Hi Friend, For those who are not aware, I am a Business Coach and Mentor and hold tele-seminars for other Businesses. At a seminar I attended recently a number of leading Business Owners came up to me and said, “thank you Wayne, your insights have helped me double my turnover in only 10 months,” and some of the business owners have even tripled their turnover. All were very excited because they did this in an economic decline. And this happened many times throughout the weekend where leading business owners thanked me for their newfound profits. It truly was a humbling experience.

I also write newsletters for other businesses and next month I will be one of the key writers on health for a National magazine. My topic will be on how Wealth is useless without Health. How Wealth and Health are interconnected. Also this magazine will be going International very shortly. When it hits the newsstands, I’ll let you know.

I am already mentoring some of you on how to create abundance in your life and you’ll be quite aware of the following. As they say repetition is the mother of knowledge. In the near future I will be creating a very small Select group of people who are interested in taking their abundance and wealth to a new level, without compromising their Health. More on my Select Wealth Group as launch time draws closer.

Here’s a recent article I wrote for a Share Trading Groups Newsletter. I thought you might also like the heads up on this important subject.

“In the last newsletter I spoke about “Autonomy” or otherwise known as “Independence.” I suggested that Autonomy is made up of 3 Critical Elements and just in case you missed them, here they are once again:

1. Wealth
2. Relationships
3. Health

I also suggested that without health there is nothing. What’s the use of having all the money you desire or fantastic family and friends (relationships) if your life is determined by how many visits to the Doctor you have?

Within last month’s newsletter I wrote on pH and its critical importance to your share trading. Inside this newsletter I would like to discuss pH further and how you can balance your pH. I’ll also show you exactly how you can do that towards the end of this article.

Most people are unfortunately acidic because of 4 reasons . . .

Most say, “I can stop anytime and this won’t happen to me"

1. the unhealthy foods and beverages being eaten
2. the high degree of stress people find themselves under today
3. all the chemicals, pesticides, herbicides and pollution each of us are subjected to on a daily basis (especially from food and cigarette smoking)
4. physical pain, inflammation, nerves being pinched and not allowing organs to function at optimal levels and/or any related pain

You just can’t escape any of the above today, but you can be proactive by allowing your body to have the best defences against today’s toxic environment. Balancing your pH is one of the best defences you can do on a daily basis.

Before I continue, some of you may be thinking what this has to do with trading shares? Believe me, it has everything! Because being acidic, from an Ancient Medicine perspective, the brain literally can’t think straight. Wrong decisions are made. Timing of when to get in and or when to get out of a trade can be totally off base causing you to get in too early, or too late, or close the trade too early, or stay in too long and the list goes on and on - unravelling your trading plan, your wealth and also your short and long-term goals.

As your body becomes more acidic the more negative influence it has on your trading. You can become more emotional about your trading. Get this one critical element correct and it can make a positive difference to your trading, therefore profits. Now please, it’s not a panacea but it can help enormously. To have tests done is the only way you can be assured your health is going in the right direction.

Urine Specimen

When was the last time you had your . . .

1. pH tested, urine and saliva
2. Zinc levels tested
3. Vitamin C tested
4. Anti-oxidants tested
5. Blood put under a high-powered microscope (Live Blood Cell Analysis)
6. Liver function tested
7. White blood cells tested
8. Blood pressure tested
9. And the list goes on. I will go through the specific importance of these tests, and their significance to your trading in future articles. So stay tuned.

The only way you can find out where you are - a starting point at least - is by getting specific tests completed. Also from an Ancient Medicine point of view there are 6 stages to disease. Disease is a progression; it’s an accumulation of toxins. Getting specific tests should be considered for your Ultimate Health, Wellbeing and Trading Success. Unfortunately, Western medicine can only advise you that something is wrong once you have the diagnosis. Once you have diabetes or a heart attack or a stroke or cancer. Once you’re in CRISIS! Personally, I want to find out way before then and have a barrage of tests done regularly. It’s the only way to know where your health is.

Therefore one of the first tests that you can do is testing your pH and I will show you how to do that shortly. Now I would like to go through some very important aspects of pH.

Firstly, you might be asking yourself, “How do I know that I am acidic?” Because I know that’s exactly what I would be thinking and here are some of the signs and symptoms of acidity . . .

1. Reflux
2. Bloating

   Have you lost your spark and is brain fog a constant friend?

3. Belching/Flatulence
4. Constipation or diarrhoea
5. Tiredness
6. Brain fog, confusion, lack of focus and or memory problems
7. Back, neck, shoulder, of for that matter any type of pain
8. Arthritis
9. If you are on a drug for high blood pressure or if you are on any drug to relieve the symptoms of any disease process
10. Diabetes
11. Headaches

The above is only a partial list. Therefore summing up, if you don’t feel well it’s more than likely a pH imbalance.

Different fluids in the human body generally have a delicate range of acid-alkaline balance and they maintain these levels for optimal functioning of the body, especially the brain. When the pH levels of blood or other key bodily fluids fall out of optimal pH range the human body goes through a variety of adjustments to try to correct the acid or alkaline imbalance. If the body is too alkaline, a condition called alkalosis results. Conversely, an overly acid condition results in acidosis. Most people however, are acidic.

When food is metabolised and broken down in the body, it leaves certain residues, which yield either alkaline or acidic potentials of pH. These residues appear to most strongly influence body pH levels and can lead to serious health problems, weight gain, poor athletic performance, low energy levels, poor trading results and premature aging if continuously too acidic or too alkaline.

Conventional medical doctors are often sceptical at the idea that diet can influence anything but your urine pH levels and that diet has no impact on stomach acid or blood pH. This view is no longer as wide spread as it once was, and in recent years it has been suggested by some researchers that a low grade acidosis among the general population of industrialised countries, caused by cereal grains and other refined foods common in modern diets, may be partly responsible for many of our modern diseases.

As mentioned earlier, unfortunately due to today's modern life style, stress, bad eating habits, fast foods etc. can contribute to being highly over acidic. When we alkalise the body we are bringing back the balance of the body. One way of doing that is by using alkaline forming foods and alkalising beverages.

Having a Neutral pH close to 7 should be our Goal for Both Urine and Saliva. To test your pH, go down to your local pharmacist, get some pH paper or Litmus paper and test your pH as per the instructions that follow. Here’s the critical part:-

Test your urine and salivary pH two hours after breakfast and/or 2 hours after dinner. The ideal pH is between 6.8 and 7. Critical pH is 5.5 or below. Those who are aware of pH testing know that this level of home testing is random but it does give a starting point. Within our Centre I have a specialised computer that measures your pH and your urine and saliva have to be taken at more precise times. When pH gets below 5.5, calcium is being leached out of fingernails, teeth and bones, setting up negative influences within the body that can create serious diseases like . . .

It can happen to anyone, especially to those who know NO difference. Knowing your pH is the first step in not letting this happen.

1. High blood pressure
2. Arthritis
3. Osteoporosis
4. Clogging of arteries
5. Heart disease
6. And even cancer
7. Actually the list doesn’t stop here but I am sure you get my drift.

One key strategy for maintaining a neutral pH is drinking Lemon Water. Once you have tested your pH and it is below 5.5, only do the following very slowly. Start with a few drops of lemon in water (not any more than this dose) and increase on a daily basis until you reach one dessertspoon.

Lemon water helps to keep your pH at a level of 7, which is ideal for optimal health. This works as the lemon encourages the release of the hormone Secretin from the small intestine, which tells the pancreas to dump bicarbonate. (Bicarbonate is a natural alkaline and will therefore correct an acidic condition.)

Bicarbonate is now being released into the small intestine and then absorbed into the lymphatic system or your immune system helping to kill viruses, bacteria, yeast, Candida etc, as these bugs hate alkaline environments. As it adjusts the pH of the digestive system it neutralises acids, therefore improving gut symptoms like reflux, belching, heartburn, bloating etc.

If pH is maintained at 6.8 to 7, energy improves, joint and muscle pain eases or disappears, headaches may go, mood-swings settle, fat starts to disappear, focus, memory and even retention can improve.

Note: you need to have one dessertspoon of lemon per glass of water, at least 3 times a day - unless of course, from the above discussion your pH is 5.5 or below. The best times to take your lemon water is as soon as you get up in the morning, the last thing before bed and any other time during the day, at least one hour before food or 2 hours after food. Also once you’ve drunk your lemon water wash your mouth out with clean water because lemon, if you’re acidic, can affect the enamel on you teeth.

Please remember - only real lemons or limes will do - not oranges or mandarins. When such an alkaline environment is maintained in the body, your metabolism, enzymes, immune system and repair processes function at their best. Stress and inflammation produce acid waste products. You need to have mineral buffering reserves to combat these acids. That's why a diet that is predominantly alkaline-forming is essential to the maintenance of good health.

Most vegetables, salads and fruits contain higher proportions of alkaline-forming elements. They promote an alkaline environment in your body. Foods that you think of as "acidic" foods such as limes, lemons and rhubarb actually form alkaline residues because the body is able to fully break down those kinds of acids into bicarbonate and water.

Most fruits are alkaline-forming, but some like prunes, plums and cranberries are acid-forming because our bodies can't break down the types of acids they contain. Foods that are high in protein including milk, meat and even whole grains are also acid forming. All very good to eat, but not in large quantities!

The following is a list of some of the worst acidifying foods:

1. refined foods

   Junk Food Overdose.

2. BAD fats
3. sugars
4. and simple starches

From an Ancient medicine understanding, foods made from white flour, i.e. white bread, pasta, noodles, pizza dough, cakes etc. act like glue in the tissues of our body. This causes an acid plaque to build up over time, especially in the digestive tract, leading to constipation, diarrhoea, and further inflammation/congestion of tissues, free radical activity and tissue death.

Your diet should be weighted in favour of the foods that are alkaline. So go and take a look in the cupboards and see just how acidic your pantry is. You might be surprised. Before starting any changes in your diet, I always suggest to see your Health Care Professional.

Better trading by balancing your pH is a KEY component to add to your trading plan and stay tuned because there are more Keys to come.”

I trust the above article I wrote for the Trading Newsletter was insightful.

Interestingly, this whole concept on pH can be utilised with any Wealth Creation opportunities like Real Estate, Forex Trading, Commodities Trading, Profiting through owning a Business or multiple businesses or for that matter any type of Investment pursuits.

I recently had a conversation with a Property Developer, who is a new client to our Centre. As you might be aware, property at the moment is a ‘dirty’ word and unfortunately his Property Development has gone south, leaving a very stressful situation. He even admitted that intuitively he knew he should not have gone ahead with the development, but intellectually he over-rode his intuitive knowingness.

In 98% of cases, one’s intuitive feelings are over-ridden by the intellect because of acidity. In hindsight it is easy to see if the wrong investment decision has been made. When your pH is 6.8 – 7 or neutral your inner voice or your intuition is heightened, therefore better decisions can be made about any future investments. The conversation I had with this new client was enlightening and inspirational to him.

I hope that this article is inspiring and constructive to you, my loyal and trusted reader.

Until Next time,

Dedicated to Improving Your Wellbeing, Committed To Helping You Achieve Abundance in 2009 and Helping You To Improve Your Trading Results.

Wayne Pickstone is a
Specialist Naturopath, Acupuncturist & Herbalist.

He is known as “The Practitioners’ Practitioner” where other Practitioners including Medical Doctors, Medical Specialists, Naturopaths and in fact all the different Modalities of the Wellness Industry come to see Wayne for their own
Health and Anti-Aging challenges.

Specialising in: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Pain Relief | Anti - Aging | Fat Loss | Natural Fertility |
Depression & Anxiety | Women’s & Men's Health.

Phone: 07 4128 2899 | Fax: 07 4128 2749
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