communityspotlight Alkaline Living Expert
Dr. Robert O. Young by Erin Lehn Floresca S
an Diego County is home to Dr. Robert O. Young, MS,
D.Sc., Ph.D., Chairman of the Board of
pH Miracle, Inc., and author of the globally renowned book series, The pH Miracle. For over two decades, this zealous health pioneer and his wife, Shelley Redford Young, have helped transform thousands of lives for the better with their innovative alkaline diet and lifestyle program, The New Biology®. Living an alkaline lifestyle means ensuring that one’s body maintains the proper pH level for healthy func- tioning. So what exactly is pH? Ac- cording to Young, “pH is an acronym that means the potential of hydrogen. Having the proper pH levels means your body fluids are perfectly alkaline. In our world, that means ‘perfectly healthy’.” Young states that the human body has perfect alkalinity by design: 7.365 to be exact. However, all functions of the human body are acidifying. “There are metabolic acids, respiratory acids, dietary acids, and environmental acids that can all be very toxic,” says Young. “Our bodies have systems to manage that; but with years of acid-producing lifestyle choices—like toxic foods, thoughts and lack of exercise—that system breaks down.” These body functions produce waste products that, if not managed properly, can
HEALTHY TIP:
Use lemon or lime in place of vinegar and soy sauce in recipes.
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Dr. Young recommends remov- ing the following items from the diet: • corn: This includes all forms like corn syrup, corn chips, polenta, etc.
• peanuts: This major food allergen is also susceptible to a toxic mold, aflatoxin, known to be a potent carcinogen.
• vinegar: Vinegar is acetyl- aldehyde which is a known neurotoxin. It has a pH of less than 2.5. This includes all forms, including apple cider vinegar.
• chocolate: Once it is roasted, it becomes highly acidic. High amounts of sugar then have to be added to it to make it palatable.
• soy sauce: This includes other fermented soy products as well, like tempeh.
• dairy: All dairy products are acid-producing and create mucous in the body.
• mushrooms: Mushrooms are fungi and break down living and dead bodies.
• animal proteins: This in- cludes all animal protein, including beef, chicken, pork and fish
Dr. Robert O. Young
end up killing us. “The body actually pulls alkalizing elements from itself to maintain the perfect alkaline state,” he says. “Most people don’t even realize that many of the health symptoms they experience are due to over-acidity.” That is where Young’s lifestyle
program comes in handy. “The New Biology teaches us that there is only one sickness and one disease,” he says, “and that is an acidic lifestyle. Health comes from making alkaline choices. The New Biology is a new way of living, thinking and eating. It shifts responsibility back to each individual to make healthy lifestyle choices.” The basis of his program is to sustain proper alkaline levels in our body fluids. “Everything we eat, drink
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• alcohol: Alcohol is a strong acid that is toxic to the liver.
• sugar: This includes all sugars, including xylitol and sugars that end with an “ose” like fructose
• soda: This includes regular, diet and all-natural sodas.
and even how and when we exercise should all be an attempt to help main- tain alkalinity,” says Young. One way of ensuring that we are alkalizing is to eat foods high in chlorophyll—green foods—like kale, spinach, broccoli, avocados, green beans and wheat or barley grass. “Green foods produce strong, healthy stem cells in the gut,” says Young, “which helps keep our blood clean.” Healthy, pure blood is needed to build good muscle and
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