In actual fact, the Prophet Rasulullah saw has portrayed his action of consuming alkaline food/drink in many hadeeth as a leading example for us. For instance, Air Zam-zam is highly alkaline and the miracle of the zam zam water is unquestionable. Besides that, Rasulullah also loved goat's milk and science have proven that goat's milk is alkaline in nature, just like Mom's milk whereas cow's milk produce an acid reaction which promotes the growth of bacteria, fungi and virus. Read more on alkaline and acidic food here. And do you know that now goat's milk is available in powder form produced by local Muslim Bumiputera co? I can confirm you that there's no goaty stingy smell whatsoever and me and hubby love it! We add that in our Vico or Kopi Radix as a substitute to creamer - the result is fantabulous! Dah xpayah bubuh gula sbb rasa lemak susu kambing amat sedap, so save some calories from taking sugar. I'm currently taking Hiraq and HR Higoat as my daily milk intake and slowly saying goodbye to cow's milk. If and only if HnyB have to consume formula, goat's milk is definitely my 1st choice. (the price is way above the ceiling so I hope my milk is enough for all my babies forever. Hoho) My millionaire boss' baby drinks goat's milk since he was 6mo. Anak org kaye. hohoh.
Anyway, the prof suggests to drink coconut water. Read this article or visit his blog to read further. Take care peeps!
Former associate professor of ecology at Universiti Malaya has authored several books on complementary therapy called, 'Ecological Healing System'.
Dr Palaniappan said his 33 years of research had shown that high acidity in the body resulted in loss of immunity, thus making people more susceptible to viral diseases like Influenza A (H1N1).
Hence, to prevent acidity, it was essential to consume alkaline food and drinks that could neutralise excess acid in the body.
Dr Palaniappan recommends coconut water, which is alkaline, and therefore could be used as a herbal medicine for the prevention of H1N1.
For example, he said, those who felt feverish and developed a burning sensation while attending to a call of nature because of extreme acidity, could neutralise it by drinking coconut water, twice a day, for three days.
He also recommended orange, lemon and pomelo which, despite containing citric acid, were very rich in potassium and therefore, would not disturb the body's immunity.
According to Dr Palaniappan, excessive physical activity like running a marathon should be avoided as it produced acid due to excessive metabolic activity.
Similarly, he said, keeping late nights without adequate sleep and working without proper rest could also increase the body's acidity which in turn, lowered immunity and made the body vulnerable to viral attacks.
Dr Palaniappan's blog: http://ecohealingsystem.blogspot.com/ discusses the therapy in more detail.
