Why is your body's pH balance important?
The body has an acid-alkaline ratio called its pH. Cells inside the body function better when they are slightly alkaline. Maintaining a healthy body pH is important for good health. The body continually works on balancing the pH of its fluids and tissues, however if this balance is compromised we can become more vulnerable to illness and disease and accelerated ageing.
The Dangers of Acidosis
If the body becomes too acidic - called ‘acidosis’ - it can contribute to a range of conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, immune deficiencies, accelerated free radical damage, premature aging, and osteoporosis.
An Antidote to an Overly Acidic System
Our diets play a big role in keeping our body’s pH in check. Acidosis is very common in today’s society due to our poor diets reliant on acid-forming foods such as processed sugary foods, coffee, and animal products like meat and cheese, and not enough alkaline-forming foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables. Green veggie juices with a spoonful of of super greens powder is the perfect antidote for an overly acidic system. Super greens contain alkalising super foods: spirulina, chlorella, wheat grass and barley grass.
For optimum health and prevention of disease it is recommended that your diet be made up of around 80% alkaline to 20% acid forming foods.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lisa Guy - Art of Healing
Lisa Guy is a highly qualified Sydney based naturopath and author, with 10 years of clinical experience. Lisa runs a busy naturopathic clinic in Double Bay called ‘Art of Healing’. Lisa is passionate about helping people achieve optimal health and wellbeing, through good wholesome foods, nutritional supplementation, healing herbs and homeopathic remedies. Being a mum of two, Lisa has a particular interest in supporting women through pregnancy and beyond, and for children’s health and nutrition. Lisa is also the author of ‘My Goodness: all you need to know about children’s health and nutrition’, ‘Heal Yourself’, and ‘Pregnancy Essentials’. Lisa is an avid health writer, being the resident nutritionist for Body and Soul magazine, and regularly writing for a number of health and natural parenting magazines and websites.http://www.artofhealing.com.au
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