Archive #4: July 25th, 2009 August 2, 2009

In July we enjoyed Southside Park in downtown Sacramento where Marty talked about herbal testosterone boosters. Afterward, we visited the juice bar at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op.

Topics:

Our Role Models - who are they?
The pH Miracle and Testing Your pH
The Benefits of Wheatgrass
Herbal Testosterone Boosters with Marty D.

Our Role Models:

During check-in, we each addressed these questions:

What kind of role models were your parents?
Who have your role models been (real or fictional)?
Who embodies the ideal of "a good man," or a balanced blend of gendered qualities, that you admire?
In what ways do you want to be a role model for others?

The pH Miracle and Testing Your pH:

The pH Miracle explains the extraordinary benefits of reducing acid, or 'Alkalizing' the body using natural means. The book offers compelling evidence that this acidity seriously compromises our natural ability to stay healthy and vital, and claims the result of over-acidity is the entire range of modern illnesses.

Testing saliva - Be sure not to eat, drink, or brush your teeth for 30 minutes prior to the test. Swallow a couple of times to clear the mouth and stimulate new saliva, then discharge some saliva into a PLASTIC spoon. Tear off a one-inch strip of pH paper, place into saliva and compare the color of your immersed pH paper with the color chart provided on the pH testing roll. The lower your pH value below 7.0, the greater your degree of acid stress. Optimal pH for saliva is above 7 pH.

The pH of the urine indicates how the body is working to maintain the proper pH of the blood. The pH of urine indicates the efforts of the body via the kidneys, adrenals, lungs and gonads to regulate body pH balance through the buffer salts and hormones. Urine pH can vary from around 4.5 to 9.0 for its extremes, but the ideal range is 6.5 to 7.0+. Urinary pH tends to be lower (more acidic) in the morning and higher (more alkaline) in the evening.

Your pH can be affected by: preservatives you eat; pollutants you breathe; stress you encounter; how much water you drink; the amount of pathogens in your system; how much rest you receive; all the biochemical activities going on in your body; the food you eat (see shopping list at phmiracle.net for better choices).

To test your pH, rip off a 2-inch piece of testing paper. Dip paper into solution being tested, shake off excess fluid and read immediately. You can purchase a roll of test strips (with a range from 5.5 to 8.0) at phmiracleliving.com.

Benefits of Wheatgrass:

Wheatgrass juice is alkalizing (see above), like all green, chlorophyll-rich foods. It is best drunk on an empty stomach, at least 30 minutes before eating solid food. Start with a 1 oz. portion for a few days, then increase to 2 oz. per day.

Growing Wheatgrass: wheatgrasskits.com

Benefits of Wheatgrass: hippocratesinst.org

Wheatgrass juice is 70% chlorophyll. Wheatgrass is high in oxygen like all green plants that contain chlorophyll. The brain and all body tissues function at an optimal level in a highly oxygenated environment.
Chlorophyll can be extracted from many plants, but wheatgrass is superior because it has been found to have over 100 elements needed by man. If grown in organic soil, it absorbs 92 of the known 102 minerals from the soil.
Liquid chlorophyll washes drug deposits and other toxins, including heavy metals, from the body.
Chlorophyll helps purify the liver.
Chlorophyll improves blood sugar problems.
Wheatgrass juice cures acne and even removes scars after it has been ingested for seven to eight months. The diet must be improved at the same time.
A small amount of wheatgrass juice in the human diet prevents tooth decay. Wheatgrass juice held in the mouth for 5 minutes will eliminate toothaches and poisons from gums.
Wheatgrass juice is high in enzymes and improves the digestion.
Wheatgrass juice is great for constipation and keeping the bowels open. It is high in magnesium.
Wheatgrass juice reduces high blood pressure as it enhances the capillaries.
Chlorophyll (wheatgrass) rebuilds the bloodstream. Studies of various animals have shown chlorophyll to be free of any toxic reaction. The red cell count was returned to normal with four to five days of the administration of chlorophyll, even in those animals that were known to be extremely anemic or low in red cell count.
Farmers in the American midwest who have sterile cows and bulls put them on wheatgrass to restore fertility. (The high magnesium content in chlorophyll builds enzymes that restore the sex hormones.)

Herbal Testosterone Boosters:

Yohimbe Bark
Sarsaparilla
Ginseng Root
Horny Goat Weed
Saw Palmetto - herbal estrogen blocker
TestoFX - herbal formula for optimizing bio-available testosterone (see image)
Male Formula or Male "SHOT" - herbal formulae by Dr. Schulze at herbdoc.com

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