| Acidic and alkaline body chemistry refer to the | | | | Well how did I get my body more alkaline? I ate |
| pH, or potential hydrogen, balance within the body. | | | | more organic fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. |
| If we have the optimal acid/alkaline balance, we | | | | I made sure that I cut down on the acidic |
| have blood chemistry balance, or homeostasis. | | | | influences in my diet: red meat, dairy products, |
| This subject can be confusing, but it is an | | | | pasta sauce, coffee, alcohol, processed foods |
| important one to try to understand, so I will do | | | | (fast food), deep fried foods, and chemical |
| my best to explain it to you in a way that can be | | | | pollutants (pesticides, hormones etc.). |
| easily understood. | | | | If you would like to find out your body's acid |
| Have you ever wondered why certain | | | | alkaline chemistry go to your local health food |
| environments attract different things? A field of | | | | store. They should have pH test strips you can |
| flowers attracts beautiful butterflies and bees, | | | | buy that test your saliva. They are cheap, easy, |
| while a swamp attracts mosquitoes and other | | | | accurate, and the roles of the strips allow you to |
| insects. Well that is because one environment is | | | | test yourself many times. I test myself once a |
| alkaline, while the latter is acidic. | | | | month or so. |
| Science has found that organisms that carry | | | | If your body is acidic and you would like to try to |
| disease, such as mosquitoes, prefer an acidic | | | | make it more alkaline to see if you notice a |
| environment. It is easiest to think of it this way: | | | | difference in your overall health, you should |
| acidic attracts disease, while alkaline protects | | | | maintain a dietary ratio of 75% alkaline to 25% |
| health. | | | | acidic, this is what worked for me. Also exercise, |
| Our body acidity or alkalinity predicts our | | | | or sweat a lot, this is your body's natural way of |
| environment. Just like a swamp or a field of fresh | | | | getting rid of toxic chemicals and pollutants that |
| flowers it can either harbor disease or flourish. | | | | can make your body acidic. |
| Although it is debatable, many experts believe | | | | It should also be noted that one way the body |
| that disease cannot live in an alkaline environment, | | | | naturally protects against really high acidic levels is |
| yet it thrives and grows in an acidic environment. | | | | by using calcium as a natural buffer. If your body |
| Again, it is debatable, but I do believe that your | | | | is highly acidic and you are not getting enough |
| body functions best when it is in an alkaline state | | | | calcium through your diet or supplements your |
| because until two years ago, I was someone who | | | | body will naturally pull calcium from your teeth, |
| used to be out of shape and overweight. I was | | | | bones, to buffer the acidity. This is not good |
| not following a healthy natural diet and I was not | | | | because it can make your bones and teeth brittle. |
| exercising. I felt awful and got sick all the time. | | | | Some people's bodies are naturally more acidic or |
| I got the flu or the common cold six to ten times | | | | alkaline than others. You may or may not be able |
| a year. I was depressed and had little to no | | | | to get away with eating more acidic foods than |
| energy. Since discovering the difference between | | | | other people. Always remember that everybody |
| alkaline and acid body chemistry I have made an | | | | is different and you need to be as educated as |
| active effort to make my body healthier and | | | | you can on YOUR body and what makes YOU |
| more alkaline. | | | | feel good and healthy. |
| Since then I rarely have gotten sick, I have more | | | | Pay attention to how often you get sick in |
| energy, and have had more tolerance to exercise. | | | | relation to certain foods, or toxins you are putting |
| Most importantly I have been able to maintain the | | | | into your body. Make an active effort to test |
| proper body weight, which is something I have | | | | yourself and put good healthy food and |
| always battled with. | | | | supplements into your body, you will feel healthier. |