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"Few people realize that herbal remedies work much better when the patient's pH is balanced."

Dr. Ralph Weiss, N.D.

"There is little difference between plants and higher animals (including humans) when it comes to pH balance. We know from 30 years of research that the optimal pH of plant tissue fluid is 6.4. A pH imbalance, caused by acidic dietary inputs, will result in diseased states - in both plants and animals."

Bruce Tainio
President
Tainio Technology (WA, USA)

How Western
Civilization
Fell Prey to
Mild Acidosis
Diet and pH balance have long been a topic of discussion among alternative health practitioners.
"Modern civilization has made more changes to the pH of the diet of homo sapiens in the last forty years than it has in the previous forty thousand. . . And it's all acidic. . ."
The adjustment of pH from acidic (5.8 and lower) to a more neutral (though slightly acidic) pH of around 6.4, is considered important by some alternative practitioners. (Note: These values reference the average pH of bodily fluids, like urine and saliva, separate and apart from blood, for which the body employs homeostatis to keep the blood at between pH 7.35 and 7.45). This is the average many alternative practitioners talk about when discussing the gradual shift to more acidic foods.
The "acid shift" is well-known and documented, as Westerners have moved more towards processed foods, and away from a diet of fresh foods. The fact is, modern civilization has made more changes to the pH of the diet of homo sapiens in the last forty years than it did in the previous forty thousand -- and, in the name of "shelf stability," it is all acidic.
"The explosion in the use of food-grade acidulents was completely predictable: there is not a single preservative that doesn't work more effectively in an acidic substrate."
Processed foods, especially those that contain water in the 15-50% range (called "intermediate moisture" foods by food technologists), all require preservatives. The explosion in the use of food-grade acidulents, including citric, phosphoric, malic, tartaric, and lactic acids, was completely predictable: there is not a single preservative that doesn't work more effectively in an acidic substrate. In fact, there is not one single food-grade preservative approved by a Western food and drug agency that will work better in a neutral or alkaline environment than it will in an acidic one. The most popular antimicrobial preservatives in use, including all sorbates, benzoates, proprionates, parabens, nitrates, and their salts -- all of them -- all require pH ranges that are well below 4.0 to work optimally. This isn't speculation: it's hornbook food science. Acidulents are everywhere: every can of soda pop, every IM snack product, every jar of tomato sauce, every loaf of bread. Two hundred years ago most of these acidulents weren't even chemically identified, let alone put into use. Today they are ubiquitous. They have thoroughly infiltrated the food supply.
None of this is to suggest that most of these preservatives (most of them are fatty acids, so they're acidic, too) or the acidulents used to make them work better and acidify foods, are inherently harmful. Except for nitrates, there is no credible research to show that approved preservatives are harmful. It is not the preservatives themselves that are harmful. It is the acidic metabolic environments that acidulents and preservatives create in the absence of more alkaline food stuffs that do the damage.
Clinicians who understand the importance of pH balance will often have their patients measure the pH of urine and saliva over several days to see if it is imbalanced. The best time to do this is upon arising in the morning -- well before breakfast.
In the main article (at right) we discuss how pH ties together several different therapies and could help us explain other disease states that appear to be unique in their frequency starting in the early-to-mid 1900's and continuing to the present.
We have much research yet to do, but a clear picture is beginning to emerge: you cannot strongly acidify the diet of an entire civilization without seeing a dramatic upsurge in acid-related disorders.
And a correlation between both now appears evident -- and, indeed, historic.

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HRx (tm) Hydroxide Concentrate
Hydroxide Concentrate:
An Introduction


The companion to our H3O Concentrate, the HRx Hydroxide Concentrate draws from the same proprietary technology, only it carries entirely different applications. Whereas H3O is a super pure, non-corrosive acid, HRx is its alkaline counterpart. The HRx concentrate measures about pH 13.5 -- so it should be violently caustic, and yet it is not. Coming from the same technology as H3O, this is not surprising...
Since so much of Alpha Omega Lab's work has centered around cancer, (accelerated by our work in third world countries where people cannot afford conventional treatment to begin with), this became our starting point.
Early in our work with HRx, we took an interest in its potential role in overall nutrition. Our suspicions were entirely theoretical.
We were aware, for instance, that many of those who view cancer as a "nutrient deficiency" disorder -- even those who concur with the polymorphic microorganism theories of Antoine Bechamp, Royal Rife, and others; or such etiological theories as "parasitic carcinogenesis" (i.e. Hulda Clarke) -- point to the role of pH imbalance.
In working with the inventors of HRx, we came to understand that if you made ordinary drinking water with it regularly, bringing the "water" to a pH of approximately 9.0, and you drink it, the pH of saliva and urine samples will reflect values in the 6.4 to 7.0 range -- not 5.2 to 5.9. This meant that HRx indisputably brought the entire circulatory system, and therefore the organ tissues through which the blood passes, into less acidic pH ranges.
Even at this writing, we do not have enough empirical evidence, let alone well-constructed longitudinal studies, to support conclusive findings.
The following describes how HRx was used as a general purpose pH balancing program:

General Use Instructions *
    HRx Concentrate - 8 fl. oz.
  1. Add just one fluid ounce (that's 2 Tablespoons, or about 30 ml.) to each gallon (4 quarts, or 3.785 liters) of distilled or purified water. (You may "pro rate" accordingly).
  2. Use this solution for drinking water; for coffee and tea; and for cooking. Try to consume not less than two 8 fl. oz. (240 ml.) glasses of this diluted solution per day. (A more aggressive protocol would be 32 fl. oz. (1 quart, or roughly 946 ml.) per day.) This concludes all uses: drinking "water," reconstituted beverages, cooking, etc. -- wherever and however you consume it orally. WHEN you take the prepared solution is important, too: in order to allow the digestive acids of the G.I. tract to properly digest your food, it is best to take the solution, or any beverages you make with the hydroxide solution, between meals. You probably want to allow at least 45 minutes between the time you take beverages and your next meal time. If you use the solution in the preparation of meals (i.e. in cooked meals), use it sparingly and in not more than one meal per day.
  3. You may choose to monitor your pH with strips (not included) that you should buy at your local drug store. A good system recommended by some clinicians is to measure the pH of the saliva and urine and divide by two. Take your daily measurement upon getting up in the morning, before breakfast. If you measure at other times of the day, particularly after meals, you will get skewed results.
  4. Keep a log of these daily measurements.
  5. As your pH measurements move higher, closely monitor the results. You are looking to be in the range of 6.6 to 7.0 average. From this point forward, go with a "maintenance program" of "two days on, two days off" with your HRx Solution, or "as needed" to keep you, at the least, above an average pH of 6.2.
  6. That's all there is to it. If you still have questions, just email us.
New for 2016
In January 2016 a new and improved version of HRx was introduced.


"Early Hour"
Hydration
Therapy
There are numerous web sites that discuss the tremendous health benefits of "hydration therapy." What HRx does is add an entirely new range of benefits to this basic technique, but we'll get to that in a moment. For now, the benefits of "hydration therapy" -- a fancy term for drinking purified water at specific times of the day -- should be reviewed for those who don't know them. At the least, the following benefits can be experienced simply by taking a large glass of water in the morning, upon arising:

(1) Weight Loss -- Drinking chillded water in the morning upon arising raises the metabolism, reportedly as much as 25%. (The body expends calories to bring the water to body temperature). Additionally, water fills the stomach, acting as a mild appetite suppressant.
(2) Removes Toxins --Water is the medium the body uses to flush out toxins. With additional hydration using the techniques in this section, the body is better able to carry out this function.
(3) Improved Cardiovascular & Lymph Flow --The circulatory pathways of the body are all improved with the regular consumption of purified water with no additional additives. You wouldn't attempt to clean the outside of your body with sodas, coffee, teas, or even juices. So don't expect your "internal environment" to be "clean" if you don't use water . . . the same medium you use to bathe.
(4) Healthier Skin -- Extra hydration helps the cardiovascular system clean the dermal layers. The result is skin that is improved in appearance and texture.
(5) Improved Regularity --You don't have to be constipated to have less than optimal bowel regularity. You can get a sense of this when you perform this "therapy" with consistency. The first bowel movement of the morning is soft, complete, and there is no effort to expel.

The timing of "early hour hydration therapy" is important. Some commentators recommend upon arising or after you 'get up'.
In our research, however, after 25 years of investigating this area and running a colon hydrotherapy clinic in Lousiana in the 90's -- (another form of systemic hydration) -- we have come to the conclusion that the best TIME to drink extra water is during the night, after using the bathroom, and/or before getting out of bed. The reason is the pyloric valve (which is the gateway between the stomach and the deodenum) is still periodically open, allowing for a more thorough "water flush."
And this takes us to our final point: a very effective method of getting more complete hydration AND alkalizing the body overall is to prepare "HRx water" at the 1:128 ratio, as per the instructions in the center column, and let THIS be your drinking water.
The benefits begin to be experienced within a day or two, and unlike the Kelmun Protocol and other techniques that incorporate sodium bicarbonate, there are no sodium electrolyte imbalances that result from use. (HRx contains only two mineral ions of note: calcium and potassium).

Use with Colon
Hydrotherapy
Cathryn and I used to run a colon hydrotherapy clinic in the early 90's, while running Alpha Omega Labs -- (this was before we posted Alpha's first website, Altcancer.com, in 1995). Among the techniques we used in our work was introducing alkaline and oxygenated water into the system. This will be the subject of an upcoming article . . .