The Increasingly Popular Acidosis

When you do not maintain a proper acid alkaline pH balanced body, acidic conditions such as occasional fatigue, heart burn, acid indigestion, migraine headaches, blurred vision, diabetes, insomnia, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, irritable bowels, constipation, lack of energy and even more serious conditions can occur.  Acid foods like: meat, soda, sugar and even conditions like stress can cause acid imbalances that can lead to premature aging, wrinkles, stiff and sore muscles, fatigue, weak resistance to colds and even more serious problems.
An acidic pH can occur from any number of sources or reason. Some of the more common are eating an acid forming diet, emotional stress, toxic overload, and/or immune reactions or any process that deprives the cells of oxygen and other nutrients.  The body has built in methods to compensate for acidic pH by using alkaline minerals within itself, like bone.  If the diet does not contain enough minerals to compensate, a build up of acids in the cells will occur.
An acidic balance will: decrease the body’s ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, decrease the energy production in the cells, decrease it’s ability to repair damaged cells, decrease it’s ability to detoxify heavy metals, make tumor cells thrive, and make it more susceptible to fatigue and illness. A blood pH of 6.9, which is only slightly acidic, can induce coma and death.
The reason acidosis is more common in our society is mostly due to the typical American diet, which is far too high in acid producing animal products like meat, eggs and dairy, and far too low in alkaline producing foods like fresh vegetables. Additionally, we eat acid producing processed foods like white flour and sugar and drink acid producing beverages like coffee and soft drinks. We use too many drugs, which are acid forming; and we use artificial chemical sweeteners like NutraSweet, Spoonful, Sweet ‘N Low, Equal, or Aspartame, which are poison and extremely acid forming. One of the best things we can do to correct an overly acid body is to clean up the diet and lifestyle.
To maintain health, the diet should consist of 60% alkaline forming foods and 40% acid forming foods. To restore health, the diet should consist of 80% alkaline forming foods and 20% acid forming foods.
Generally, alkaline forming foods include: most fruits, green vegetables, peas, beans, lentils, spices, herbs and seasonings, and seeds and nuts. Generally, acid forming foods include: meat, fish, poultry, eggs, grains, and legumes.