PH Imbalance – Beware…
“Without the body’s essential acid/alkaline balance – disease will surely follow.”
PH imbalance leads to the progression of all degenerative diseases, including Cardiovascular Disease (the #1 killer in the U.S.), Cancer (the #2 killer in the U.S.), Diabetes – and don’t forget the nationwide obesity epidemic.
PH balance, which refers to the “optimal” balance of acidity and alkalinity in the body’s blood, is a state of  homeostasis. Human homeostasis refers to the body's ability to regulate its internal physiology to maintain stability in response to fluctuations in the outside environment (food, water, air quality, etc.). The liver and kidneys help maintain homeostasis. The liver is responsible for metabolizing toxic substances and maintaining carbohydrate metabolism. The kidneys are responsible for regulation of blood pH, regulating blood water levels, re-absorption of substances into the blood, maintenance of salt and ion levels in the blood, and excretion of urea and other wastes.
An inability to maintain homeostasis may lead to disease, a condition known as homeostatic imbalance, or pH imbalance. For instance, heart failure may occur when negative feedback mechanisms become overwhelmed and destructive positive feedback mechanisms take over. Other diseases which result from a homeostatic imbalance include diabetes, dehydration, hypoglycemia, gout and any disease caused by the presence of toxins in the bloodstream. Appropriate intervention can help restore pH balance and homeostasis, and is needed to prevent permanent damage to the organs!
PH Imbalance refers to a condition of high-acidity (acidosis) or high-alkalinity (alkalosis). High acidity is by far the most common scenario, and the one that can result in some or many of the health conditions listed below:
Initial symptoms of acidosis:
- Extreme fatigue, aches, and pains early in the morning
- Bad breath and a coated tongue early in the morning
- Overall body aches, pain and muscle cramps
- Mental confusion, and difficulty concentration and memorizing
- Irritability
- Difficult digestion which frequently interferes with your sleep
- Excessive sweating
More progressive symptoms of acidosis:
. Accelerated aging. asthma. fatigue. excessive unexplained weight gain . organ dysfunction (liver, kidney, bladder) . osteoporosis. depression . extreme irritability . nervousness . unexplained headaches . cardiovascular disease . restless leg syndrome . leg stiffness and cramps . neurological disorders (multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease) . cancer . hormonal imbalances . arthritis . rheumatism . diabetes .
Did you know that critically ill patients with acidosis (high acidity/low pH) are twice as likely to die than patients without acidosis?
What kind of relationship is there between low pH (acidosis) and cancer? A big one! Normal, healthy body cells are alkaline, and cancer cells that are malignant are acidic. Many research projects, studies and publications have proven that cancer, Candida albicans and viruses cannot survive in an oxygenated, alkaline environment. Again, cancer cells cannot survive in an oxygen rich alkaline environment. At a pH of 7.4 (the normal pH when the body is in balance) - cancer cells become dormant. At a pH of 8.5, cancer cells die!
The book Acid & Alkaline by Herman Aihara is an account of the acid and alkaline health condition and the effects on the human body. He wrote ~
"If the condition of our extra-cellular fluids, especially the blood, becomes acidic, our physical conditions will first manifest tiredness, proneness to catching colds, etc. When these fluids become more acidic, our condition then manifests pains and suffering such as headaches, chest pains, stomach aches, etc. According to Keiichi Morishita in his Hidden Truth of Cancer, if the blood develops a more acidic condition, then our body inevitably deposits these excess acidic substances in some area of the body such so that the blood will be able to maintain an alkaline condition.As this tendency continues, such areas increase in acidity and some cells die; then these dead cells themselves turn into acids. However, some other cells may adapt in that environment. In other words, instead of dying – as normal cells do in an acid environment – some cells survive by becoming abnormal cells. These abnormal cells are called malignant cells. Malignant cells do not correspond with brain function or with our own DNA memory code.Therefore, malignant cells grow indefinitely and without order.
This is cancer."
According to Keiichi Morishita in his Hidden Truth of Cancer, If the Blood develops a more acidic condition, then our body inevitably deposits these excess acidic substances in some area of the body such so that the blood will not be able to maintain an alkaline condition which causes these areas such as the cells to become acidic and lowers in oxygen.
 As this tendency continues, such areas increase in acidity and some cells die; then these dead cells themselves turn into acids. However, some other cells may adapt in that environment. In other words, instead of dying - as normal cells do in an acid environment - some cells survive by becoming abnormal cells. These abnormal cells are called malignant cells. Malignant cells do not correspond with brain function nor with our own DNS memory code. Therefore, malignant cells grow indefinitely and without order. This is cancer."One of the least understood concepts of nutrition understands what acid and alkaline balance is.
The cells of the human body depend on a balanced acid-alkaline pH. If any body fluids are abnormal, digestive enzymes are rendered inactive, food does not digest properly, and allergic reactions can result. Food-bound microorganisms such as yeast, bacteria, parasites, molds, viruses, etc. are liberated in the body, which puts stress on the immune system.
The body is largely made up of water, a medium which is biologically useful in allowing nutrients, oxygen and bio-chemicals to be transported from place to place. This water-based medium can have either acid or alkaline properties that are measured by a graduated scale called pH (for potential hydrogen), wherein 1.0 to 6.9 is considered acidic, 7.0 is neutral and 7.1 to 14.0 is alkaline. The lower the pH number, the greater the acidity, and the higher the pH number, the greater the alkalinity.
Optimally, we want the fluids in our bodies to have a neutral or 7.0-7.2 pH level. Under 5.3 the body can not assimilate vitamins or minerals; it must be above 6.4 for maximum utilization and weight loss. Urine or saliva pH levels should be tested in A.M. prior to eating, drinking, or exercising.
Why should we be concerned about pH levels?
Since most of the body is water-based (50-60%), the pH level has profound effects on all body chemistry, health and disease. All regulatory mechanisms (including breathing, circulation, digestion, hormonal production) serve the purpose of balancing pH, by removing caustic metabolized acid residues from body tissues without damaging living cells. If the pH deviates too far to the acid side or too far to the alkaline side, cells become poisoned by their own toxic waste and die. Just as acid rain can destroy a forest and alkaline wastes can pollute a lake, an imbalanced pH corrodes body tissue, slowly eating into the 60,000 miles of veins and arteries like corrosives eating into marble. If left unchecked, an imbalanced pH will interrupt cellular activities and functions, from the beating of your heart to the neural firing of your brain.
Our bodies contain many toxins, chemicals, parasites, fungus, bacteria and yeast that, if not cleansed from our system, tend to develop into major illnesses. Most people use soaps that contain animal-fat that may cause the pores of the skin to clog, thereby trapping chemicals and toxins in the body.
Understanding pH Level and Why Many People Develope Cancer and Other Diseases
According to the research of the world famous Dr. Enderlein, 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 or the measurement of hydrogen-ion concentration of any solution. The higher the pH reading, the more alkaline and oxygen rich the fluid is. The lower the reading, the more acidic and oxygen deprived the fluid is. The pH scale is from 0 to 14 with 7.0 being neutral. Anything above 7.0 is alkaline; anything below 7.0 is acid.
To be considered healthy, human blood must maintain a narrow pH range of 7.365. Blood pH is difficult to test; however, home test kits are available to test urine and saliva pH. Optimum urine and saliva pH is 7.0 to 7.4. Test your pH each morning before food, drink or exercise.
If you have health problems, this is a sign that you are acidic.
When the body goes into extreme acidosis, the kidneys start producing ammonia, which may cause the pH to test too alkaline (low pH). This condition is frequently found in elderly people and is the cause of the unpleasant odor in senior citizen homes. Treating for acidosis will help the kidneys to stop producing ammonia.
Drugs, medications and toxic chemicals have the effect of lowering the pH of the body, that is the reason why there are side effects to drugs and none of them effect a cure. When body pH drops below 6.4, enzymes are deactivated, digestion does not work properly; vitamins, minerals and food supplements cannot effectively assimilate. Acid decreases energy production in the cells, the ability to repair damaged cells, the ability to detoxify heavy metals and makes the body more susceptible to fatigue and illness. Your body pH affects everything.
Research has proven that disease cannot survive in an alkaline state, and that, viruses, bacteria, yeast, mold, fungus, Candida and Cancer cells thrive in an acidic, low oxygen / low pH environment. An acid pH can result 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 acid by using alkaline minerals, like sodium from the stomach and calcium from the bones. This is the cause of Osteoporosis and a number of other diseases. If there are not enough minerals in the diet to compensate, a build up of acids in the cells will occur, resulting in symptoms like pain, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, MS, Lupus, etc.
There are two factors that are ALWAYS present with Cancer no matter what else may be present.
Those two factors are:
1. Acidic pH, and
2. Lack of Oxygen
Can we manipulate those two factors that always have to be present for Cancer to develop?
If we can, will we be able to reverse the Cancer? If so, we need to learn how to manipulate pH and Oxygen.
Remember, the pH number is an exponent number of 10; therefore, a small difference in pH translates to a BIG difference in the number of oxygen or OH-ions. In other words, blood with a pH value of 7.45 contains 64.9% more oxygen than blood with a pH value of 7.3. Cancer needs an acid / low oxygen environment to survive and flourish. The bodies of terminal cancer patients are approximately 1000 times more acidic than they should be. This equates to dangerously low amounts of oxygen at the cellular level.
Cancer is not compatible in a healthy pH environment full of oxygen. For example, CANCER OF THE HEART DOESN’T EXIST. This is because, blood flowing from the lungs into the heart, are at the highest pH and oxygen levels within the entire body. As the blood travels through the lungs, acidic toxins are thrown out of the system leaving it rich with oxygen and a high blood pH.
In the absence of oxygen, glucose undergoes fermentation to lactic acid. This causes the pH of the cell to drop even lower. Urine and saliva pH of terminal cancer patients almost always runs between 4.0 and 5.5. When the cancer goes into metastases the pH drops even lower.
Our bodies simply cannot effectively fight disease if our body pH is not properly balanced. In other words, it’s either alkalize or die. It’s that important!
THE pH EQUATION & HEALTH
According to many health researchers, total healing of chronic illness takes place only when and if the blood is restored to a normal, slightly alkaline pH. In case you missed it, let me say it again...
The magnitude of meaning behind this research is of incredible importance to someone who is fighting a disease, overcoming an illness, or just desiring to feel better. What it means is this...
Your Body pH Affects EVERYTHING.
Human blood stays in a very narrow pH range right around 7.3. Below or above this range means symptoms and disease.
When pH goes off, microbial looking forms in the blood can change shape, mutate, mirror pathogenicity, and grow.
When pH goes off, ENZYMES that are constructive can become destructive.
When pH goes off, OXYGEN delivery to cells suffers.
pH Controls the Things You Can't Live Without..
Your HEART. William Philpott M.D. in his 'Biomagnetic Handbook' made an important body pH/electrical connection.
As the pH of the blood goes more acid, fatty acids which are normally electro-magnetically charged on the negative side switch to positive and automatically are attracted to and begin to stick to the walls of arteries which are electro-magnetically charged on the negative side. (And as science states, opposites attract.) It should start to make sense that a society which over-emphasizes food that could push blood to be more acid will have a high rate of heart disease. And so it goes....
There are complex biochemical processes taking place in the body constantly in an attempt to keep blood pH as near perfect as possible. These are known as the pH buffering systems. These buffering systems need a good balance of minerals to work effectively. If we are getting inadequate mineral intake from the food we eat, we are going to start having problems with our pH balancing systems. And if our pH is unbalanced, what is the result? Well, by now you should start having a good idea. Pick your disease, choose your unbalance. Cancer, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, chronic fatigue, allergies, obesity, just name it. If you don't feel good, one of the basic things that stands between you and perfect health is your body's pH. Your basic metabolic body balance.
Without a doubt, the single most important thing you can do for your health is to balance your pH! |
