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What's the Skinny on Baking Soda and Body Fat? May 28, 2007 16:02

 
The other day I was scrolling through a list of keywords that people use to find my website and I kept coming across "Baking Soda and body fat" so I decided to do some research. What I came up with was interesting.

As far as I can tell baking soda per say does not directly, affect body fat. But, what I did find was a correlation between baking soda, citric acid and metabolism. You see our bodies are like a chemistry set and they have to be balanced to run properly. And one of the things that needs to balanced is our body's pH.

So what's pH?

Well technically, it stands for potential of hydrogen. It is a measure of the degree of saturation of the hydrogen ion in a substance or solution.

"Potential of Hydrogen measures the degree of the acidity or the alkalinity of a solution as measured on a scale (pH scale) of 0 to 14. The midpoint of 7.0 on the pH scale represents neutrality, i.e., a "neutral" solution is neither acid nor alkaline. Numbers below 7.0 indicate acidity; numbers greater than 7.0 indicate alkalinity."

I have no idea what the heck all that means but what I do know is that by measuring your bodies pH level you can determine if your body is too alkaline or acidic. Healthy people are slightly alkaline. Sick and unhealthy people are linked to acidic body environments. Your body pH affects almost everything about you. Your pH level influences every biochemical process in your body including weight loss and body fat!

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Should We Pull Oil? May 14, 2007 06:39

 
OK so your first thought is that I must be writing an article on oil conservation right, Nope! I am talking about Oil Pulling, the age-old art of putting oil in your mouth to draw out the toxins in the body.

The official definition according to Wikepedia is, "Oil pulling or oil swishing, in alternative medicine, is a procedure in which the practitioner rinses their mouth with approximately one tablespoon of ordinary cooking oil for 3-20 minutes, then spits it out. This procedure is typically performed daily."

So as the theory goes, you take oil, preferable sunflower or sesame and put approximately 1 tablespoon in your mouth, tilt your chin up slightly and proceed to swish, squish, squirt and chomp the oil in your mouth for 20 minutes. Supposedly, you will begin to salivate uncontrollably and the oil will become like a foamy whitish liquid. Then you spit, rinse your mouth out really well with water and then brush your teeth. That's all there is to it.

This form of alternative medicine according to Dr. Karach, who has done many studies on the efficacy of this treatment, is a miracle cure for almost any disease in the body. Now I use the word efficacy lightly because in reading over his findings it is difficult to find the science. Of course, this does not mean this is not a viable treatment.

According to Dr. Karach the list of diseases that are cured from Oil Pulling are endless. "The Oil-therapy heals totally headaches, bronchitis, tooth pain, thrombosis, eczema, ulcers, intestinal diseases, heart and kidney diseases, encephalitis and woman's diseases. Preventively the growth of malignant tumors is cut and healed. Chronic blood diseases, paralysis, diseases of nerves, stomach, lungs and liver and sleeplessness are cured."

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What's all the hype about Baking Soda? April 11, 2007 09:28

 
Baking Soda is a staple in just about every household. In some homes it's used strictly for baking in others, you will find the standard box in the refrigerator. In my home, it is used for just about everything. It is cheap, safe and actually does what it claims to do. What more could you ask for!

Baking Soda is sodium bicarbonate. It is found naturally in mineral deposits. Most of the baking soda in North America is mined in Wyoming. Not that it really matters all we have to do is buzz down to the local grocery store and grab a box.

If you go to the Arm & Hammer website you will find a great section on all the things you can do with baking soda.

You probably know by now that baking soda can be used for just about anything. It is one of the most multifaceted natural products you will ever find. There has been a resurgence in the use of baking soda over the last 20 years due to the increased interest in using environmentally friendly products. Studies show that baking soda is environmentally benign.

Check out this study at Pubmed, Safety and Efficacy of Baking Soda

There is a ton of information on the internet giving tips on the many uses of baking soda but chances are you've learned a few from your mom. You know it's a cleaning solution, that it neutralizes odors and cleans the drains with a bit of vinegar you probably know more than you think. Growing up, my mother used baking soda for everything. But it wasn't until I got sick that I went back to my roots and discovered that baking soda could really be used for everything!!

If you don't know the difference between baking soda and baking powder check out this article What Is the Difference Between Baking Soda & Baking Powder?

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Excuse Me If I Don't Feel the Least Bit @#!%!@ Spiritual Today! April 6, 2007 05:59

 
Yesterday I woke up on a spiritual high all was perfect in the world. I couldn't wait to start my day! I felt love for all other humans and I kept everything in perspective. Knowing what I know about the world I took nothing personally and found the humor in each encounter whether it was positive or negative. I went to bed with a feeling of gratitude and peace and was looking forward to another day on my wonderful journey.

Then today I woke up and the first thought that entered my mind was, @!%#% another day! I don't know where this feeling came from whether it's hormones, past life crap coming back to haunt me or childhood trauma and I don't care all I know is I am not happy and for some reason I prefer to feel this way! If someone was to look at me cross, I am quite prepared to rip his or her head off! I am reveling in my misery and seem to be loving it!

What happened and why am I embracing this misery as if it's my best friend?

This scenario is one we have all been through God only knows you can't keep that sense of spirituality for longer than a couple of days before you fall off the spiritual wagon and back into the tangible reality of this world! This usually occurs right at the moment that the person in the car next to you cuts you off and then proceeds to flip you the finger!!

So where does this leave us? Are we less spiritual or spiritually challenged if we can't seem to keep ourselves out of the occasional funk? Do Buddhist Monks ever wake up on the wrong side of the bed?

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