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Understanding pH Level and Why Many People Have Diseases

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. Any slight variation means symptoms and disease. If blood pH drops below 6.8 or increases above 7.8, cells stop functioning and the patient dies. Blood pH is difficult to test, but home test kits are available to test urine and saliva pH. Optimum urine and saliva pH is 7.0 to 7.4. Test you 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. This condition is frequently found in older people and is the cause of the unpleasant odor in old folks homes. Treating for acidosis will help the kidneys to stop producing ammonia.

In 1964, only 1 person in 214 contracted Cancer. Today it is 1 in 3 females and 1 in 2 males. The determining factor between health and disease is pH. It is not uncommon for the average American to test between 4 pH to 5 pH. Oxygen levels in the body are directly related to pH. Increasing pH from 4 pH to 5 pH increases oxygen to the cells by ten fold. From a 4 to a 6 increases oxygen by 100 times and raising pH from 4 pH to 7 pH increases oxygen levels by 1,000 times.

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 use to take care of your health problem, it won’t be effective until the pH level is up. All drugs, medications and toxic chemicals have the effect of lowering the pH of the body. That is why there are side effects to every drug 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, however, viruses, bacteria, yeast, mold, fungus, Candida and Cancer cells thrive in a 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 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 pH and Oxygen.

Remember that 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. Terminal Cancer patients are about 1000 times more acidic than they should be. This equates to dangerously low amounts of oxygen at the cellular level.

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 fight disease if our body pH is not properly balanced. In other words, it’s either alkalize or die. It’s that important!

How to test you pH level

Test your own urine pH level… Dip a piece of Litmus Paper during the first morning void. It is important to do this before eating, drinking or exercise. Levels of pH will fluctuate throughout the day. First morning pH is the most accurate. Urine pH is most closely related to the health of the body systems. The urine reveals the alkaline building (anabolic) and acid tearing down (catabolic) cycles. Urine pH indicates the efforts via the kidneys, adrenals, lungs and gonads to regulate pH through the buffer salts and hormones.

Salivary pH test…
Spit in a spoon and dip a piece of Litmus Paper in the spoon. Litmus paper has some chemicals that are better off not put into the mouth. Saliva pH is more of a mirror of the emotions. Stress and emotional upsets will dump acid into the system, dropping pH levels of both saliva and urine. Urine pH and Saliva pH are quite often different numbers on the scale.

Immediately after eating, saliva pH should rise to 7.8 or higher. This is due to the enzymes released in your saliva. If this does not occur, the body has alkaline mineral deficiencies (mostly Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium)

Acidosis… Extended time in an acid pH state can result in Rheumatoid Arthritis , diabetes, lupus, tuberculosis, osteoporosis, high blood pressure, most cancers and many more. If salivary pH stays too low, the diet should focus on vegetables and mineral water. Fresh fruit is okay only if it is vine ripened; not picked green and spray ripened. Wash all fruits and vegetables with URI Soap to remove pesticides and wax. Also avoid acid forming foods such as sodas, wheat and flour products and red meat. Eat only small portions (2 oz) of fish or poultry.

Foods considered to be alkaline-forming and thus helpful to people with consistently acid pH include: Almonds (soaked 12 hours), aloe vera, apples, apricots, bee pollen, buckwheat, cabbage, cantaloupe, celery, carrots, cucumbers, dates, dulse, poached eggs, figs, grapefruit, lettuce (not iceberg), millet, parsley, raisins, peaches, pineapple, sprouted seeds, spinach (raw only), turnip tops, wakame miso soup, brown rice mineral water. All dark green leafy vegetables are especially good.

People who remain too acid often display symptoms such as anxiety, diarrhea, dilated pupils, fatigue, headaches, hyperactivity, hyper sexuality, insomnia, nervousness, rapid heartbeat, restless legs, shortness of breath, strong appetite, high blood pressure, dry hands and feet.

Balancing the pH is a major step toward well-being and greater health. Acidosis is an indicator of mineral deficiency. The URI Soap and Neutralizer contain the most often missing alkalizing minerals, Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium. The addition of Sodium can also be helpful in raising the pH. To keep the electrolytes in balance, it needs to be done in conjunction with the Neutralizer. Send me an email for the details and/or go to http://www.ourbetterhealth.com/dsimm