Date: August 4th 2000

Spirit of Health Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 8

HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION by Dr. Joel Robbins
Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 8
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article by Dr. Joel Robbins:

Health Through Nutrition - Part 1 of 3

WHAT IS REAL FOOD?
WHY DO WE EAT FOOD?
PLANTS ARE THE SOURCE OF REAL FOOD FOR ALL LIFE FORMS
ACID/ALKALINE BALANCE
CHART OF ACID/ALKALINE ASH FOODS

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HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION by Dr. Joel Robbins

Dr. Robbins did his undergraduate work at San Jacinto #
College in Houston, TX, majoring in pre-med. In 1978 he graduated#
from Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City, MO. with a #
degree in Chiropractic, (DC). He did a residency in Clinical #
Nutrition and received his Doctor of Naturopathy (ND) degree from#
anglo-American Institute of Drugless Therapy. Dr. Robbins #
received his Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the British West#
Indies College of Medicine. Dr. Robbins has been operating his #
Health and Wellness practice in Tulsa, OK since 1978. His goal is#
to find truth concerning health and disease and then pass this #
knowledge on to sincere health seekers, so they too can have the #
gift of health.

INTRODUCTION:

If we take an honest look at nature, we will observe #
that three things are present:

1) Nature follows definite laws which are not subject #
to opinion or variance; and
2) Every aspect of life is reflected by nature.
3) Nature is governed by the law of CAUSE and EFFECT.

If we have violated a natural law, we have created a #
Cause, for which we will suffer an Effect.

Our ignorance of the laws of Nature does not change #
these laws.

There are two reasons for disease, or lack of health

1) Ignorance
2) Laziness

In the field of health, there are a few good rules to #
follow to achieve health.

1) Follow the laws of Nature
2) Let Truth be your authority, not authority your #
truth.

One of the Laws of Nature is that the innate #
intelligence of the body strives to keep the body alive, #
regardless of the cost. The "cost" is what we call "disease". #
Disease is the effort of the body to keep us alive.

WHAT IS REAL FOOD?

The body will keep us alive and healthy provided that #
we feed it "Real Food". Real food is a food which is compatible #
with the body; that in no way takes from the body, but lends #
itself to the building up of health and maintaining life. It #
contains nothing that is harmful, toxic or non usable by the #
body.

Real Food is defined for us by Nature as follows:

1) Something edible grown by Nature - of the Plant #
Kingdom
2) Food which can be eaten without processing in any #
way.
3) Food which comes to us from Nature as "complete #
packages", that is, they contain naturally everything in them #
necessary for the body to process and assimilate that food.

WHY DO WE EAT FOOD?

The only qualities of food which the body requires in a#
complete package are the following:

GLUCOSE, PROTEIN, FATTY ACIDS, MINERALS, ENZYMES, #
WATER.

If all of these components are in the food, the food is#
complete. If any of these are missing, the food is not "Real #
Food".

Real Food is provided by Nature in this form as raw #
fruits and vegetables. Raw fruits and vegetables contain all of #
the parts mentioned above. If food has been processed, cooked or #
altered in any way so as to change or eliminate any of the above #
ingredients, it is no longer "Real Food" as far as the Human Body#
is concerned.

PLANTS ARE THE SOURCE OF REAL FOOD FOR ALL LIFE FORMS

The plant kingdom utilizes sunshine, carbon dioxide, #
oxygen, water and organic minerals in the process of #
photosynthesis to feed itself and grow. The result is a living #
plant (food for animal consumption) containing:

glucose
protein
fatty acids
organic minerals
organic enzymes (vitamins)
water (pure)

Inorganic Mineral from the Earth + Photosynthesis = #
Organic Minerals from Plants which provide Protein and Enzymes #
for animals and humans.

The animal kingdom does not possess the ability to #
perform photosynthesis, therefore must rely on the plant kingdom #
to prepare its food.

Any form of processing nature's foods (such as #
pasteurization, cooking, adding preservatives, etc.) breaks the #
bonds between the food components and their attached enzymes as #
well as destroys the enzyme. The result is inorganic or denatured#
food components and thus inorganic food.

The enzyme must be alive and attached to the mineral or#
food component in order for the body to utilize it. The enzyme #
acts as a "passport" to get the mineral into the cell of the body#
and aids in the cell's utilization of that mineral. Raw foods #
are living and thus produce life in the body; because they have #
intact enzymes they are organic. Enzymes are catalysts - #
substances which help the body work more efficiently in utilizing#
food for life maintaining purposes.

An example of an inorganic substance is table salt. It #
is simply sodium and chloride. No enzymes, thus it is dead and #
the body cannot use it. Our bodies cannot attach an enzyme to #
inorganic substances, except at great cost. It is only the plant #
kingdom, through the process of photosynthesis, that can attach #
enzymes to inorganics and make them living or organic.

The more we process a food, the less nutrient value it #
retains. This is because living foods are organic foods. #
Processed foods, to various degrees, are inorganic or "dead" #
foods.

The following is the hierarchy of food preparation #
starting at the top with no preparation leaving the food with its#
full nutrient content, ending at the bottom with the most #
processing, rendering the food dead and useless to the body - #
little or no nutrient value retained:

RAW and WHOLE
JUICED and consumed immediately

once the skin of fruits or vegetables is broken, oxygen #
combines with the enzymes and kills them (this process is called #
"oxidation")

DEHYDRATED or DRIED

loses 2-5% of nutrient value
dried without chemicals or additives
commercial brands of dried fruit contain sulfur dioxide; #
exception: raisins)

FROZEN

freshly picked and frozen immediately
loses 5-30% of nutrient value

STEAMED

loses 15 - 60% of nutrient value
steamed means the green bean is still a bit crispy (if it's #
limp, its cooked)

COOKED

baked, broiled, boiled, grilled, steamed too long, home #
canned
the green bean is limp
loses 40 -100% of nutrient value, depending on how long it #
is cooked

COOKED LEFTOVERS MICRO WAVED

Loses 90 - 99% of nutrient value

COMMERCIALLY CANNED FOODS
FRIED FOODS
FOODS with ADDITIVES

these not only lose 100% of their nutrient value, but have toxins#
added to them

ACID/ALKALINE BALANCE

The Textbook of Medical Physiology by Arthur C. Guyton,#
M.D., probably the most recognized authority on human physiology#
states: "...the regulation of hydrogen ion concentration (pH or #
acid/alkaline balance) is one of the most important aspects of #
homeostasis." (Homeostasis is where the components involved seek #
an equilibrium.)

DEFINITIONS:
ph = measure of how acid or how alkaline a substance is.
ph scale = scale of measurement for acidity and alkalinity.

acid neutral alkaline
1 7 14

All chemical processes have an ideal pH at which they #
are most efficient. For example the body functions best with an #
internal chemistry being slightly alkaline (pH of 7.0 to 8.0). #
The pH of the blood is even more specific:

BLOOD ph 7.4 = Normal 7.2 = DEATH

Our internal body chemistry functions in an alkaline #
environment. Our blood must maintain a pH of 7.4. If it drops #
below that to 7.2 we die.

The cells of the body in health are alkaline. In #
disease the cell pH is below 7.0. The more acid the cells become,#
the sicker we are and feel. The cells won't die until their pH #
gets to about 3.5. Our bodies produce acid as a by-product of #
normal metabolism. This is the result of our bodies burning or #
using alkaline to remain alive. Since our bodies do not #
manufacture alkaline, we must supply the alkaline from an outside#
source to keep us from becoming acid and dying.

Food is the means of replenishing the alkaline to the #
body. The main determining factor of alkaline is the organic #
minerals. One can equate organic minerals with alkaline for #
better understanding. Foods are of two types, acid or alkaline. #
This refers to the ash value of a food. (Meaning the type of #
residue that remains after the food is digested and processed). #
Is it acid, or is it alkaline? If there is an acid residue #
(inorganic acids), the body must neutralize this acid to keep the#
blood from getting acid. The acid is neutralized with alkaline.

Ideally there is adequate alkaline in the diet to do #
this. However, if there is not, the body must extract alkaline #
from its cells to neutralize the acid. This, of course, causes #
the cells to become acid, and thus diseased. Because our bodies #
are an alkaline entity, in order to maintain health, the majority#
of our diet must consist of alkaline ash foods.

We can remain in health by consuming a diet that is #
70-80% alkaline and 20-30% acid. The more alkaline the better. If#
we become too alkaline by eating a majority of alkaline foods, #
we will lose our appetite and automatically want to fast, during #
which time the normal acid metabolic by-products will return the #
body's pH back to normal. It is interesting to note that some #
foods which qualify as a real food have an acid ash reaction. #
This is probably nature's way of keeping a balance so that the #
real food consumer does not become too alkaline. Also note that #
the acid content of these acid ash real foods is very low and #
they still contain valuable nutrients which can be utilized by #
the body.

On this page is a chart of the acid and alkaline foods:

ACID/ALKALINE BALANCE

The breakdown of foods into acid ash and alkaline ash #
categories would generally be as follows:

NOTE: Foods in the Acid Ash column are listed in order of least #
acid to most acid; in the alkaline ash column, foods are listed #
in order from most alkaline to least alkaline.

ACID ASH
#
ALKALINE ASH
SOME RAW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (cranberries,
blueberries, plums, prunes, squash)
RAW #
FRUITS
WHOLE GRAINS - COOKED
DRIED #
FRUITS
OVERCOOKED FRUITS / VEGGIES
FROZEN #
FRUITS / VEGGIES
DAIRY PRODUCTS (cheese, eggs, milk, etc.)
LIGHTLY#
STEAMED FRUITS & VEGGIES
SUGAR and REFINED GRAINS
RAW #
NUTS (almonds, pecans, cashews, etc.)
WHITE MEAT (fish, fowl)
Raw, Rare, Well Done
#
SPROUTED GRAINS
RED MEATS (beef, pork, mutton) Raw,
Rare, Well Done

HERBS, SPICES, CONDIMENTS, SPICY FOODS
(garlic, hot peppers, onions,
horseradish, etc.)

FRIED FOOD, COFFEE, TEA, SALT, ALCOHOL

DRUGS & MEDICATIONS, TOBACCO.

The average American diet consists of: 20-30% alkaline #
foods, & the diet should consist of at least: 70-80% ALKALINE #
FOODS & 20-30% ACID FOODS. It is not unusual for the average #
American to go 7 to 14 days without eating ANY alkaline foods.
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