Importance of Acid/Alkaline Balance

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The Importance of Acid and Alkaline Balance for Health

 

Virtually all degenerative diseases including cancer, heart disease,

arthritis, osteoporosis, kidney and gall stones, and tooth decay are

associated with excess acidity in the body. While the body has a

homeostatic mechanism that maintains a constant pH 7.4 in the blood,

this mechanism works by depositing and withdrawing acid and alkaline

minerals from other locations including the bones, soft tissues,

body fluids and saliva. Therefore, the pH of these other tissues can

fluctuate greatly. The pH of saliva offers a window through which

you can see the overall pH balance in your body.

 

Cancer cannot exist in an alkaline environment. All forms of

arthritis are associated with excess acidity. Acid in the body

dissolves both teeth and bones. Whatever health situation you are

faced with, you can monitor your progress toward a proper

acid/alkaline balance by testing your saliva pH.

 

What are Acid and Alkaline?

Water (H2O) ionizes into hydrogen (H+) and hydroxyl (OH-) ions. When

these ions are in equal proportions, the pH is a neutral 7. When

there are more H+ ions than OH- ions then the water is said to be

acid. If OH- ions outnumber the H+ ions then the water is alkaline.

The pH scale goes from 0 to 14 and is logarithmic, which means that

each step is ten times the previous. In other words, a pH of 4.5 is

10 times more acid than 5.5, 100 times more acid than 6.5 and 1,000

times more acid than 7.5.

 

Acid and Alkaline Minerals and Foods

Minerals with a negative electrical charge are attracted to the H+

ion. These are called acid minerals. Acid minerals include: chlorine

(Cl-), sulfur (S-), phosphorus (P-), and they form hydrochloric acid

(HCl), sulfuric acid (H2SO4), and phosphoric acid (H3PO4). Minerals

with a positive electrical charge are attracted to the negatively

charged OH- ion. These are called alkaline minerals. Nutritionally

important alkaline minerals include calcium (Ca+), potassium (K+),

magnesium (Mg+), and sodium (Na+). (Cancer patients tend to have an

excess of sodium. - Gerson page 97). Also important for cancer

treatment and prevention are the alkaline trace minerals rubidium

and cesium. To determine if a food is acid or alkaline, it is burned

and the ash is mixed with water. If the solution is acid or alkaline

then the food is called acid or alkaline. Ash is the mineral content

of the food.

 

Four Ways to Restore Acid/Alkaline Balance in Your Body

If your saliva is too acid you may wish to increase the alkalinity

of your body.

 

Ways to do this include:

 

1. Eat mostly alkaline foods. The general " rule of thumb " is to eat

20% acid foods and 80% alkaline foods. Avoid the " strongly acid "

foods.

 

Strongly Acid

(avoid)

Mild Acid

20%

Mild Alkaline

80%

Strongly Alkaline

(supplement)

 

meat

 

soft drinks

 

dairy

 

 

 

2. Supplement your diet with alkaline minerals. Salts of the

alkaline minerals cesium, rubidium and potassium have been found by

Dr. Brewer to be particularly effective in fighting cancer. Dr.

Gerson (page 246) gave his patients a 10% potassium solution.

Potassium tablets are commonly available. Potassium bicarbonate

(KHCO3) can be used as a substitute for sodium bicarbonate (baking

soda) when baking.

 

Many people take calcium and vitamin D daily in order to help

prevent osteoporosis.

 

It is well known that calcium needs vitamin D in order to be

absorbed by the body so most calcium supplements contain vitamin D.

 

What is not generally known is bones are a complex matrix of many

different minerals and if all the required minerals are not present

then strong bones cannot be built. There are at least 18 key bone-

building nutrients essential for optimum bone health. The

implication is that it is easier to destroy bone through excess

acidity in the body than it is to rebuild bone.

 

Furthermore, as farm soils become depleted of many trace minerals

the foods grown on these soils contain less and less of the required

nutrients.

 

At last count, the human body requires 90 different nutrients for

optimum health, and the list is growing year by year. A good

nutritional supplement is no longer optional.

 

If you do not eat dairy products, you can get calcium from cooked

greens (collards especially), molasses, sesame seeds, broccoli, and

tofu.

 

Magnesium complements calcium in the same way that potassium

complements sodium. Calcium and magnesium in balance are needed for

proper conduction of electrical impulses in nerves and muscles.

Taken together, calcium and magnesium are mild neuromuscular

relaxants and may help promote sleep at bedtime, especially if

muscle tension contributes to wakefulness. - www.drweil.com

 

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