By Robyn Hanisch

It is so easy to reverse sickness and send cancer running for the hills just by adopting an alkaline food based diet.

It is a fact that the organs in our bodies work very hard to maintain our blood at a neutral pH regardless of what we eat. The pH scale is a scale that measures how acidic or alkaline a substance is. The scale ranges from 1 - 14 with 1 being very acid, 7 neutral and 14 very alkaline. So, if our organs are doing the work for us, why do we need to eat an alkaline diet to stop the progression of cancer and other diseases.

If we continue to consume the typical Western diet of too much sugar, starch, processed and convenience foods, we are not supplying our bodies with essential living foods full of vitamins, minerals and enzymes which cleanse, revitalize and oxygenate. That means that over time, despite our blood maintaining a neutral pH, it becomes sticky and the blood cells clump together making it hard for them to enter and nourish our cells. When you think that this sticky, clumpy blood circulates all through our bodies constantly, it is inevitable that there would eventually be dire consequences.

As our organs use alkaline reserves in our bodies to maintain the blood's alkaline pH our bodies become depleted, resulting in fatigue, a lack of energy and the onset of illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, rheumatism, infectious and degenerative diseases and premature old age.

However, there is a big bright light at the end of the tunnel because the amazing thing about our bodies is the ability of it to heal itself. It is so easy to turn around a sickened acidic body into a healthy rejuvenated energetic one. All we have to do is supply it with fresh raw ingredients like fruit and vegetable juices, leafy green vegetables, raw (unpasteurized, unhomogenized) milk, yoghurt, pulses etc., and before long, because of the cleansing effect, we feel and look better. More than likely some unknown potential illness would have been eliminated. Your blood cells separate and start moving freely and can enter cells. Oxygen will flood your system making it impossible for cancer cells to survive.

It is logical that what you eat is what you get (and everyone knows that these days) but the wonderful thing is your body is so forgiving that you can reverse ill health to the point where even cancer can be cured.

By Alan Wighton

It is highly recommended that anyone who's been diagnosed with cancer and wants to be proactive in helping overcome their problem, that they turn to a mainly alkaline food intake as opposed to acid food. Every food item we eat is classified as either alkaline or acid and a recommended ratio is 80 percent of our intake should be alkaline with the other 20 percent can be acid.

The alkaline acid ratio is measured on the pH scale which ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral. The letters pH stands for potential of hydrogen. The lower end of the scale being acidic with the upper reading of 7 to 14 being more alkaline. It is measured from body fluids and the easiest being a saliva test which can be done at home using a kit which contains litmus paper and a chart to get a result. It's a simple five minute test that anyone can do.

The typical western diet now days is far too high in acid producing foods such as animal products which are meat, eggs and dairy and it's also far too low in alkaline producing foods like freshly grown fruit and vegetables. The simple solution to correct an overly acid body is to make changes to the diet and lifestyle.

An acidic body will also decrease the body's ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients which are essential in maintaining our health. A high acid intake is known to cause ill health, including diseases such as cancer as well as early aging. But when an ideal ratio is maintained, the body has a strong resistance against all diseases and can also help you return to health.

Some examples of acid forming foods are; bread make from refined white flour, cakes and other baking also made from white flour, pasta, cheese, ice cream and butter, jams and jellies, peanuts, bacon, beef, alcohol and soft drinks. All acid forming foods are not necessary bad, it's just our diet is out of balance and if you are dealing with any serious health problem it's essential to look carefully at your diet.

A list of more alkaline foods are; watermelon, apples, apricots, bananas(ripe), dates, lettuce, peaches, peas, pumpkin, beans, broccoli, grapes, potatoes, honey and most citrus fruit. It's important to remember that the changes you make to a more alkaline diet will improve your health. A fully list of alkaline acid food is easily found on line by typing in those two words.

While cancer has many causes the most influential cause is what we eat everyday because the state of our health is directly related to our dietary choices. Our diet has changed over the last 50 years and most of what we eat is now available in supermarkets and supermarkets have an overwhelming influence on what we buy. Much of what's available in supermarkets is processed and because of its processing is low in nutritional value and that is without question, the reason why there is so much cancer now.

It makes a lot of sense, if you are dealing with cancer that the first and the most important change you make is with the food you eat and that you select from a more alkaline range. Also make sure it's fresh, preferably in season and that it has minimal interference by man.