By Layne Lowery   www.healthiertalk.com

Just as acid can ruin your car battery, increased acidity in your cells and tissues can eat away at the linings of your arteries and increase your chances of both brain and cardiovascular problems… erode cartilage and cause inflamed joints… and damage skin cells which can contribute to premature wrinkling and other aging issues.

The critical balance between acidity and alkalinity is measured on a scale of 0 to 14 known as the pH—or “potential of hydrogen.” On this scale, 0 to 7 is acid, 7 is neutral and 7 to 14 is alkaline. If you were a healthy person with perfectly balanced pH, you would have a reading of about 7.4 in your blood and about 7.25 in your tissues. However, most people fall in the acidic range of 6.2 to 6.4.

If you suffer from pH imbalance, it can:

  • Thicken your blood and increase your risk of heart problems.
  • Block vitamin absorption and starve your body of essential nutrients.
  • Create toxic buildup in clogged cells.
  • Slow down organ function and make you feel sluggish and weak.
  • Prevent proper digestion and create excess gas and bloating.
  • Cause unhealthy weight gain.
  • Speed the aging process and make you look and feel older.

To help prevent acidity, you should avoid acid-forming foods like too many high-fat meats, processed foods, fried foods, refined sugars, pasteurized dairy products and white flour products

RICO’S COMMENTS:

I have been preaching alkaline pH for years. An alkaline body resists disease including cancer as cancer must have acidity to grow. If you keep your body oxygenated and alkaline you will stand a very, very good chance of living a disease-free life.

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO FIND OUT THE ph of the foods you are eating and how you can change your pH by changing your diet!

pH-Food-Chart