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PODCAST:
HELLO LISTENERS THANK YOU FOR VISITING
HEALTHKINECT! TODAY I WILL BE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CREATING A PH BALANCED
DIET BY CONSUMING MORE ALKALINE FOODS AND LESS ACIDIC FOODS.
THE FOODS YOU CONSUME CAN INFLUENCE
YOUR HEALTH IN MORE WAYS THAN YOU MAY THINK. DID YOU KNOW THAT FOODS YOU EAT
COULD BE EITHER INFLAMMTORY OR ANTI-INFLAMATORY? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MORE
AND MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION AND USING TO TAKE CONTROL OF
THEIR HEALTH.
WHEN YOUR BODY’S PH IS BALANCED YOU CAN
BE AT YOUR OPTIMUM HEALTH. PROPER PH BALANCE IMPROVES OVERALL HEALTH, ENERGY
LEVELS, MOOD AND LONGETIVITY BECAUSE IT’S BASED AT A CELLUAR LEVEL.
PH STANDS FOR ‘POTENTIAL HYDROGEN’ I
WON’T GET INTO THE CHEMISTRY HERE. BASICALLY FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMACE PH BALANCE
IS ESSENTIAL TO CHEMICAL PROCESSES.
THE HUMAN BODY'S PH LEVEL SHOULD BE
AROUND 7.4 ON THE PH SCALE. TO KEEP OUR BODIES IN BALANCE WE SHOULD TRY TO
CONSUME FOODS THAT ARE MORE ALKALINE SINCE MANY FOODS IN OUR DIETS TODAY TEND
TO BE ACIDIC. ONE OF THE SIMPLEST WAYS TO AVOID HIGHER ACIDITY IN THE BODY IS
TO SIMPLEY EAT MORE VEGGIES AND LESS RED MEAT AND DAIRY. BUT TO GET MORE
TECHNICAL YOU CAN TEST YOUR BODY'S PH AT HOME AND PLAN YOUR CONSUMPTION
ACCORDINGLY. A BALANCED DIET SHOULD CONSIST OF ABOUT 25% ACIDIC FOODS AND
AROUND 75% ALKALINE FOODS.
CONSUMING TOO MANY ACDIC FOODS COULD
LEAD TO ILLNESS, AS THEY ARE TAXING ON YOUR BODY AND CAN WEAR IT DOWN
CONTRIBUTING TO A VARIETY OF AILMENTS. HIGH ACIDITY LEVELS HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED
WITH CANCER, DIABETES, ARTHRITIS, AND MORE.
EVERY FOOD HAS IT’S OWN PH LEVEL. THE
PLUS SYMBOL SIGNIFIES ALKALINITY AND THE MINUS SYMBOL SIGNIFIES ACIDITY.
ESSENTIALLY THE HIGHER THE FOOD’S PH
NUMBER THE MORE ALKALINE AND BETTER IT IS FOR YOU TO EAT. THE LOWER THE NUMBER
THE MORE ACIDIC THE FOOD AND THEREFORE WORSE IT IS FOR YOU TO CONSUME. FOR
EXAMPLE, FRESH CUCUMBER IS LISTED WITH A POSITIVE (OR PLUS) THIRTY-ONE POINT
FIVE PH LEVEL SIGINFYING HIGH ALKALINITY COMPARED TO THE HIGHLY ACIDIC NUMBER
OF PORK AT NEGATIVE (OR MINUS) THIRTY-EIGHT POINT ZERO. THESE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF FOODS LISTED
AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SPECTRUM.
ALKALINE FOODS CONSIST PRIMARILY OF RAW
GREEN VEGETABLES AND A VARIETY OF FRUITS. (WHICH COMES AS NO SURPRISE). A SHORT
LIST OF ALKALINE FOODS INCLUDES: DATES, PRUNES, RAISINS, APRICOTS, MANGO,
CHERRIES, YOGURT, GARLIC, RASPBERRIES, SPINACH, GRAPEFRUIT, KELP, LEMON,
WATERMELON, AND MANY MORE.
ACIDIC FOODS CONSIST MAINLY OF FATTY,
SUGARY, AND PROCESSED FOODS. A LIST OF ACID FORMING FOODS INCLUDES: RED MEAT,
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, EGG YOLK, PEANUTS, MILK PRODUCTS, CAFFEINE, COFFEE,
CHOCOLATE, RICE, PASTA, SUGAR, AND MANY MORE.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING DIETARY
CHANGES FOR ALKALINITY, I WOULD SUGGEST SLOWY CHANGING DIETARY HABITS, AS NO
SUDDEN CHANGES ARE HEALTHY. REGULARLY MEASURING AND MONITORING PH LEVELS WITH
PH TEST STRIPS CAN BE HELPFUL TO GAIN PERSECTIVE ON WHERE YOU STAND ON THE PH
SCALE.
I HAVE LISTED A FEW WEBSITES ON MY BLOG
FOR SPECIFIC FOOD TRACKING, MORE INFORMATION REGARDING PH LEVELS, AND ALKALINE
AND ACIDIC FOODS. THAT WRAPS UP MY PODCAST FOR TODAY. THANK YOU FOR VISITING
HEALTHKINECT, STAY HEALTHY AND HAPPY!
Here are some links to check out:
This site offers a library of nutritional data, it breaks everything down. Search foods to find out what you are eating. Check it out and feel free to sign up to gain more from the site:
A great video on foods and a couple videos on pH testing:
