WHAT IS PH BALANCE?
What does pH balance actually refer to? This is a common question I get when doing health consultations and this is important to know as it can really affect your overall well-being. Your body’s pH balance, also commonly known as its acid-alkaline balance, measures how acidic or alkaline a solution is in our body’s fluids and tissues.
WHAT BODY PARTS AFFECT PH LEVELS?
The human body is naturally built to maintain a healthy balance of acidity and alkalinity, typically around 7.40 on a scale of 0 to 14, zero being the most acidic and fourteen being the most alkaline. However, what we put into our bodies daily can affect these levels and lead to infections if we are not conscious of what we are taking in.
Additionally, the lungs and kidneys play a key role in this process. The lungs control your body’s pH balance by releasing carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a slightly acidic compound, as well as a waste product produced by cells in the body as they use oxygen. The cells release it into your blood, and it’s taken to your lungs. When you exhale, you’re expelling that carbon dioxide, a process that also helps regulate your body’s pH balance by reducing acidity. Your brain constantly monitors this in order to maintain the proper pH balance in your body. Supporting the lungs, the kidneys eject acids or bases into the blood maintaining an acid-alkaline balance. The kidneys’ effect on acidity works much more slowly than that of the lungs.
HOW TO KEEP PH LEVELS BALANCED?
Lemon Water: Start your day with lemon water! While lemons are acidic in their natural form, lemon water is alkaline-forming in the body. This simple tip will keep your pH levels at a happy medium.
Eat Raw Foods & Greens: leafy greens, wheatgrass, veggies, sprouts, certain fruits, nuts and seeds, certain grains and seaweeds flood our bodies with vitamins, minerals, and alkalinity. Unhealthy cells, like cancer cells or viruses, bacteria and other nasty microorganisms hate oxygen and therefore won’t thrive in a low acidic diet.
Exercise and Manage Stress: It’s not just diet and what you eat/drink that affects your pH. A lack of exercise and a surplus of negative attitudes, drugs, cigarettes and stress can create inflammation and acidity in the body. Whether it’s through more relaxing daily activities, naps, breathing exercises, a massage with a registered massage therapist, or simple walks, reducing the negativity in your day-to-day is a great start to improving your cellular health.
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