SIGNS YOUR BODY IS TOO ACIDIC & HERE’S

WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT IT

Health problems caused by mild acidosis

Start By Knowing Your pHYou Can’t Tell If Food Is Acidic Or

Alkaline By Taste AloneThe Body Has LimitsWhat You Eat Matters

Health problems caused by mild acidosis (poor pH balance):Inflamed sensitive gums, cavitiesImmune deficiencySciatica, lumbago, stiff neckRespiratory problems, shortness of breath, coughingYeast fungal overgrowthLow energy and chronic fatigueCardiovascular damage, including the constriction of blood vessels and reduction in oxygenHeart problems, arrhythmias, increased heart rateWeight gain, obesity, and diabetesBladder and kidney infectionsAccelerated free radical damagePremature agingNausea, vomiting, diarrheaOsteoporosis, weak brittle bones, hip fractures, bone spursHeadaches, confusion, sleepinessJoint pain, aching muscles, and lactic acid buildupAllergies, acne

Start By Knowing Your

pH

pH testing is important because it allows an

individual to get a numeric representation of the

current level of acidification in their body. A healthy average pH reading will

range anywhere from 6.75 to 7.25. The optimal pH numeric reading is 7.36. 

You Can’t Tell If Food Is Acidic Or Alkaline By Taste

AloneFor example, many people think of lemons as acidic, and while they are classified as an acidic fruit, lemons are actually an alkaline forming food. During the process of digestion the acids are oxidized into carbon dioxide and water, therefore they do not create an acid condition in the system.

Calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and sodium are the main alkalizing minerals. Foods that are high in these minerals are considered alkaline forming foods. Most foods have both acid and alkaline minerals in them, so those with greater concentrations of acidic minerals are considered acidic and vice versa.

The Body Has Limits

The body has limits for how much it can compensate for acid imbalance. Therefore food intake plays a critical role in maintaining the acid-alkaline balance. Many diseases and general malaise are the result of the body’s attempt to rebalance the internal environment.

Generally speaking, if the diet includes too many acid forming foods, such as high amounts of meats, grains, dairy, and sugars, the body becomes more acidic. If you eat too many alkaline producing foods such as greens, fruits, and sea vegetables, the body can become too alkaline. Balance is key.

How To Improve Your Alkalinity

1. Check your pH regularly2. Drink plenty of water (alkaline water when possible)3. Remove acidic foods4. Replace a traditional lunch with a large green salad5. Use lettuce leaves and collard greens as wraps6. Try not to consume processed foods7. Eliminate soda, sugars, and coffee, and replace them with herbal tea, herbal coffee, and green drinks8. Replace dairy milks with coconut or almond milk9. Add green juices or smoothies to your diet3

What You Eat Matters

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Improving pH levels may require a little more thought, but you’ll appreciate the rewards of your efforts as you begin to feel more energetic and vibrant and your overall health improves.

There is no question about it, what you eat has a direct impact on your overall health. It was Ann Wigmore, founder of the renowned Hippocrates Health Institute, who said, “The food you eat can be either be the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.”

SOURCES

http://www.myhealthmaven.com/diy/health-tests-at-home/understanding-ph/ (Understanding pH)http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001181.htm (Acidosis)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195546/ (The Alkaline Diet: Is There Evidence That an Alkaline pH Diet Benefits Health?)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11842945 (Diet, evolution and aging–the pathophysiologic effects of the post-agricultural inversion of the potassium-to-sodium and base-to-chloride ratios in the human diet)http://orthomolecular.org/library/jom/1995/pdf/1995-v10n0304-p177.pdf (Minerals and Disease; Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine Vol. 10, No. 3 & 4, 1995; Joseph D. Campbell)