CAUTION: THE ACID IN YOUR DIET IS DANGEROUS
We talk about what creates acidity in your body and what it can lead to
AS
AWARENESS grows about naturopathy, the concept of non-invasive,
holistic medicine, its practitioners have come to understand that
many ailments can be cured simply by changing our diets in a certain
way. Some foods and drinks, they realised, create an acidic response
in our bodies, whereas other foods create an alkaline response that
is known as the alkali effect. Our bodies function best at a pH
(measure of acidity) level of 7.4. A pH level higher than this
figure makes our bodies alkaline, and lower than this makes it
acidic. Changes in the pH balance can lead to health conditions that
range from minor to major.
An
acidic pH can lead to the health conditions listed below.
- HEART BLOCKAGES:Cholesterol weakens and erodes the artery walls. To counter this, fighter and repair cells collect in the arteries. Too many of these cells can form a block, which lead to heart attacks.
- INFLAMMATION AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS:This kind of arthritis affects young people (osteoarthritis affects older people). It is caused by a diet high in acidic fluids.
3.
HAIR AND SKIN PROB
LEMS:
Acne, pigmentation, skin eruptions, rapidly aging skin, early
greying, hair fall and dandruff.
- URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AND STONES:Urine is acidic, and the kidneys flush it out. But the kidneys can’t cope with very high levels of it.5. THE SPREAD OF CANCER:Naturopaths postulate that cancer spreads rapidly in an acidic body. They do not know, however, whether cancer creates an acidic environment or whether an acidic environment creates cancer.
Today
our food environment is such that we are prone to rising acidic
levels in our bodies. Here’s what can raise your acidity levels if
eaten in large amounts:
More
than three cups of tea or coffee a day. Tea or coffee on an empty
stomach first thing in the morning can be acidic.
High
content of non-vegetarian food and fried food.
- SHIKHA SHARMA HTBR141228
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