Acidosis, a condition that appears when our body pH is too acidic,
can lead to a lot of health problems. Acidic imbalance reduces our
body’s ability to absorb minerals and nutrients. It reduces the cell’s
capacity to repair itself. It also prevents the body from detoxifying
naturally.
How to balance your body’s pH
- Drink plenty of water. The amount of water you need
daily depends especially of your weight. To balance your body’s normal
pH, you will need to drink a bit more than usual, about 7oz per 10lbs
of your body weight. As example, if you weight 130lbs, you should drink
about 91 of water, or around 3 liters. Pure water can do the trick but
to speed up the process, you can also drink alkaline water. Some
specialized (and costly) equipment can give you alkaline water. But if
you don’t have one at home, drinking water with a bit of baking soda in
it will do the trick. Dissolve ½ teaspoon in 6oz of water and drink
every morning until your body’s pH has returned to normal.
- Avoid coffee and sodas. Those drinks are highly
acidic and can reverse all your alkalinizing efforts by raising your
body’s pH. If you can’t ditch coffee completely, at least reduce your
intake to one cup a day, and better try to buy low acidity coffee. This
can be found in the natural aisle of your grocery store or in health
stores.
- Eat your greens. Green leafy vegetables like kale,
collard greens, turnip tops, mustard greens and spinach are very
alkalinizing for the body. Try to eat it raw by making a big salad mixed
with other alkalinizing food like cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, celery,
cabbage, cauliflower, carrots or onions. A good trick is to prepare a
huge bowl in advance, keep it in the fridge and eat a big bowl every
day.
- Ditch dairy products. Cow’s milk has shown to
produce an abundance of mucus in the human body. Many people also
suffer from a hidden allergy or intolerance, which can increase the acid
wastes in the body. Choosing almond, rice or organic soy “milk” and
“milk” products will help you detox naturally and alkalize your body.
- Avoid sugars. Artificial sweeteners are the worst,
followed by refined sugar. Sugar is acidic and decreases the body’s
pH. Natural sweeteners like honey, agave nectar or dried fruits are
generally safe, but if you try to alkalize your body, it would be a
good thing to reduce your natural sugar intake as well for a while.
- Go vegetarian. Meat, especially red one along with
pork and lamb can be very acidic and produces a lot of metabolic waste.
If you must have meat, at least choose wild fish or organic chicken and
turkey and reduce your overall meat intake.
- Eat grapefruit. Grapefruit, like lemons, are great
to alkalize the body. Grapefruit are very high in water, and contains
a powerful substance to help you detox naturally. Try to eat one every
day during the body’s pH balancing process. Eat it like an orange and
without sugar though, as it’s in the very thin skin between each
grapefruit segment that contains the detox substance.
- Avoid processed and refined food. This includes
anything made with white flour, like pastas, bread, cake, muffins,
croutons, etc… Also avoid prepared food that contains food colorings,
preservatives, added flavors and other additives. Choose foods with the
shortest ingredient list, and with ingredients that you can recognize.
- Reduce stress. Implement a daily practice of a
stress reducing activity like yoga, tai chi, meditation or even simple
deep breathing. Stress plays a huge role in the body’s pH. Stress also
speed up aging, so it’s a good thing to learn to let go.
- Get yourself moving. Being active is essential to
good health. Exercises improve blood circulation and help to detox
naturally. The sweat produced during exercise also contributes to flush
out toxins including acidic waste. Try to exercise daily, at least 30
minutes a day.
If you implement one step each day, there’s a tremendous possibility
that you will be amazed with the results on how you feel. Remember
though that the name of the game is progress, not perfection. Be kind to
yourself and take it slowly. And as you learn more about alkalizing
the body, but sure to understand that it’s all about balance. You don’t
want to end up with the other side of the problem and end up with a body
that is too alkaline. Of course this is highly unlikely if you follow
natural methods, but it could happen to someone drinking huge amounts of
very alkaline water over a prolonged period. So the key here again is
balance.
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