by Dr. George Malkmus
Ever since I became a Christian on the evening of May 29, 1957 the Bible has been my ultimate source for truth and guidance. So as I begin this article, I cannot find a more fitting and solid source to turn to than the Bible, which states: “For the life of the flesh is in the blood.” (Leviticus 17:11) Blood keeps us alive. If blood flow stops to the heart for mere moments, a heart attack occurs. If it blood flow stops to the brain, a stroke occurs. If it stops completely, the result is death. Body Wages Constant Battle to Maintain Blood pH.
What is pH? It is a term used to describe the acidity or alkalinity of a chemical solution on a scale of 0 (more acidic) to 14 (more alkaline). Neutral pH is 7.0. The higher the pH of the blood, the more alkaline and oxygen rich it becomes, while the lower the pH reading, the more acid and oxygen deprived the blood becomes. Every cell of the human body requires oxygen to sustain life and maintain optimal health. Because of that, it is of vital importance we understand that the more acid the blood (the lower its pH) the less oxygen is available to the cells. We must maintain a slightly alkaline pH (approx 7.35) within the blood if we are to remain alive and sustain “the life of the flesh.” When the blood’s pH starts to drop below 7.35, it causes physical breakdown to begin. If it drops below 7.0, the body dies, primarily from lack of oxygen. We can better understand this by looking at how acid rain “kills” a lake. When acid enters the lake, it binds up the oxygen, literally suffocating the fish. It’s not that the oxygen has gone anywhere, it’s just no longer available.Conversely, raising pH restores alkalinity to a lake and it comes back to life.
Cancer thrives in an acid environment. The higher the oxygen content of the cells, the harder it is for cancer cells to thrive. The lower the oxygen content of the cells, the easier it is for cancer to thrive. Understanding this is important for two reasons. First, it reveals an important benefit of an alkaline diet — it makes more oxygen available to the system. Second, it helps explain why so many cancer victims see their cancers go into remission when they adopt God’s Genesis 1:29 diet, which is high in alkalinity. This knowledge also helps explain why cancers grow on the Standard American Diet (SAD), which is comprised of highly acidifying foods such as sugar, refined grains, animal flesh, and dairy. Ironically, these are the very foods on the menu in the average hospital.
Physical breakdown also begins if blood pH becomes overly alkaline, above 7.45. If it moves above 7.8, cells cease functioning and the body begins to die. Clearly, as the Psalmist proclaims in Psalm 139:14, we are: “…fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.” We learn from science that there is a constant battle to maintain balanced pH going on within every cell of the body every moment of every day.
At Creation God Placed Man In A Garden And Gave Him A Diet. At man’s creation, the Creator told us which foods to consume to maintain proper pH balance. “And God said, Behold I give given you every herb [vegetable] bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat [FOOD].” (Genesis 1:29)
If we feed our bodies a 100% plant-based diet (as God intended), proper pH balance is automatically maintained — because that’s the way God designed our bodies. If we venture outside God’s direction by consuming highly acidic foods, the body struggles to maintain proper pH balance.
Sadly, most people do not realize that almost everything they are consuming on today’s SAD diet is acidic: coffee, sugar, refined wheat flour and white flour products, animal flesh and dairy, carbonated beverages, alcohol, doctor-prescribed and over-the-counter drugs, and almost all manufactured and pre-packaged foods. Over time, each of these acidic, health-destroying substances will alter the body’s critical pH balance and lead physical breakdown.
Acid Foods Disrupt pH Balance
When we consume a lot of acidic food and drink (and take antacid, doctor-prescribed, and over the counter drugs to correct resulting acid problems),we contaminate the blood and disrupt its pH balance. This starts a chain reaction of physical breakdown. Acidity-caused physical breakdown comes at a staggering price. Health care costs are in the trillions of dollars, not to mention all the pain and suffering.Most of the physical problems experienced today (and that people go to doctors in an effort to correct) are caused by consuming acidic substances.
Acidic Garden Foods Are Necessary
We do need some acidifying foods in our diet, about 15 to 20 percent. This is why God designed a small percentage of garden food with an acid pH —these are the only healthy source of acidifying foods. Most outside-the-garden foods cause too much acidity. This just goes to support what the Bible tells us in I Corinthians 3:19. “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. . . and again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.”
