Dr. Lajpatrai Mehra's Neurotherapy (LMNT) Chapter Three
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Acidosis and Alkalosis
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As we saw earlier, the first step in diagnosis is, to identify which areas
around the abdomen (in other words, the LMNT Pain Points), are exhibiting
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aware of pain in that area, till it is brought to their attention by the
neurotherapist.
In the course of his long practice, involving over more than a million patients, Guruji
has been correlating pain at the LMNT Pain Points along with other well-known
symptoms. Looking for a common factor, Guruji has found that, in more than 60%
of the patients, pain in either Mu° (read as Mucus Zero) or Liv° (Liver Zero), is
almost always present.
Thus in LMNT, Guruji observes that patients can be classified into primarily two
groups: ‘acidic’ or alkaline, depending upon which of their kidneys is sluggish1.
This is the first step in diagnosis – i.e., to check which kidney is sluggish. A
sluggish left kidney will show up as pain in Mu°, while a sluggish right kidney will
show pain in Liv°.2
The pH of blood and its effect on the body
The pH of any liquid is a measure of its acidity or alkalinity. It is measured on a
scale from 0 to 14. Water, being neutral, is said to have a pH of 7. As a liquid
becomes more and more acidic, its pH value will go on decreasing towards Zero.
Strong acids will typically have a pH of 1 or less. And strong alkalies typically have
a pH of 10 or more. In other words, the lower the pH value, the higher the acidity of
the liquid and vice-versa. The normal pH of blood is in the range of 7.36-7.44, its
mean pH being 7.4, meaning it is slightly alkaline, with respect to water. A
number of control systems are at work in the body to maintain this pH strictly
within this range.
In the case of blood, a pH below its normal value, i.e., below 7.36, is considered as
acidic and pH above 7.44 is considered as alkaline. If the pH of blood goes down to
6.8, a person will go into coma due to acidosis, which may even be fatal. A pH above
7.8 will result in death from muscular spasm and tetany – due to severe alkalosis.
From the above, it is obvious that any disturbance in the pH of blood will itself lead
to a number of symptoms and ailments. So before we proceed further, let us
understand the effect of acidosis and alkalosis on the body, with the help of the
following example.
If we take a beaker of any strong acid and slowly add water to it, it would become
diluted and would progressively become less acidic. Or, in other words, it is
becoming more alkaline. Conversely, any fluid from which water is removed will
become less alkaline, i.e., more acidic.
This sluggishness of one of the kidneys means that it is not receiving proper blood supply
for a greater part of the day. This may be partly accounted to the person's posture – which,
even at the best of times, is far from the ideal. Most persons tend to bend to one side or the
other during sitting, standing or walking.
2 The Mu° pain point of LMNT is the soft area on the left side of the back, just where the last
rib meets the spine. It can be located by gently pressing the area just between the last rib
and the hip bone, on the left side. The corresponding point on the right side is the Liv° pain
point. (Chapter One).
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Now let us apply this knowledge to the human body. Consider the passage of
chyme3 through the ileo-cecal valve to the large intestine. When chyme enters the
beginning of the ascending colon, it is a very watery fluid, on account of the various
secretions from the pancreas, the liver and gall bladder, in addition to the intestinal
enzymes. As the chyme proceeds upwards, it is progressively drained of water,
becoming sludge-like in the process.
From the explanation of the earlier paragraph, it is obvious that the contents of the
Cecum (beginning of the ascending colon), would be highly alkaline, while that at
the beginning of the transverse colon would be only weakly so. As this crosses the
epigastric region and passes to the left of the transverse colon, more and more water
would be absorbed by the colon, making the contents of the descending colon
progressively more and more acidic, especially as it nears the sigmoid colon.
Finally, at the rectum and the anus, it is obvious that the fecal matter would be
extremely acidic especially if it is totally devoid of water, as is the case in severe
constipation.
Now, what is it that influences the rate of absorption of water through the large
intestine?
An average person loses almost 2 litres of water through sweat, urine and in expired
air. This quantity should be replenished on a daily basis, for which he must
consume at least an equal amount of pure water.4 If one does not consume
enough water, then the body would react by first stopping water excretion from all
exit points, one of which is the anus. 5 This would tend to make the fecal matter
more and more tight, i.e., more acidic around the rectum and anus, as these are
the exit points.
Thus we see that if an individual consumes very little water, even though he may be
consuming other types of liquids, he is more likely to suffer from constipation. Also,
it is inevitable, that this would be accompanied by acidosis in the large intestine,
especially the descending colon and rectum.
With this explanation in mind, we can easily understand that, by reducing acidosis
and by stimulating the descending colon, one can cure constipation. Conversely, as
we will see in later chapters, by reducing acidosis, we can cure many of the
symptoms associated with a disorder, especially if, the disorder is accompanied by
constipation.
The following table of symptoms, is a result of original and continuous
research being done by Dr. Lajpatrai Mehra of Mumbai, India, based on his own
observations, after interaction with almost a million patients over more than
half a century.
The table gives a brief outline of the various symptoms that normally accompany
acidosis or alkalosis. It is to be noted that all the symptoms will not be found in
each and every patient. But it has been found that, in a majority of the patients, in
addition to having pain in Mu° or Liv° pain points, they will have a combination of
two or more of the following symptoms.
Chyme is the name given to partly digested food after it passes through the pyloric
sphincter in the stomach
4 Guruji’s pet advice to patients : No other drink can be a substitute for water.
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Other effects being: poor secretion of sweat, urine and saliva.
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Typical symptoms of ACIDOSIS
Typical symptoms of ALKALOSIS
Pain in Mu° pain point /
Pain in left ring finger
Pain in Liv° pain point /
Pain in right ring finger
Hard stools, with constipation
Semi soft stools, frequent stools, UDF6
Blocked nose
Pale watery fluid from the nose.
Dry Cough or cough with hard yellow
mucus
Cough with watery / white mucus
Heavy bleeding / Menses > than 4 days
– typically 5 to 6 days or more
Scanty bleeding / Menses < than 4 days
– typically 2 to 3 days or less.
Migraine / Head ache normally on
either or both temples.
Head ache normally on top of the skull;
sometimes radiating to the whole head.
Muscles become loose / slack
Muscles become spastic
Typically Hypothyroidism7
Hyperthyroidism
Common ailments : Constipation,
Piles, anal fissures, fistula, premature
greying of hair, dandruff, pimples,
alopecia, prolapse of uterus/rectum8
degenerative diseases such as
spondylosis etc.
Disorders where calcium gets stored in
wrong places between bones – such as
Spur, Ankylosing / Cervical spondylytis
Low BP
Common ailments: Fits, epilepsy,
spasticity with or without cerebral palsy
(CP),
proliferative diseases eg., tumours,
cancer etc.
Rheumatic pains (except rheumatic
heart disease)
Arthritic pains / Osteo arthritis /
Rheumatic heart disease.
Pains predominantly in the left side of
the body
Pains predominantly in the right side of
the body
Calcium deficiency disorders eg., Cramps,
Bowlegs, Rickets etc
High BP
LMNT treatments to reduce Acidosis :
LMNT treatments to reduce Alkalosis:
ATF, Raman treatment, Round arrow,
UDF treatment,9 ALTF, Ku,
`ADR, Left Chest only.
Right Chest only
From the above table we can find that, just by curing Acidosis or alkalosis, we can
relieve a number of symptoms simultaneously.10
UDF stands for : the appearance of UnDigested Food in stools - typically vegetable
protein such as lentils, seeds of tomato or ladies finger, spinach, corn, ground nuts etc
7 Since muscle tone would affect the effective functioning of glands, one can easily
understand that poor muscle tone due to acidosis would automatically cause any gland to
become ‘hypo’.
8 Slackness of muscles would automatically set the stage for herniation / prolapse of
uterus/rectum etc
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Another of Dr. Mehra’s profound observations is the fact that both kidneys do not
work identically. A sluggish left kidney, ( evidenced by pain in Mu°) increases acidic
tendencies of the blood, while a sluggish right kidney (pain in Liv° ), increases the
alkalinity of the blood.
A question may now arise: Can this be established beyond doubt? Or is it
mere hearsay, to be accepted on mere faith alone?
Dr. Mehra does not leave anything to mere faith, though some amount of faith is
necessary, of course. Instead, let us turn to the above table for an answer.
Let us suppose, a patient comes to us with the following complaint : Running nose.
(i.e., water running out of the nose, as happens in the case of Spring Catarrh or
nasal allergy). On inquiry, the patient also confirms that his stools are slightly semisolid.
From the above table, we can immediately infer it to be a case of alkalosis. As a
further confirmation we find on examination, that there is pain in Liv° with no pain
in Mu°.
We know that in LMNT, the pain in Liv° can be cured by stimulating the right
kidney and this, as we have said earlier, can be proved time and again.
So, by suitably stimulating Liv°, we can no doubt demonstrate that his nose does
not run anymore. But wait, is the proof conclusive enough?
In this context , let us recall an experiment on Magnetism commonly done at Junior
School level:
We are given two pieces of iron and we have to ascertain whether both are magnets
or not.
The maxim to be followed here is: Repulsion is the surer test for magnetism
This means to say, that if both iron pieces attract each other, it does not
conclusively prove that both are magnets. The same result will be obtained if one of
them is a non-magnet. Whereas, if both repel each other, then it establishes beyond
doubt that both are magnets indeed !
In the case of the above patient, what would happen, if we stimulate Mu° in place of
Liv° ? The answer is obvious. The patient would shortly be in need of a thick
napkin to take care of his nasal discharge!
This would establish beyond doubt that the 2 kidneys function differently
indeed !!
NOTE: The above experiment is given here only for academic interest.
Needless to say, performing this experiment recklessly, just to prove a point, is not
recommended.
If at all necessary, it should be done only in the presence of a very advanced
practitioner of LMNT.
In this context, the reader must be informed about Dr. Mehra’s attitude towards his
patients. This is summed up in a favourite maxim of his. To quote Guruji’s own
words:
For curing acidosis / alkalosis, simply removing the pain in Mu° / Liv° pain points alone
is not enough, as we shall see in later chapters.
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“ When a patient comes to you for treatment, it should be of least importance to us,
that he should be cured within the shortest possible time. We are neither interested in
competing with anyone, nor in setting up a record. Nor do we claim our treatments to
produce magical results. But there should be only one thought, which should be
certainly kept foremost in our minds and that is :
“No such treatment may be given knowingly or otherwise, which will worsen
a patient’s condition, even by a fraction of one percent.”
Unquote.
The least tribute that every practitioner of LMNT could pay to Guruji, is to
remember the above, at all times.
A quick recap : The first step in diagnosis is to Check for pain in Mu° / Liv°, to
ascertain whether the patient is ‘acidic’ or ‘alkaline’.
Modified May 2005.
Based on the Lectures of Dr. Lajpatrai Mehra, Mumbai, India.
Compiled by S.Ramchandran