I just finished skimming through Yoseph's book. I had a hard time reading through the cartoonish, pseudoscience format and language, but in the end, I think she's saying that in AI, the immune system is reacting to a class of microorganisms which include mycoplasmas, H. pylori, and ureaplasma. These all grow better in acidic environments. So, much of the remedy involves eating in a way that creates an alkaline environment. (This is different from eating nonacidic foods). The worst offenders are sugar and grains. Besides the more or less paleo food list, she recommends, cabbage juice, probiotics, and alma-seltzer (aspirin, sodium bicarb, and anhydrous citric acid(?) ), and alkaline minerals, and bits of raw onions and tomatoes. The next important step is to recreate collagen (amino acids, etc.).
]While I was turned off by the manner of the book, I resonated with the idea that my immune system is responding to something real. That there is an underlying infection, by bugs with mondo abilities to hide and thrive, which my trusty immune system is trying to eradicate through drastic means. The alkaline thing sounded more reasonable. And as my body goes through aging (spellcheck wants to make that raging), and arthritis, and hugely sagging skin, the idea of building up collagen is also appealing. None of the regimen, other than the amino acids and vit C which I'll start a little at a time, are very different from what I'm already doing. (Instead of Alka Seltzer, I might try a baby aspirin and a small amount of ] baking soda).
I'm interested in hearing what other people's experiences are over time.
