I’m convinced that many of today’s aches and pains – basic colds and flus and in fact many or most of the “dis-eases” that is overtaking our society can be prevented, stopped and or reversed, if your body has the proper pH balance. Achieving that balance isn’t too difficult. Knowledge – knowing you have to make the change and mind set – actually deciding to make the change. That’s it – that’s all. Knowledge is useless if it just sits and rusts in your brain. Action is needed for any kind of reaction.

Without going overboard I’ll try to explain the why’s, what’s and how’s of attaining a proper pH balance to lead you to a healthier life. Read on Macbeth…

The technical…

A raw food diet naturally maintains the body’s proper pH. In simple terms, pH measures, on a scale of 0 to 14, the level of hydrogen ion concentration. A pH level over 7.0 is more alkaline; a pH level under 7.0 is more acidic. Pure water and typical human saliva are pH neutral. Healthy human blood is slightly alkaline. …and you’ve got to stay Alkaline – enough said – that’s a fact jack – no if’s ands or buts – full stop

When we are younger we are natural alkaline producers. That’s why kids can get away with the garbage they are fed as snacks and treats. Humans can basically handle that up until early teens or maybe even into the early twenties. Then the body really starts changing. That’s because nearly everything we are exposed to – foods, environmental toxins, even stress – contribute to an acidic condition in our bodies, and our natural buffer systems become less efficient over time at neutralizing that acid. We go from being in a more or less continuous alkaline state to having chronic acidosis, or chronic excess acidity.

The body uses acids to help digest proteins and alkaline or bases, to digest starches. But optimum body health is maintained when it is consistently in an alkaline state.

There is a ton of research out there that proves we are healthier when we have an alkaline system Now – to become and maintain an Alkaline body, 80 percent of what we eat should be alkaline and just 20 percent acidic. ( I’ve read different percentages but this seems to be the general concensus).The pathetic diet most people have in North America is almost the opposite – too heavily dependent on processed foods and too deficient in fresh fruits and vegetables. Grand ma was right again…”Eat your Veggies!” See! It’s not that difficult – just eat what nature provided and get your hands out of the bags, boxes and cans. The North American diet is made up primarily of dairy products, wheat and animal protein which is very acid heavy and contributes to weakening your overall physical and mental health. The preservatives and chemicals in all the processed food do absolutely nothing to help either.

…help prevent illness

Dr. Young, author of The pH Miracle Diet, and others, me included, believes excess body acidity can lead to headaches, arthritis, dry skin, fatigue, recurring infections, obesity and general weight gain, and anxiety…and more. The best way to maintain our pH balance is by eating alkaline foods. A raw diet is the easiest way to ensure proper alkalinity. The foods highest in alkaline include vegetables, alternative grains, vegetarian protein and some fruits. A raw diet is also easier on your digestive system and gives your body more nutrients and vitamins, which in turn makes it runs more efficiently. When the body is alkaline, colds along with many other diseases cannot live. Here’s a few – just a few on that list; most degenerative diseases, including acid reflux or indigestion, gout, cardiovascular disease and heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, kidney stones, urinary incontinence, arthritis, osteoporosis, cancer, diabetes, systemic weight gain and obesity.

An imbalanced body pH can also be at the root of many common symptoms (always be aware of “symptoms”) such as constipation, digestive problems, heartburn, headaches, frequent colds, fatigue, and sleeplessness, just to mention a few. Your body is trying to tell you something when any of these things are occurring.

…and lose weight!!

News flash for all you dieters … keeping a proper alkaline level will also make us lose weight. When your pH level becomes acidic, your body automatically tries to protect itself so it stores the excess acid in fat cells. The more acid it has to remove the more fat cells required to sore it. So it stands to reason, one of the best ways to lose weight is to reverse the process: change to a high alkaline diet that cleanses your body of excess acid. The body no longer needs the extra fat cells and…tada! – you will lose weight. Here’s a great way to start your day and began the Alkalizing process: Add a freshly-squeezed lemon to a glass of water and drink. How simple is that? It is one of the easiest ways to immediately add alkalinity to your body. Even though lemon seems acidic, once metabolized it is actually alkaline.

…pay attention here

Here are a few notes to make you stop and think and hopefully start again to take action to get that pH balance you need.

* Cancer thrives in an Acidic environment…
* Cancer can not live and dies in an Alkaline environment

* Bacteria thrive in an Acidic environment…
* Bacteria can not live and dies in an Alkaline environment

* Yeast (Candida) thrives in an Acidic environment…
* Yeast (Candida) can not live and dies in an Alkaline environment

* Viruses thrive in an Acidic environment…
* Viruses can not live and dies in an Alkaline environment

**There is a perfect relationship between humans and plants**

* Plants give off Oxygen and live off Carbon Dioxide…
* Humans give off Carbon Dioxide and live off Oxygen

* Plants thrive in an Acidic environment but die in an Alkaline environment…
* Humans thrive in an Alkaline environment but die in an Acidic environment

WE NEED PLANTS!

7 Good Reasons Why a Balanced pH is Critical for the Body:

1. Proper fat metabolism and weight control.

When the body is in its natural alkaline state, body weight and insulin production normalize. When we alkalize the body, it works so well at dropping excess weight that many of us lose weight just by eating more alkaline foods, and by adding supplements that alkalize to our diets.

2. Proper calcium utilization.

The body will do anything to maintain a balanced pH, including the leaching of important minerals like calcium, potassium and sodium from the tissues. To maintain alkalinity, the body first goes for sodium, then potasium, and then calcium. It literally leaches the calcium from your bones, making your bones porous and fragile. This is a major contributor to both osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.

3. Appropriate cholesterol levels

Balancing your pH helps to maintain proper cholesterol levels so that plaque does not form.

4. Controls cancer cells.

Cancer cells thrive in an acidic environment, and perish in an alkaline one. Cancer cells simply cannot survive in an alkaline environment!

5. Proper electrolyte activity and efficient heart function.

Proper electrolyte activity is crucial to balanced energy levels.

6. Smooth blood flow.

Alkalizing helps to remove plaque from the arteries, veins, and heart tissue.

7. Healthy oxygen flow.

When we alkalize the bloodstream, it flushes toxins from tissues and protects against premature

Alrighty then – I hope that was informative and gave you something to think about. I’ve seen it time and time again. People are always getting sick – the ones that balance their pH become well and healthy – those that don’t remain sick or become even more sick and quite often develop some other serious disease. It’s a no brainer.

Until next time…stay well

Doug

Here’s a neat list I found…but don’t know who to contribute it to or thank.

Alkaline: Meditation, Prayer, Peace, Kindness & Love
Acid: Overwork, Anger, Fear, Jealousy & Stress

Extremely Alkaline Forming Foods – pH 8.5 to 9.0
Extremely Acid Forming Foods – pH 5.0 to 5.5

9.0 Lemons 1, Watermelon 2

8.5 Agar Agar 3, Cantaloupe, Cayenne (Capsicum) 4,
Dried dates & figs, Kelp, Karengo, Kudzu root, Limes,
Mango, Melons, Papaya, Parsley 5, Seedless grapes
(sweet), Watercress, Seaweeds

Asparagus 6, Endive, Kiwifruit, Fruit juices 7, Grapes
(sweet), Passion fruit, Pears (sweet), Pineapple,
Raisins, Umeboshi plum, Vegetable juices 8
5.0 Artificial sweeteners

5.5 Beef, Carbonated soft drinks & fizzy drinks 38,
Cigarettes (tailor made), Drugs, Flour (white, wheat)
39, Goat, Lamb, Pastries & cakes from white flour,
Pork, Sugar (white) 40

Beer 34, Brown sugar 35, Chicken, Deer, Chocolate,
Coffee 36, Custard with white sugar, Jams, Jellies,
Liquor 37, Pasta (white), Rabbit, Semolina, Table
salt refined and iodized, Tea black, Turkey, Wheat
bread, White rice, White vinegar (processed).

Moderate Alkaline – pH 7.5 to 8.0
Moderate Acid – pH 6.0 to 6.5

8.0 Apples (sweet), Apricots, Alfalfa sprouts 9,
Arrowroot, Flour 10, Avocados, Bananas (ripe),
Berries, Carrots, Celery, Currants, Dates & figs
(fresh), Garlic 11, Gooseberry, Grapes (less sweet),
Grapefruit, Guavas, Herbs (leafy green), Lettuce
(leafy green), Nectarine, Peaches (sweet), Pears
(less sweet), Peas (fresh sweet), Persimmon,
Pumpkin (sweet), Sea salt (vegetable) 12, Spinach

7.5 Apples (sour), Bamboo shoots, Beans (fresh green),
Beets, Bell Pepper, Broccoli, Cabbage;Cauli, Carob
13, Daikon, Ginger (fresh), Grapes (sour), Kale,
Kohlrabi, Lettuce (pale green), Oranges, Parsnip,
Peaches (less sweet), Peas (less sweet), Potatoes
& skin, Pumpkin (less sweet), Raspberry, Sapote,
Strawberry, Squash 14, Sweet corn (fresh), Tamari
15, Turnip, Vinegar (apple cider) 16
6.0 Cigarette tobacco (roll your own), Cream of Wheat
(unrefined), Fish, Fruit juices with sugar, Maple
syrup (processed), Molasses (sulphured), Pickles
(commercial), Breads (refined) of corn, oats, rice &
rye, Cereals (refined) eg weetbix, corn flakes,
Shellfish, Wheat germ, Whole Wheat foods 32,
Wine 33, Yogurt (sweetened)

6.5 Bananas (green), Buckwheat, Cheeses (sharp),
Corn & rice breads, Egg whole (cooked hard),
Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Oats, Pasta (whole grain),
Pastry (wholegrain & honey), Peanuts, Potatoes
(with no skins), Popcorn (with salt & butter), Rice
(basmati), Rice (brown), Soy sauce (commercial),
Tapioca, Wheat bread (sprouted organic)

Slightly Alkaline to Neutral pH 7.0
Slightly Acid to Neutral pH 7.0

7.0 Almonds 17, Artichokes (Jerusalem), Barley-Malt
(sweetener-Bronner), Brown Rice Syrup, Brussel
Sprouts, Cherries, Coconut (fresh), Cucumbers, Egg
plant, Honey (raw), Leeks, Miso, Mushrooms, Okra,
Olives ripe 18, Onions, Pickles 19, (home made),
Radish, Sea salt 20, Spices 21, Taro, Tomatoes
(sweet), Vinegar (sweet brown rice), Water Chestnut

Amaranth, Artichoke (globe), Chestnuts (dry
roasted), Egg yolks (soft cooked), Essene bread 22,
Goat’s milk and whey (raw) 23, Horseradish,
Mayonnaise (home made), Millet, Olive oil, Quinoa,
Rhubarb, Sesame seeds (whole) 24, Soy beans
(dry), Soy cheese, Soy milk, Sprouted grains 25,
Tempeh, Tofu, Tomatoes (less sweet), Yeast
(nutritional flakes)
7.0 Barley malt syrup, Barley, Bran, Cashews, Cereals
(unrefined with honey-fruit-maple syrup), Cornmeal,
Cranberries 30, Fructose, Honey (pasteurized),
Lentils, Macadamias, Maple syrup (unprocessed),
Milk (homogenized) and most processed dairy
products, Molasses (unsulphered organic) 31,
Nutmeg, Mustard, Pistachios, Popcorn & butter
(plain), Rice or wheat crackers (unrefined), Rye
(grain), Rye bread (organic sprouted), Seeds
(pumpkin & sunflower), Walnuts

Blueberries, Brazil nuts, Butter (salted), Cheeses
(mild & crumbly) 28, Crackers (unrefined rye),
Dried beans (mung, adzuki, pinto, kidney,
garbanzo) 29, Dry coconut, Egg whites, Goats
milk (homogenized), Olives (pickled), Pecans,
Plums 30, Prunes 30, Spelt

Neutral pH 7.0  Ñ  Healthy Body Saliva pH Range is between 6.4 to 6.8 (on your pH test strips)

Butter (fresh unsalted), Cream (fresh and raw), Margarine 26, Milk (raw cow’s) 27, Oils (except olive),
Whey (cow’s), Yogurt (plain)

By Doug Bowers

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