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| The pH Part of Health |
People with cancer tend to have a low pH, which is an acidic
condition of the body. From that one meager fact alone, we
want to avoid an acidic body condition.
We may be tempted to think that obviously acidic foods, like
lemons, are the problem, but in fact acidic foods like lemons,
grapefruit and oranges are alkalizing within our bodies.
Many foods which are not as obviously acidic as citrus fruits
also have an alkalizing effect in our bodies; for example:
avocados, broccoli and olive oil.
Cancer, as well as many diseases not as fearfully regarded as
cancer, are linked to low pH, for instance, diabetes.
The connection between acidosis, the condition of low pH in
the body, and diabetes was first brought to my attention in Dr.
Atkins' books on weight loss.
Dr. Atkins explained that by eating primarily protein you can
put your body into a state of acidosis, and, in a state of acidosis
your body will rapidly burn fat, causing bad breath, which he
felt was a minor side affect.
To be sure you had reached the point of acidosis he suggested
testing your urine with pH strips, which, he said, were familiar
to people with diabetes.
I tried the Atkins diet and indeed rapidly lost weight, but
steaks, bacon, pork chops and cheese rapidly became less and
less appetizing.
At the time, as evening front desk clerk at a small Best Western
here in Santa Fe, I had an opportunity to talk to a lot of people,
many of whom flourished on the Atkins diet and never found
steaks unappetizing.
Since then I've read Dr. D'Adamo on the relationship of
different foods to different blood types, and I believe those
who thrived on the Atkins diet were ones with type O blood.
I have type A or AB, I forget which. What I remember is that
my blood type is the type which benefits from drinking coffee
and eating celery. I know I don't have type O or type B and I
know that Dr. D'Adamo says people with type O benefit from
eating meat.
Some symptoms of low pH:
Many symptoms of low pH are also symptoms of low vitamin
B12.
which in turn affects the amount of oxygen our tissues receive.
With low B12 blood cells are unable to properly divide so they
become too large to pass easily into small vessels. With low
pH blood cells clump together and the clumps can't pass easily
into small vessels. In both cases the lack of oxygen to our cells
makes us feel tired.
Healthy blood cells are kept separate from each other by their
negatively charged outside and positively charged inside. In an
over acidic body the acid strips blood cells of their negative
charge, without which they no longer have the repelling force
they need and clump together.
condition of the body. From that one meager fact alone, we
want to avoid an acidic body condition.
We may be tempted to think that obviously acidic foods, like
lemons, are the problem, but in fact acidic foods like lemons,
grapefruit and oranges are alkalizing within our bodies.
Many foods which are not as obviously acidic as citrus fruits
also have an alkalizing effect in our bodies; for example:
avocados, broccoli and olive oil.
Cancer, as well as many diseases not as fearfully regarded as
cancer, are linked to low pH, for instance, diabetes.
The connection between acidosis, the condition of low pH in
the body, and diabetes was first brought to my attention in Dr.
Atkins' books on weight loss.
Dr. Atkins explained that by eating primarily protein you can
put your body into a state of acidosis, and, in a state of acidosis
your body will rapidly burn fat, causing bad breath, which he
felt was a minor side affect.
To be sure you had reached the point of acidosis he suggested
testing your urine with pH strips, which, he said, were familiar
to people with diabetes.
I tried the Atkins diet and indeed rapidly lost weight, but
steaks, bacon, pork chops and cheese rapidly became less and
less appetizing.
At the time, as evening front desk clerk at a small Best Western
here in Santa Fe, I had an opportunity to talk to a lot of people,
many of whom flourished on the Atkins diet and never found
steaks unappetizing.
Since then I've read Dr. D'Adamo on the relationship of
different foods to different blood types, and I believe those
who thrived on the Atkins diet were ones with type O blood.
I have type A or AB, I forget which. What I remember is that
my blood type is the type which benefits from drinking coffee
and eating celery. I know I don't have type O or type B and I
know that Dr. D'Adamo says people with type O benefit from
eating meat.
Some symptoms of low pH:
- Aging appears more rapidly
Bladder conditions
Body temperature lower than normal
Cardiovascular damage occurs
Complexion becomes pale
Constipation
Depression
Diabetes
Digestion slows
Eyelids inflame
Fatigue and low energy
Fingernails thin and split easily
Free radical damage accelerates
Gastritis
Gums inflamed and sensitive
Hair is dull, ends are split, falls out easily
Headaches
Hormonal problems
Immune deficiency
Infections become more common
Joints become painful
Kidney stones
Legs cramp and spasm
Lips crack at their corners
Muscles ache
Skin dry, flakes and is easily irritated
Stomach acid becomes a problem
Stress felt more easily and more often
Teeth loose and painful
Ulcers of mouth and stomach
Weight gain
Yeast/fungal problems
Many symptoms of low pH are also symptoms of low vitamin
B12.
which in turn affects the amount of oxygen our tissues receive.
With low B12 blood cells are unable to properly divide so they
become too large to pass easily into small vessels. With low
pH blood cells clump together and the clumps can't pass easily
into small vessels. In both cases the lack of oxygen to our cells
makes us feel tired.
Healthy blood cells are kept separate from each other by their
negatively charged outside and positively charged inside. In an
over acidic body the acid strips blood cells of their negative
charge, without which they no longer have the repelling force
they need and clump together.
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Healthy blood
cells are
separate from
each other and
move freely.
cells are
separate from
each other and
move freely.
Stripped of
their negative
charge clumped
blood cells
can't get into
small vessels.
their negative
charge clumped
blood cells
can't get into
small vessels.
Here is a chart with foods arranged from most acidifying to
most alkalizing:
most alkalizing:
Vinegar - A coworker once told me she could get rid of my
bad cough, but I wouldn't like it. She said to mix equal parts of
tea, lemon juice and apple cider vinegar, add honey and drink
it. It wasn't quite as vile as it sounded, and she was right: it got
rid of my cough. It also made me sleep, which I had been
having trouble doing. I used the "cure" every night for weeks
until I noticed that my thumbnails had horizontal grooves
forming in them. When I stopped using the vinegar drink, the
grooves smoothed out to normal.
Some years later when I was living in hydrogen sulfide from
the outdoor toilet pit under my condo I had the horizontal
grooves appear once again. At that time I couldn't eat
sauerkraut, mustard, pickles, or anything containing vinegar
without my ankles and feet swelling. Only when I moved out
of my condo, and after some time passed, could I once again
eat mustard, which I love.
Now that I know about pH, I better understand how the vinegar
was overwhelming my system.
And, I think this may explain why olive oil with its high pH is
so healthy for us: it very well may balance out the low pH of
foods cooked in it, so that they no longer have a damaging affect.
bad cough, but I wouldn't like it. She said to mix equal parts of
tea, lemon juice and apple cider vinegar, add honey and drink
it. It wasn't quite as vile as it sounded, and she was right: it got
rid of my cough. It also made me sleep, which I had been
having trouble doing. I used the "cure" every night for weeks
until I noticed that my thumbnails had horizontal grooves
forming in them. When I stopped using the vinegar drink, the
grooves smoothed out to normal.
Some years later when I was living in hydrogen sulfide from
the outdoor toilet pit under my condo I had the horizontal
grooves appear once again. At that time I couldn't eat
sauerkraut, mustard, pickles, or anything containing vinegar
without my ankles and feet swelling. Only when I moved out
of my condo, and after some time passed, could I once again
eat mustard, which I love.
Now that I know about pH, I better understand how the vinegar
was overwhelming my system.
And, I think this may explain why olive oil with its high pH is
so healthy for us: it very well may balance out the low pH of
foods cooked in it, so that they no longer have a damaging affect.
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