Inflamation and Acidity - a podcast by Chef Wendell Fowler/Allan Haw

Live Right Now - Episode 007 – Acidity and Inflamation

After presenting my Eat Right Now program to a vibrant senior living community, I walked outside and observed two sweet ladies walking together, each carrying large bottles of Bragg’s Apple Cider. “May I help?” They politely declined, stating if not for the amber liquid, they’d be wracked with arthritis, unable to tend their garden. Both were 90 and claimed drinking this particular brand of ‘living’ vinegar was miraculous.

Hippocrates, the father of medicine, considered raw vinegar a powerful elixir and used the “mother” to fight common germs. For thousands of years, apple cider vinegar (ACV) has been commonly recognized as the most effective natural remedy for arthritis that can cause chronic inflammation, pain, and stiffness in the fingers, hands, knees, elbows, hips, jaw, and all joints in the temple. It cannot be cured, but you can get sweet relief.

21 Century America is malnourished and acidic: ripe for a host of diseases. Mineral deficiencies exacerbate joint pain. ACV contains the calcium, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorus your temple needs to dull that pain. Plus, magnesium helps bones absorb calcium, which is essential to bone strength.

Acidity is also linked to cancer. The book, “Alkalize or die,” supports ACV to have an alkalizing effect on your blood and urine. Even though ACV is acidic, its structure changes to alkaline through the digestive processes. disease thrives in an acidic environment, therefore eating a diet high in alkaline foods is important. Acidic foods like ACV, lemon juice, baking soda, and raw honey are surprisingly alkaline forming. Refined sugar, processed carbs, dairy, and meat create an acidic environment in our temples.

Still considered whacko hokum by many conventional doctors, Naturopaths regard your blood’s pH level an important measure of health. Research confirms the use of urine pH as an indicator of the dietary acid-alkaline load. If your level is too acidic, and your arthritis is screaming, diet modifications are in order.  pH strips can be purchased at the pharmacy. You are an amazing miracle. Express gratitude by activating your inner healer.

 Alkalizing Apple Cider Vinegar beverage:

• Mix 2 tbsp. Braggs ‘living’ apple cider vinegar into 8 ounces warm, not hot water.


• Add juice of ½ fresh lemon (NOT bottled juice)


• ½ tsp. baking powder


• Drink 2 X daily, preferably on an empty stomach before meals.


• To tweak flavor, add raw (most supermarket “honey” is not honey, but an ultra-filtered deceiver, frequently containing high fructose corn syrup)

 

Nearly 53 million adults have doctor-diagnosed arthritis; that number is expected to grow to 67 million by 2030.

• Almost 300,000 babies, kids and teens have arthritis or a rheumatic condition.


• Arthritis is the nation’s No. 1 cause of disability.


• 57% of adults with heart disease have arthritis.


• 52% of adults with diabetes have arthritis.


• 44% of adults with high blood pressure have arthritis.


• 36% of adults who are obese have arthritis.


• 1/3 of adults with arthritis age 45 and older have either anxiety or depression.

My dearest achy-breaky, pain-pill-popping pals, you deserve delicious relief.  Inflamed Americans limp and hobble under the erroneous belief that arthritis is a natural part of aging.   Again, we’ve been hornswoggled. Millions agonize unnecessarily due to some really, really bogus, not-so-erudite medical advice, and the slime of low grade foods oozing from the Western diet.

The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning "inflammation".  It can result from youthful sports injuries, aggressive autoimmune response, and infuriating innocent cartilage; the glistening white surface of bone joints. When this gliding surface is no longer intact, agonizing discomfort, swelling and stiffness result. Arthritis affects 46 million and is not inevitably a natural part of aging; rather, it’s years of physical self-abuse or a nutritional deficiency resulting from feed-bagging the gory-awful Standard American Diet of dead food. The reality is the pain of arthritis can be prevented, subdued, and aided thru whole foods nutritional and vitamin supplementation. Anything triggering an immune response also triggers inflammation.  Alien foods your immune system recognizes as not belonging in your temple can ignite allergic reactions resulting in joint irritation. Oh, your doctor never told you?

The Nightshades family triggers arthritic pain: eggplant, tomatoes, peppers and white potatoes contain solanine which interferes with enzymes in the muscles causing agony in neighboring joints. Now, add red meats, egg yolks, dairy, wheat gluten, corn, corn syrup, sugar, flour, processed foods, and alcoholic beverages to the list. Especially for individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) the gluten in wheat, oats, barley, and rye are troublemakers.  Doctors report a higher than average number of folks with autoimmune disorders who are allergic to gluten. A new study also discovered folks with rheumatoid arthritis have a 50 percent increased risk of diabetes compared to people without arthritis. Get tested for gluten allergies known as Celiac disease.

If you dig milk, butter, cheese, yogurt, or casein and whey in other food fare such as bread or milk chocolate, then you can potentially trigger the symptoms of your food allergy, in this case arthritis. Allergy symptoms may show up hours or even days later, well after a food is absorbed into your delicate ecosystem. Bacteria, viruses, and parasites also trigger an immune response so take a probiotic supplement.

Since we’re primates created for a mostly plant-based diet, many people have limited capacity to digest animal proteins efficiently as they age, so when they eat excessive animal protein the Temple’s ability to cleave all the amino acid bonds is limited. Hence the proteins may not totally break down into amino acid building blocks which lead to the creation of antibodies against themselves; a.k.a. auto immune disease Over 100 types of arthritis are auto immune related diseases the body's immune system becomes lead astray, attacking what it was designed to protect.  For those with autoimmune disease everything you place into their temple is either making them healthier or sicker.  There’s simply too much research disproving the disease is caused by aging.  So, get over yourself and ditch the, “If it dies, it fry’s,” mentality and foods from the 50’s.

Scientific reports reviewed thirty-one studies concluded that fasting, followed by a vegetarian diet, is useful in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Non-prescription anti-inflammatories include vitamin C, turmeric, ginger, cayenne, glucosamine.

Be mindful it’s never too late to self-manage and douse the conflagration of inflammation with informed dietary modifications and the no-nonsense use of nutritional supplements. Recognizing the relationship between diet and your symptoms can bring blissful relief. Go against societies flow.  Take the road less traveled by choosing the dinner fork in road to joyous relief and you’ll enrich your quality of life, shrink medical costs, and liberate your beautiful temple. You can do it. Life ‘s too short to not to feel good with every breath.

Healing Turmeric, Ginger, Apple Cider Tea

There’s been lots of news lately about the amazing healing and detoxing properties of the spice, Turmeric. It a free-radical-fighting antioxidant hailed as defense against both cancer and Alzheimer’s. Ginger is its best friend.  In India where turmeric and ginger is part of the daily diet, Alzheimer’s rates are 4 times less than that of the US.

Turmeric, Ginger and Bragg’s Apple Cider vinegar

• Vacuums up free radical debris that can cause a variety of disease.


• It controls damaging inflammation implicated in Alzheimer’s, arthritis, cancer, heart disease, colitis, IBS, Crohn’s, post-giardia or post salmonella conditions.


• Improves digestion.


• Regulates blood sugar.


• Keeps the body pH alkaline, hence slowing down cancer growth.


• Cleans the pineal gland. (Calcified from fluoride)


• Cleanses the liver overflowing with pharmaceutical toxins. 


• Reduce the itching and inflammation of hemorrhoids.

Americans do not use it for the reason it was given to us by creation. In the US we use turmeric to color mustard, cheddar cheese, clothing, butter pickles, and butter.

Turmeric / Apple Cider Tea for Two
Powerful Anti-inflammatory

2 cups tepid water
1 tablespoon organic ginger powder
1 tsp. powdered turmeric-From health food store-not grocery
1/8th tsp. cayenne
¼ cup Bragg’s Cider Vinegar
1 tbs. raw local honey or local maple syrup (Stevia is okay too)
2 Large coffee mugs

• Bring enough water for two tea mugs to a boil. Shut off heat. Add turmeric, ginger and cayenne.  Let set for 10 minutes.


• Grab your 2 mugs and add 3 tablespoons of Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar with Mother to each cup. Keep the Braggs at room temperature. It’s alive.


• Strain tea into each mug; add raw honey (alkalizing), stir to combine.


• Gravity takes the turmeric to the cup bottom quickly.  


• Drink warm and stir frequently between sips because the turmeric gravitates to the bottom-- so keep stirring it up.

 

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