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