Are You Overly Acidic?
We are alkaline bodies by design, but acid generating by function. Acid is produced by the parietal cells of the
stomach to aid in digestion, and acid is consumed in organic form in fruit. However, other than the stomach, no
part of the body should be acid.
Despite this, one of the most widespread and insidious causes of illness that plague our society is acidosis - an
accumulation of more acid than the body can effectively process. Patients often initially consult a doctor seeking
relief from symptoms of a chronic condition - arthritis, diabetes, emphysema, arteriosclerosis, or cancer.
Regardless of the particular symptomatology, all of these conditions originate with an increase in the amount of
acid in the body.
Acidosis is generally seen by medical science as a part of the pathology of several different diseases including
impaired liver function. It is encountered often enough to be assumed to be normal, however, acidosis is
definitely not normal. It is the forerunner of most, if not all, chronic degenerative diseases including cancer,
diabetes, arthritis, and heart disease. These diseases are rampant enough to be considered epidemic in our
country.
Acidosis is often a covert condition in that the patient feels good in the early stages of acid accumulation. In fact,
he may boast of an exaggerated feeling of well-being and an unusually high level of energy. Unfortunately, this
is an inaccurate perception resulting from the "stimulatory" reaction of the body's regulatory systems that are
operating in high gear to process the excess acid. Both the good feeling and high energy level will disappear as
more acid accumulates. In a continued effort to maintain alkalinity, the neutralizing alkaline reserves are
depleted and the liver becomes increasingly congested and is unable to perform its function of detoxification.
When the extra cellular and intracellular fluids lose their alkalinity, the person is considered to be in a condition
of acidosis.
ATTITUDE AND ACIDOSIS
Prolonged periods of acidosis affect not only the physical condition but also the mental and emotional states of
patients. Similarly, mental attitude can affect the physical state. It is possible for a person to maintain a diet high
in fruits and vegetables and still be acid. Regardless of the diet followed, the person who is negative in his
outlook on life is acid.
Negative thoughts act to stimulate the action of the adrenal glands that in turn speed up the body's metabolic
activity. As this occurs, more acid is produced and since the process is continuous, the amount of acid
overpowers the alkaline from the good food and the net result is acid. And the cycle can be perpetuated; the
more acid we become, the more negative, defensive, argumentative and unpleasant we become. The pessimist
who can find nothing good about anything is almost certainly in some degree of acidosis.
SYMPTOMS OF ACIDOSIS
Symptoms of prolonged acidosis that are caused by the consumption of excess protein can easily be mistaken
for individual character or personality traits. However, definite attitudes and mannerisms develop as a result of
the super-charged internal activity of the body as it works toward ridding itself of the damaging excess acid. The
person who is on a high-protein diet moves through a progression of symptoms.
Initially, he . . .
• Has an exaggerated sense of well-being
• Is a high achiever, a "mover and shaker"
• Believes himself to be perfectly well
• Is overly ambitious and restless due to the irritation of the nerves.
Later he……
• Sees only the pessimistic side of issues and life
• Can't sleep restfully
• Wakes up as tired in the morning as he was when he went to bed
• Constantly finds fault with everyone and everything
• Is tired and experiences generalized aches and pains
• Becomes irritable, ill tempered, and difficult to please
• Shows signs of "aging" as the body removes alkalising substances from the muscles then calcium from the
bones
Although everyone who is suffering from acidosis does not experience all of these symptoms, it is helpful for the
practitioner to be able to correlate some "personality traits" with clinical findings and to recognize indications that
the patient's body is over taxed and headed toward chronic degenerative disease.
10 Reasons To Avoid Acidosis
1. Corrodes Arteries, Veins and Heart Tissues
Like acid eating into marble, acidosis erodes and eats into cell wall membranes of the heart, arteries and veins,
weakening cardiovascular structures and inter connective tissues.
2. Accelerates Free-Radical Damage and Premature Aging
Acidosis causes partial lipid breakdown and destructive oxidative cascades. This accelerates Free Radical
Damage of cell walls and intracellular membrane structures, which then unravel, killing cells in the process.
Acidosis is thus thought to be the first step toward premature aging, accelerating oxidative cascades of cell wall
destruction, creating wrinkling, age spots, dysfunctional hormonal systems, interfering with eyesight, memory,
and a host of other age-related phenomena.
3. Causes Weight Gain, Diabetes and Obesity
An acid pH has considerable influence over the majority of weight problems, including Diabetes and Obesity. It
seems that a habitually acid pH can directly cause immediate weight gain. Here's what happens when a system
is too acid. A condition known as Insulin Sensitivity or Syndrome X results, which forces too much insulin to be
produced, and the body is flooded with insulin so that it won't waste any calories, it diligently converts every
calorie it can into fat.
It is thought that an acid pH immediately signals the powerful genetic response to an impending famine, directly
interacting with the all important and very sensitive, Insulin- Glucagon Axis. This makes the body produce more
insulin than usual, and in turn, produce more fat and store it. In general, the more insulin is available to the
body, the higher the probability that fat will be produced and stored, rather than used and burned as energy.
Thus, an acid pH will probably alert the genetic response to famine, directing more insulin to be produced and
storing more fat than usual. Conversely, a healthy, slightly alkaline pH, will be more likely to yield normal fat
burning metabolic activity, making no demands on the body to overly produce insulin and make fat, allowing fat-
weight to be burned and naturally lost. And, with a healthy pH, there's less likely to be any yo-yo effect, or
rebounding from a diet with additional weight gain. As long as nutritional stores are maintained, a healthy,
slightly alkaline pH allows fat to burn normally for energy, rather than being hoarded under the mistaken
biochemical belief of an impending famine.
With increased pressure to produce insulin under the worst conditions, beta cells lose phase with one another,
ellular communication is thwarted and the Immune System begins to over- respond. Stress within the cells
increases, making it difficult for them to perform adequately, and further, survive. In a very real sense, they
simply burn out! Acidosis is thus thought an important yet often underestimated precursor to Diabetes Mellitus.
Interestingly, before the advent of synthetic insulin, diabetes was treated historically by buffering the system with
base or alkaline causing powders.
4. Causes Cholesterol Plaque to Form
LDL-Cholesterol is laid down at an accelerated rate within an acid chemical environment of the cardiovascular
system, inappropriately lining the vascular network, and clogging up the works! The amount of cholesterol in the
diet has not been found to be a major factor in cholesterol plaque formation. Rather, pH status appears to be
the factor more directly involved, binding cholesterol with heavy metals and other cellular debris.
5. Disrupts Blood Pressure
With acidosis, (pH<7.20) arteries become dilated. Yet, severe lowering of blood pH also causes persistent
venous vasoconstriction (a disease in the calibre of blood vessels). When this happens, peripheral blood is
shifted more centrally: the more acidic the patient, the greater the fractional redistribution of blood to the central
vessels. This central redistribution of blood adds to the heart's workload when its contractibility is compromised
6. Disrupts Critical Lipid and Fatty Acid Metabolism
Acidosis disrupts general lipid and fatty acid metabolism within the body. Fatty acids are intimately involved in
nerve and brain function. When fatty acid metabolism is disturbed, neurological problems may arise including
Multiple Sclerosis, Macular Degeneration and others, as well as problems with hormonal balance within the
endocrine system.
7. Inhibits Metabolism of Stored Energy Reserves
An acid pH inhibits efficient cellular and body metabolism. Acidosis causes chemical ionic disturbances,
interfering with cellular communications and functions. Acidosis reduces Ca (calcium) binding of plasma
proteins, reducing the effectiveness of this intracellular signal. Acidosis also leads to a disease of calcium
cations (positive Ca) entry through positive Ca channels, resulting in reduction of cardiac contractibility, or the
ability of the heart to pump efficiently and rhythmically.
Also, positive Ca and positive H (Hydrogen) regulate the activity of intracellular proteins and are driven out of
cells, because of the "Sodium-Potassium pump" (Na-K pump), which provides a strong incentive for sodium to
be driven into cells. There are some 10 times the amount of positive Na in extra cellular fluids than in cells. The
Sodium-Potassium pump regulates the amount of sodium and potassium each cell in the body stores, and uses
up as much as 25% of our caloric input per day to run. Positive Ca exchanges the positive Na, being forced out
of cells, but naturally, the electrochemical gradient for positive Ca favours both positive H and positive Ca entry
into cells, as there is less calcium and positive H in cells than in the extra cellular fluids.
Therefore, in acid solutions, less sodium will be present, slowing down the processing and induction of
nutritional items going into cells. (Calcium may become inordinately leached from bone mass, causing
osteoporosis.) An acid pH drains us of energy and disallows stored energy reserves to be used. Furthermore
calcium may become inordinately leached from bone mass, causing osteoporosis.
8. Inhibits Cellular Regeneration & DNA-RNA Synthesis
For DNA-RNA synthesis and healthy cell proliferation to occur, cell pH must not be acidic. However, cancerous
cells grow well in acidic mediums, therefore an acid pH actually accelerates and increases the possibility of
cellular mutations (Cancer).
CANCEROUS CELLS DO NOT CONTAIN HYDROGEN ATOMS. WHEN HEALTHY CELLS HAVE PLENTY OF
HYDROGEN THEY CANNOT BECOME CANCEROUS. IF WE CAN GET HYDROGEN INTO ANY
UNHEALTHY CELLS, THEY CAN HEAL.
9. Inhibits Oxygen Getting to the Tissue
Acidosis or an acid pH decreases the amount of oxygen that can be delivered to cells, making normally healthy
cells unhealthy so eventually they die.
10. Inhibits Life Giving Electrolyte Activity
Life-essential functions, like electrolyte Potassium (K plus) and Sodium (Na plus) channels, are inactivated by
acidosis. This has far reaching effects cardiovascularly, since without sufficient electrolyte management, heart
attacks are likely to occur. Without appropriate electrolyte management, our heart literally stops beating.
Inhibition of electrolyte activity also affects the way we feel and behave, and is intimately involved in the energy
levels we experience, because of the nature of the Na-K Pump and cellular metabolism.
An Acid pH Is The Seed-Bed Of Degenerative Diseases
• Cardiovascular Disease: Arteriosclerosis, Heart Attacks, Stroke, High Cholesterol, and High Blood
Pressure
• All Forms of Cancer
• Diabetes, Insulin Sensitivity, Obesity
• Neurological Diseases, MS, MD, ALS and Parkinson's disease
• Liver & Kidney Disease
• Senility, Dementia, Alzheimer's
• Immune Deficiencies
• Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis & Tooth Loss
• Hormonal Imbalances
• Premature Aging, Male Prostate Problems
Understanding pH Level and Why Many People Have Disease / Cancer
According to the research of Dr. Enderlein, total healing of chronic illness only takes place when and if the blood
is restored to a normal, slightly alkaline pH. In case you missed it, let me say it again...
Total healing of chronic illness only takes place when and if the blood is restored to a normal, slightly alkaline
pH.
pH: What does it mean? pH is the abbreviation for potential hydrogen. The pH of any solution is the measure of
its hydrogen-ion concentration. The higher the pH reading, the more alkaline and oxygen rich the fluid is. The
lower the pH reading, the more acidic and oxygen deprived the fluid is. The pH range is from 0 to 14, with 7.0
being neutral. Anything above 7.0 is alkaline, anything below 7.0 is considered acidic.
Human blood stays in a very narrow pH range around 7.35 - 7.45. Below or above this range means symptoms
and disease. If blood pH moves too much below 6.8 or above 7.8, cells stop functioning and the patient dies.
The ideal pH balance for blood is 7.4
A healthy blood pH without cancer has acid / alkaline balance almost equal. Actually a healthy body is slightly
alkaline measuring approximately 7.4. This ideal blood 7.4 pH measurement means it is just slightly more
alkaline than acid.
If you have a health problem, most likely you are acidic. We have seen that research shows that unless the
body's pH level is slightly alkaline, the body cannot heal itself. So, no matter what type of modality you choose
to use to take care of your health problem, it won't be effective until the pH level is up. If your body's pH is not
balanced, you cannot effectively assimilate vitamins, minerals and food supplements. Your body pH affects
everything.
Like most living things on earth the body has to have a balanced pH like most living things on earth or it does
not function correctly. The alkaline level is very important because research has already proven that
disease cannot survive in an alkaline state and yet thrives in an acidic environment.
FACT: An acidic balance will: decrease the body's ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, decrease the
energy production in the cells, decrease its ability to repair damaged cells, decrease its ability to detoxify heavy
metals, make tumour cells thrive, and make it more susceptible to fatigue and illness.
An acidic pH can occur from, 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 will try to compensate for acidic pH
by using alkaline minerals. If the diet does not contain enough minerals to compensate, a build up of acids in the
cells will occur.
There are two factors that are ALWAYS present with cancer no matter what else may be present. Those two
factors are Acid pH and Lack of Oxygen. Can we manipulate those two factors that always have to be present
for cancer to develop and by doing so will that help reverse the cancer? If so, we need to learn how to
manipulate those two factors.
Cancer needs an acid and low oxygen environment to survive and flourish within. Terminal cancer patients are
around 1000 times more acidic than normal healthy people. The vast majority of terminal cancer patients
possess a very low body pH. Why?
In the absence of oxygen, glucose undergoes fermentation to lactic acid. This causes the pH of the cell to drop
from between 7.3 to 7.2 down to 7 and later to 6.5 in more advanced stages of cancer and in metastases the pH
drops to 6.0 and even 5.7 or lower. Our bodies simply cannot fight disease if our body pH is not properly
balanced.
The normal human cell has a lot of molecular oxygen and a slightly alkaline pH. The cancer cell has an acid pH
and lack of oxygen. Cancer cells cannot survive in an oxygen rich environment. Again, the higher the pH
reading, the more alkaline and oxygen rich the fluid is. Cancer and all diseases hate oxygen / pH balance. pH
balance is very important for one's health.
FACT: If your body's pH is not balanced, you cannot effectively assimilate vitamins, minerals and food
supplements. Also, mucus on the small intestine can block your body from vitamin and mineral absorption.
How To Test Your pH Level
Test your pH level... If you are sick or have cancer simply wet a piece of Litmus Paper with your saliva 2 hours
after a meal. This will give a reflection of your state of health.
Salivary pH Test:
While generally more acidic than blood, salivary pH mirrors the blood (if not around meals) and is also a fairly
good indicator of health. It tells us what the body retains. Salivary pH is a fair indicator of the health of the extra
cellular fluids and their alkaline mineral reserves.
Optimal pH for saliva is 6.4 to 6.8. Spit upon arising before anything is put into the mouth. A reading lower than
6.4 is indicative of insufficient alkaline reserves. Two hours after eating, on testing - the saliva pH should rise to
7.8 or higher. Unless this occurs, the body has alkaline mineral deficiencies (mainly Calcium and Magnesium)
and will not assimilate food very well. To deviate from ideal salivary pH for an extended time invites illness.
Acidosis, an extended time in the acid pH state, can result in rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, lupus, tuberculosis,
osteoporosis, high blood pressure, most cancers and many more heakth problems. If salivary pH stays too low,
the diet should focus on fruit, vegetables and still mineral water as well as removing strong acidifiers such as
sodas, whole wheat and red meat.
Urinary pH Test:
The pH of the urine indicates how the body is working to maintain the proper pH of the blood. The urine reveals
the alkaline building (anabolic) and acid tearing down (catabolic) cycles. The pH of urine indicates the efforts of
the body via the kidneys, adrenals, lungs and gonads to regulate pH through the buffer salts and hormones.
Urine can provide a fairly accurate picture of body chemistry, because the kidneys filter out the buffer salts of
pH regulation and provide values based on what the body is eliminating. Urine pH can vary from around 4.5 to
9.0 for its extremes, but the ideal range is 5.8 to 6.8.
Foods considered to be alkaline-forming and thus helpful to people with consistently acid pH include: almonds,
aloe vera, apples, apricots, bee pollen, buckwheat, cabbage, cantaloupe, celery, carrots, cucumbers, dates,
dulse, poached eggs, figs, grapefruit, honey, lettuce, millet, parsley, raisins, peaches, fresh red potatoes,
pineapple, soy products, sprouted seeds, cooked spinach, turnip tops, wakame miso soup, azuki beans, rice,
mineral water.
People who remain too acid often display symptoms such as: anxiety, diarrhea, dilated pupils, extroverted
behavior, fatigue in early morning, headaches, hyperactivity, hypersexuality, insomnia, nervousness, rapid
heartbeat, restless legs, shortness of breath, strong appetite, high blood pressure, warm dry hands and feet.
Acidosis (overly acidic body) is the primary indicator of Calcium Deficiency Disease.
Balancing the pH is a major step toward well-being and greater health. Scientists have discovered that the body
fluids of healthy people are alkaline (high pH) whereas the body fluids of sick people are acidic (low pH).
Balancing the pH is a major step towards well-being and greater health.
Eating the proper foods and getting the best nutrients, in balance, will help you avoid all that - along with the
misery and quality of life that so often precedes death, sometimes by decades. The simple secrets to finding the
right combinations of diet and lifestyle is what the pH Miracle program is all about.
We are alkaline bodies by design, but acid generating by function. Acid is produced by the parietal cells of the
stomach to aid in digestion, and acid is consumed in organic form in fruit. However, other than the stomach, no
part of the body should be acid.
Despite this, one of the most widespread and insidious causes of illness that plague our society is acidosis - an
accumulation of more acid than the body can effectively process. Patients often initially consult a doctor seeking
relief from symptoms of a chronic condition - arthritis, diabetes, emphysema, arteriosclerosis, or cancer.
Regardless of the particular symptomatology, all of these conditions originate with an increase in the amount of
acid in the body.
Acidosis is generally seen by medical science as a part of the pathology of several different diseases including
impaired liver function. It is encountered often enough to be assumed to be normal, however, acidosis is
definitely not normal. It is the forerunner of most, if not all, chronic degenerative diseases including cancer,
diabetes, arthritis, and heart disease. These diseases are rampant enough to be considered epidemic in our
country.
Acidosis is often a covert condition in that the patient feels good in the early stages of acid accumulation. In fact,
he may boast of an exaggerated feeling of well-being and an unusually high level of energy. Unfortunately, this
is an inaccurate perception resulting from the "stimulatory" reaction of the body's regulatory systems that are
operating in high gear to process the excess acid. Both the good feeling and high energy level will disappear as
more acid accumulates. In a continued effort to maintain alkalinity, the neutralizing alkaline reserves are
depleted and the liver becomes increasingly congested and is unable to perform its function of detoxification.
When the extra cellular and intracellular fluids lose their alkalinity, the person is considered to be in a condition
of acidosis.
ATTITUDE AND ACIDOSIS
Prolonged periods of acidosis affect not only the physical condition but also the mental and emotional states of
patients. Similarly, mental attitude can affect the physical state. It is possible for a person to maintain a diet high
in fruits and vegetables and still be acid. Regardless of the diet followed, the person who is negative in his
outlook on life is acid.
Negative thoughts act to stimulate the action of the adrenal glands that in turn speed up the body's metabolic
activity. As this occurs, more acid is produced and since the process is continuous, the amount of acid
overpowers the alkaline from the good food and the net result is acid. And the cycle can be perpetuated; the
more acid we become, the more negative, defensive, argumentative and unpleasant we become. The pessimist
who can find nothing good about anything is almost certainly in some degree of acidosis.
SYMPTOMS OF ACIDOSIS
Symptoms of prolonged acidosis that are caused by the consumption of excess protein can easily be mistaken
for individual character or personality traits. However, definite attitudes and mannerisms develop as a result of
the super-charged internal activity of the body as it works toward ridding itself of the damaging excess acid. The
person who is on a high-protein diet moves through a progression of symptoms.
Initially, he . . .
• Has an exaggerated sense of well-being
• Is a high achiever, a "mover and shaker"
• Believes himself to be perfectly well
• Is overly ambitious and restless due to the irritation of the nerves.
Later he……
• Sees only the pessimistic side of issues and life
• Can't sleep restfully
• Wakes up as tired in the morning as he was when he went to bed
• Constantly finds fault with everyone and everything
• Is tired and experiences generalized aches and pains
• Becomes irritable, ill tempered, and difficult to please
• Shows signs of "aging" as the body removes alkalising substances from the muscles then calcium from the
bones
Although everyone who is suffering from acidosis does not experience all of these symptoms, it is helpful for the
practitioner to be able to correlate some "personality traits" with clinical findings and to recognize indications that
the patient's body is over taxed and headed toward chronic degenerative disease.
10 Reasons To Avoid Acidosis
1. Corrodes Arteries, Veins and Heart Tissues
Like acid eating into marble, acidosis erodes and eats into cell wall membranes of the heart, arteries and veins,
weakening cardiovascular structures and inter connective tissues.
2. Accelerates Free-Radical Damage and Premature Aging
Acidosis causes partial lipid breakdown and destructive oxidative cascades. This accelerates Free Radical
Damage of cell walls and intracellular membrane structures, which then unravel, killing cells in the process.
Acidosis is thus thought to be the first step toward premature aging, accelerating oxidative cascades of cell wall
destruction, creating wrinkling, age spots, dysfunctional hormonal systems, interfering with eyesight, memory,
and a host of other age-related phenomena.
3. Causes Weight Gain, Diabetes and Obesity
An acid pH has considerable influence over the majority of weight problems, including Diabetes and Obesity. It
seems that a habitually acid pH can directly cause immediate weight gain. Here's what happens when a system
is too acid. A condition known as Insulin Sensitivity or Syndrome X results, which forces too much insulin to be
produced, and the body is flooded with insulin so that it won't waste any calories, it diligently converts every
calorie it can into fat.
It is thought that an acid pH immediately signals the powerful genetic response to an impending famine, directly
interacting with the all important and very sensitive, Insulin- Glucagon Axis. This makes the body produce more
insulin than usual, and in turn, produce more fat and store it. In general, the more insulin is available to the
body, the higher the probability that fat will be produced and stored, rather than used and burned as energy.
Thus, an acid pH will probably alert the genetic response to famine, directing more insulin to be produced and
storing more fat than usual. Conversely, a healthy, slightly alkaline pH, will be more likely to yield normal fat
burning metabolic activity, making no demands on the body to overly produce insulin and make fat, allowing fat-
weight to be burned and naturally lost. And, with a healthy pH, there's less likely to be any yo-yo effect, or
rebounding from a diet with additional weight gain. As long as nutritional stores are maintained, a healthy,
slightly alkaline pH allows fat to burn normally for energy, rather than being hoarded under the mistaken
biochemical belief of an impending famine.
With increased pressure to produce insulin under the worst conditions, beta cells lose phase with one another,
ellular communication is thwarted and the Immune System begins to over- respond. Stress within the cells
increases, making it difficult for them to perform adequately, and further, survive. In a very real sense, they
simply burn out! Acidosis is thus thought an important yet often underestimated precursor to Diabetes Mellitus.
Interestingly, before the advent of synthetic insulin, diabetes was treated historically by buffering the system with
base or alkaline causing powders.
4. Causes Cholesterol Plaque to Form
LDL-Cholesterol is laid down at an accelerated rate within an acid chemical environment of the cardiovascular
system, inappropriately lining the vascular network, and clogging up the works! The amount of cholesterol in the
diet has not been found to be a major factor in cholesterol plaque formation. Rather, pH status appears to be
the factor more directly involved, binding cholesterol with heavy metals and other cellular debris.
5. Disrupts Blood Pressure
With acidosis, (pH<7.20) arteries become dilated. Yet, severe lowering of blood pH also causes persistent
venous vasoconstriction (a disease in the calibre of blood vessels). When this happens, peripheral blood is
shifted more centrally: the more acidic the patient, the greater the fractional redistribution of blood to the central
vessels. This central redistribution of blood adds to the heart's workload when its contractibility is compromised
6. Disrupts Critical Lipid and Fatty Acid Metabolism
Acidosis disrupts general lipid and fatty acid metabolism within the body. Fatty acids are intimately involved in
nerve and brain function. When fatty acid metabolism is disturbed, neurological problems may arise including
Multiple Sclerosis, Macular Degeneration and others, as well as problems with hormonal balance within the
endocrine system.
7. Inhibits Metabolism of Stored Energy Reserves
An acid pH inhibits efficient cellular and body metabolism. Acidosis causes chemical ionic disturbances,
interfering with cellular communications and functions. Acidosis reduces Ca (calcium) binding of plasma
proteins, reducing the effectiveness of this intracellular signal. Acidosis also leads to a disease of calcium
cations (positive Ca) entry through positive Ca channels, resulting in reduction of cardiac contractibility, or the
ability of the heart to pump efficiently and rhythmically.
Also, positive Ca and positive H (Hydrogen) regulate the activity of intracellular proteins and are driven out of
cells, because of the "Sodium-Potassium pump" (Na-K pump), which provides a strong incentive for sodium to
be driven into cells. There are some 10 times the amount of positive Na in extra cellular fluids than in cells. The
Sodium-Potassium pump regulates the amount of sodium and potassium each cell in the body stores, and uses
up as much as 25% of our caloric input per day to run. Positive Ca exchanges the positive Na, being forced out
of cells, but naturally, the electrochemical gradient for positive Ca favours both positive H and positive Ca entry
into cells, as there is less calcium and positive H in cells than in the extra cellular fluids.
Therefore, in acid solutions, less sodium will be present, slowing down the processing and induction of
nutritional items going into cells. (Calcium may become inordinately leached from bone mass, causing
osteoporosis.) An acid pH drains us of energy and disallows stored energy reserves to be used. Furthermore
calcium may become inordinately leached from bone mass, causing osteoporosis.
8. Inhibits Cellular Regeneration & DNA-RNA Synthesis
For DNA-RNA synthesis and healthy cell proliferation to occur, cell pH must not be acidic. However, cancerous
cells grow well in acidic mediums, therefore an acid pH actually accelerates and increases the possibility of
cellular mutations (Cancer).
CANCEROUS CELLS DO NOT CONTAIN HYDROGEN ATOMS. WHEN HEALTHY CELLS HAVE PLENTY OF
HYDROGEN THEY CANNOT BECOME CANCEROUS. IF WE CAN GET HYDROGEN INTO ANY
UNHEALTHY CELLS, THEY CAN HEAL.
9. Inhibits Oxygen Getting to the Tissue
Acidosis or an acid pH decreases the amount of oxygen that can be delivered to cells, making normally healthy
cells unhealthy so eventually they die.
10. Inhibits Life Giving Electrolyte Activity
Life-essential functions, like electrolyte Potassium (K plus) and Sodium (Na plus) channels, are inactivated by
acidosis. This has far reaching effects cardiovascularly, since without sufficient electrolyte management, heart
attacks are likely to occur. Without appropriate electrolyte management, our heart literally stops beating.
Inhibition of electrolyte activity also affects the way we feel and behave, and is intimately involved in the energy
levels we experience, because of the nature of the Na-K Pump and cellular metabolism.
An Acid pH Is The Seed-Bed Of Degenerative Diseases
• Cardiovascular Disease: Arteriosclerosis, Heart Attacks, Stroke, High Cholesterol, and High Blood
Pressure
• All Forms of Cancer
• Diabetes, Insulin Sensitivity, Obesity
• Neurological Diseases, MS, MD, ALS and Parkinson's disease
• Liver & Kidney Disease
• Senility, Dementia, Alzheimer's
• Immune Deficiencies
• Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis & Tooth Loss
• Hormonal Imbalances
• Premature Aging, Male Prostate Problems
Understanding pH Level and Why Many People Have Disease / Cancer
According to the research of Dr. Enderlein, total healing of chronic illness only takes place when and if the blood
is restored to a normal, slightly alkaline pH. In case you missed it, let me say it again...
Total healing of chronic illness only takes place when and if the blood is restored to a normal, slightly alkaline
pH.
pH: What does it mean? pH is the abbreviation for potential hydrogen. The pH of any solution is the measure of
its hydrogen-ion concentration. The higher the pH reading, the more alkaline and oxygen rich the fluid is. The
lower the pH reading, the more acidic and oxygen deprived the fluid is. The pH range is from 0 to 14, with 7.0
being neutral. Anything above 7.0 is alkaline, anything below 7.0 is considered acidic.
Human blood stays in a very narrow pH range around 7.35 - 7.45. Below or above this range means symptoms
and disease. If blood pH moves too much below 6.8 or above 7.8, cells stop functioning and the patient dies.
The ideal pH balance for blood is 7.4
A healthy blood pH without cancer has acid / alkaline balance almost equal. Actually a healthy body is slightly
alkaline measuring approximately 7.4. This ideal blood 7.4 pH measurement means it is just slightly more
alkaline than acid.
If you have a health problem, most likely you are acidic. We have seen that research shows that unless the
body's pH level is slightly alkaline, the body cannot heal itself. So, no matter what type of modality you choose
to use to take care of your health problem, it won't be effective until the pH level is up. If your body's pH is not
balanced, you cannot effectively assimilate vitamins, minerals and food supplements. Your body pH affects
everything.
Like most living things on earth the body has to have a balanced pH like most living things on earth or it does
not function correctly. The alkaline level is very important because research has already proven that
disease cannot survive in an alkaline state and yet thrives in an acidic environment.
FACT: An acidic balance will: decrease the body's ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, decrease the
energy production in the cells, decrease its ability to repair damaged cells, decrease its ability to detoxify heavy
metals, make tumour cells thrive, and make it more susceptible to fatigue and illness.
An acidic pH can occur from, 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 will try to compensate for acidic pH
by using alkaline minerals. If the diet does not contain enough minerals to compensate, a build up of acids in the
cells will occur.
There are two factors that are ALWAYS present with cancer no matter what else may be present. Those two
factors are Acid pH and Lack of Oxygen. Can we manipulate those two factors that always have to be present
for cancer to develop and by doing so will that help reverse the cancer? If so, we need to learn how to
manipulate those two factors.
Cancer needs an acid and low oxygen environment to survive and flourish within. Terminal cancer patients are
around 1000 times more acidic than normal healthy people. The vast majority of terminal cancer patients
possess a very low body pH. Why?
In the absence of oxygen, glucose undergoes fermentation to lactic acid. This causes the pH of the cell to drop
from between 7.3 to 7.2 down to 7 and later to 6.5 in more advanced stages of cancer and in metastases the pH
drops to 6.0 and even 5.7 or lower. Our bodies simply cannot fight disease if our body pH is not properly
balanced.
The normal human cell has a lot of molecular oxygen and a slightly alkaline pH. The cancer cell has an acid pH
and lack of oxygen. Cancer cells cannot survive in an oxygen rich environment. Again, the higher the pH
reading, the more alkaline and oxygen rich the fluid is. Cancer and all diseases hate oxygen / pH balance. pH
balance is very important for one's health.
FACT: If your body's pH is not balanced, you cannot effectively assimilate vitamins, minerals and food
supplements. Also, mucus on the small intestine can block your body from vitamin and mineral absorption.
How To Test Your pH Level
Test your pH level... If you are sick or have cancer simply wet a piece of Litmus Paper with your saliva 2 hours
after a meal. This will give a reflection of your state of health.
Salivary pH Test:
While generally more acidic than blood, salivary pH mirrors the blood (if not around meals) and is also a fairly
good indicator of health. It tells us what the body retains. Salivary pH is a fair indicator of the health of the extra
cellular fluids and their alkaline mineral reserves.
Optimal pH for saliva is 6.4 to 6.8. Spit upon arising before anything is put into the mouth. A reading lower than
6.4 is indicative of insufficient alkaline reserves. Two hours after eating, on testing - the saliva pH should rise to
7.8 or higher. Unless this occurs, the body has alkaline mineral deficiencies (mainly Calcium and Magnesium)
and will not assimilate food very well. To deviate from ideal salivary pH for an extended time invites illness.
Acidosis, an extended time in the acid pH state, can result in rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, lupus, tuberculosis,
osteoporosis, high blood pressure, most cancers and many more heakth problems. If salivary pH stays too low,
the diet should focus on fruit, vegetables and still mineral water as well as removing strong acidifiers such as
sodas, whole wheat and red meat.
Urinary pH Test:
The pH of the urine indicates how the body is working to maintain the proper pH of the blood. The urine reveals
the alkaline building (anabolic) and acid tearing down (catabolic) cycles. The pH of urine indicates the efforts of
the body via the kidneys, adrenals, lungs and gonads to regulate pH through the buffer salts and hormones.
Urine can provide a fairly accurate picture of body chemistry, because the kidneys filter out the buffer salts of
pH regulation and provide values based on what the body is eliminating. Urine pH can vary from around 4.5 to
9.0 for its extremes, but the ideal range is 5.8 to 6.8.
Foods considered to be alkaline-forming and thus helpful to people with consistently acid pH include: almonds,
aloe vera, apples, apricots, bee pollen, buckwheat, cabbage, cantaloupe, celery, carrots, cucumbers, dates,
dulse, poached eggs, figs, grapefruit, honey, lettuce, millet, parsley, raisins, peaches, fresh red potatoes,
pineapple, soy products, sprouted seeds, cooked spinach, turnip tops, wakame miso soup, azuki beans, rice,
mineral water.
People who remain too acid often display symptoms such as: anxiety, diarrhea, dilated pupils, extroverted
behavior, fatigue in early morning, headaches, hyperactivity, hypersexuality, insomnia, nervousness, rapid
heartbeat, restless legs, shortness of breath, strong appetite, high blood pressure, warm dry hands and feet.
Acidosis (overly acidic body) is the primary indicator of Calcium Deficiency Disease.
Balancing the pH is a major step toward well-being and greater health. Scientists have discovered that the body
fluids of healthy people are alkaline (high pH) whereas the body fluids of sick people are acidic (low pH).
Balancing the pH is a major step towards well-being and greater health.
Eating the proper foods and getting the best nutrients, in balance, will help you avoid all that - along with the
misery and quality of life that so often precedes death, sometimes by decades. The simple secrets to finding the
right combinations of diet and lifestyle is what the pH Miracle program is all about.
