Wisdom Wednesday!!

Acid vs. Alkaline

Balance is very important when it comes to our health. Something I think that gets over looked is our body's ph, or the balance of our body's ph. Ph is the measure of the acid in your body. Your body's ph is extremely important when it comes to your health. Disease thrives on a low ph, or a ph that is more acidic. Having your ph in the acidic range for a long period of time can cause serious health problems because it suppresses your immune system and makes your body weak. A healthy ph level for our bodies is between 7.35 and 7.45. That is the normal ph of our blood, which is slightly alkaline. A more alkaline body is much more healthy. When you are slightly alkaline your immune system functions properly.
Our body fights everyday to maintain our ph levels. It wants to be balanced. We can make our body more acidic or more alkaline depending on what food we eat and what we drink. Almost all of the foods we eat release either an acid or an alkaline base into our blood after being digested. For example, soda has an acidic range around 2.5 ph ("similar to battery acid" reports Connie Eccles). To help our body process the soda and bring our body back to a healthier ph level we would need to drink about 32 ounces of good water, water that has a ph of at least 7. When I found that out it really did change my view on soda. So when you think about what you are going to eat, think about whether that food is going to make you more acidic or more alkaline. There are many list out there that tell you if a food is acidic or alkaline. Some go into more detail than others. If a food is a low level acid forming food then you can count it as neutral, such as most grains, most nuts and seeds, and butter. The same goes for low level alkaline forming foods such as, almonds, blackstrap molasses, and lima beans. The Wolfe Clinic has a list on their web site for acid and alkaline foods, click here to see it.
My point for this Wisdom Wednesday post is to help you to be more aware of the food that you are eating and how it can help or hurt your body. If you have tried many things and you are still struggling with being tired all the time, or you get flu and cold symptoms and you don't get the full virus, or maybe you have increased mucous and you can't seem to get rid of it, all of these are signs that your body is too acidic. Change your diet. Consume 80% of alkaline foods and 20% of acid foods along with drinking more good water. I'm sure that you'll feel better soon, and as always happier healthier eating!

Other Sources:
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/popularhealthdiets/a/alkalinediet.htm
http://livestrong.com/article/47620-acid-vs.-alkaline-body/