pH

pH

Potential of Hydrogen and Potential for Health

If you have not been eating foods that contain alkalizing minerals, your body adapts by robbing the minerals from your body because if the pH of your blood should fall much below 7.35 or rise much above 7.45, your body could not survive very long. When your reserves are not constantly replenished, your storehouses become depleted of alkalizing minerals and, eventually the constant robbing from within lead to symptoms of chronic degenerative diseases such as arthritis, osteoporosis, emphysema, most major diseases, even cancer.

The acidity or alkalinity of food is measured in terms of pH. The more acid a solution, the LOWER the pH number will be; the more alkaline the substance, the HIGHER the pH number. If you are truly healthy, both your saliva and urine should register around pH 7.0 the first thing in the morning after five, or more, hours of sleep, before eating or drinking anything. Even though you usually feel good, if your diet consists mostly of meat, pasta, convenience and fast foods, starches, and coffee, cola, or energy drinks, your early morning urine will probably register as low as pH 5, or possibly as high as pH 8. Urine pH tells you how your body is reacting to the food you ate the day before. Saliva pH tells how your body has adapted to stresses in your life and its physical impact. This includes emotional stress and trauma which can also make you acidic, lowering your immunity, eventually allowing sickness and disease to develop. Ask for pH test strips at our clinic or drug store.

The food you eat determines how well your alkaline reserves are replenished. Fresh fruits and raw vegetables contribute the usable alkalizing minerals you need to restock your alkaline reserve to raise pH. When you have enough reserves, your body can buffer the acid produced naturally by cellular activity and the acid food you eat. However, readings considerably lower or higher than pH 7.0 usually indicate that your buffering reserves have been depleted and your body is breaking down to maintain the pH balance essential for your
life and survival. To be healthy, you must support your health with a high alkaline diet and lower stress levels. Alkalinity is measured with pH test strips. The numbers tell the story of how “well” you actually are. The American Diet has riddled us with sickness, disease, and pain. Schedule an appointment with B.E.S.T. practitioner, Dr. Danise Witherspoon, and learn how to track you health according to pH and “live Well.”

Your health IS your choice.

NUTRITIONAL STRESSES

LOW STRESS BALANCED FOODS - pH 7
Alkaline Ash Food
Whole foods as grown by nature: Fruits & Vegetables - 70-80% adult diet
Human Milk
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Acid Ash Food
Whole foods as grown by nature:Grains, Nuts, Seeds, Beans - 20%-30% adult diet

High STRESS
Fragments of food created by man: Butter, Cheese
Animal products (Acid Ash Foods): Use VERY SPARINGLY: Fish, Eggs, Fowl
(Eliminate salt)

HIGH STRESS: (Acid Ash Food) Red Meat, Animal and Dairy Products
Very Contractive: Salt

Fragments of food created by man: Drugs
HIGH STRESS: Avoid or use sparingly (Very Expansive): Liquors, Beer, Wine, Sugar, Syrups, Chocolate, Coffee, Tea, Fruit Juices