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Alkaline Water for 16 Yrs W/ Uc?Question by Anonymous (Anonymous) on 10/29/2011
I've just recently learned about a company making machines that produce alkaline water. I had been doing research on this subject and learned my body was not alkaline, but near 7. I want to end this 16 year history with UC, and I'd love your advice. Please send me any information you can on helping me get off prescription meds (Lialda), and your thoughts on drinking Alkaline water. Lastly, what PH level is good to drink for UC patients
Thanks so much for all you do!
Replied by Anonymous on 10/28/2011
11/30/2011: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Betaine (not HCl ) is taken 1/2 teaspoon 3 or 4 times a day. The baking soda 1/4 teaspoon after meal twice a day is the minimum starting dose in 1/2 cup of water. I believe taking 500 mg of B3 3 times a day or 4 times a day may also help, but only niacinamide.
Ted
Replied by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) on 11/28/2011
The phenomenon is there, there are products such as Sterilox, that is nothing more than salt and 98% water, but electrostatically they are neutralized rapidly once electrostatic alkaline (or acid) is released onto the bacteria or virus, and then it converts to ordinary water. There are some companies that do it differently and try to convert chemically, with "refills" these are chemically treated, but they do it with more complicated chemicals, while our human bodies are more geared to simplicity such as citrate, bicarbonates, carbonate, often in sodium, potassium or magnesium forms. These may last longer electrostatically but their effect on human metabolism is temporary. So the effects are only temporarily.
There are many treatments for ulcerative colitis, usually helped with 200 mg (spread throughout the day) with DHEA, or aloe vera oil or gel or mucilaginous, etc. The humic acid seems to do the job also, but in severe cases is of limited use. However, I suggest basic issues must be dealt with which is high homocysteine levels for ulcerative colitis, they are higher than Crohn's, in fact Crohn's is a lot easier to treat because their homocysteine levels are lower than in ulcerative colitis, but they are usually caused by similar bacteria, mycobacterium, that is also found in Johne's disease in animals. To lower homocysteine, the best supplements I gave found are trimethylgycine or betaine. The one I prefer is just betaine (but not betaine hydrochloride, they are too acid). The healing is often initiated if there is melatonin taken throughout the day say 5 mg, x 3 times a day, and maybe 10 mg at night and DHEA. The body produces most melatonin in the gut, not the pineal gland to help healing. DHEA is the other one, and aloe vera oil is the common one. The humic acid can be taken also but in very low amount, such as 1/32 teaspoon. The aloe vera can be added to all the meals to prevent that, but homocysteine must be reduced so inflammation is minimized, the optimum homocysteine is 6 or 7, but most ulcerative colitis is around 15. Once it is lowered inflammation is minimized.
The healing of gut requires actually 2 or 3 amino acid, lysine, threonine, and glutamine. Most UC patients are familiar with these but the limitations is the acidic amino acid must be reduced to neutral with baking soda before intake at noon and afternoon or night. Baking soda is not to be taken or mixed in the morning or before meals as it will cause intestinal cramps. And in some cases during the treatment period, you must lower inflammation and taking these amino acid, preferably 3 grams to 4 grams being the minimum in divided dose to maximum of 8 to 9 grams throughout the day, consisting of lysine, glutamine and threonine. Threonine is virtually unknown but is the amino acid that helps intestinal absorption and helps nutrients into the gut, besides being helpful for kidney disease and detoxification by the skin. But always start with betaine of non HCl form taken 1/2 teaspoon twice to three times a day is my preferred dose, the homocysteine will be lower by approximately 1 point in a week, so if 15 to 7, it will take about 8 weeks, or a typical small size adult. The cause of these are the lipopolysaccharides that evoke an immune response and may be helped with digestive enzymes and low dose naltrexone.
Ted
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