Mind affected. It is estimated that one fifth of the blood goes to the brain, while the weight of the brain is but one fifty-fifth the weight of the entire body. This being true, if one is suffering from acidosis, which weakens the blood cells, the mind is certain to become affected. Plato, Socrates, and other men of giant intellect were vegetarians. McCann says that acidosis will weaken the strongest mind. Forever Bee Propolis is a pure, resinous substance with a pleasant fragrant scent, various in colour from light brown to darkish chestnut red. Since refined sweets—and that includes practically everything sold in a sweet shop—are more responsible for acidosis than all other foods combined, probably a warning against their use will prove more helpful than anything else that might be said on the question.

Sugar good and bad. Sugar, in its natural state just as it comes from the sugar pans on the plantation, is 6.3 percent alkaline and contains all the alkaline salts. But refined, or granulated sugar has been devitalized because of the removal of its minerals, and so becomes a robber in the system, taking calcium from the tissues. Refined sugar and white flour bread are more destructive to cell life than no food at all as has been proven in experimental laboratories. Because of ulceration of the teeth at the roots, they are being extracted by millions, until America seems certain to become, in time, a “toothless nation,” as some writers have said. Forever Bee Pollen is collected by honeybees in little “baskets” on their rear legs and introduced again to the hive as meals for the younger developing bees and for assembly the continued protein requirements for grownup employee bees. In his book, SCIENCE OF EATING, McCann gives an interesting account of the sailors aboard the “Kron-prinz Wilhelm,” a German sea raider during the World War, who had contracted a severe case of acidosis.

The raider was plying on the mid-Atlantic, picking up freighters carrying foodstuffs, etc., to their enemies from South American ports. This ship had been away from all ports for about 255 days. The crew had been living on meat, white flour bread, sweet cakes, soda crackers, and other similar foods, all of which were acid formers except potatoes, until the whole crew were in a semi-paralyzed condition, caused by acidosis. These men were placed on a diet of orange juice and vegetable broth, and within two weeks the 110 men were all out again, and restored to health by this simple means.
It seems unfortunate that so many live constantly in fear of being overtaken by some dread disease, when by following a balanced dietary, they could enjoy health with no fear of death until the sunset of old age.