Body pH
Levels: The Basics of Good Health
What regimen
do you follow to stay healthy? If you are like most Americans,
you try to eat the right foods, get regular exercise, maintain
a healthy weight, etc. Sometimes, though, no matter how hard
you try, you may not feel very healthy. Perhaps you catch
colds easily and feel tired a lot. Or maybe you struggle with
heartburn, weight gain, and aging skin. It can be frustrating
to deal with these ongoing health issues, especially if you
consider yourself a health-conscious person. However, one
essential element that seems to be missing from most people’s
health regimen is maintaining ideal body pH levels.
People who
do not know about the importance of body pH levels are often
discouraged when it comes to their health. The fundamental
theory of body pH levels is fairly simple. By measuring your
urinary pH with urine pH test strips,
you can determine if your body pH levels are too acidic or
too alkaline (or basic). When body pH levels are out of balance,
your body is unable to function properly. Overly acidic or
overly basic body pH levels can corrode tissues and leave
residues throughout the body, possibly leading to a host of
health issues such as weight gain, premature aging, fatigue,
kidney stones, and much more.
Maintaining
a healthy body pH balance is similar
to keeping a pool or fish tank at the right pH levels. When
you test the water in your pool and fish tank, you adjust
the pH levels so that the water remains clear, clean, and
free of dangerous organisms like fungus, mold, mildew, bacteria,
parasites, and more. Your body is also mostly water—up
to 70 percent water. Likewise, if the pH levels of the water
in your body become too acidic or too alkaline, you will be
susceptible to bacteria, viruses, and parasites as well as
disease.
Body pH levels
are mainly affected by what you eat. Once digested, certain
foods such as pork, beef, rice, coffee, chocolate, pasta,
and breads produce acid in the body. Other foods—mainly
fruits, vegetables, and legumes—have an alkaline affect
on body chemistry. Not surprisingly, because of the typical
Western diet, most of us have overly-acidic body pH levels.
All in all,
you will see more success in your efforts to be healthy by
paying attention to your body pH levels. You can test your
body pH levels through your urine, which should remain at
a pH level of 6.5 to 7.5 on the pH scale. Maintaining healthy
body pH levels is one more excellent reason to make sure you
consume plenty of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and beans in your
diet.
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