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The Standard American Diet results
in excess acid production when all the food
has been broken down. What does this mean?
Excessive acid may be produced in
the body when:
- Your eating
choices are too high in fat, protein
and simple sugars. When your body metabolizes
fat, protein and simple sugars acid
production remains. To reduce the acid
burden, the body links these excess
acids with alkaline minerals (such
as potassium, calcium, magnesium, and
others) and excretes them. Over time,
this can deplete the body of needed
materials and lead to a build up of
excess acids in your cells. This reduces
the efficiency and effectiveness of
your cells and tissues.
- Your body
is constantly being exposed to foreign
elements by way of infection, pollution
and improper digestion. This burdens
the immune system. When the burden
exceeds the body's reserves, a continuous
state of distress can emerge. As a
consequence, the chemical messengers
of distress (such as cortisol, adrenaline
and insulin) increase. The physiological
response to these distress messengers
is acid enhancing, thus increasing
the total acid load the body has to
handle.
Why is being acidic harmful?
- With an excess acid
load, the delicate machinery of your
body does not work very well. This
cellular machinery is delicately balanced
to work best within a narrow, slightly
alkaline range (pH: 7.35-7.55)
- The efficiency of
energy production in the cells is reduced
with even slight excess of cell acid.
This induces loss of resilience and
repair mechanisms making you become
more susceptible to fatigue, illness
and pain. While your body tries to
remove excess acid, critical minerals
are as well lost. These minerals protect
your kidneys, bladder and ureter from
acid damage.
What is the Alkaline Way and why is it beneficial
to me?
- The internal environment
of your body is maintained at a pH
level between 6.5 -7.5, which is alkaline.
For necessary cell reactions and functions
to occur, our body must maintain this
appropriate pH. While your body can
regulate pH, there is a limit to how
much it can neutralize. Excess acids
can accumulate from one or more of
the following conditions:
- Distress
- Toxins (or their
metabolites) that are acidic
- Immune reactions
- The Alkaline Way
is a program based on foods that are
predominantly alkaline forming. This
directly neutralize excess metabolic
acids and makes it possible to maintain
sustained health and immune competence.
- Over time, eating
the Alkaline way can help restore your
digestive and immune system competence
making it possible to lose your sensitivities.
You become tolerant to and can once
again eat safely the items to which
your body had previously reacted.
Remember, your body is in essence,
one very complicated chemical processing plantwith
60 trillion cells involved in some 6 trillion
chemical reactions each second. While the chemical
process can occur amid an acid environment,
such is not ideal. An alkaline internal state
is required for ideal chemical functioning and
for the achievement of optimal health.
The first step in establishing
a health promoting alkaline diet is to assess
your first urine pH level. If your pH readings
are regularly below 6.5, you could improve
your diet by making dietary changes.
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