Today, I attended a meeting for a seminar-workshop that a unit of our office is planning to hold sometime next month and during the break, the presiding officer (a retired general) talked about his daily morning ritual of taking calamansi each morning – pure - no sugar or water just freshly squeezed calamansi juice. He says we should start with just 4 pieces then increase gradually by 4 more until one reaches 28 pieces and then we continue with that practice from then on. And what are the benefits??? Well, he didn’t actually expound on it, just that it cured his hyperacidity and that his bowel movement has become regular because of it. But I thought how could it be when Vit. C is acid??? But he countered that calamansi in its purest form is alkaline, hence it should help settle the stomach if taken first thing in the morning and what’s more one should not drink or eat anything else for an hour after that…hmn… makes sense actually!
So I did some research on it and found that this ‘habit’ is part of ‘The 52 Healing Habits’ that is an invention/creation of Mr. Bo Sanchez, well-known author and lay evangelist. He has been a vegetarian for 18 years and he has espoused this calamansi habit because according to him, it makes your immune system strong. It builds up your body to fight diseases and alkalinizes your body as well. Since cancer cells and germs thrive in an acidic body, they will not feel welcome in an alkaline system.
Okay, so I guess it may have its benefits and what’s more, it’s budget-friendly too so I might as well give it a try!
[photo grabbed from the world wide web]
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