Hi, I'm Dr. Ted Edwards DC. At my clinic Edmonds Chiropractic Therapy Clinic I encourage my patients to pay attention to how improper diet, stress and lack of exercise alter the acid/alkaline balance or pH in their body. I recall hearing the term “pH” in my high school chemistry class. Sometimes I see hair care products taking about “balanced pH”. What does this term mean? Technically it meanspotential – Hydrogen. How is pH measured?
We use a scale of 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral. A pH below 7 is considered acidic – hot and fast -- while one above 7 is considered alkaline or slow and cool It turns out that the proper pH is critical for life. It controls the speed of our body’s biochemical reactions. Your pH governs what metabolic activities can take place. For instance is governs how much glucose is derived from our dietary intake of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. It also controls the oxygen levels used to control the rate at which the fire burns – keeping us from being either too hot or too cold
Total healing of chronic illness takes place only when
and if the blood is restored to a normal,
slightly alkaline pH.
Your pH has a profound effect on whether you feel healthy or diseased. Whether your pH is either too acidic or too alkaline your cells become poisoned and unhealthy, soon to deteriorate and eventually die. Just as acid rain is destroying forests and alkaline wastes are polluting lakes, an imbalanced pH actually corrodes (rusts) all body tissues. Left unchecked this will interrupt all cellular activities and functions.
Where do all the Excess Acids come from?
Much of it comes from our lifestyle: Improper diet, environmental pollution, emotional and physical stress, lack of exercise, “acid” music, “acid” books, negative thoughts, deeds and actions, just to name a few. These make us rot on the inside leading to cellular disorganization from an influx of biotoxins from bacteria, yeast, fungus and finally mold each of which create debilitating acids. When the fluids in your body loose their alkalinity, you are considered to be in a condition of acidosis.
Most Illness is but one constitutional disease
MYCOTOXICOSES
Toxicity brought about by mycotic infections,
e.g. yeast and fungus infection, the great decomposers of life.
What does this pH dysfunction result in?
Most, if not all, autoimmune disease including cardiovascular disease, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, tuberculosis, osteoporosis and diabetes are due to free radical damage of your cell membranes and their intracellular membrane structures which creates phosphoric acid. Cardiovascular disease occurs because an acid pH decreases the amount of oxygen that can be delivered to cells and because of the free radical damage to the walls of vessels. Cancerous and other abnormal cells like yeast-fungus grow well in an acidic environment thus accelerating the disease process.
PROBLEM: Acidosis leads to premature aging creating wrinkling, age spots, and hormonal malfunctions. It interferes with eyesight and memory as well as leading to the never ending frustration of excessive weight gain. That’s right a habitually acid pH directly causes immediate weight gain by triggering the condition known as insulin sensitivity. And here’s the kicker, fasting and dieting are known acid-producing activities. Unless your pH is balanced all the dieting in the world will amount to nothing. This is simply because the body produces fat to protect itself against excessive acids produced in response to cellular disturbances. Fat-bound acids accumulate in the hips, thighs, and abdomen leading to obesity – which is running rampant in America at this very moment.
SOLUTION: There are two essential products you can use to protect yourself from an acidic pH and the condition of acidosis:
PUROZYME 100 capsule $33.30
A high concentration of protease along with other key herbs delivers a special purifying and cleansing effect on the blood and other cells.
Servings: Take 1-3 capsules, 3 times a day on an empty stomach, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. CHILDREN Under 5, use one quarter the adult serving. Between ages 6-15, use one half the adult serving.
ALKAZYME 90 tablets $26.95
A super alkalizing formula with Aloe Vera, Chickweed, and Chamomile in a proprietary enzyme blend. Balancing pH is the first priority in establishing healthy terrain!
Servings: Take 1 to 3 tablets, 3 times a day on an empty stomach, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. CHILDREN Under 5, use one quarter the adult serving. Between ages 6-15, use one half the adult serving.
With an acidic pH we tend to wear out – we literally experience “burn out.”
A habitually acidic condition slowly erodes and eats into the cell wall membranes of the smooth muscle tissue that lines our arteries, veins, even our heart. This makes it extremely difficult to control blood pressure, arrhythmia's and prevent the advent of a heart attack. While a pH that is too alkaline makes our chemical and electrical processes too slow – we experience sluggish liver or sluggish bowels.
The Human Body’s Vital Functions are Electric
pH is behind the body’s electrical system. An acidic pH carries an electromagnetic positive charge, while an alkaline pH carries an electromagnetic negative charge. This is important because the nucleus of our cells is naturally acidic while the cytoplasm which surrounds the cell’s nucleus is alkaline. This creates the bioelectric potential needed for life. In fact, the polarity between these two poles reflects the vitality of cells.
Our cells membranes use channels to pump the positive charged electrolytes potassium (K+) and Sodium (Na+) into and out of the cell. When the sodium-potassium pump slows down due to acidosis, the body burns less fat for energy leaving us feeling fat and lethargic. This acid-induced malfunction also increases the “bad” cholesterol. If that were not bad enough an acid pH encourages cholesterol to bind with heavy metals and other cellular debris.
Most Diets CAUSE an Unhealthy Acid pH
Diet is the major influence in maintaining proper pH levels in the body. What goes into your mouth will impact where your pH will fall and that has an impact on every metabolic function in your body. Certain foods are “acid-forming," while others are known to be “alkaline-forming.”
When effective digestion is shutdown by a lack of hydrochloric acid and pepsin enzymes the carbohydrates we eat ferment, proteins putrefy and fats and oils go rancid. Normal levels of stomach acid help sterilize the foods we eat. Without this bacteria, parasites, yeast, mold and fungus enter the gastrointestinal tract exposing the entire body to these microforms and their toxic excretions.
Q: Would you like to know the metabolic cause of the disease osteoporosis?
A: Too much acid in the diet caused by acid-forming foods like red meat, grains, dairy, sodas, sugar and commonly prescribed drugs like antibiotics and steroids (prednisone). Simply, demineralization of the bones and teeth occurs under conditions of excess acidity.
- As we eat more acid-forming foods we use up our stores of sodium and other precious buffers.
- High sugar fruits such as oranges, apples, pears, bananas, pineapples, and grapes paralyze the immune system for up to five hours after ingestion.
- Low sugar fruits like peppers, lemons, limes, avocados and tomatoes (essential guacamole) are alkaline and good for the body.
6 Reasons to Avoid Acidosis:
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Corrodes (Rusts) Arteries, Veins and Heart Tissues
Acidosis erodes and eats into cell wall membranes of the heart, arteries and veins weakening heart structures. This is associated with cardiovascular disease including heart attacks, stroke, and high blood pressure.
Causes Cholesterol Plaque to form creating Arteriosclerosis
LDL (L for Lousy) Cholesterol is thought to be the agent of doom in heart disease. It turns out it’s the effect that an acidic pH has on this form of cholesterol that makes it so dangerous. Because of an acid pH cholesterol binds with heavy metals and other cellular debris so they cannot be eliminated normally. This new substance than forms plaque and clogs up the bodies plumbing as it were.
Accelerates Free-Radical Damage leading to Premature Aging
Free-radicals also damage cell membranes causing them to unravel and malfunction. Cell wall destructions leads to wrinkles, age spots, lose of eyesight, decreased memory and a host of other age related problems. Free-radicals decrease the amount of oxygen that can be delivered to cells causing normal cells to become unhealthy and die. When our cells are oxygen deficient glucose is not turned into energy we can use, it’s turned into lactic acid which makes our acidosis problem even worse.
Causes Weight Gain – Obesity and Diabetes
An acid pH is associated with a majority of weight problems, including obesity and diabetes. This is due to a condition known as Syndrome X or insulin sensitivity. This condition converts every calorie it can into fat.
Disrupts Critical Lipid and Fatty Acid Metabolism:
This leads to an increases in neurological problems as well as hormonal and endocrine system malfunction. This is where multiple scelerosis, Parkinsons’ and other nerve diseases start from.
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Inhibits Cellular Regeneration and DNA/RNA Synthesis.
Cancerous and yeast/fungus love an acidic environment. An acid pH actually encourages these destruction growths to increase. Getting more hydrogen into an unhealthy cell helps it heal. Cancer and fungal infections are always associated with an acid pH (acidosis) and a lack of oxygen getting through the cell membranes into the cells.
Our bodies simply cannot fight disease if our pH is not properly balanced.
Use pH paper to test your Urinary pH
Its purpose is to tell you if your body has a healthy store of the minerals that keep its internal environment slightly alkaline. These minerals include sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium and iron. Urinary pH is a reflection of the efforts of the body to regular pH through the buffer salts and hormones from the kidneys, adrenals, lungs and gonads.
Here’s a list of foods thought to be alkaline-forming: almonds, aloe vera, apples, apricots, bee pollen, buckwheat, cabbage, cantaloupe, celery, carrots, cucumbers, dates, dulse, poached eggs, figs, grapefruit, honey, lettuce, millet, parsley, raisins, peaches, fresh red potatoes, pineapple, soy products, sprouted seeds, cooked spinach, turnip tops, wakame miso soup, azuki beans, rice, mineral water.
USE pH Paper to test your Salivary pH
This is your guide to whether or not your body is overburdened with emotional stress! When it is your potassium and magnesium levels will need to be replenished preferable with Dr. Nieper’s K/Mg Aspartate.
TESTING: Indican levels in your Urine:
When this test is positive it tells us that we have rotten products in the intestine that are being reabsorbed by the blood stream. This is called DYBIOSIS – the growth of abnormal bacteria because of acidosis. Dysbiosis preceeds health problems such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and multiple chemical sensitivities.
PUROZYME 100 capsule $33.30
A high concentration of protease along with other key herbs delivers a special purifying and cleansing effect on the blood and other cells.
Servings: Take 1-3 capsules, 3 times a day on an empty stomach, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. CHILDREN Under 5, use one quarter the adult serving. Between ages 6-15, use one half the adult serving.
ALKAZYME 90 tablets $26.95
A super alkalizing formula with Aloe Vera, Chickweed, and Chamomile in a proprietary enzyme blend. Balancing pH is the first priority in establishing healthy terrain!
Servings: Take 1 to 3 tablets, 3 times a day on an empty stomach, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. CHILDREN Under 5, use one quarter the adult serving. Between ages 6-15, use one half the adult serving.
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