The"pHFactor"TheRealSilentKiller

ByDr.GregoryC.D.Young,Ph.D.,(Oxon.) What'sThe"pHFactor"? Thebodyislargelymadeupofwater,amediumwhichisbiologicallyuseful inallowingnutrientsand variouschemicalstobetransportedfromplacetoplace. Thiswaterbasedmediumcanhaveeitheracidorbase (alkaline)properties. TheseacidbasepropertiesaremeasuredbywhatwecallpH,andhowpHaffectsthebodyis calledthe"pHFactor". IsABalancepHImportant? Exceptionallyimportant! Sincemost ofthebodyiswaterbased (makingup5060%ofourtotal body weight),thepHlevel(oracidbaselevel)hasprofoundeffectsonbodychemistry,healthanddisease. ExtendedpH imbalances ofanykindarenotwell toleratedby thebody. Indeed, the entiremetabolicprocess dependsona balancedpH. Themanagementofthe"pHfactor"issoimportantthatthebodyhasdevelopedstrictaccounting procedurestomonitoracidbasebalancesineverycellandbiosystem. Fundamentally,allregulatorymechanisms (includingbreathing,circulation,digestion,hormonalproduction,etc.) servethepurposeofbalancingpH,removing thenormallymetabolizeddevelopedacidsandtoxinsfrombodytissues/systemswithoutdamagetolivingcells. What'sAn"AcidpH"? AnacidpH,or"acidosis",isthetermusedtodescribetheimbalancedacidicconditionofallourbody fluids. VirtuallyallcellularfunctionsofthebodyaresensitivetothepHoftheirfluids. IfthepHdeviatestoofarto theacidside,cellsbecomepoisonedintheirowntoxicacidicwastesanddie. IsAn"AcidpH"ReallyThatDangerous? Yes, it is! Nothing does well in an acid pH medium. For instance, "acid rain" destroys the natural environment,killingplantsandtrees,poisoningthelifeinalllakesandrivers. AnacidpHisevenmoredangerous foryourbody,continuouslycorrodingallbodytissue,slowlyeatingintothe60,000milesofourveinsandarteries likeacideatingintomarble. Ifleftunchecked,itwillinterruptallcellularactivitiesandfunctions,fromthebeating ofyourhearttotheneuralfiringofyourbrain...ANacidpHinterfereswithalllifeitself! CanAn"AcidpH"CauseSeriousHealthProblems? Yes,many! AnacidpHisthereal"SilentKiller!" Althoughitmaygenerallygounnoticedandundetected foryears,anacidpHleadstotheprogressionofmost,ifnotall,degenerativediseasesincludingCardiovascular Disease(the#1killerintheU.S.),Cancer(the#2killerintheU.S.),andDiabetes,aswellastheneverending frustration of excessive systemic weight gain. The U.S. National Center for Health Statistics estimates thatif CardiovascularDiseasealonecouldbeeliminated,itwouldaddanadditional9.78yearstoourlifespan! That's almost10yearsofadditionallifeperperson! WhatCausesAn"AcidpH"? DietappearstobethemajorinfluenceinmaintainingappropriatepHlevelsthroughoutthebody. Research demonstratesthatwhenfoodismetabolizedandbrokendown,itleavescertainchemicalandmetallicresidues,a noncombustible"ash"which,combinedwithourbodyfluids,yieldseitheracidorbasepotentialsofpH. Certain foodsare"acidforming"innature,whereasothersarenot.