Acid and Alkaline meets Yin and
Yang
Herman Aihara has succeeded in
his attempt to integrate the concepts and philosophies underlying Western and
Eastern health science. Together they make a unified and practical approach
which when applied to life leads to balanced health.
This book
provides a detailed look into the acid alkaline principle, how
todetermine acid and alkaline forming foods, charts for balancing meals by acid
and alkaline, sections on dietary treatments, plus recommendations to stop or
prevent cancer growth.
ISBN: 091886044X
Publisher: Ohsawa,
George Macrobiotic Foundation
Type: Paperback
Copyright: 1986 | Revised 5th Edition
Authors:
By Herman Aihara
Title: Acid and Alkaline -
Table of Contents
Preface
.......................................... iii
1.
The importance of acid and alkaline balance .. l
1. Why this
book was written ................. 1
2. Immortality
............................... 3
3. Origin of life - water
....................... 5
4. What the study of acid and alkaline
will do
for you ............................. 9
2. Acid
and alkaline - the Western approach ... 12
1. Acid and
alkaline in the household.......... 12
2. What are acids and
alkalies?................ 14
3. Acid and alkaline in the human body........
16
4. The newer theory of acid and alkaline ...... 20
5. Acid and alkaline
forming elements ......... 22
3. Acid and alkaline
in foods ................... 35
1. Acid and alkaline forming
foods ............ 35
2. How to determine acid forming foods
and alkaline
forming foods ................. 36
3. Fat and acid alkaline balance
............... 47
4. Carbohydrates and acid alkaline balance..... 48
5.
Sugar and acid alkaline balance ............. 49
6. Vitamins and acid
alkaline balance .......... 51
7. Conclusion ...............................
54
4. Yin and yang - the Eastern approach ........
57
1. Sagen Ishizuka - founder of Japanese
macrobiotic
medicine and diet .............. 57
2. George Ohsawa - founder of
present-day
macrobiotics.............................. 62
3. Yin and yang
............................. 63
4. Yin and yang
foods........................ 72
5. Four wheel
balance of foods ................. 87
1. Acid and alkaline /
yin and yang
classification of foods ..................... 87
2. How to
read the four-wheel chart .......... 87
3. Balancing meals
.......................... 89
6. Acid and alkaline
in life ..................... 95
1.
Acidosis.................................. 95
2. Alkalosis
................................. 97
3. What are the acid drugs?
.................. 98
4. Dietary advice to recover from sickness
caused by
taking drugs ................... 103
5. Fatigue and acidity
....................... 106
6. Acid and alkaline and mentality ...........
109
7. Cancer and acid and alkaline .............. 110
8. Conclusion
.............................. 117
Bibliography
................................... 118
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