Reverend George Malkmus, Founder of Hallelujah Acres
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How We Contribute To Our Own Physical Problems (Part 2)
Apr 27th
Last week, we began a series on the subject How We Contribute to Our Own Physical Problems. We learned that in Genesis 1:29 God told man what he should eat in order to be properly nourished and that most physical problems experienced today are because man has deviated from that original God given diet. Here is how we concluded Health Tip #648:
Sickness Results When Man Leaves Garden Foods
So, what are those substances that cause our physical and emotional problems today, and when eliminated have made it possible for tens-of-thousands to recover from these same problems? I’ll name the single most dangerous and destructive substance first:
Animal Source Foods (Number One Cause of Sickness)
Abundant research and the testimonies from tens of thousands who have written me over the past 18-years reveal animal sourced foods are the single most dangerous and destructive substances we can place into our physical bodies and are the cause or contributing cause of most of the physical problems being experienced today.
Following is just a partial list of the physical problems being experienced today that are caused by the consuming of animal sourced foods: heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), diverticulosis, diverticulitis, crones disease, colitis, ulcerative colitis, cancer (colon, prostate, breast and more), diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, asthma, heartburn, acid stomach, gout, and the list goes on and on.
There are four primary reasons animal sourced foods cause the above listed problems: (1) Animal sourced foods are dangerously high in fat content; (2) are highly acidic; (3) dangerously high in protein; and (4) putrefy in the intestinal tract.
Animal Fat Causes Clogged Arteries, Heart Attacks and Strokes
In Health Tip #648 we learned that it is the fat in animal source foods that are the primary cause of high blood pressure, clogged arteries, heart attacks and strokes. We also learned that by simply removing animal source foods from our diet we can almost always eliminate any fear of high blood pressure, clogged arteries, heart attacks and strokes.
In Health Tip #648 we also learned that drugs, stents and bypasses are incapable of stopping this build up of fat in the arteries, the cause of these problems, if we continue to consume animal sourced foods.
The likelihood of a person who never consumes animal sourced foods ever suffering with high blood pressure, a heart attack, stroke or clogged arteries is almost zero. Yet almost everyone who consumes animal sourced foods has some degree of narrowing of their arteries coming from the fat contained in those animal sourced foods they consume. In fact, in vegan groups around the world, heart attacks, strokes, clogged arteries, and high blood pressure are almost unknown.
Acid in Animal Foods Cause Acid Stomach, Osteoporosis & More
In this Health Tip we want to deal with all the acid found in animal source foods:
Multiple millions of people around the world suffer with GERD (gastro esophageal reflux disease), commonly called acid reflux and/or heartburn. These people suffer daily with pain and discomfort which often affects their quality of life. For many, this suffering has made their life so miserable some have told me they wanted to die.
When a person goes to a doctor suffering with GERD or acid stomach or heartburn what does a doctor usually prescribe for these conditions? Is it not prescription drugs such as Pepsid, Protonix, Nexium, Zantax or another antacid drug? Or perhaps in milder cases it is an over the counter drug like Tums or Rolaids.
Do these antacid drugs ever cure the problem or rather do these drugs simply suppress the symptom, while the problem continues and often worsens, leading to new problems developing, which often lead to not only more suffering, additional drugs, but sometimes even surgeries?
The Tragic Story of Cathy’s Experience with Antacids
Let me share with you the true story of a young mother by the name of Cathy, who came to me recently for help. She had been treated for a year and a half for what the doctor initially thought was an acid stomach problem.
In the December 2008, experiencing stomach pain, Cathy goes to her doctor. Not running any tests to determine what was causing her stomach pain, the doctor prescribes Protonix, a drug designed to “manage erosive acid reflux”. Not long after starting to take this drug, she developed a rash on her hands.
Some of the potential adverse reactions listed in the PDR (Physician’s Desk Reference) for Protonix include allergic reactions, rash, constipation, depression, vertigo, etc.
In May 2009, still suffering with stomach pain her doctor sends her to a gastroenterologist who once again runs no tests to ascertain the cause of her stomach pain, stops the Protonix and prescribes another antacid drug: Nexium. The normally prescribed dosage of Nexium is 20mg daily, but this doctor tells her to take 80mg daily. Following are some of the potential adverse side effects listed in the PDR for Nexium: abdominal pain, diarrhea and headaches, along with numerous others.
Her stomach pain intensified, so has an endoscopy. The endoscopy shows no significant problem and the doctor tells her to continue taking 80mg of Nexium daily, a drug remember that at 20mg daily has a potential adverse side effect of abdominal pain.
In June 2009, after experiencing rapid weight loss and severe lower stomach pain she stops the Nexium on her own.
In October 2009 Cathy is admitted into the hospital for suspected intestinal blockage. A CT scan and colonoscopy revealed multiple fistulas. Because fistulas are associated with Crohn’s disease, she was diagnosed as having Crohn’s, and prescribed the prescription drugs Flagyl and Cipro, antibacterial drugs “formulated to chemically suppress Crohn’s symptoms”.
Flagyl is designed to “reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and only to be used to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.” The list of potential adverse side effects from this drug in the PDR is long and scary, and there “have been some reports of breast and colon cancer developing in Crohn’s disease patients who have been treated with Flagyl”.
Cipro is an antibiotic with another long list of potential side effects including: “nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headaches, rash,” etc. In fact, the potential adverse side effects from this drug cover a whole page.
In November 2009 her doctor sends her to an urologist who orders a cystoscopy. The cystoscopy revealed a fistula near the bladder and told her she needed to immediately see a surgeon for surgical removal of the fistula. The surgeon not only tells her she needs to have immediate surgery, but also prescribed a new drug, Humira. She refused the surgery but did start taking the prescription drug Humira.
Humira is used to “reduce the signs and symptoms of moderate to severe Crohn’s disease . . . . and prescribed for those who have not responded well to conventional drug treatment”. Of this drug we learn from the PDR the following: “Patients treated with Humira are at increased risk for developing serious infections that may lead to hospitalization or death. Serious infections have happened in patients taking Humira…Some have died from these infections. Humira may also increase the chance of getting lymphoma or other cancers… hepatitis B, blood problems, heart failure, and new or worsening psoriasis.”
On April 1, 2010, due to continuing pain and deteriorating health, and after being under a doctor’s care and doing everything the doctors had told her to do for over a year (except for the surgery which she refused), and after spending tens of thousands of dollars, Cathy decided to take her health into her own hands, by stopping all doctoring and drugs.
The first thing Cathy chose to do after stopping all drugs and doctoring, in a desperate effort to improve her health, was simply change what she had been eating and start exercising. Stay tuned – and please pray for Cathy as she attempts to undo the damage done by all those drugs! Cathy’s husband has joined her in this diet and lifestyle change, and is doing all he can to help and encourage her.
No Improvement in Health Care Methods or Results In 2,000 Years
Cathy’s experience going the medical route with her stomach pain is a classic example of what this editor has been saying for a long, long time – “That there has been no improvement in the way physical problems have been dealt with by the medical community for the past 2,000 years or the results obtained, in spite of all the money that has been poured into so-called health care, especially in recent years.”
Following is what the Bible says were the results of going the medical route with a physical problem 2,000 years ago, and as you read it, see if you can detect any improvement in the results people obtain going the medical route then, compared with the results people obtain going the medical route for physical problems today.
“And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse.” (Mark 5:25-26)
Isn’t it amazing how what was written in the Bible 2,000 years ago concerning the experience a women had going the medical route for a physical problem in Bible days, so accurately describes the results Cathy obtained going the medical route for her physical problems this past year!
Is There A Better Way to Deal with Stomach Pain than Antacids
Stomach pain can have numerous causes, but one of the big causes of stomach pain is too much stomach acid being produced after years of consuming animal source proteins and then the antacids taken in an attempt to neutralize that excess acidity. All animal source foods are high in protein, require a very acidic stomach environment for digestion, and leave an acid ash upon digestion that negatively impacts the blood’s alkaline pH.
As the body starts to experiencing discomfort as it reacts to this excess acid, people start trying to reduce or eliminate the discomfort by taking a prescription or over the counter antacid drug. Do these antacid drugs correct the problem; or rather do they simply suppress the symptom while often exacerbating the problem?
Here is something a lot of people don’t understand about stomach acidity: The stomach environment must be highly acidic in order to properly digest protein, but excess acidity in the stomach will cause problems. Now while most of the body requires an alkaline environment in order to sustain optimal health, the stomach requires a highly acid environment in order to properly digest a meal that is high in animal protein.
When a person takes an alkalizing antacid in an effort to neutralize the large amounts of acid being produced to digest the animal products, it often over compensates by overly neutralizing the stomachs acidity, making it impossible for the body to properly digest foods. This lack of sufficient acidity causes more stomach pain and additional problems because now the stomach cannot properly digest foods.
Next Week: We’ll talk more about pH levels and their effect on the body.
Acid/Alkaline (pH) Levels Determine Your Health
Feb 23rd
Last week, we learned a little about pH, the acid/alkalinity of the body. Following are a few of last-weeks highlights:
The pH scale runs from “0” (extremely acid) to “14” (extremely alkaline). A pH of 0 to 6.9 is acid; 7 is neutral, 7.1 to 14 is alkaline. Each unit increases by a factor of 10. To neutralize 1 part of acid requires 10 parts of alkalinity. The blood must maintain a pH between 7.35 and 7.45 in order to properly support life.
If the pH of the blood drops below 7:0, and into the acid zone, cells stop functioning and we die! Likewise, if the blood becomes too alkaline (above 7.8) we die, thus the imperative of keeping the blood pH properly balanced and slightly alkaline.
Everything we place into our mouth in the form of food or drink or drug, has either an acidifying or alkalizing effect upon the body’s pH. Most plant foods are alkaline and all animal source foods are acid, as is sugar, most processed foods, and most grains.
Since all substances placed into the mouth have a pH value, it is easy to see how what we eat or drink affects the acidity or alkalinity of the body, and thus the health, and longevity of the individual.
Finally, in last week’s Health Tip, we took a long look at the diet God gave mankind in Genesis 1:29 and saw that it was predominantly an alkalizing diet, designed by God to keep most body fluids in the alkaline zone.
When Body pH Turns Acidic Symptoms Of Disease Manifest
The Standard American Diet (SAD) is predominantly acidic and thus not of proper pH for the human physical body, which was designed by God to maintain in most instances an alkaline environment, not only for survival, but also for health.
What Foods Are Acidic?
The list of acid foods is long and this list is far from complete: Coffee, most teas, sport drinks, all candy, white bread, donuts, cookies, cakes, crackers, most pastas, rolls and breakfast cereals (both hot and cold); all dairy products, including milk, ice cream, yogurt, and cheese (even cottage cheese); all animal flesh foods, including beef, chicken, pork, and lamb; chocolate is extremely acidic, with soft drinks being the most acidic substance we can place into our body.
Since all the substances we place into our mouth have a pH value, it is not difficult to see how greatly the acid/alkalinity of the body fluids, including the blood, is affected by what we eat and drink.
While most body fluids should maintain an alkaline pH, the colon is an exception, as it is designed by God to maintain an acid pH (5.5 to 6.9) and is host to the vast majority of our bacteria, both friendly and unfriendly. Friendly bacteria must predominate in the colon, but antibiotics and chlorinated water destroy friendly bacteria, causing damage to the colon wall, allowing bacteria and parasites to seep into the blood. An insufficient amount of friendly bacterium in the colon leads to yeast overgrowth (Candida).
Too Much Acid In the Diet Causes Physical Breakdown
An incredibly large number of physical problems and diseases can be initiated by consuming large amounts of acidifying substances. Sadly, as we have already learned, most of the foods being consumed today, especially those found in the Standard American Diet (SAD) are acidic.
The SAD is composed primarily of acid-forming foods – animal proteins, sugars, grains, and processed foods, while greatly lacking in alkalizing vegetable foods, which are high in alkalizing minerals. In addition to all the acid-forming food being consumed on the SAD, many people increase their acid intake by consuming such stimulants as tobacco, coffee, tea, and alcohol, which are all highly acidifying.
The body is comprised of approximately 70% water, containing a wide range of solutions, which are primarily alkaline. The potential of Hydrogen (pH) is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution – the ratio between positively charged ions (acid-forming) and negatively charged ions (alkaline forming). The pH of any solution is the measure of its Hydrogen-ion concentration.
A diet high in acidifying substances puts pressure on the body’s regulatory systems which were designed by God to maintain proper pH in all body fluids. When an excess of acid forming food and drink is taken into the body, it causes the body to begin stripping the body of its alkalizing minerals – calcium, potassium, magnesium, etc., in an effort to neutralize all of that acidity, leading to chronic and degenerative diseases.
As the body robs these alkalizing minerals from vital organs, especially from the bones, in an effort to neutralize the acidity, it causes osteoporosis, along with “acidosis”, which leads to a long list of physical problems and breakdowns.
Health Problems Caused By Acidosis
Following is a partial listing of problems caused by acidosis:
- Cardiovascular damage
- Weight gain
- Diabetes
- Bladder problems
- Kidney & Gall stones
- Free radical damage
- Premature aging
- Osteoporosis
- Low energy & chronic fatigue
- Slow digestion & elimination
- Low energy & fatigue
- Infections
- Depression
- Stress
- Headaches
- Loose teeth
- Mouth & stomach ulcers
- Excess stomach acid
- Gastritis
- Thin & splitting nails
- Dull hair, splitting ends, & falling out
- Dry skin
- Cramps and spasms
Alkaline pH Necessary for Healing
No matter what means a person chooses in an attempt to bring healing to their body, it will not be effective until the pH level of the body’s fluids are brought into proper pH range. When a person adopts the Hallelujah Diet, an alkalizing diet, they usually see rapid improvement in their health because they are creating an internal environment conducive to healing.
Acidosis makes it difficult for the body to effectively assimilate vitamins, minerals and food supplements, decreases the body’s ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, decreases energy production in the cells, decreases the body’s ability to repair damaged cells, decreases its ability to detoxify heavy metals, makes tumors grow, and makes the body more susceptible to fatigue and illness.
In Review
The higher the pH of any solution, the more alkaline and oxygen rich the fluid, while the lower the pH reading, the more acid and oxygen deprived the fluid. In the understanding of pH, it is important that we remember the pH range is from 0 to 14, with 7.0 being neutral, and anything above 7.0 being alkaline and any reading below 7.0 being acid.
It is also important to remember that the pH of the blood must remain slightly alkaline (7.35 – 7.45) in order to sustain life. A pH below 7.35 cause’s physical breakdown to begin to manifest though not causing death till it drops below 7.0. Physical breakdown can also begin to manifest if the pH becomes overly alkaline, above 7.45 pH. If the blood pH moves below 7.0 or above 7.8, cells cease functioning and the body dies.
Clearly, as the Psalmist proclaimed in Psalm 139:14, we are: “…Fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”
Most vegetables leave an alkaline ash after digestion, while most berries and grains leave an acid ash after digestion. The Genesis 1:29 diet, which was designed by God, automatically maintains proper pH within all body systems. When a person consumes the Hallelujah Acres Diet, which is patterned after God’s Genesis 1:29 diet, there is no need for concern regarding the body maintaining proper pH in all body systems.
Using pH strips to determine acidity or alkalinity of saliva and/or urine are a waste of time and often cause unnecessarily concern. These strips do not give an accurate evaluation of the true pH of these fluids as the readings are greatly skewed by what food or drink has been consumed prior to the reading.
We must remember that when a person consumes the Standard American Diet (SAD), a diet containing excessive amounts of acid substances, there is potential for great harm. And on the flip side, when a person puts excessively alkaline substances into the body, such as in antacids as well as water from those alkalizing machines recently on the market, they have the potential of creating problems by overly alkalizing body fluids.
The Dangers of Antacids
The stomach needs to maintain an acid pH (below 7.0) in order to properly digest food. When a person takes an antacid (i.e. Zantac, Nexium [the purple pill], Pepsid AC, Tums, etc.), it alkalizes stomach fluids, making it impossible for the stomach to properly digest foods, and this can lead to major physical problems.
Problems caused by insufficient acidity in the stomach include ulcers, colon problems including cancer, leaky gut syndrome, food allergies, autoimmune diseases, and a polluted colon and liver. The longer a person remains on an antacid, the greater the risk of physical breakdown.
We need to be very careful not to go overboard with alkalinity, especially when it pertains to the stomach, which must maintain an acid pH in order to properly digest foods.
I have become increasingly concerned about the popularity of the alkalizing machines recently being made available to the public (at great cost might I add), because of their potential for neutralizing stomach acid, making it difficult to impossible for the stomach to properly digest food.
Remember, proper pH balance in all organs is imperative for good health, digestion, and longevity.
Acid/Alkaline (pH) Levels Determine Whether You Live Or Die
Feb 16th
In every God’s Way to Ultimate Health seminar I conduct, I ask the following questions of those attending:
- How many know something about pH – The acid/alkalinity of the body? Amazingly, and without fail, almost everyone attending the seminar raises their hand to indicate that they do know something about pH. Next Question:
- Should the body be in an acid or alkaline state? This question always brings a resounding response of “ALKALINE.” Next Question:
- If the body should have an alkaline pH, why do you eat a diet that is predominantly ACID? Silence fills the room!
Let’s See What We Can Learn About pH:
The information you are about to read could be some of the most valuable information regarding your health and longevity you have ever read. This information can make the difference between a long healthy life and a sickness filled life along with an early and untimely death. Following is some valuable information to help us better understand the importance of maintaining proper pH balance within the body:
The pH scale runs from “0” (extremely acid) to “14” (extremely alkaline). A pH of 0-6.9 is acid; 7 is neutral, 7.1 to 14, is alkaline. Each unit increases by a factor of 10. To neutralize 1 part of acid requires 10 parts of alkalinity.
The pH of the blood is 7.35 to 7.45 (slightly alkaline)
If the pH of the blood drops below 7:0, and into the acid zone, YOU DIE! Likewise if the blood becomes too alkaline you die.
Your Body Is Your Best Friend
Your body was designed by God – “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him: male and female created he them” (Genesis 1:27)
And your body is wonderfully made – “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.” (Psalm 139:14)
When God created those first two humans, Adam and Eve, he placed within their genetic coding, survival instincts and self-healing abilities. And this survival instinct and self-healing ability has passed, in the genes, from generation to generation, ultimately to you and me.
Our body’s greatest responsibility is “survival”, that is, keeping us alive and keeping us well. However, in order for our bodies to have the ability to keep us alive and well, it needs our help and cooperation. To better understand this statement and how we can cooperate with our body in keeping it alive and well, the following is imperative:
Keep Your Bloods pH in the Alkaline Zone
Few people realize that if the pH (the acid/alkaline balance) of the blood drops below 7.0 and (into the acid range), the body becomes first catatonic, then comatose, and then the person dies. Interestingly, if the body’s pH rises above 7.45 it can lead to excessive alkalosis and even death if not quickly corrected. Maintaining proper blood pH is essential for keeping us alive and well on planet earth.
Some body fluids must be acid for proper digestion i.e. stomach acids (we will learn more about the importance of maintaining stomach acidity next week, along with the dangers of antacids). Thus it is important that all body fluids maintain proper pH. This isn’t difficult if we eat what God intended us to eat. (We will look at God’s intentions further along in this article.)
What We Eat and Drink Determines Body pH
Everything we place into our mouth in the form of food or drink or drug, has either an acidifying or alkalizing effect upon the body’s pH (acid/alkaline balance).
Acidifying Foods & Drugs
- All flesh foods are highly acidic – beef, pork, chicken, and fish (including salmon)
- All dairy foods are highly acidic, with cheese being the most acidic)
- Refined sugar is highly acidic
- Beer has a pH of 3.9 – 4.2 pH) and coffee a pH of 4.7 (both extremely acidic)
- Chocolate has a pH of 3.7, one of the most acidic things one can consume next to:
- Soft drinks have a pH ranging from 2.3 to 3.5, so acidic it eats away tooth enamel.
- Almost all drugs are acidic
- Most grains are acidic – especially wheat and wheat flour products
Alkalizing Foods
Almost all plant sourced foods leave an alkaline ash and thus have an ALKALIZING effect on the body. Barley Grass is one of the most alkalizing foods. Other alkalizing foods would include avocados, beets, carrots, all greens, almonds, and sunflower seeds, and even flax oil. A few plant foods leave an acid ash – blueberries, cranberries, plums, prunes, some nuts, seeds, and legumes.
Mother’s colostrum and breast milk have a pH of 7.4, which is alkaline, the same pH as the blood flowing through the human body. Cow milk has a pH below 7.0, thus making it an acid food. Placing acid cow milk into the human baby or adult has a negative effect upon the body’s pH and is just one more reason babies as well as adults should never consume cow milk or anything made from it (cheese, yogurt, etc.).
Since all substances placed into the mouth have a pH value, it is easy to see how foods and drinks either acidify or alkalize the body and thus have an effect upon our health, blood, life, and longevity.
To prevent the blood from becoming even slightly acidic, which would cause death, the body will use the following means to get rid of or neutralize the excess acid:
- The body will store excess acid in the muscles, one of the primary causes of fibromyalgia.
- Acid helps facilitate the creation of plaque and cholesterol on arterial walls.
- Creates adipose fat cells causing weight gain.
- Cause blood to clot.
- Store extra water to help neutralize the acid (edema).
- Induce hot flashes, sweating, and rashes in an effort to expel the acid.
- Cause colds, and other immune responses to get rid of the excess acid.
- Draw alkaline minerals like calcium from tissues, bones and teeth in an effort to neutralize the acidity (causing osteoporosis).
When the body is unable to get rid of sufficient acid, decay begins to literally decompose the body as it begins the process of returning the body back to the dust from which it came:
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” (Genesis 3:19)
Yeast overgrowth, bacteria and parasites are not something a person catches, but something a person creates and invites into their body when they fail to maintain proper pH within the colon.
The pH of the colon is 5.5 to 7.0 and is host to the vast majority of our bacteria, both friendly and unfriendly. Friendly bacteria must predominate, but antibiotics and chlorinated water destroy friendly bacteria, allowing unfriendly bacteria to thrive and damage the colon wall. The damaged colon wall allows bacteria and parasites to seep into the blood. An insufficient amount of friendly bacterium in the colon leads to yeast overgrowth (Candida).
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge.” (Hosea 4:6)
What We Eat and Drink Greatly Affects Our Health
There has never been a nation or generation in history that has ever put into their body the amount of acid people on the Standard American Diet are placing within it on a daily basis. As a result, there has never been a generation of people experiencing greater physical breakdown.
God did not design the human physical body to be acidic or sick. The physical body He designed was designed in perfection. Our God would not and could not do anything less, for that would be against his very nature. And of course let’s remember he is omniscient (having complete knowledge). We see that omniscience in man’s creation:
“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. And the Lord God panted a garden eastward of Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food.” (Genesis 2:7-9)
“And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.” Genesis 1:31)
Yes, it is clear from the reading of the Scriptures, God’s book, the Bible, that God created man and placed him in a garden called Eden. And after placing that first human, Adam, in that garden, God told Adam what he should eat so as to properly nourishment the physical body He, God, had just created:
“And God said, Behold, I have 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)
Who would know better what would provide proper nourishment for the human physical body then the creator of that body? Yes, God said that proper nourishment of the physical body would be provided by the foods coming from the plants found in the garden, almost all of which had an alkaline pH.
Biblical history reveals that as long as man remained on that 100% plant based, predominantly alkaline diet, man remained free of sickness (there is not a recorded instance of sickness prior to the flood) and man lived to an average age of 912 from the time man was expelled from the garden until the flood (a period of 1,700 year). But then in Genesis 9:3, I believe because flood waters had destroyed all the garden foods, God allowed man to consume the flesh of the clean animals on the ark for survival purposes.
This was the first time since creation man had placed animal flesh, a highly acid food into his body, and the result was the introduction of sickness into the human race. And it is also interesting to note that not only did sickness first enter the human race after the introduction of the acid animal source foods, but the lifespan of man also drops from an average age of 912 years before the introduction of flesh and while on that 100% plant based diet, to 110 years in just ten generations after the introduction of acidic animal flesh.
While in Egypt, the Israelites became heavy consumers of acidic flesh foods, and when God was bringing the Israelites out of Egypt, He tried to get them back on a plant based alkaline diet by providing them with manna, an alkaline food, but they had become so addicted to that highly acid animal flesh that rather than appreciating the alkaline plant based diet (manna) God was providing them, they complained bitterly:
“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots.” (Exodus 16:3)
And further along in their 40 years of wilderness wandering, when God was still the dietitian, and still trying to get them to appreciate the alkaline manna God was providing them, the people murmured and demanded flesh. Following is Moses prayer to God and God’s response to that prayer:
“Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? For they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.”(Numbers 11:13)
And God responded:
“The Lord will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days; But even a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils, and it (the flesh) is loathsome unto you.” (Numbers 11:18-20)
Thus God, instead of providing the Israelites with the alkaline manna He had been providing them daily, gave them nothing but acidic quail for a whole month and the Scriptures tell us: “And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was kindled against the people and the Lord smote the people with a very great plague.” (Numbers 11:33)
Yes my friends, man had developed a taste for animal flesh, an extremely acid food while in Egypt, and had literally become addicted to it, and demanded God provide them with flesh. But notice what happened after a month of consuming nothing but animal flesh: a “very great plague” came upon the people.
The cause or contributing cause of the majority of the physical problems being experienced today are the highly acidic animal foods people consume daily! Don’t you think it is high time to consider the alkaline foods God told Adam he was to eat in Genesis 1:29 and stop placing into the body all those acid foods that are creating the majority of the physical problems man is experiencing today?
“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.” (Deuteronomy 20:19)
(In next week’s Hallelujah Health Tip, the good Lord willing, we will share some of the physical problems being experienced today because a person consumes an acid diet. The list is long and will come as a huge surprise to most who tune in next week. We will also talk about the dangers of taking antacids and such prescription drugs as Nexium.)
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