Protective Diet Class #016

Inflammatory Disease: Acid vs Alkaline Foods

This class discusses the negative health consequences of consuming acid-forming foods, especially chronic inflammation. A Protective Diet is the ideal alkaline fuel for the body, naturally eliminating obesity and releasing the body from a constant state of pH correction.

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Vocabulary

Acute Inflammation	Chronic Inflammation	Somatic Pain	Visceral Pain
Autoimmune	Self-Antigen	Phytonutrients	Anti-Inflammatory

Action Steps for Eliminating Chronic Inflammation

• Identify Inflammation
• Inflammation is the body’s natural immune response to injury or infection.
• In this protective process, defensive blood is rushed to the tissues to begin healing.

– Acute inflammation—tissues become inflamed, swollen, red and heal within a week or so

– Chronic inflammation—can last months, years…a lifetime due to failure to eliminate the cause

– Autoimmune response to a self-antigen–where your immune system attacks your own healthy tissue

• Inflammation may trigger pain as swelling tissues push against nerve endings, which send signals to the brain.

– somatic pain–felt in muscles, joints, ligaments and skin

– visceral pain—felt in the deep tissues and organs; deep ache, cramping pain

• Inflammation is a precursor to a range of autoimmune, metabolic, and chronic diseases, including, but not limited to:

Asthma	Ulcerative Colitis	Cancer	Fibromyalgia	Celiac Disease
Chronic Ulcers	Crohns Disease	Hay Fever	Lupus	Psoriasis
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Chronic Sinusitis	Heart Disease	Type 1 Diabetes	Addison’s disease
MS	IBS

• Know the Cause of Chronic Inflammation
• Obesity is linked with higher white blood cell count, which promotes inflammation and disease.
• Foods that acidify in the body produce an immune response because the body must respond quickly to re-alkalize the blood.
• Highly acidic diets cause the body to be in a state of constant correction, which means chronic inflammation.
• In addition to inflammation, to correct the blood pH after acidic foods are ingested, the body mines alkalizing agents (such as calcium & magnesium) from bones and muscles, causing osteoporosis and muscle loss overtime.

Dr. T. Colin Campbell–The China Study

– Comprehensive series of studies showing the negative health consequences of high consumption of inflammatory foods.

– Contributes to low grade systemic inflammation, oxidative tissue stress & irritation.

• Eliminate Instead of Masking It
• Current treatments reduce inflammation, manage symptoms, mask disease, and ultimately slow the healing process.
• Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), Steroids/hormones administered with injections/inhalers, as well as natural remedies (ginger, turmeric, ice, green tea, tart cherries) only help to reduce symptoms.
• The science is there, but the medical community is slow to adopt it:

Dr. Royce Swank — 50 year landmark study that produced the cheapest, most effective solution for MS (multiple sclerosis)

– Removing saturated animal fats allowed 13/15 patients to have youthful mobility in their 70s and 80s, despite the disease.

– Adding 8g of saturated animal fat/day back into the diet caused the disease to reactivate & symptoms to progress.

– Conclusion: MS is caused by the consumption of animal fat. A single meal can decrease circulation, which affects the brain.

Dr. John McDougal conducted the study again in 2013 with the help of physical medical imaging (MRIs)

Dr. Dean Ornish—studied a low fat plant based diet and heart disease without physical medical imaging (no MRIs)

Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn—conducted the same study using MRIs & showed arteries clearing, enlarging and repairing

– But many cardiologists are still prescribing medications & surgeries instead of removing acidic foods

• Eat A Protective Diet
• Eliminate obesity & naturally get to your ideal body weight.
• A Protective Diet is composed of alkaline food. The more alkaline the food, the more detoxifying it is.
• A Protective Diet nourishes & regenerates the body instead of depleting it.
• Phytonutrients in plants decrease inflammation, cell death and oxidative damage.
• a designation of alkaline or acidic does not have to do with the actual pH of the food, but the body’s response to it.

– meat is alkaline (actual pH) but leaves an acidic residue in the body

– acidic fruits (citrus and tomatoes) become alkaline in the body without causing inflammation

Acidic	Alkaline
Dairy products	Soymilk, Rice Milk, Nice Cream
Meat, fish & poultry	Tofu, beans, lentils, tempeh
Fruit juice, pop, caffeine, alcohol	Water or tea, PD Beverages
Processed foods, food additives	Whole plant foods
Oils & fats, nuts	Seeds (caraway, cumin, fennel, dill, chia, etc.)
Sugars, syrups, honey, sweeteners	Stevia, erythritol
Soy Sauce	Tamari

Cooking Tips

• Alkalized water is a scam—water is at a neutral pH of 7—filtered tap water is fine—add lemon to make water alkaline.

Student Q&A

Q: Do you think it is better to not eat erythritol if you are trying to lose weight or if you have issues with overeating?

Q: Is stevia better than erythritol?

Q: What do you suggest for someone that has an autoimmune disease and doesn’t lose weight easily?

Encouragement

• You are already doing this. You are already eating an alkaline diet. It’s not something you even need to think about on a Protective Diet. Your body will not have to correct this.
• If you have fibromyalgia or arthritic pain, you should expect a dramatic change. After your first 30 days you should start to feel some relief if you stick to this 100%. Inflammation is dramatically reduced.
• No matter what you have going on in your body. If you apply this 100% you will get results.

“This diet is so beneficial for reducing inflammation, reaching your ideal weight

and reversing all disorders within the body.”

Recommended Recipes

Breakfast Brownies

Flower Water

Rice Milk

Nice Cream Sandwiches

Tuber Tonic

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Class Description:

This class discusses the negative health consequences of consuming acid-forming foods, especially chronic inflammation. A Protective Diet is the ideal alkaline fuel for the body, naturally eliminating obesity and releasing the body from a constant state of pH correction.

Tagged with: Acute Inflammation • Anti-Inflammatory • Autoimmune • Chronic Inflammation • Phytonutrients • Self-Antigen • Somatic Pain • Step 1 • Visceral Pain
Class URL: https://protectivediet.com/courses/inflammatory-disease/lessons/class-16-inflammation-acidic-vs-alkaline/