Acidic blood cannot absorb oxygen readily. Slight blood alkalinity is critical . Even a slightly acidic system can cause serious problems. After a while, chronically acidic people deprive their systems of adequate oxygen and the aerobic cycle switches to the anaerobic cycle, creating deadly by-products. Some of these are toxic substances used in paint thinners.
Carbohydrate digestion begins in the mouth.
Chewing stimulates the salivary glands to release ptyalin , an alkaline enzyme, which mixes with carbohydrates and begins to break them down into simpler sugars. Carnivorous animals, and people who eat animal products frequently have a tendency not to chew well, since chewing is not as important for protein metabolism as it is for starch digestion. If fiber is removed from grains and other carbohydrate foods, the chewing mechanism is no longer stimulated adequately. Because they are easily swallowed, such foods are not held in the mouth long enough to be adequately alkalized and digested. Thorough chewing, eating properly, getting enough oxygenated air into our lungs through aerobic exercise, work or play are all vital to health maintenance and restoration.