PH
The pH of our body is a critically important but rarely discussed aspect of health. pH stands for “potential or power of hydrogen” and refers to the acidity or alkalinity (also referred to as basicity) of various bodily fluids such as saliva, blood and urine. This is not to be confused with stomach acidity issues or what’s commonly referred to as heartburn and its 21st century incarnation: acid reflux. A healthy, properly functioning stomach has a naturally acidic pH and is separate from the pH of other bodily fluids.
The pH scale ranges from pH 0 (extremely acidic) to pH 14 (extremely alkaline), with the pH of human blood falling just above neutral at 7.4. To maintain health & function optimally, our blood must stay within the pH 7.0 to 7.4 range; slightly alkaline.
The best way to raise body pH is making sure that your body has all of the minerals it needs. Maintaining a balanced alkaline body pH is our first line of defense against aging and disease. Maintaining proper blood pH is so critical that the body will pull minerals and nutrients from our bones and tissues to buffer acidity and preserve to keep our blood alkaline. Acidosis occurs when a person has a consistent acidic pH. Acidosis sets us up for numerous health issues including increased susceptibility to viral and bacterial infections, accelerated aging, osteoporosis, obesity and cancer, to name but a few.
Our pH is largely determined by 3 factors: Diet, Stress, and Oxygen intake
Incorporate some form of regular physical activity into our life pH drops
Oxygen Therapy
You can test the pH of your blood, saliva or urine using pH test strips these strips quickly indicate whether you are in the alkaline or acid zone. If our pH consistently registers below 7.0 then you should consider making diet and lifestyle adjustment. Adjusting your diet to include more alkalizing foods is one of the easiest ways to change your pH with the recommended ratio being 75% alkalizing foods to 25% acidifying foods. A food’s acidity or alkalinity is not determined by its pH when it’s sitting on our plate, but by the pH of the metabolic byproduct or the “ash” that remains after it’s been digested and absorbed by the body.
The pH scale ranges from pH 0 (extremely acidic) to pH 14 (extremely alkaline), with the pH of human blood falling just above neutral at 7.4. To maintain health & function optimally, our blood must stay within the pH 7.0 to 7.4 range; slightly alkaline.
The best way to raise body pH is making sure that your body has all of the minerals it needs. Maintaining a balanced alkaline body pH is our first line of defense against aging and disease. Maintaining proper blood pH is so critical that the body will pull minerals and nutrients from our bones and tissues to buffer acidity and preserve to keep our blood alkaline. Acidosis occurs when a person has a consistent acidic pH. Acidosis sets us up for numerous health issues including increased susceptibility to viral and bacterial infections, accelerated aging, osteoporosis, obesity and cancer, to name but a few.
Our pH is largely determined by 3 factors: Diet, Stress, and Oxygen intake
Ways to Raise Your pH:
Eat an alkalizing diet Lessen/ manage stressIncorporate some form of regular physical activity into our life pH drops
Oxygen Therapy
You can test the pH of your blood, saliva or urine using pH test strips these strips quickly indicate whether you are in the alkaline or acid zone. If our pH consistently registers below 7.0 then you should consider making diet and lifestyle adjustment. Adjusting your diet to include more alkalizing foods is one of the easiest ways to change your pH with the recommended ratio being 75% alkalizing foods to 25% acidifying foods. A food’s acidity or alkalinity is not determined by its pH when it’s sitting on our plate, but by the pH of the metabolic byproduct or the “ash” that remains after it’s been digested and absorbed by the body.
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