What is pH?

Can you imagine what the development of many diseases depends on reason? Many experts, nutritionists and naturopaths this hidden danger now indicate in two words: acid and alkaline.

High acidity destroys important system in the body, and it becomes vulnerable to disease. Balanced pH environment provides normal metabolic processes in the body, helping it to fight diseases. A healthy body has reserves of alkaline substances that it uses, if necessary.

What is pH?

The ratio of acid and alkali in any solution is called acid-base balance (ABB), although psychologists believe that it is more correct to call this ratio the acid-base status. ABB has a special pH (power Hidrogen – "power of hydrogen"), which shows the number of hydrogen atoms in the solution. At pH 7.0 are talking about a neutral environment. The lower the pH – the more acidic environment (from 6.9 to 0). Alkaline has a high pH (from 7.1 to 14.0).

The human body consists of 80% water, so water is one of the most important components. The human body has a certain acid-base ratio, characterized by pH (pH) indicator. The value of pH depends on the ratio between positively charged ions (acid forming) and negatively charged ions (alkaline-forming). The human body continuously strives to balance this ratio, maintaining a strictly defined level of pH. Impaired balance can be caused by many serious diseases.

pH indicator or acid-base balance.

It is a measure of the relative concentration of hydrogen (H+) and hydroxyl (OH—) ions in the liquid system expressed on a scale from 0 (complete saturation of hydrogen ions H+) to 14 (full saturation of hydroxyl ions OH—) distilled water is neutral with pH 7.0.

0 is the strongest acid, 14 is the strongest alkaline, 7 – neutral substance.

If any liquid body is an increase in concentration (N+) ions, there is a shift of pH to the acid side, that is, there is acidification of the environment. It is also called the acid shift.

And Vice versa — increasing the concentration of (OH-) ions causes a shift in the pH value of the alkaline or alkaline shift.

Our body has a slightly alkaline environment. The acid-alkaline balance in our body is constantly maintained in one stable and in very narrow range: of 7.26 to 7.45. And even a slight change in blood pH outside these limits may lead to disease.

The change in pH balance can lead to tragic consequences.

Increased acidity in the body.

Because of poor diet and consumption of acidic products, and lack of water occurs acidification of the body. People use a lot of fat, meat, dairy products, cereals, sugar, flour and confectionery products, all kinds of semi-finished products and other processed, refined foods, practically does not contain fiber, minerals and vitamins not to mention enzymes and unsaturated fatty acids.

In order to counter this is to reduce the concentration of the acid and remove it from the vital organs – the body retains water, which negatively affects the metabolism: the body wears out faster, the skin becomes dry and wrinkled. In addition, when the acidity of the body deteriorates the transport of oxygen to organs and tissues, the body metabolizes bad minerals, but some minerals such as Ca, Na, K, Mg excreted. The body has to spend a huge amount of resources and energy into neutralizing the excess acid, causing a certain imbalance in the biochemical reactions. As alkaline reserves coming from outside, is clearly not enough, the body is forced to use its internal resources — calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium. The result is a reduced hemoglobin, is developing osteoporosis. When the iron of hemoglobin is used to neutralize the acid, the person feels fatigue. If these needs consumed calcium, appear insomnia, irritability. Due to the reduction of the alkaline reserve of nervous tissue disrupted mental activity.

From lack of minerals suffer vital organs, increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, reduced immunity, there is the fragility of bones and so much more. If the body is a large amount of acid and a breakdown of the mechanisms of its output (with urine and feces, breathing, sweat, etc.), the body is exposed to extreme intoxication. The only way out is alkalization of the body.

On a global scale, the acidification of the body leads to more than 200(!) diseases such as: cataracts, farsightedness, arthritis, chondrosis, gall - and kidney stones, and even cancer!

And people still wonder: "How much of the diseases of mankind? Why are they constantly sick? Why do they grow decrepit with age?"

Yes though, because more than 90% of the food they eat is "acidic" foods, and everything they drink (except pure water, fresh juices and herbal teas without sugar) — has a pH from 4.5 to 2.5 — that is, more acidic humans!

A state of high acidity is called Acidosis. Undiagnosed in time acidosis can harm the body quietly but steadily for several months and even years.published

 

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

Source: www.ecology.md