Acid - Alkaline Imbalance

Understanding pH

pH is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. It is measured on a scale of 0 to 14, the lower the pH the more acidic the solution, the higher the pH the more alkaline (or base) the solution. When a solution is neither acid nor alkaline it has a pH of 7 which is neutral.

The pH Scale - Acids and Alkali - ions

Water is the most abundant compound in the human body, comprising 70% of the body. The body has an acid-alkaline (or acid-base) ratio called the pH which is a balance between positively charges ions (acid-forming) and negatively charged ions (alkaline-forming.) The body continually strives to balance pH. When this balance is compromised many health problems can occur.

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Most people who suffer from unbalanced pH are acidic. This condition forces the body to borrow minerals, including calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium—from vital organs and bones to buffer (neutralize) the acid and safely remove it from the body. Because of this strain, the body can suffer severe and prolonged damage due to high acidity, a condition that may go undetected for years. Mild acidosis can cause such problems as: Weight gain, obesity and diabetes. Cardiovascular damage, including the constriction of blood vessels and the reduction of oxygen. Bladder and kidney conditions, including kidney stones. Immune deficiency. Acceleration of free radical damage, possibly contributing to cancerous mutations. Hormone concerns. Premature aging. Osteoporosis; weak, brittle bones, hip fractures and bone spurs. Joint pain, aching muscles and lactic acid build-up. Low energy and chronic fatigue. Slow digestion and elimination. Yeast/fungal overgrowth.		pH and Bone Loss:
		A recent seven-year study conducted at the University of California, San Francisco, on 9,000 women showed that those who have chronic acidosis are at greater risk for bone loss than those who have normal pH levels. The scientists who carried out this experiment believe that many of the hip fractures prevalent among middle-aged women are connected to high acidity caused by a diet rich in animal foods and low in vegetables. This is because the body borrows calcium from the bones in order to balance pH. — American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Keeping the Balance Right for Excellent Health

Over acidity, which can become a dangerous condition that weakens all body systems, is very common today. It gives rise to an internal environment conducive to disease, as opposed to a pH-balanced environment which allows normal body function necessary for the body to resist disease. A healthy body maintains adequate alkaline reserves to meet emergency demands. When access acids must be neutralized our alkaline reserves are depleted leaving the body in a weakened condition.

The concept of acid alkaline imbalance as the cause of disease is not new. In 1933 a New York doctor named William Howard Hay published a ground-breaking book, A New Health Era in which he maintains that all disease is caused by autotoxication (or "self-poisoning") due to acid accumulation in the body.

Your body is able to assimilate minerals and nutrients properly only when its pH is balanced. It is therefore possible for you to be taking healthy nutrients and yet be unable to absorb or use them. If you are not getting the results you expected from your nutritional or herbal program, look for an acid alkaline imbalance. Even the right nutritional programme may not work if your body's pH is out of balance.

What Causes Me to be Acidic?

The reason acidosis is more common in our society is mostly due to the typical modern diet, which is far too high in acid-producing animal products like meat, eggs and dairy, and far too low in alkaline-producing foods like fresh vegetables. Additionally, we eat acid-producing processed foods like white flour and sugar and drink acid-producing beverages like coffee and soft drinks. We use too many drugs, which are acid-forming; and we use artificial chemical sweeteners like NutraSweet, Equal, or aspartame, which are extremely acid-forming. One of the best things we can do to correct an overly-acid body is to clean up the diet and lifestyle.

The food chart below briefly summarizes this information for some of the more common foods. A healthy diet should consist of 80% alkaline-forming foods and 20% acid-forming foods.

Most Acid	Acid	Lowest Acid	FOOD CATEGORY	Lowest Alkaline	Alkaline	Most Alkaline
NutraSweet, Equal, Aspartame, Sweet 'N Low	White Sugar, Brown Sugar	Processed Honey, Molasses	SWEETENERS	Raw Honey, Raw Sugar	Maple Syrup, Rice Syrup	Stevia
Blackberries, Cranberries, Prunes	Sour Cherries, Rhubarb	Plums, Processed Fruit Juices	FRUITS	Oranges, Bananas, Cherries, Pineapple, Peaches, Avocados	Dates, Figs, Melons, Grapes, Papaya, Kiwi, Blueberries, Apples, Pears, Raisins	Lemons, Watermelon, Limes, Grapefruit, Mangoes, Papayas
Chocolate	Potatoes (without skins), Pinto Beans, Navy Beans, Lima Beans	Cooked Spinach, Kidney Beans, String Beans	BEANS VEGETABLES LEGUMES	Carrots, Tomatoes, Fresh Corn, Mushrooms, Cabbage, Peas, Potato Skins, Olives, Soybeans, Tofu	Okra, Squash, Green Beans, Beets, Celery, Lettuce, Zucchini, Sweet Potato, Carob	Asparagus, Onions, Vegetable Juices, Parsley, Raw Spinach, Broccoli, Garlic
Peanuts, Walnuts	Pecans, Cashews	Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds	NUTS SEEDS	Chestnuts	Almonds
		Corn Oil	OILS	Canola Oil	Flax Seed Oil	Olive Oil
Wheat, White Flour, Pastries, Pasta	White Rice, Corn, Buckwheat, Oats, Rye	Sprouted Wheat Bread, Spelt, Brown Rice	GRAINS CEREALS	Amaranth, Millet, Wild Rice, Quinoa
Beef, Pork, Shellfish	Turkey, Chicken, Lamb	Venison, Cold Water Fish	MEATS
Cheese, Homogenized Milk, Ice Cream	Raw Milk	Eggs, Butter, Yogurt, Buttermilk, Cottage Cheese	EGGS DAIRY	Soy Cheese, Soy Milk, Goat Milk, Goat Cheese, Whey	Breast Milk
Beer, Soft Drinks	Coffee	Tea	BEVERAGES	Ginger Tea	Green Tea	Herb Teas, Lemon Water

Note that a food's acid or alkaline-forming tendency in the body has nothing to do with the actual pH of the food itself. For example, lemons are very acidic, however the end-products they produce after digestion and assimilation are very alkaline so lemons are alkaline-forming in the body. Likewise, meat will test alkaline before digestion but it leaves very acidic residue in the body so, like nearly all animal products, meat is very acid-forming.

 

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