Re: Candida/yeast can not live in alkaline...

 >>"Do you believe nitrogen plays a big part in promoting Candida overgrowth?"<<

Do a search and some research - be sure to include the hyphal form... it should be easy enough for you to see for yourself... be careful though in your research... you may find what may appear to be conflicting information due to the polymorphism of Candida.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypha


This is one reason I believe morgellons is an advanced Candida overgrowth.

Alkalinity promotes both the growth of Candida and the conversion of Candida in to its fungal (hyphal) form:

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1452732#i

>>"If so, does this include nitrogen from meat protein?"<<

In essence it comes down to the quality of the protein... if the meat is of poor quality, then yes.

Not even close to being true! Proteins have to be broken down for absorption. When they are broken down they are broken down in to amino acids. The tryptophan from a "poor quality" steak is no different from the tryptophan from a "high quality" steak. Same applies to every other amino acid in that meat. And as the amino acids are broken down they form the exact same ammonia as any other protein source.

>>"If so, is this because ammonia is a by product of protein digestion?"<<

it does not have to be in the case of a high quality protein source, but unfortunately yes, with these poor quality protein source foods it is.

See above. Ammonia is ammonia regardless of the protein source. And the ammonia does not remain as ammonia. Most of it is converted in to another NPN called uric acid, which is the body's primary antioxidant. We are not bears or other animals, and we have different chemistry. I have yet to see any evidence that ammonia lowers a human's body temperature. I have seen people though go in to comas and die from excess ammonia build up in the blood.

>>"If so, how do you reconcile ammonia, an alkaline substance with this acidifying nature of protein."<<

Black strap molasses seems to help a great deal in providing live carbons and alkaline mineral ash. This is what they have learned to use in livestock to mediate excess ammonia issues; AKA nitrogen toxicity... as I stated in a previous post.

And again as I pointed out nitrate/nitrite toxicity is increased by alkalinity of the digestive system.

Also keep in mind that BSM is high in iron, which can be really bad for someone who has hemochromotosis, and in excess is still a pro-oxidant and promotes the growth of many pathogens.

>>"I also eat a high protein diet. Do you think this is contributing to acidic urine/bowel?"<<

Again, this depends upon the quality of the protein and source...

Urine acidity is increased with excess protein intake as the excess acids generated are excreted in large part through the kidneys.

>>"I also have low body temperature. Do you think this is related to high ammonia in my bowel from the high protein diet?"<<

A chronically low body temperature indicates low thyroid function.