- Paperback: 120 pages
- Publisher: New Century Press (30 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0972063617
- ISBN-13: 978-0972063616
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 439,083 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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I have known about this author for some time. He is very passionate about his subject matter and rightly so. I have done a mountain of research myself over the years and considered myself fortunate to have come across this author. I already knew roughly what was going to be contained in this book before I bought it but wanted the book anyway. This book isn't a heavy read and so should be easy to digest for most people and explains body biochemistry in easy terms. The biblical connection which he points out, leaves you in no doublt that there is a bigger picture though some would disagree. I do not. This is not a text book which goes into complex biochemistry - which is good, in my view. Many people do not want to be blinded by science but want to get to the heart of the matter. I believe this book does that. This man is on a mission and his subject matter comes across very well. He is not alone. I have been able to use his approach in explaining health matters to my own patients in easy terms. Does balancing your pH work? You bet. I have been able to make substantial changes in my husbands life threatening condition IPF by changing his biochemistry. Anther book to take a look at is The pH Miracle by Robert O Young phD. There are others. I will never live my life any other way. You wouldn't mix fuels in your car. The bottom line is this: You stand on the foundations of what you have been consuming over a number of years unless corrected. Disease doesn't occur over a fortnight. Ignore it at your peril.
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
New thinking on health
12 Nov 2006
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I purchased this informative book after hearing the author interviewed on a community radio station, KGNU. KGNU airs a program called "Tributaries" that discusses all sorts of health issues in ways that the medical establishment avoids. There is simply too much money at stake for the pharmaceutical industry and other businesses to expect honest discussions of alternatives from them. So, we need to seek out our own information. Fortunately doctors like Andrew Weil have brought complimentary medicine into the mainstream with several best-selling books.
One of the interesting aspects of Tunsky's book, and the topic of pH generally, is how it provides a different approach to health than the "kill the germ" approach of so much conventional medicine. We spend a fortune on anti-biotics and various germ killers - products that often create a more viulent strain of what we're trying to get rid of. It's kind of like our approach to this so-called "war on terror," we spend a fortune trying to "kill the terrorists" and we end up creating more people who resist US militarism; meanwhile, the environment in which "terrorists" are being created is largely ignored.
Tunsky recommends we eat more whole foods - foods that have not been heavily processed, or irradiated, or canned. There is a healthy food movement going on across the country, with stores like "Wild Oats" and "Whole Foods" popping up in cities across the nation. Even fast food chains are feeling pressure to change, providing better options like salads and more items that aren't fried and don't contain trans-fats.
If people want to discover their own pH levels, they can buy strips at health food stores that will indicate the pH level of your saliva and urine. Tunsky's book provides all sorts of tips on how to put your body into a better acid-alkaline balance.
One of the interesting aspects of Tunsky's book, and the topic of pH generally, is how it provides a different approach to health than the "kill the germ" approach of so much conventional medicine. We spend a fortune on anti-biotics and various germ killers - products that often create a more viulent strain of what we're trying to get rid of. It's kind of like our approach to this so-called "war on terror," we spend a fortune trying to "kill the terrorists" and we end up creating more people who resist US militarism; meanwhile, the environment in which "terrorists" are being created is largely ignored.
Tunsky recommends we eat more whole foods - foods that have not been heavily processed, or irradiated, or canned. There is a healthy food movement going on across the country, with stores like "Wild Oats" and "Whole Foods" popping up in cities across the nation. Even fast food chains are feeling pressure to change, providing better options like salads and more items that aren't fried and don't contain trans-fats.
If people want to discover their own pH levels, they can buy strips at health food stores that will indicate the pH level of your saliva and urine. Tunsky's book provides all sorts of tips on how to put your body into a better acid-alkaline balance.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
The importance of pH
15 May 2007
Format:Paperback
I recommend this book to all of my customers who inquire about the pH of their water. While Tunsky's work covers a wide array of tactics to bring the body into balance my own work focuses on the pH of the water we drink. Most tap water is already alkaline but well water is often acidic.
Tunsky isn't the only person to emphasize the importance of bringing the body into an alkaline condition, but his work is perhaps the most concise and helpful description. And his suggestions are most helpful.
The conclusion is this - it's important to be alkaline. Yet most of our beverages and foods lead our body toward an acidic state. And with acidic conditions we open our bodies to invasion by disease.
This issue is far more important than most people consider. It is generally passed over entirely and yet offers hope for many individuals fighting to regain their health.
Tunsky's book is a must read for anyone who is thinking about the pH balance of their body and perhaps for anyone trying to regain their health through diet.
Tunsky isn't the only person to emphasize the importance of bringing the body into an alkaline condition, but his work is perhaps the most concise and helpful description. And his suggestions are most helpful.
The conclusion is this - it's important to be alkaline. Yet most of our beverages and foods lead our body toward an acidic state. And with acidic conditions we open our bodies to invasion by disease.
This issue is far more important than most people consider. It is generally passed over entirely and yet offers hope for many individuals fighting to regain their health.
Tunsky's book is a must read for anyone who is thinking about the pH balance of their body and perhaps for anyone trying to regain their health through diet.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Oxygen Heals
24 May 2009
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The major premise of this book is that oxygen heals. Low oxygen equals low pH. Increase oxygen and the pH goes up, making it hard for anaerobic pathogens to exist. He shows how to increase oxygen and test pH. He tells you what numbers to aim for.
Disease comes from inside, not from outside, the body. The internal terrain, at the cellular level, is the focus of health or disease. A sick internal milieu attracts pathogens like garbage attracts rats. Instead of being in the KILL mode, healing should be in the CLEAN UP mode. Degenerative disease is a vicious cycle of acidification caused by oxygen blockages at the cellular level. Agreed. All this makes sense.
But I have reservations. On page 36 he claims that bacteria can change into viruses. That sounds dubious to me, but I'm not a scientist. He advises against distilled water, saying that it has no bioavailable minerals. So what? Neither do spring water and tap water! The minerals in spring water are harmful. The body cannot use them. He says on page 78 that "the body needs living minerals coming from living foods." Agreed! And you won't find living minerals in spring water. He says that drinking distilled water "leaches valuable minerals from your body." I have never seen any evidence to support this. Anyway, there is no need to drink any kind of water if you eat raw food. He recommends drinking lots of water but I agree with Dr. Emmet Densmore, who said, "Digestion goes forward much better when the gastric juice is not diluted with fluids."
There are some very quotable lines in this book. The description of the US health care system on page 65 is right on target. This book may be a bit of an oversimplification, but most of it makes very good sense.
Disease comes from inside, not from outside, the body. The internal terrain, at the cellular level, is the focus of health or disease. A sick internal milieu attracts pathogens like garbage attracts rats. Instead of being in the KILL mode, healing should be in the CLEAN UP mode. Degenerative disease is a vicious cycle of acidification caused by oxygen blockages at the cellular level. Agreed. All this makes sense.
But I have reservations. On page 36 he claims that bacteria can change into viruses. That sounds dubious to me, but I'm not a scientist. He advises against distilled water, saying that it has no bioavailable minerals. So what? Neither do spring water and tap water! The minerals in spring water are harmful. The body cannot use them. He says on page 78 that "the body needs living minerals coming from living foods." Agreed! And you won't find living minerals in spring water. He says that drinking distilled water "leaches valuable minerals from your body." I have never seen any evidence to support this. Anyway, there is no need to drink any kind of water if you eat raw food. He recommends drinking lots of water but I agree with Dr. Emmet Densmore, who said, "Digestion goes forward much better when the gastric juice is not diluted with fluids."
There are some very quotable lines in this book. The description of the US health care system on page 65 is right on target. This book may be a bit of an oversimplification, but most of it makes very good sense.
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