VeganNik: The pH Miracle Living Retreat

VEGANIK: THE pH MIRACLE RETREAT

Vol. 2: It’s a bird, it’s a plane… No wait, it’s “ALKALINE BOY”!

by featured contributor Nik Tyler

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Tired of not getting enough sleep? Or feeling foggy? Sluggish in the morning? Crashing in the middle of the day? Dealing with problematic skin? Damaged, crazy hair? Poor digestion? Sore muscles? Aching back? Feeling stressed? Feeling stressed about feeling stressed? No, this isn’t a late-night infomercial – this is literally how I felt for years. I finally found the true cause of these all-too-common health afflictions, and I want to share the truth with you. Get ready; the

cause of illness as I have come to know it is (drum roll, please)… SUGAR & ACIDIC FOOD! Though simple may it seem, I learned this during a transformative health retreat where I had the fortune of spending 12 days cleansing at Dr. Robert Young’s Rancho De Sol in Valley Center, near San Diego. Dr. Young, a world renowned scientist and lecturer, is the author of several books, including “The pH Miracle” and because of him, I am soaring! So here’s my story:

The basis of Dr. Young’s scientific philosophy is that of adopting an “Alkalarian” lifestyle and diet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkalarian), a way of eating and thinking where essentially your meals consists of 80% alkaline foods and 20% acidic. Choosing to consume primarily alkaline foods and limiting the intake of meat, dairy, high sugar fruits & certain carbohydrates, we can maintain an internal alkaline level of 7.2 (striving for 8), which, strengthens the immune system. Who knew?

When I first met Dr. Young, he held a Microscopy session with me, consisting of viewing samples of one drop of my blood, dry and living, under a microscope and on a monitor. What he found under the microscope was shocking; my blood was totally riddled with yeast and I had cancerous markers on some of my internal organs, which scared the hell out of me. After talking to me about my past dietary history, Dr. Young explained to me that this was all a result of years of consuming sugar and other acidic foods – and not just an abundance of those decadent raw/vegan desserts, but from years of heaping bowls of pasta, dairy, rice, caffeine and fruit overload. As surprised as I was to hear this, it was no surprise at all to Dr. Young that I had been feeling lethargic with sore muscles and having difficulty for years maintaining clear skin and a clear state of mind – my body needed help, and pronto! So his plan for me was to completely drench my system in alkalizing foods and activities, and in doing so, rid my body of the yeast, restoring it’s alkaline balance and obliterating all of my current health issues.

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Now I’ll be completely honest here - I was scared shitless by my diagnosis, and entirely consumed with doubts. I knew the basics of Dr. Young’s scientific beliefs and they made sense to me, but I also was uber-bummed at the concept of cutting out all the acidic food I was so used to consuming and loved… it sounded hardcore to a dude who loved his desserts and nutritional yeast 6-layer pasta-extravaganza’s! But after much consideration of what the blood test had revealed, I weighed the pros and cons, and I decided to ditch the sugar and acidic foods (for at least the 12 days I was staying at the ranch), be brave and give “Alkalinity” a deserving try! After all, in 12 days I would know first-hand if this “pH Miracle” really lived up to its name.

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The first day at the ranch I was in mourning the death of all the foods I wouldn’t be eating, but then after the first two meals were prepared for me (a delicious avocado-spinach-tomato-cucumber-hemp oil smoothie, followed by a sumptuous leek-onion-garlic-ginger-almond milk-soup), I began to let go of my desire for a giant bowl of soy-alfredo fettuccini and chocolate chip cookies. I was just beginning to break the vicious cycle of my sugar addiction, and not only was the new alkaline food delicious, I was feeling really terrific after I ate it – gone was that constant feeling of being tired and grossly-full after a meal. Now I felt light and energized!

The following 11 days at Dr. Young’s Ranch were entirely transformative. I followed a surprisingly delicious, gourmet alkaline diet of especially-green vegetables like kale, spinach, collard, zucchini, broccoli, tomato, cauliflower, peppers, cucumbers, leeks, onions, lots of healthy oils like olive, flax, sunflower, hemp, sesame, home made almond milk, and my favorite, lots of avocado and guacamole! In addition to the foods I was putting into my body, I also adopted a daily exercise regimen consisting of yoga, stretching and hiking. This emphasis on physical activity and deep breathing was as essential as the food I was eating. The act of working out and sweating does wonders for detoxifying the body of any acidity, and by practicing yoga, a state of tranquility rids the body of stressful thoughts that are scientifically proven to produce acidity.

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I definitely went through a major sugar detox, but around Day 6 I started to pick up and feel clear and healthy. All the alkalining foods partnered with workouts gave me so much unexpected joy and clarity that by day 12 I was an entirely revamped version of myself. My final blood microscopy session with Dr. Young was miraculous. The majority of the acidic spots had disappeared and all the cancer markings were completely gone from my internal organs- the yeast had been abolished and my blood was healthy, strong & vibrant. This turn around in my health was truly remarkable to me, but equally as cool was the fact that I didn’t crave the old acidic foods I once loved o.d.ing on . I learned a huge lesson in the ways our taste buds can change and shift if we just allow ourselves to explore the vast dietary options that are out there. In just 12 short days, I developed an entirely new, more health-conscience palette, and now I am craving alkaline foods!

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Being a constant work in progress, I am continuing this “Alkaline” journey back in LA. Being simple and strict for the rest of ‘09 is my current adventure – creating and experimenting with delectable variations on the alkaline menu, as well as joining yoga classes around town and making sure that I drink loads of “alkaline” water, pH miracle green drinks, devouring kale and avocado by the fistful, using my shot glasses for chlorophyll and hemp oil, and staying active by rollerblading, lifting weights and playing with happy dogs! All these physical, spiritual and nutritional endeavors will be the topics of future blog entries, so stay tuned for alkaline recipes, pictures and activities.

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And remember, not everyone needs to prescribe to my specific routine, cause not everybody or every body is the same – we all react differently and can handle acids in different ways… but if this story resonates with you and you’ve been experiencing some similar ailments, give the alkaline diet a try. When you wake up tomorrow morning, instead of reaching for that acidic bowl of corn flakes & sugary soy milk, try whipping up an “awesome-avocado-spinach shake”, or a “cool-crunchy-cabbage-cucumber-guacamole wrap”, or for an even easier quick-fix, an “avocado-salsa-scooper” (recipes + pictures to follow)! Just like those hypnotizing late-night infomercials, I’m guaranteeing you that if you make the switch and allow your taste buds the time to transition (which they will, I promise – it only took me 4 days to stop craving those sickening, sneaky sugars) you will undoubtedly start feeling like a power-house alkaline version of ‘Tony the Tiger’, and start feeling GRRRRRREAT!

-Nik

Gandhiji 's Three Monkeys

Speak no evil

See no evil

Hear no evil

The three monkeys proclaiming this message to the world

are closely associated with Gandhiji

who kept them as a paper weight

on his desk, a gift from

visitors from ( you know where?)

CHINA!

(The Chinese beat us at this one)

The Mahatma illustrated his lessons on

peace, nonviolence and tolerance

with his beloved simians.

Keep yourself away from from evil

by not participating in it.

In today ''s HT newspaper I saw this advertisement

which presents the monkeys in a new avtar.

And rightly so.

When you see someone victimized by evil and corruption

DO SPEAK UP.

Sting operations , media coverage and

citizen protests are making a difference small as it may seem.

Sometimes it can even cost a life.

There was a news story about a young man in Mumbai

who was stabbed to death as he tried to break up a fight

between 2 groups.

18 year old Rukhsana in Kashmir came face to face with three

Islamist terrorists who invaded her humble village abode and held

her family hostage for several hours, a few weeks ago.

Brave Rukhsana who had never handled a gun in her life

overcame a militant and shot him with his AK 47.

She wounded another and the third one escaped.

This courageous young girl did what most of us would be too inept to attempt.

The Bible says;if we know what is right and do not do it

it is sin.

I am reading a book entitled

Who says you change the world ?by Danny Smith.

Smith of JUBILEE CAMPAIGN is an Anglo Indian living in UK.

He set out to help seven persecuted Christians

but soon found himself going undercover to fight

paedophilia,campaigning against oppressive regimes,

rescuing children from the streets and raising money to aid victims

of Saddam Hussein 's poison attacks.

I will encourage you to read this book which reads like a thriller.

Its on Amazon.

We may not be able to make a huge dent.
But we can make a difference one person at a time.

Psalm 1 says

1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
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As the old hymn says

Keep on the Firing Line

Sean Stephenson - A pH Miracle Marvel

Sean Stephenson came to my research center over 8 years ago to help him with his rare genetic condition - Osteogenesis Imperfecta or the glass bone disease.

When I first met Sean he was sick, tired and had broken over 270 bones. He would break a bone if he sneezed.

Now he is a pH Miracle, living his life to the fullest as the "3 Foot Giant."

Sean attributes his good health and the fact he has not broken a bone in 8 years to the work and research of Dr. Robert and Shelley Young.

Check out his new TV show. Sean is very entertaining and yes he drinks his greens. He will challenge you to get off your "BUTT!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_4YpAHxAwA


Please watch the following YouTube testimonial of a three foot giant, Sean Stephenson. You will be amazed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZwWgiuI8uc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l6NuUUjutE

Sean shares his life changing and life saving pH Miracle story that is one of the most motivating testimonials on the web encouraging everyone to make the necessary alkalizing lifestyle and dietary changes to improve health and energy and prevent or reverse ALL sickness and dis-ease. Sean attributes his reversal of Osteogenesis imperfecta and no more broken bones to Dr. Robert and Shelley Young and following their pH Miracle Living Lifestyle and Diet.

The Truth About Water

Someone once said that life is a race between education and catastrophe. That statement could not be more true when it comes to educating ourselves about water and its relationship to our health.

A vast array of pharmaceuticals­-including antibiotics, anti-convultants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones­-have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation reported recently after a five month-long study.

And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

Despite the small concentrations of pharmaceuticals, and despite water utilities insistence that their water is safe, there is much evidence to the contrary.

The presence of so many prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen that have been flushed down toilets are easily found in much of our drinking water and is heightening worries of long-term health consequences.

Unfortunately, water providers rarely disclose results of pharmaceutical screenings, unless pressed. They claim that the public does not know how to interpret the results and might be unduly alarmed.

Because of information like this, and because of many other abuses of our water system-­sewage waste, poisons used in agribusiness, acid rain, industrial and household chemicals just to name a few­-I have for many years now gone on record as stating that a good, dependable water ionizer has already become a necessity for every family in America.

Even users of bottled water and many of the home filtration systems don't necessarily avoid exposure. Bottlers, some of which simply repackage tap water, do not typically treat or test for all toxins, especially pharmaceuticals, according to the industry's main trade group.

I have been researching water for over two decades. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the contamination of our water supply in the US is a clear and present danger. I have personally tested the water supplies of nearly every major city in the U.S. and there is NO safe water to drink that is clean, pure and alkaline. Even the majority of the bottled waters being sold in the U.S. and around the world are questionable at best.

A National Assessment of Tap Water Quality found 260 contaminants in our nation's tap water; 141of these contaminants have no enforceable safety limits. Of the 141 unregulated contaminants utilities detected in water supplies between 1998 and 2003, 52 are linked to cancer, 41 to reproductive toxicity, 36 to developmental toxicity, and 16 to immune system damage, according to chemical listings in seven standard government and industry toxicity references. Despite the potential health risks, any concentration of these chemicals in tap water is legal, no matter how high.

For more detailed information, I often refer people to a chapter in our book entitled "The pH Miracle For Weight Loss." In Chapter 5 entitled "You Are What You Drink," I present the truth about the present dangers of the world's potable water supply.

http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-298-the-ph-miracle-for-weight-loss.aspx

Clean drinking water is something that the public has pretty much taken for granted for the past hundred years. The public has little idea-­perhaps understandably­-just how contaminated our drinking water has become.

Our environment has changed, new biological transformations are emerging, drinking-water systems are aging, and governments often seem more interested in ensuring business in the global marketplace than in ensuring the safety and health of the world citizens.

Health scientists throughout the world are now echoing what I have been saying for two decades. When it comes to your health, whether you are trying to reverse an illness, prevent an illness, or simply create the healthiest body possible, the #1 thing you must do is to change your water.

A good water ionizer must alkalize, ionize, purify and structure the molecules of the water. In order to neutralize and reverse the over-acidity of the body, the pH of our water supply is critical.

http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-463-ph-miracle-mark-i-ionizer.aspx

What most people do not realize is that underlying all disease or most dis-ease is an acidic condition. More and more medical researchers are beginning to focus on the relationship of acidity in cells, tissues, organs, and blood as highly correlated with many bodily symptoms and complicated disease syndromes.

Having studied water for decades, I have become convinced that the pH Miracle organization has created the best water ionization products on the market from several standpoints: water quality, price, system durability, and customer relations. At the pH Miracle Center (www.phmiracleliving.com), one can find the pH Miracle Mark I water ionizer in every kitchen and guest house. We provide healthy water for family, guests, employees, farm hands, and visitors.

http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-463-ph-miracle-mark-i-ionizer.aspx

The average healthy person should drink at least 1 quart of water for ever 50 pounds of body weight each day. A person with a serious health challenge should drink a liter for every 30 pounds. People often laugh when I say "we must pee our way to health," but I don't know how much simpler I can make it.

High pH water such as the water that comes from a good ionIzer neutralizes acids throughout the entire body. Since acids underlie all disease entities, nothing makes more sense than neutralizing these acids.

One of my most often quoted statements goes like this: "When the fish is sick, change the water." We don't feed the fish medicine. We give them clean water. When the cells of our body our sick, we must change the water and fluids in which all cells and tissues are bathed.

When we purchase a good ionizer, we actually save money over time when compared with purchasing water from vendors and stores and treating the water to try and improve its quality. I can't think of any investment that is better for a person or a family than a good water ionizer and especially the best ionizer on the market today has to be The pH Miracle Mark I seven plate ionizer.

http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-463-ph-miracle-mark-i-ionizer.aspx

The pH Miracle Healing Retreat on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii

The pH Miracle Healing Retreat, is located on 26 acres
on the North Shore of the Island of Kauai, and is
situated on the former site of the historic Bertleman
residence which stood from 1850-1890.

The home site was part of the was Bertleman
Estate which totaled roughly 17,000 acres
and stretched from Kilauea to Waipake.

It stands as a testimony to the quality of the
home site, that of all the spots to choose from
within those 17,000, this spot along side
the Pila'a stream, was the site chosen for
the family home. It was during their years
residing on the property, about 150 years
ago, that the distinctive and now massive
Norfolk Pine and Mango trees were planted.

The new pH Miracle Healing Retreat house was
completed in 2009, took over 4 years to build.
It is the result of over 15 years of research,
collecting, and the refining of a singular vision.

Architecturally, the pH Miracle Healing Retreat is a
remarkable creative feat. The graceful,
estate style of the retreat takes design
inspiration from the grand coastal houses of
southern India and has perfectly translated that
regional style to the Hawaiian landscape and
climate with it’s open, flowing design,
and covered lanai, high ceilings and stone
floors which tame the tropical sun and heat.

The retreat gets it’s distinctive character
from the rare, one-of-a-kind, antique
Indian architectural elements.

These architectural features were
reclaimed, collected, and have been masterfully
integrated into the core functional and
decorative architectural features of the home.

The result is a place of healing grace
and indelible beauty with the soul of
Ancient India and the heart of Hawaii.

Come join us at our first pH Miracle Healing
Retreat on the Historic Bertleman Estate,
January 11th through the 17th or the 18th through
the 24th.

For more information go to:

http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-397-ph-miracle-health-retreat-hawaii-event.aspx

Meat Causes Diabetes and Cancer

High intake of processed meat may increase the risk of developing type-2 diabetes by 40 per cent, according to a new meta-analysis from Norway and the US.

Data from 12 cohort studies showed that high intakes of all types of meat were associated with a 17 per cent increase in the risk of type-2 diabetes, while similar risk increases were also noted for high intakes of red meat.

The study, published in the journal Diabetologia, adds to an ever increasing list of bad news for red and processed meat, following previous studies from the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) that reported high intakes of red and processed meats may raise the risk of lung and colorectal cancer by up to 20 per cent.

Why does red meat and processed meat cause diabetes and cancer?

According to Dr. Robert O. Young, Director of Research at the pH Miracle Living Center in San Diego, California, "meat never completely breaks down and thus ferments and rots in your gut releasing acids, such as uric and nitric acid that destroys the root system (intestinal villi) in the small intestine that causes diabetes and then cancer. Eating meat also causes a double loss of alkaline minerals that leads to an over-acidification of the blood and tissues and eventually sickness and/or dis-ease."

The World Cancer Research Fund published a report in 2007 that directly linked diet to cancer, with alcohol and red and processed meats posing particular risks.

Earlier this year, the same authors published similar findings from a study with half a million people, noting that that increased consumption of red and processed meat may have a modestly increased risk of death from all causes and also from cancer or heart disease (Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol 169, pp. 562-571).

The Archives study was described by Barry Popkin from the University of North Carolina as “excellent” in an accompanying editorial. Popkin added that the results “reiterate the concerns echoed in other major reviews and studies on the adverse effects of excessive meat intake”.

The new meta-analysis, led by Dagfinn Aune from the University of Oslo, sought to iron out the inconsistencies from previous studies which found both positive and negative associations between meat consumption and the risk of type-2 diabetes.

Of the 12 cohort studies pooled, the overall data suggested the high intake of total meat increased the risk of diabetes by 17 per cent, while red meat and processed meat were associated with 21 and 41 per cent increases in diabetes risk.

“These results suggest that meat consumption increases the risk of type 2 diabetes,” said the researcher. “However, the possibility that residual confounding could explain this association cannot be excluded,” they concluded.

A direct mechanistic study of how meat may affect diabetes risk has not been performed. However, an earlier study from Harvard University suggested several “possible biologically adverse effects of components in red and processed meats”, including saturated fatty acids and cholesterol. However, their study (Diabetologia, 2006, Vol. 49, pp. 2604-13) failed to find an association between these components.

Another possibility is the effect of nitrites, frequently used as preservatives in processed meats. “Nitrosamines can be formed by the interaction of amino compounds with nitrites present either in the stomach or within the food product,” they explained. “They have been linked to beta cell toxicity. In addition, low doses of the nitrosamine streptozotocin were found to induce type 2 diabetes in animal models,” they added.

"I have found in my own research that both Type I and Type II diabetes are caused from the congestion and damage to the small bowel due to the ingestion of animal protein. All children and adults that are diagnosed with Type I diabetes are constipated, have irregular bowel movements and are challenged with digestive disorders," states Dr. Young.

Dr. Young further states, "the ingestion of red meat and processed meat is linked to colon cancer and now diabetes which both begin in the bowels. If you do not want lung cancer then don't smoke. It you do not want diabetes and colon cancer then don't eat meat. It is that simple."

Source: Diabetologia
November 2009, Volume 52, Issue 11, Pages 2277-2287
"Meat consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies"
Authors: D. Aune, G. Ursin, M.B. Veierod
The pH Miracle Revisited, Dr. Robert and Shelley Young, July, 2010.

Johnson and Brown: two idiots of the highest order

The Prof Nutt saga is not going away unfortunately for the incompetent duo of Gordon Brown and Alan Johnson. The disgraceful sacking of the eminent Professor is turning into quite s sh*t storm, and quite rightly so. The more information that comes to light, the more corrupt and stupid the politicians appear. Dr Grumble has pointed out yet more flaws in the government's weak line of logic.Alan