bromelain is very effective in reducing swelling, tenderness and pain of bruises and sprains. The powerful anti-inflammatory effects can help with rheumatoid arthritis and postoperative swelling. The bromelain in pineapples promotes good digestion and relieves indigestion.

The fresh fruit is the best way to help your body heal and promote overall good health, Here some ways it affects various conditions.

1.    Pineapples are high in manganese, a mineral that is critical in the development of strong bones and connective tissue.
2.    Pineapples have Bromelain, a proteolytic enzyme – that helps digestion by breaking down proteins.
3.    Pineapples help reduce mucous as a post-operative measure. Individuals that eat fresh pineapples daily report fewer sinus problems related to allergies.
4.    Pineapples high vitamin C content helps people with colds.
5.    Pineapples are known to discourage blood clot development.
6.    Pineapple juice helps with morning sickness and discourages plaque growth for a healthier mouth.
7.    Pineapple juice has an anthelmintic effects, its helps get rid of intestinal worms

Choose your pineapples by smell. It should give off a fresh tropical and sweet smell not an unpleasant odor.

I prepare the fresh fruit by cutting the top and bottom off. I stand the fruit up, and then I slice down the sides taking the skin off with the eyes. I cut the peeled core into 8 pieces and serve it like that. If you want to dice it, remove the fibrous center part and cut into small pieces.

Information summarized from Monique N Gilbert’s Article, “Pineapples: Nature’s Healing Fruit” and my experiences with Pineapples that I grew up with.

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What Can Foods Do For You, Like Sweet Potato?

July 20th, 2010 by Arlan Murata

Did you know that SWEET POTATO (kamote) far exceeds the nutrition and health values of rice? Here are the benefits of substituting rice with kamote:

1. Sweet potato is more filling and suppresses hunger pangs longer. It is also cheaper than rice.

2. Unlike rice, it is easy to grow. It grows in backyards with or without fertilizers. Local government executives can provide their poor communities with idle government land for planting kamote which the entire community can share.

3. Unlike rice which needs to be eaten with a dish, Sweet Potato tastes good and can be eaten by itself. Thus, substituting rice with sweet potato saves money for other needs.

4. Rice cannot match the nutritional values of potato. Because rice converts to sugar in the body, the Philippines register as a top producer of diabetics in the world. The poor tends to load up on rice and less on the dish which are more expensive. That makes them vulnerable to diabetes, an ailment known in developed countries as a rich man’s disease.

5. The nutritional values of a 3 oz. baked sweet potato are: calories 90, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0 g, cholesterol 0 mg, carbohydrate 21 g, protein 2 g, dietary fiber 3 g, sodium 36 mg, vitamin A 19,218 IU, folic acid 6 micrograms, pantothenic acid 1 mg, vitamin B6 <1 mg, vitamin C 20 mg, vitamin E 1 mg, calcium 38 mg, manganese 1 mg, carotenoids 11,552 mcg, potassium 475 mg and magnesium 45 mg. Compare that to a 100 g serving of white rice with: calories 361 kcal, water 10.2 g, total fat 0.8 g, dietary fiber 0.6 g, calcium 8 mg, phosphorous 87 mg, potassium 111 mg, sodium 31 mg, vitamin B1 0.07 mg, vitamin B2 0.02 mg, niacin 1.8 g, protein 6 g and carbohydrates 82 g.

6. Too much rice consumption can make you sick, but sweet potato (kamote) can bring you to health and keep away some health problems. These have been proved medically.

In a recent medical documentary on KBS World (the South Korean TV Network), The results of the research the Koreans conducted on the nutritional and medicinal benefits of kamote (which they refer to as sweet potato) was impressive.

In that Korean medical documentary, they presented the research findings on people with established health problems who were placed on a kamote/sweet potato diet.

Believe it or not – Sweet Potato (kamote) lowers hypertension, bad cholesterol and even blood sugar when eaten as SUBSTITUTE TO RICE! The purple sweet potato (kamote) is particularly effective for lowering hypertension.
Not only that, the Korean medical documentary credits the sweet potato (kamote) as high fiber and is one of the best foods that one can eat to prevent cancer!

For those who are only impressed by US doctors, read this: the North Carolina Stroke Association, American Cancer Society, and the American Heart Association have all endorsed the sweet potato for its disease prevention and healing qualities.

The Americans, the South Koreans – both progressive nations – have raised the kamote to a high pedestal. Many of them even call the sweet Potato a “super food that heals.”

Here is what George Mateljan, Biologist, nutritionist and author of “The World’s Healthiest Foods” says about the sweet potato. A great source of good nutrition, as sweet potatoes are an Antioxidant-Rich and Anti-Inflammatory Food that is a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, manganese, copper, dietary fiber, Vitamin B6, potassium and iron. Antioxidant food have healing properties that eliminate free radicals that damage cells and membranes associated with the development of conditions like atherosclerosis, diabetic heart disease and colon cancer. Also, the nutrients in sweet potatoes are anti-inflammatory they can be helpful in reducing the conditions where inflammation is the cause of asthma, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The rich Vitamin A content in sweet potatoes helps protect us from cancer and emphysema.

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What Are The Differences Between Western Diet And Chinese Diet?

July 1st, 2010 by Arlan Murata

My reference source is Henry C Lu’s, “Chinese Natural Cure, Traditional Methods For Remedies and Prevention”

Western diet focuses on foods for Nutrition: protein, carbohydrates and vitamins; and weight loss. On the other hand Chinese diet is designed to treat many ailments that include: hypertension, diabetes, diarrhea, cough, common colds, weight loss and so on.

Chinese Diet

In the Chinese diet, we want to know what foods to eat to help with various problems. One does not drink tea when one has constipation. It is good for a cough to eat an apple with honey. If we are cold or hot, we take ginger in foods to warm us because it has warm energy and mung beans to cool us because they have cool energy.

We find nutritional benefits in foods but do not consider other properties of the foods in the Western Diet. Red pepper contains Vitamin A and B plus it has properties that warm us. Mung beans have proteins and carbohydrate plus properties that cool us. These are major difference between the Western and Chinese Diets.

The major aspects of Chinese Diet are: the five flavors of foods, the five energies of foods, the movement of foods, the  organic action of foods and common action of foods. Continue Reading

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