Body pH
Body pH
The human body functions at its peak performance when it is properly nourished hydrated and its fluids are maintained at a pH of about 7.4. In fact, besides regulating insulin production, the pancreas main function is to maintain the blood and bodily fluids at the proper slightly alkaline pH. This organ will go to extreme measures to protect the body’s organs by keeping the blood at a constant pH.
What is pH? It is a measurement of the acid or alkali balance of a fluid. 1.0 to 6.99 is considered acid on this measurement scale. 7.0 is neutral, neither acid nor alkali. 7.1 to 14.0 is considered alkaline pH.
When the food and drink we consume leads to blood pH that is less than optimal, the pancreas will adjust the blood levels of the essential nutrients potassium, calcium and magnesium in order to maintain the proper pH. Because of our bad diets the food and drink we consume leads to an acid pH. Meats, processed sugars, caffeine, coffee and sodas are highly acidic when digested and absorbed into the body, yet are so prevalent in the diets of developed countries. To counter this acidity the pancreas causes essential minerals to be leeched from bones, organs and body tissues. As we continue to eat a mainly acidic diet, the pancreas continues to pull these minerals to keep an alkaline pH in the blood. If we become too acidic the body often creates fat to store the acid to neutralize it until a later time when it can be eliminated.
The effect of this is that bodily fluids surrounding and bathing cells are maintained at a pH less than optimum. Bones, organs and tissues become weak as essential minerals are taken away. Cells become more acidic and less alkaline. Cellular waste from metabolism builds up. Though the body tries to remove this acidic waste build-up it often cannot keep up. This is why we have so many ailments and diseases affecting our bones, major organs and the elimination channels of the body. We cause acidity in the body and let it build up to harmful levels.
I learned this the hard way when I had a stroke. But, I’ve also learned that these negative effects can be reversed in a relatively short time when we take the proper steps to correct pH. I did so, experiencing reversal of high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes. A bonus effect of correcting my pH balance has been weight loss. My parents have even been able to cure fibromyalgia and stage 4 cancer following simple steps to correct their pH balance.