The following quotes are from the book, Reverse Aging ©
1990 by Sang Whang.
Reducing
High Blood Pressure
“In December 1986, I was introduced to a water ionizer by a friend [a registered
nurse]. She told me the alkaline water from this ionizer would lower my
high blood pressure if I drank 5 cups daily. In those days, I was taking
20 mg of Vasotec a day to maintain my blood pressure at around 140/90.”
“I bought the ionizer and started to drink high pH alkaline water. As
I was drinking the alkaline water, I monitored my blood pressure. I reduced
the amount of Vasotec gradually as the blood pressure started to come down.”
“After 6 weeks, I stopped taking Vasotec altogether. My blood pressure
came down to 130/85 without my pills.”
“Dr. Kancho Kuninaka, one of the pioneers of the alkaline water treatment
in Japan, states that virtually without exception, the patients with high
blood pressure have an acidosis condition.”
“He has many successful clinical
cases where the acid free high pH alkaline water lowered blood pressure.
Since the higher pH blood contains excess oxygen, the heart doesn't have
to work as hard.”
“Doctors know that if you take several deep breaths right before the
blood pressure measurement, you can get a lower reading. You have temporarily
elevated the pH of the blood by breathing in more Oxygen.”
“If you can lower your blood pressure by using this trick, you should
be able to lower your blood pressure within a few months of drinking the
alkaline water.”
My note: the FIR energy waves in filtered water from the Jupiter Microlite
and Melody also dilates capillaries and improves blood circulation. I give
details in Tourmaline with FIR.
Heart
Disease
Whang continues: “If your blood pressure is always high, chances are that
your arteries are getting narrow (atherosclerosis) and it will take a long
time, possibly a year or more, for that blood pressure to come down by
means of alkaline water. It takes time to dissolve plaque and cholesterol
build-up, but eventually it will work.”
“Your heart pumps over 5 quarts of blood every minute. Acidification
of the body starts in the blood.”
“A trick that the blood plays
to prevent acidification is to change liquid acid into undissolved solid
acid. Cholesterol and crystallized uric acid are examples of these solidified
acids.”
“When high pH alkaline water is consumed, these solid acids become liquid
acids bringing down the pH to a normal range.”
“An insufficient amount of alkaline
minerals will build up these solid acids.” [my note: solid
cholesterol leads to narrowed arteries and higher blood pressure; solid
uric acid leads to gout.]
Reducing
Stress
“We need rest in order to allow our body to dispose of wastes so that we
can feel better. When we rest, we discard wastes faster.”
“Stress creates more acid. Under tension, we burn more nutrients in
a short amount of time, creating a lot more wastes. For this reason, stress
speeds up aging.”
“The proper amount of exercise
followed by a resting period helps get rid of waste products, especially
if one drinks alkaline water during that rest period.”
“Exercise expands clogged up capillary vessels. Then the high-temperature
blood dissolves old waste products that are ‘hiding’ deep within clogged
up capillaries.”
“Mental stress can be more devastating than physical stress because
there is no rest period. It is a vicious cycle. Mental stress creates more
acids and the acids can make you feel more depressed.”
“Japanese doctors claim that drinking alkaline water can change a depressed
mood into a brighter, calmer mood.”
My note: Our brain and nerves use the alkaline ions of sodium and potassium
to transmit signals. When
we are short of these minerals, we cannot respond to stimuli and hence
we're on overload and "stressed" or "depressed." Alkaline water
quickly replaces these minerals.
Other critical brain nutrients are essential fatty acids (in flax, pumpkin,
sesame, sunflower seeds) to build strong neural membranes and myelin sheaths,
and the proteins in greens (Energy Soup and fresh green juices) to make
neurotransmitters.
Life is so peaceful and free of stress when you change your diet – even
though nothing changes in your external environment. See my guidelines
in What To Eat. |