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Kidneys start producing ammonia, an alkaline substance (that is, not acidic), that significantly
increases the pH of excrements still in the intestines that will later become faeces.
Urine will noticeably have a strong smell of ammonia, and urination could even be painful, because
of the caustic nature (highly basic pH) of the urine that is being eliminated.
It is suggested to drink some acidulous fruit juice (blueberry, orange, lemon juice, etc…) that will
bring the solution back to normal and eliminate the pain.
A strong smell of ammonia in urine could mean that our body is running out of alkalizing minerals.
Of course, our body can find other stocks of alkalizing minerals such as calcium, sodium and
magnesium, but by doing so these precious minerals will be taken from bones, later causing damage
and causing, in the long term, arthrosis and osteoporosis.
In turn, producing too much ammonia will cause in the long term a gradual but irreversible kidney
chronic failure (demonstrated by the presence of proteins in urine).
If our body does not have enough calcium and magnesium, it will take the required amounts of
these minerals from bones, to guarantee adequate levels in blood. Then, our body will try and make
up for this lack of calcium and magnesium by creating bony deposits that reduce movement and
limit activities (arthrosis, arthritis). Magnesium and vitamin D (obtained thanks to sun exposure) are
the safest solution to avoid such diseases. Restoring the biochemical conditions of the complex
system in a young adult can take only a few months; on the contrary, in an elderly adult more than a
year might be needed before pH (for example, salivary pH) goes back to being slightly alkaline.
Intestinal DISBIOSIS
The worst effect of eating too many proteins is intestinal DISBIOSIS, that is, the alteration of the
normal gut flora (saprotrophic gut flora), that is responsible for the fundamental processes in the
assimilation of nutrition (natural vitamins) contained in fruit, vegetables, cereals, and legumes.
The loss of these “good germs” is due to eating too many proteins, rich in essential amino acids (all
nine of them), in vitamin B12, and in glucose (simple sugar) that are freely available in the
intestine.
Glucose, and the presence of All Nine Essential Amino Acids, are the necessary source to develop
the “bad” gut flora, that is, the one that causes putrefaction.
The human intestine has a volume of about 6 litres and an enormous surface of about 400-600
square metres. From the throat to the anus, there are 150 very important lymphatic centres, where
white blood cells (lymphocytes) maintain immune defences. This area is called intestinal lumen, it
is very rich in “good” and “bad” germs, and it can be considered to be the most dangerous and
crucial area of our body.
In fact, the two lungs have a much more limited total surface (just 80 square metres). In an adult,
the skin has a surface of no more than 2 square metres…
This immense intestinal surface, then, marks the difference between a healthy condition and
disease.
In vegetarians, 20-40% of fecal mass is made of “good” germs (enterobacteria, or symbiotic or
saprotrophic germs).
These germs, however, are present in all individuals in the higher part of the intestines (first and
second part of the small intestine: duodenum and jejunum).
These germs belong to over 400 species. The following are among the most important:
Bifidobacterium bifidum, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus lactis,
Lactobacillus rhamnosus; others: Edwardsiella, Citrobacter, Providencia, Arizona, Escherichia
coli, Enterobacter, Serratia, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, Shigella, Vibrio, Proteus, etc…
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