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.
1. 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.
2.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.
4.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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