| Today we're shifting our focus from wealth to health. | | | | from fresh wheat grass--like a lightening storm!I think |
| First of all, I am not an expert. If you have a health | | | | that eating the leafy greens and drinking their fresh |
| condition, you should go see your doctor. What I'm | | | | juices is one way to increase your alkalinity, but I've |
| going to discuss in this post is something I was first | | | | come across some other products that work well for |
| exposed to at a Tony Robbins seminar.First let me set | | | | me (no, I'm not promoting some MLM--most of these |
| the stage. It was day for of the Tony Robbins | | | | can be purchased over the internet or at your local |
| "Unleash the Power Within" seminar in Pasadena, CA. I | | | | health food store). In order to test the alkalinity of |
| had been to the seminar before, so I knew what to | | | | some products, I'm relying on the litmus paper I |
| expect. Or so I thought...The way the previous seminar | | | | mentioned earlier.So here are some of my findings |
| had been run, Tony was out of the | | | | based on my simple testing:--Soda--very acidic! Put the |
| building--gone--bye-bye. The topic was on Living Health, | | | | litmus paper in it and it turns bright yellow. I have read |
| a subject that Tony Robbins is very passionate about. | | | | that soda has a pH of 3! Do the math and that is |
| The story we had been told is that the last time he | | | | about 10,000 times more acidic than plain water! Not |
| spoke about it live, he went for 18 hours! Now those of | | | | figuratively, but literally (10 to the 4th power)!--The |
| you who have been to one of his seminars knows | | | | enzyme products by Infinity2 ( These all tested alkaline. |
| that this is entirely possible. In fact, the previous days | | | | The paper turned bright blue! Note: this is an MLM and |
| certainly seemed close to that.Anyway, the seminar | | | | their products, while excellent are expensive. I'm not |
| started exactly the same way as before. Shortly after | | | | signing anyone up, so let's not even go there. What I |
| it started, I was about to leave. Then they appeared to | | | | am telling you is that their products appear to be |
| have video problems. One of Tony's associates came | | | | outstanding and based on before and after blood tests |
| back on stage and apologized. It looked like they had a | | | | (which you can see on their site), they help the body |
| legitimate disaster on their hands. Then he asked if | | | | stay alkaline.--Coral Calcium. It depends on the formula. |
| there was anyone in the audience who was familiar | | | | I tested a formula purchased at the health food store |
| enough with the material to complete the seminar. | | | | and it didn't appear to change the litmus strip. I tried |
| Suddenly a familiar voice came over the speakers--it | | | | Coral Calcium Supreme marketed by Bob Barefoot |
| was Tony, live and in person.The whole thing was a | | | | and Ken Trudeau and the strip turned blue.--Regular |
| set up. And they had kept it secret during the entire | | | | bottled water. No change in the color of the |
| previous 3 days. In fact, the audience that day was a | | | | strip.--Evian Water. The strip turned to medium shade |
| fraction of the audience the days before.Tony | | | | of blue--slightly alkaline.--Essentia Water. The strip |
| explained that it had been many years since he had | | | | turned to a very light shade of blue--Evian was darker; |
| taught the seminar live and that there were some new | | | | however, they guarantee a pH of around 9.5! This |
| exciting distinctions he was going to share with us that | | | | may be the fastest way to alkalize your body! And |
| day. There were some things in the previous seminar | | | | the easiest way to stay in balance. They state on their |
| he now thought were not quite right based on his new | | | | website that it is the nature of this type of water that |
| knowledge.Of course, like everyone else in the | | | | you can only accurately test the pH with scientific |
| audience, as soon as he walked on the stage I was | | | | equipment rather than litmus paper. The water is |
| riveted. No way I was going to leave now.What Tony | | | | reasonably priced and probably available in most health |
| shared for the rest of the day definitely caused a | | | | food stores. I highly recommend that you include their |
| major shift in my thinking about health. Without getting | | | | water in your diet. You can read more about them at |
| into too many details, he talked about his studies with | | | | their website at Advantage shake mix. Generally, I'm |
| Robert O. Young and one of the primary (if not they | | | | not fond of diet drinks, but I thought I'd test it to see |
| primary) cause of bad health: acidosis. This is the | | | | what it looked like. To my surprise, it tested alkaline! I |
| condition of the body being too acid. I have never | | | | don't know about the other health qualities, but it |
| heard this discussed before.Tony has a set of | | | | seems to pass the alkaline test.--Slimfast Optima |
| recordings of his seminar available called Living Health. I | | | | drinks. Similar to the Atkins powder above, but a little |
| purchased those (actually repurchased those) | | | | less.--EAS Myoplex bars. This was another surprise. I |
| sometime after the seminar. I may be wrong, but I think | | | | tried one of their cookies and cream bars and took a |
| the CDs of the second set I purchased were | | | | litmus test right after--dark blue. So again, it passes an |
| recorded at the seminar I attended. You can learn | | | | initial test for being alkaline.So what conclusions have I |
| more about this if you get the Living Health program or | | | | reached:--To be healthy, I have to concentrate on |
| purchase Robert O. Young's book, "The pH | | | | foods that are live and alkaline.Adequate water is |
| Miracle."Just to be clear, I don't get any kind of money | | | | critical to good health. But, all waters are not the same. |
| for endorsing Tony's seminar. I just mention it because | | | | While any bottled water is better than no water, |
| it has formed the basis of many of the Power | | | | whenever available, Essentia and Evian are the best |
| Affirmations I created for the recordings on health.How | | | | I've tested (see the important note below about Penta |
| do you know if your body is too acid? The safest | | | | Water added after I originally wrote this article! ).--Live |
| assumption is just to assume that it is. If you get some | | | | enzymes are critical to maintaining sound health. Most |
| yellow litmus paper (just search the internet), you can | | | | of the foods we eat, even live foods like salads, don't |
| take a small strip and put it under your tongue. If it's a | | | | have as many enzymes as we really need. A |
| light shade of yellow, guess what, you're acidic. If it | | | | supplement is likely necessary.--Some brands of Coral |
| turns blue, most likely you are alkaline.First of all you | | | | Calcium can be very effective in staying alkaline.--In a |
| need to understand the pH (potential for hydrogen) | | | | pinch, there are some mass market convenience |
| scale. It is a logarithmic scale from 1-14 that measures | | | | foods that can satisfy your hunger, that are |
| the acidity or alkalinity of a chemical (hint: your body is | | | | reasonably priced, and alkaline. Again, not my first |
| a chemical factory). A pH of 7 is neutral (the normal | | | | choice, but certainly better than reaching for that soda |
| pH of pure water).The fact that it is a logarithmic scale | | | | or candy bar!--Live in outstanding health!Important Note: |
| is important. For example, a pH of 6 is ten times more | | | | I wrote this article before testing Penta Water. I'm |
| acidic than a pH of 7. But a pH of 5 is a 100 times | | | | adding this extra bonus material because I think it will |
| more acidic.The human blood has a natural pH of | | | | help you. I'm glad that the internet allows me to edit |
| about 7.4. The human body cannot survive if the pH of | | | | articles I've already written as I learn new things.New |
| their human blood drops to 7 or rises to 7.8! So the | | | | Bottled Water RecommendationEarlier this month in |
| body has natural buffers it uses to keep the blood | | | | my article about alkalizing and energizing your body for |
| within these narrow limits. Hint: your bones (including | | | | better health, I wrote about Essentia Water. I want to |
| your teeth) are mostly calcium--an alkaline substance. | | | | let everyone know about another product that I have |
| So if your body gets too acidic, it leaches the calcium | | | | recently tried that I think is superb: Penta Water. I will |
| from your bones creating tooth decay and bone loss. | | | | warn you in advance that this bottled water is very |
| Increased storage of fat and water retention is also a | | | | expensive related to other waters. In California, it sells |
| way your body protects itself. To get to your ideal | | | | for $1.65 for a half-liter. But I will also tell you that after |
| weight--alkalize.Now the real trick is how do you | | | | drinking it consistently for about a week, it is probably |
| change your body from acid to slightly alkaline and | | | | far and away the best water I have ever had.While it |
| keep it there. It is a fact of chemistry that it takes a lot | | | | tested neutral for alkalinity, based on the research I |
| of alkalinity to neutralize even a little bit of acid. For | | | | found at the Penta website ( the special qualities of |
| example, to change a gallon of water with a pH of 5 | | | | the water actually create a very high alkalizing effect |
| to 7 would take 20 gallons of water with a pH of | | | | on the body. Without going into all of the details, not |
| 7.5!Here's some simple math: your body is 80% water. | | | | only do they purify the water to a high degree, they |
| Water weighs 8.34 pounds per gallon. To find out | | | | also use physics to change the structure of the water |
| about how many gallons of water are in your body at | | | | so that it creates smaller water clusters at the |
| any one time, multiply your body weight by 80% and | | | | molecular level. There are other things they do (without |
| divide by 8.34. Let's say you weigh about 170 lbs. 170 x | | | | adding anything to the water) that appear to have a |
| 80%=136 lbs. 136/8.34 is about 16 gallons of | | | | very beneficial effect. I suggest that you visit their |
| water.Obviously, the human body is much more | | | | website and read the research for yourself. While it is |
| complicated than this. But what this indicates is just | | | | a bit on the glitzy side, based on my personal |
| how diligent we need to be to alkalize our body.I | | | | experience, I don't think they are overselling their |
| believe that the trick is to drink alkaline drinks and | | | | product.The real proof to me was after I tested my |
| eliminate acidic drinks. From what I've studied, the | | | | own alkalinity after a few days on the product. Without |
| closer your drinks are to a pH of about 9 the | | | | making any other changes to my diet, the litmus strip |
| better.One of the most shocking things I learned at | | | | came out a very dark blue. It seems clear to me that |
| Tony's seminar is that fresh orange juice and carrot | | | | this is primarily due to drinking a large amount of Penta |
| juice are actually acidic, and so can cause the body to | | | | (about 3 liters or more per day).The bottom line: if you |
| become too acid if taken to excess. Same with eating | | | | can afford to drink it regularly (start using those |
| too much fruit. That was a significant shift from his | | | | affirmations so you can!), I recommend Penta over |
| earlier program. Note: I still like fruit and think it can be | | | | any other bottled water currently on the |
| beneficial, but only in moderation.The foods that really | | | | market.Copyright (c) 2005 Bill Marshall - All rights |
| shine are the live, leafy greens--what a surprise! He | | | | reserved. Feel free to republish this article provided |
| showed some photos that showed the amount of | | | | you include the copyright information and the weblinks |
| energy in the food (I forget the name of the process) | | | | where possible. |
| and it was amazing the amount of energy radiating | | | | |