50+ fascinating facts about water and ph

At the very heart of our vitality and physical well being is a life-and-death balancing act between acid and alkaline.

Too much acid and we may become vulnerable to a vast array of so-called “modern-day” illnesses and diseases from arthritis, asthma, allergies and migraine to high blood pressure, chronic fatigue, early ageing, excess weight, eczema and other skin complaints and even serious, life-threatening conditions.

Over the next few weeks I’ll share with you more than 50 fascinating facts about water and pH.

1. We are 90% water at birth, slowly reducing to as little as 10% in old age.
2. Reduction in body hydration or body water has been linked with increasing acidification of the body.
3. Enzyme absorption may be directly related to correct body pH levels. This would mean an acidic body = low enzyme absorption.
4. Absorption of minerals from supplement and food absorption may be directly related to pH balance of the body. Iodine, as an example, may not be absorbed except by a perfectly pH balanced body.
5. All major organs work in service of the blood. If blood pH lowers (i.e. becomes more acidic) all other body functions are used to support correction to pH 7.35
6. If our blood pH drops from 7.35 to lower than 7, we may lapse into a coma and die.
7. Breath is a major alkalizer. Deep breathing converts waste carbonic acid into CO2 (exhaled) and harmless salts.
8. Virtually all food contains acids. Far fewer foods contain alkalis. The recommended 80/20 ratio of alkaline to acid foods has been reversed by the Standard Western Diet to more like 90% acidic food and 10% alkaline.
9. People who claim they don’t eat enough to get fat, but pile on the kilos anyway, may be right. If they have a stressful life, and eat acidic foods, the body may be using consumed fat to stash acidic wastes on hips, thighs and belly. It does this to protect overloaded kidneys.
10. US Studies indicate that the older we get the more acidic we get.

See you next week

Graham