You
may not have known it, but our blood pH must stay within a very narrow range or
serious illness and death can result. Do you know that the water fish swim in
needs to be the correct pH in to live? Also, plants blossom when the soil is at
the right pH level. Life only exists where there’s balance, and your body is
totally regulated by pH! So keeping your diet mainly alkaline rather than
acidic is a much healthier and easier option to live healthy, increasing your
life span.
What
is pH?
It
is a numeric scale to measure the balance of acids and bases in fluids. It can
be simply described as values for acidic: 1-6, alkaline: 8-14 and neutral:7 pH.
Our body has alkaline pH of 7.4 but poor eating habits, unhealthy lifestyle and
stress alter the pH levels to acidic one where disease thrives easily.
Why pH gets affected?
Electrolytes
levels of various minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium,
chromium, selenium, and iron are maintained in our body. But when our body is
gets exposed to acidic substances, it utilizes these electrolytes to neutralize
the acidity and tries to maintain alkalinity. This leads to depletion of
minerals from the bones, cells, organs and tissues. Thus cells are deprived of
minerals and oxygen and immunity is suppressed.
The
primary defense mechanism against disease is a proper pH balance in our body.
Disease can only nurture in an acidic body, which makes positive conditions for
the development of bacteria, yeast, fungus, mold, viruses, and other microorganisms.
Causes
of high acidic level
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Alcohol and drug use
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Antibiotic overuse
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Artificial sweeteners
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Declining nutrient levels in foods due to industrial farming
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Low levels of fiber in the diet
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Lack of exercise
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Excess hormones from foods, health and beauty products and plastics
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Exposure to chemicals and radiation from household cleansers, building materials, computers, cell phones and microwaves
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Food coloring and preservatives
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Poor chewing and eating habits
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Processed and refined foods
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Stress
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Poor sleep habits
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Environmental toxins
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Red meat or a high-protein diet
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Refined sugars
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Processed foods and refined carbohydrates
- Eating too few fruits and vegetables
Symptoms of being acidic:
- Weight gain
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Eye problems like watery eyes, conjunctivitis, inflammation of the eyelids and corneas
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Leg cramps and spasms, joint and muscle pain
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Headaches, frequent cold, low immunity
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Teeth and mouth issues like loose teeth, sensitive to hot, cold, or acidic foods, mouth ulcers, infections in throat and tonsils
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Unhealthy skin, nails and hair
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Digestive issues like excess stomach acid, acid reflux, gastritis, ulcers.
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Low energy; constant fatigue
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Being continually depressed with a loss of joy and enthusiasm
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Allergies, asthma and congestion
- Excessive nervousness
How to achieve balanced pH?
Unfortunately most of us don't pay much attention to our diet until we experience a major health scare or emergency and take steps later to regain health. You can help your body enormously just by modifying your eating habits-
Drinking more filtered water daily (have one or two glasses of lemon water every morning: one wedge of lemon squeezed into warm water)
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Drinking herbal teas
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Eating a more fruits and vegetables like lemons and watermelons, avocados, cucumbers, broccoli, capsicum, lettuce, spinach, cabbage, Parsley, and Asparagus which have high alkaline values.
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Eating whole grains like Amaranth, Quinoa and Millet.
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Raw nuts and seeds like raisins, apricots, dates
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cold-pressed vegetable oils and black olives
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Lifestyle habits that can help:
- Eating breakfast every day
- Going to bed at regular time.
- Clearing your environment or your home of toxic chemicals
- Taking deep breaths (belly breathing)
- Having warm baths with Epsom salts and essential oils like lavender, mint, eucalyptus or lemon
- Taking time to walk outside and enjoy nature
- Giving time for yourself (reading, singing, yoga, whatever makes you happy
Benefits
of alkaline body pH:
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Boost your energy dramatically.
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A state of wellness where you feel healthy, energetic, have smooth glowing skin and an alert, focused mind
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Slows down the aging process
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Lower your risk of cancer.
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By eating healthy you naturally lose weight.
Finally, don’t be too acidic. Balanced body chemistry can make a big change in your health. Try to balance out and have an eye on what you eat.
Don’t forget to keep it healthy!!For more information here's the list of Books on alkaline diet:References:www.acidalkalinediet.com
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