Miracles of alkalizing diet
Miracles of alkalizing diet
The human body is composed of various organs and parts, which are made up of tissues and cells. These tissues and cells are composed of 16 chemical elements.
The balance or equilibrium of these chemical elements in the body is an essential factor in the maintenance of health and healing of disease. The acid alkaline balance plays a vital role in this balanced body chemistry. All foods after digestion and absorption leave either an acid or alkaline ash in the body depending on their mineral composition.
The normal body chemistry is approximately 20% acid and 80% alkaline. This is the acid alkaline balance.
In normal health the reaction of the blood is alkaline and that is essential for our physical and mental well-being. The preponderance of alkalis in the blood is due to the fact that the products of the vital combustion taking place in the body are mostly acid in character.
Carbohydrates and fats form about nine-tenths of the normal fuel of the body. In normal health this great mass of material is converted into carbon dioxide gas and water. Half of the remaining 1/10th fuel is also converted into the same gas and water. this huge amount of acid is transported by the blood to the various points of discharge, mainly the lungs. By virtue of its alkalinity the blood is able to transport the acid from the tissues to the discharge points.
Acidosis
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Whenever the alkalinity of the blood is reduced, even slightly, its ability to transport the carbon dioxide gets reduced. This results in the accumulation of acid in the tissues. this condition is known as acidosis or hypo alkalinity of the blood. Its symptoms are hunger, indigestion, burning sensation and pain in the pharynx, nausea, vomiting, headache, various nervous disorders and drowsiness. Acidosis is the breeding ground for most diseases.
The main cause of acidosis aur hypo- alkalinity of the blood is faulty diet in which too many acid forming foods have been consumed. In the normal process of metabolism for converting the food into energy by the body, various acids are formed in the system and in addition, other acids are introduced in food. Whenever there is a substantial increase in the formation of acids in the system and these acids are not properly eliminated through the lungs, the kidneys and the bowels, the alkalinity of the blood is reduced resulting in acidosis.
acidosis can be prevented by maintaining a proper ratio between acid and alkaline foods in the diet. Certain foods leave alkaline Ash and help in maintaining the alkalinity of the blood, while others leave acid Ash which reduce the blood alkalinity.
All the non vegetarian foods are highly acidic whereas fruits and green vegetables are highly alkaline. Thus, our daily diet should consist of 80% of alkaline forming foods such as juicy fruits, tubers, legumes, ripe fruits, leafy and root vegetables and 20% of acid forming foods containing concentrated proteins and starches such as meat, fish, bread and serials.
Whenever a person has acidosis, the higher the ratio of alkaline forming foods in his diet, the quicker will be the recovery.
Acids are neutralized by alkalis.
Hello, I agree with the post. It's important to keep the body alkaline! I use simple lemon juice in water in the afternoon, as our body is more acidic in the second part of the day. I squeeze some lemon juice in water or add a teaspoon of baking soda to the water once in the afternoon and 1 more time before going to bed (the latter helps me sleep like a baby!)
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