Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 Phosphoric acid is good for weakness and debility, which usually moves from mental to physical. "The phosphoric acid condition seems to result from loss of bodily fluids, particularly sexual bodily fluids," Dr. Korins says. "If you've had a very promiscuous period, feel drained sexually and are chronically tired and fatigued, phosphoric acid can be particularly helpful. People who respond to this remedy are usually mentally apathetic and indifferent, and have tearing pains in their joints, as if the bones were scraped. They are better with short naps. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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 The problem, if one exists, may be linked to phosphoric acid, a substance found in many soft drinks. In one trial, children consuming at least six glasses (1.5 liters) of soft drinks containing phosphoric acid had more than five times the risk of developing low blood levels of calcium compared with other children.32 Although a few studies have not linked soft drinks to bone loss,33 the preponderance of evidence now suggests that a problem may exist.
Soy foods, such as tofu, soy milk, roasted soy beans, and soy protein powders, may be beneficial in preventing osteoporosis. |
Jack Challem
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 Diet soft drinks also have their downsides: the artificial sweetener aspartame is closely related to a stimulating neurotransmitter, which may contribute to impulsive or hyper behavior, and phosphoric acid reduces bone density. The caffeine in coffee (and in many soft drinks, such as Coke, Pepsi, Red Bull, SoBe No Fear, Full Throttle, Monster, and Mountain Dew) can contribute to impatience and irritability.
Examples: Water might seem a bit boring, but a wedge of lemon, lime, or orange can make it more interesting to your palate. |
Dr. Steve Blake
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 Another pair of blood buffers consists of phosphoric acid and dihydrogen phosphate. This pair of blood buffers also consists of an acid-alkaline pair. Proteins in blood also can act as blood buffers by donating or accepting positive hydrogen ions.
A healthy body does an excellent job of adjusting fluids, acidity, and the balance of minerals.
Quiz
Refer to the text in this chapter if necessary. A good score is at least 8 correct answers out of these 10 questions. The answers are listed in the back of this book.
1. Which statement is NOT true? |
| Dihydrogen phosphate buffers blood acids and becomes:
(a) Sulfuric acid.
(b) phosphoric acid.
(c) Carbonic acid.
(d) All of the above.
25. The phosphate groups in ATP are stabilized with:
(a) Sulfur.
(b) Phosphorus.
(c) Calcium.
(d) Magnesium.
PART FOUR
The Trace Minerals
Introduction to the Trace Minerals
In addition to the major minerals, the human body takes in many of the other elements in the periodic table. Many of these minerals are known to be essential in the diet for life and health. As time passes, more of these minerals are being found to have important roles. |
| Phosphorus is found in the form of phosphoric acid in many soft drinks. Phosphorus levels in the diet have increased because of food additives.
The phosphorus in the seeds of plants is found in the form of phytates (also called phytic acid). Phytates lessen the availability of calcium, magnesium, and iron. In phytate or phytic acid form, only about half of the phosphorus is available for absorption. This presents little difficulty as phosphorus is present in virtually all diets in adequate amounts.
TOXICITY OF PHOSPHORUS
Excess phosphorus in the blood is called hyperphosphatemia. |
Andreas Moritz
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 Regular exposure of our "internal skin" to such acidifying and irritating components as the phosphoric acid and other chemical additives contained in colas, for example, can lead to suppurating wounds and the perforation of the intestinal walls. I often see this type of damage as advanced tissue erosion while examining the iris (iridology) of regular soft drink consumers. As a natural side effect of repairing such internal wounds, pus is formed. Pus is decayed cell-matter containing plenty of bacterial organisms. |
| The concentrated phosphoric acid, artificial flavors and sweeteners, large quantities of refined sugar (mostly fructose corn syrup) and other chemicals contained in cola soft drinks are very destructive for biological life forms. So the body's cells will consider them to be poisonous and go into a stress response. Their energy production, measured by the amount of ATP molecules they make, begins to drop abruptly as a result of this response. This practically means that the tissues in the body are increasingly cut off from the routes of energy supply and, hence, become weakened. |
David R. Montgomery
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 Southern farmers began combining German potash with phosphoric acid and ammonia to create nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium based fertilizer to revive cotton belt soils.
The emancipation of slaves spurred the rapid growth in fertilizer's use because plantation owners could not otherwise afford to cultivate their worn-out land with hired labor. Neither could they afford to have large tracts of taxable land lie idle. So most plantation owners rented out land to freed slaves or poor farmers for a share of the crop or a fixed rent. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 I was amazed to learn," he testified, "that the beverage contained substantial amounts of phosphoric acid. . . . At the Naval Medical Research Institute, we put human teeth in a cola beverage and found they softened and started to dissolve within a short period… The acidity of cola beverages ... is about the same as vinegar. The sugar content masks the acidity, and children little realize they are drinking this strange mixture of phosphoric acid, sugar, caffeine, coloring, and flavoring matter. |
Dr. Steve Blake
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| Dihydrogen phosphate absorbs acids produced by metabolic activity and becomes phosphoric acid.
REGULATION OF PHOSPHORUS
Phosphorus in food is easily absorbed in the small intestine. Excesses of phosphorus are eliminated by the kidneys. Phosphorus is regulated along with calcium.
Summary for Phosphorus
Main functions: strengthens bones, in cell membranes, in DNA, maintains acid-base balance, and needed in energy transfer.
Adequate Intake: for adults and adolescents, 700 mg per day.
Toxicity is rare.
Tolerable upper intake level is set at three to four grams for ages one and above. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 I was amazed to learn," he testified, "that the beverage contained substantial amounts of phosphoric acid. . . . At the Naval Medical Research Institute, we put human teeth in a cola beverage and found they softened and started to dissolve within a short period… The acidity of cola beverages ... is about the same as vinegar. The sugar content masks the acidity, and children little realize they are drinking this strange mixture of phosphoric acid, sugar, caffeine, coloring, and flavoring matter. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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 However, the improvement occurred only in men whose usual soft drinks contained phosphoric acid (primarily cola beverages). Among those who consumed soft drinks other than colas, discontinuing them did not reduce the risk of stones. The results of this study suggest that completely avoiding colas and other phosphoric acid-containing soft drinks can reduce the risk of kidney stone recurrences by as much as 36%.8
Citrate Inhibits Stone Formation
Citrate (citric acid), a compound present in citrus fruits, has been shown to inhibit the formation of calcium-oxalate crystals in urine. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Soda
Aside from directly promoting diabetes and obesity, sodas also contain high amounts of phosphoric acid, a substance that dissolves bones and causes a loss of bone mineral density. This causes massive tooth decay as well as a shrinking jaw bone and overall skeletal fragility. Diet sodas are even worse, since they contain chemical sweeteners linked to neurological disorders and learning disabilities.
16. Air fresheners
Air fresheners contain cancer-causing chemicals. Unleashing them in the house exposes children to these chemicals, promoting asthma and other respiratory problems. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Not only do they aggressively market disease-promoting beverages containing high-fructose corn syrup (linked to diabetes) and phosphoric acid (linked to osteoporosis), but they also use another chemical substance in their diet drinks that many naturopathic practitioners consider to be a neurological poison: Aspartame!
Knowing the true history of Coca-Cola and Pepsi (click here to read the unauthorized history of Coca-Cola), it's no surprise that these two companies would find a way to dishonestly market bottled water products, too. |
Dr. Jonathan Prousky, BPHE, BSc, ND, FRSH
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 Each pill contains 145 mg of magnesium, 58 mg of calcium, and 146 mg of potassium complexed with the salt of phosphoric acid mono-(2-aminoethylester). Apparently, the ethanol amino phosphoric acid allows these minerals to gain better access to human neuronal cell membranes and myelin sheaths, and has a regulating effect upon the electrophysiological processes of the nervous system. Since there are no formal clinical trials or published reports examining the efficacy of this combination supplement upon anxiety, it is difficult to ascertain if it has any benefits. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 We know that cola contains phosphoric acid, which leaches calcium from the bones and this no doubt explains in part this negative outcome associated with excessive, regular soda consumption. do you achieve low cal? You take out the sugar or HFCS and replace it with an artificial sweetener. Then you can have ice cream or soda or candy or cookies that are "good" for dieters because they satisfy your need for a sweet without adding too many calories. Right? Wrong! |
Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Three phosphate groups (essentially a chain of three phosphoric acid molecules).
The chemical bonds holding the phosphate groups together are called high-energy bonds because they store more energy than the average chemical bond of other organic compounds. These chemical bonds are only loosely attached so they can be split instantaneously whenever energy is required to promote cellular reactions. |
Ron Garner
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 Many soft drinks contain eight tablespoons of sugar plus phosphoric acid! Researcher Nancy Appleton reported that 69 illnesses and diseases are caused by the consumption of refined sugar. She concluded that sugar excesses ruin our health.5
As if sugar isn't bad enough, artificial sweeteners, which have been introduced into over 5000 food and drink products, are absolute poisons. During his 30 years of research on Alzheimer's disease, Dr. H. J. |
Lynne McTaggart
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 Every cell uses oxygen and glucose to convert ADP (adenine diphosphate) and phosphoric acid into ATP, a molecule that slow-drips energy to power most cellular processes. ADP and ATP are the equivalent of chemical energy storage tanks. Each molecule hoards a tiny supply of energy deep within its phosphorus-oxygen bond. Increasing the supply of NAD will increase the ratio of ATP to ADP, causing the cellular processes to work harder and faster, fast-forwarding larval development. |
Ron Garner
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| These processes include: mechanical cleaning, heating at high temperatures, high pressure extraction, solvent extraction, degumming with phosphoric acid, refining with sodium hydroxide, bleaching, deodorizing, hydrogenation, and often, the addition of synthetic chemical antioxidants.37 Essentially, nutritious seeds are refined into oils that are devoid of nutrition and contain trans fats and toxic chemicals. The finished product is commercially convenient, but hazardous to the health of the consumer.
Cooking with Oils or Fats
Oils containing efas should not be cooked. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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| There is a craving for sodas and carbonated drinks. phosphoric acid is also a major remedy in diabetes.
"Arsenicum album is good for people who have anxiety and restlessness with their exhaustion, who fear death and disease and despair of recovery. The sensations often revolve around burning pains in the stomach, hay fever symptoms with excretions that are thin, watery and burning. They have other gastronom-ical, intestinal symptoms, such as weight loss, and chronic conditions with a lot of diarrhea, especially after eating watery fruits. Shortness of breath with exertion is very common. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 Cola drinks contain phosphoric acid as their source of effervescence, and one reads frequently in the lay press that the high content of phosphorus in colas is an important contributor to developing osteoporosis. However, although excessive soft drink consumption may well contribute to poor bone status, this is so because these beverages have been substituted for milk, thus exchanging a calcium-rich drink for one that contains essentially no calcium [39]. d. |
Bottom Line Health
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| The carbonation, sugar and phosphoric acid in soft drinks can greatly speed absorption and raise blood levels of ketocon-azole (Nizoral), an oral drug taken for fungal infections. Avoid regular and diet sodas while taking this drug.
•Rhubarb. This vegetable contains natural chemicals that increase blood pressure and can reduce the effects of antihypertensive drugs such as hydrochlorothiazide.
Ask your doctor about: Eating five medium stalks of celery daily when taking antihypertensive drugs. Celery lowers blood pressure and can make the treatment more effective. |
Dr. Steve Blake
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| Small amounts of calcium may also be lost as a result of the phosphoric acid in some soft drinks and the diuretic action of coffee.
Calcium and Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease that involves loss of bone strength leading to an increased risk of fracture. It is well known to occur in postmenopausal women, but can also be present in other populations. Osteoporosis afflicts 25 million people in the United States, but there are no symptoms unless a bone is broken. Hip fracture in an older person is something to be avoided as it makes movement difficult and can be slow to heal. |
Alex Steffen
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 Other common toilet cleaners contain phosphoric acid, which can cause blindness if it gets into the eyes. Mildew removers often have pentachlorophenol, which can be fatal if swallowed.
Milder alternatives to common bathroom cleaners include grapefruit-seed extract, which can be a disinfectant, and a paste mixture of baking soda and water, which is the all-natural scouring agent of choice.
Shampoos, body washes, and other soaps and detergents are often made from and packaged in petroleum derivatives that present a spate of environmental problems. |
Joseph E. Mario
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 Phosphoric acid and water; and no alcohol or salty aperients). hunger, blurred vision, poor healing, mental disorder, weakness, severe general fatigue (esp. after a meal), itchy skin, tingling in the fingers or toes, cramps, thinning, progressive blindness, gas, constipation, body odor, emaciation, coma;
Immune damage, fever, cough, consumption, and carbuncles, and gangrene.
Relieved with a sponge bath and brisk skin rubbing which relieves the kidneys.
Diabetes may be from a stomach-spleen malfunction. |
Henry Hobhouse
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 For his backyard product, Pemberton mixed sugar, caramel, caffeine, phosphoric acid, essence of coca leaves, fig juice and (probably) cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and glycerin (and later, ground kola nut). Glycerin comes today from "vegetable sources."
Atlanta banned the sale of alcohol in 1885 under local option.20 John Pemberton (and many other pharmacists) sought to replace alcohol by non-alcoholic drinks that gave the consumer the same initial lift and kick that alcohol does.
He sold out for $2300 (about $35,000 today) to a new company formed to exploit his invention, Coca-Cola. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| High in phosphorous and phosphoric acid, they infiltrate bodily fluids and corrode stomach linings, upset the alkaline-acid balance of the kidneys, and eat away at your liver like Hannibal Lecter. Soft drinks also contain hidden caffeine, refined sugar, and artificial chemicals."
Ralph T Golan ND
Optimal Wellness
"Avoid processed foods and cola soft drinks; their phosphates can also cause calcium loss and excretion."
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