acid is your plan to kill you? By Suzanne W. Dixon, MPH, MS, RD

The idea that the acid-base balance in the body to affect health in many decades. According to this theory, our modern American diet makes our bodies more acidic. A body more acid, which in turn lead to chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease. But this theory is sound?

Take the example of cancer. A Google search on the term “cancer diet acid will give you a list of 1.9 million links. Search” jump acid cancer diet “and the number of links on 6,6 Obviously, this is a hot topic. Unfortunately, not always hot true.

Working backwards

As with most myths of nutrition, there is a grain of truth on cancer and acid. But the idea that cancer “sour body” caused by a comes from a misunderstanding of science. In fact, this reading of the science return.

Cancer cells can acids. This can be in a small area in and around cancer cells, such as the microenvironment known results to more acidic. But is this process not necessarily the whole body more acidic. To say

that is causing an acidic environment

cancer a bit like saying, “Bonnie is a nurse. Therefore, all nurses are named Bonnie. “Obviously, this is ridiculous. Science can not operate in reverse. Reversal of the ratio of cancer to acid is about science is not good.

Do you have a knowledge base regulate on acid?

Our body acid in a very narrow range. Normal values vary between the acidity of blood pH of 7.35 and 7.45. A pH of 7.0 is neutral . It is neither acidic nor alkaline. A pH below 7.0 is acidic. The higher the number, the more a substance is acidic. A pH above 7.0 is alkaline. The higher the number, the more a substance is alkaline. This means that the blood at a pH of 7.35 to 7.45, slightly alkaline or basic.

The body can become dangerously acidic (acidosis) or too alkaline (alkalosis). What happens if our pH is far from healthy range In a word:.. Chaos

When people acidosis or alkalosis experience, they are very, very sick, you can even use the help of a respirator to breathe and a dialysis machine for their renal function . you can be in a coma. I spent some time in an intensive care unit (ICU), experienced in working with patients, the acidosis or alkalosis. Believe me, it is none of us want to ever experience.

When I work relates to people with chronic illnesses began, I learned about the myth of the acidity of the body as the cause of the disease. I was fascinated. I was also surprised to try that someone would radically alter the acid-alkyne (basic) the balance of his body because it is a bad idea

Does your diet consist of the Acid Test?

Is this a good idea to push the body toward the less acidic end of normal? There no evidence that this is to reduce chronic diseases, but it will not hurt. And it turns out that there are foods that the body less acid to make the same foods to combat the diseases. You will not be surprised to learn that I will talk about plants.

An effective way to reduce the acid in the body, even if only slightly, is to eat more plants. In general, make plant foods, including fruits and vegetables, the body less acidic . meat and protein foods tend to the body acidic. This can be in blood and urine can be measured. In fact, vegetarians less acidic urine that people who eat meat.

Note that while eating more plant reduce the acidity in the body, we do not know that the decline of the acid does nothing to prevent epidemics. Fortunately, we know, carnivorous plants is good for our bodies differently.

acidic to alkaline

reflection on the acid-base balance, deceived by the acidity of the food itself. Some high-acid foods such as oranges and other citrus fruits make the body less acidic. often not because of the complicated body chemistry, acidic foods acid in the body.

create also that, most vegetables and fruit acid production decline in the body, but increased slightly to hold it. I’m sure you now realize that I not advise you have to avoid these “produce acids “plants. It’s really more a curiosity than anything else. But we should mention before I give you the following list food acids and bases.

make the body acidic

Category concrete examples ViandeToutes meat (beef, chicken, pork, lamb), fish, poultry (duck, goose), crustaceans, eggs, all kinds of cheese, peanut butter arachidesGraissesBacon, nuts ( Brazil nuts, hazelnuts or filberts (hazelnuts), walnuts) amidonTous The breads, cereals, biscuits, pasta, nouillesLégumesMaïs the lentillesFruitsCranberries, plums, pruneauxBonbonsPlain cakes, biscuits

make the body less acidic (alkaline)

Category concrete examples LaitLait and milk products, cream, nuts babeurreGraissesFruits (almonds, chestnuts, coconuts) LégumesTous species (except corn and lentils), especially the good beets, Swiss chard , Swiss chard, dandelion, kale, mustard greens, spinach, leaf types navetFruitsTous neutral (except cranberries, plums, prunes) BonbonsMélasse

Foods

Category concrete examples GraissesBeurre, margarine, cooking, huilesAmidonsArrow the root, tapiocaBoissonsCafé, théBonbonsPlain candy, sugar, syrup, honey

Food for Thought

Finally, it is “less acid” can not much impact on your health, but here something interesting to consider. Researchers study how we improve cancer treatments by changing the micro switch acids in tumors with drugs and other techniques. The latest data suggest that the increased acidity of cancer cells because these cells to self-destruction


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