Fight disease with a boost to your immune system

Steps that could help fight disease with a boost to your immune system.

Do you find the same old ailments coming back as if on a timer?

Do you find yourself feeling sicker than you should be?

Or maybe you are constantly tired, lethargic, irritable, or short-tempered.

We go through life putting up with most of these ailments, but did you know that this is probably an indication that your body’s pH/acid level is too high?

The acidity of your body is not a new term or condition!

The subject of your body’s pH balance and acidity is by no means new.

As early as 1933, a New York physician named William Howard Hay published a book called ‘A new era of health‘ in which he argued that…..

“All disease is caused by autointoxication or “self-poisoning” due to an accumulation of excess acid in the body.”

‘Alkalize or Die’ is another well-known publication in which Theodore A. Baroody discusses the implications of an overly acidic body…

“The myriad disease names don’t really matter. What matters is that they all stem from the same root cause, ‘too much wasted tissue acid in the body.'” Theodore A. Baroody, ND, DC, Ph.D.

Extensive scientific research has indicated that healthy people have constant alkaline levels.

Acidosis or alkalosis?

The human body is 70% water and in its attempt to balance positive ions (acids) and negative ions (alkaline) it is compromised by poor diet and lack of exercise thus creating problems that can go unnoticed for years.

In general, when our body acid level averages higher peaks than lows, this can have an adverse effect on our health and immune system.

Yes it is consequently high, then this can lead to a condition known as acidosis which can be a serious and life-threatening condition.

A consistently high body pH level of 7.5+ can also help lead to many other serious and degenerative diseases, including cancer.

Even premature aging can be directly related to a constantly acidic body!

pH (potential hydrogen) is measured on a scale of 0 to 14 and ideally a The pH level between 7.0 and 7.4 is the ideal goal to consistently achieve.

It has been well documented that ‘Western diets’ are too high in acid-producing animal products such as meat, eggs and dairy products.

On the contrary, our diets are too low in alkaline-producing foods, such as fresh vegetables. We consume too many acid-producing processed foods like white flour, sugar, coffee, soft drinks, and artificial sweeteners.

Even some of the drugs we use are acid-forming!

Populations are becoming increasingly acidic at epidemic proportions.

High acidity forces the body to borrow minerals such as calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium from the organs and bones to neutralize the acid and remove it from the body.

If the process is affected in any way, the body can suffer severe and prolonged damage from high acidity, a condition that can go undetected for years!

How can I improve my pH balance?

Scientists believe that maintaining a constant pH level is extremely important for a disease-free body and that diet and exercise play an important role in maintaining balance.

A good pH balance is supported by ensuring that our body has enough potassium, sodium, magnesium, and calcium.

What are the consequences of an overly acidic body?

A body that is too acidic can negatively affect the health of all your body’s functions, including circulatory, digestive, endocrine, immune, lymphatic, muscular, nervous, reproductive, respiratory, skeletal, and urinary.

This can lead to various diseases and in some cases to chronic diseases.

• Common problems that can arise are:
• Recurring cold and flu symptoms.
• Muscle and joint pain (lactic acid)
• weight gain
• Lethargy
• Constipation
• acid reflux
• Taste
• Acidity
• Headaches
• bad digestion
• Candidiasis/Candida fungal infections.

These are just a few examples of minor ailments that a person may experience due to an overly acidic body.

Did you know that the cellular structure of your body is made up of more than 700 trillion cells?

Our bodies cannot remain efficient when our cellular structure is flooded with acidic water and our cells become less efficient in the process of absorbing necessary nutrients. In this situation, cells can easily run out of oxygen. allowing cancer and other diseases to develop.

The most serious complaints are:

• Cardiovascular damage, including constriction of blood vessels leading to poor circulation.
• Diabetes.
• Bladder and kidney conditions.
• Depression.
• Cancer.
• Premature aging.
• Osteoporosis.
• obesity.
• Chronic fatigue.
• Immunodeficiency.
• Hormonal problems.
• Gallstones and kidney stones.
• Tumors.
• Acidosis

Again, just a few examples that result from excess acidity for prolonged periods.

Did you know?……….. “Degenerative diseases such as cancer cannot survive in an alkaline environment of pH 7.4” Example diseases.

obesity.

A constantly overly acidic body contributes to the destruction of cells and can make you fat.

When cells sense that this threat is evident, your body covers your cells with fatty deposits in an attempt to protect itself from increased acidity. making you need more fat.

Diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes is created by obesity, poor nutrition, high stress, and a lack of physiological inactivity.

All of these conditions are related to high acidity. Our overly acidic lifestyles and food choices have a negative impact on our health, which is shown in the rapid increase in diabetes around the world.

Obesity is not the cause of diabetes.

Diabetes is caused by our increased consumption of complex carbohydrates and simple sugars and a lack of exercise.

Osteoporosis.

Bone density is affected by an overly acidic body. When the body uses calcium from the bones to combat excess acidity, bone density gradually weakens making you more susceptible to osteoporosis.

So why all the interest around pH balance, acidosis, diet and exercise?

You’ve probably already realized that it has been conclusively proven that most of our aches, pains, and illnesses are directly related to the acidity levels in our body.

A major contributing factor to becoming acidic is that there are never enough hours in the day to take “time off” to eat a well-balanced meal and exercise regularly.

This is corroborated by the increase in cases of diabetes and obesity during the last decade, indicative of our poorly controlled eating habits.

Why is exercise so important?

Well, the lungs are the main player here! By exercising the body and therefore increasing lung capacity and intake, you are removing acid every time you exhale carbon dioxide (CO2), which can reduce your acid levels literally in minutes.

The kidneys, however, are another matter excreting acids through the urine, but this excretion process takes days, unlike the lungs which, as already mentioned, can take minutes or even seconds.

Why is diet important?

Simply put, there are alkaline foods and there are acidic foods.

Therefore, by maintaining a healthy and balanced diet of non-acidic foods, we ensure that our pH balance remains constant.

Monitoring your pH levels?

Depending on how seriously you take your health and wellness, monitoring your pH balance will determine what steps to take should your body become too acidic.

A very simple way is to test your urine as soon as you wake up, which is generally accepted as the most accurate simply because nothing has been eaten and therefore cannot influence any test.

This is done using pH strips that you would take samples with.

So, what is the solution to control the acidity levels of our body?

We can control our pH levels in 2 ways:

1…Exercise regularly, but be consist.

Try walking after lunch instead of staying at the office or taking a walk after dinner.

Make subtle changes but stay consist.

2…Consider changing or replacing some of the foods you eat with the following:

(here are some suggestions, but the list is not exhausted).

Vegetables: Asparagus, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, eggplant, fermented vegetables, garlic, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, parsnips, bell peppers, squash, turnips, peas, spinach, sweet potatoes, watercress, wild Vegetables.

Fruit: All berries, apples, apricots, avocado, bananas, cantaloupe, cherries, currants, dates, figs, grapefruit, grapes, kiwi, lemons, limes, mango, melons, nectarines, oranges, papaya, peaches, pears, pineapples, grapes, Tangerines, Tomatoes, Watermelon.

Proteins: Almonds, chestnuts, cottage cheese, eggs, flax seeds, hemp seeds, millet, pumpkin seeds, sprouted seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, yogurt.

You should also investigate acidifying foods as a precaution and should balance your meals in a ratio of about 70-75% alkalizing and 25-30% acidifying to boost your immune system.

Take a look at the various food tables available to determine which foods and beverages are best for your lifestyle.

On a final note!

If all of this ‘change’ is too much, consider the natural proprietary supplements that are available that will help you manage your pH levels to become less acidic and fight disease with a boost to your immune system.