Are you making you body acidic?
Acidosis is a condition where the body
chemistry becomes imbalanced and too acidic and is the cause of many health
conditions.
Symptoms include:
- Frequent sighing
- Insomnia
- Water retention
- Recessed eyes
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Migraine headaches
- Abnormally low blood pressure
- Dry hard stools
- Foul-smelling stools accompanied by a burning sensation in the
anus
- Alternating constipation and diarrhoea
- Difficulty swallowing
- Burning in the mouth and/or under the tongue
- Sensitivity of the teeth to vinegar and acidic fruits
- Bumps on tongue or the roof of the mouth
The bodies pH level is determined and
anything below 7.0 is acidic and anything above pH 7.0 is alkaline and the
ideal range for the body is 6.3 – 6.8.
Acidosis occurs when the body has lost its alkaline reserve.
Causes include:
- Kidney, liver and adrenal disorders
- Improper diet
- Malnutrition
- Obesity
- Ketosis (over consumption of protein affecting the kidneys)
- Anger
- Stress
- Fear
- Anorexia
- Toxemia
- Fever
- Consumption of excessive amounts of niacin, vitamin C or aspirin
- Diabetes and stomach ulcers are associated with this condition
To test your acid/alkaline balance you can
get a pH paper that you apply saliva, the paper will change colour to show
whether or not your system is overly acidic or overly alkaline which can lead
to acidosis or alkalosis. You should not
do the test until at least 1 hour after eating.
You can get your pH paper here.
Your diet needs to be altered to get your
body back to the normal range, you can do this by eating more alkaline-forming
foods from this list until your test pH comes back as normal:
Acid
forming foods:
|
Alcohol Coffee Soft
drinks Tea Aspirin
and most drugs Tobacco Organ
meats Poultry Fish Shellfish Meat |
Asparagus Beans Brussels
Sprouts Olives Pepper Plums Cranberries Prunes Sauerkraut Eggs Milk |
Noodles Oatmeal Chickpeas Pasta Cornstarch Flour Flour
based products Legumes All foods
with sugar Vinegar |
Low-level
acid forming foods:
|
Butter Ice cream Cheese |
Grains
(most) Seeds and
nuts Lamb’s
quarters |
Canned or
glazed fruit Dried
Coconut Dried or
sulphur fruits (most) |
Alkaline-forming
foods:
|
Avocados Fresh
Fruits Fresh
Vegetables |
Honey Corn Fresh
coconut Soy
Products |
Maple
syrup Dates Molasses Raisins |
Please note that although citrus fruits may
seem to have an acidifying effect on the body, the citric acid they contain
actually has an alkalinizing effect in the system.
Low-level
alkaline-forming foods:
|
Almonds Chestnuts Brazil
nuts |
Blackstrap
molasses Soured
dairy products |
Millet Buckwheat Lima
beans |
The body gets overloaded with toxins and
foods that we eat, especially if the foods have been sprayed with poisons such
as pesticides and herbicides. The body
through the skin releases toxins but when you use soaps and lotions that aren’t
organic and contain harmful chemicals that are laded with animal fats, the
pores of your skin get blocked and the toxins are unable to be released.