Acid or
Alkaline - Which is Healthy?
AlkaMax for Restoring pH
Balance
Approximate pH for food and food products (as per FDA)
Cancer and pH
Diet recommendations
Food chart to post on your refrigerator
pH Balance Charts
pH poll of
people who have cancer
pH Test Kits
Acid Or Alkaline - Which is
Healthy?
Forget
cholesterol counts. Forget calories and fat grams. Forget blood pressure,
blood sugar, hormone levels, or any of the other markers of health you're
used to at the doctor’s office. It turns out that the single measurement
most important to your health is the pH of your blood and tissues - how
acidic or alkaline it is. Different areas of the body have different ideal
pH levels, but blood pH is the most telling of all.
Acidity and
alkalinity in the body are measured by the pH (potential of hydrogen) scale.
Water has a pH of 7.0 and is considered neither acid or alkaline but
neutral.
An acid body is unhealthy. While each organ has its own pH balance, it is
generally agreed that a healthy person's saliva will register between 7.2
and 7.5.
If your pH
is between 6. and 6.5, you are becoming acidic and therefore developing one
or more of 150 degenerative diseases. These will take time to develop, and
perhaps you have been diagnosed with one at this time, because of your
ongoing acidity.
If your pH
is below 6.0, then you are highly acidic. You will have become very mineral
deficient and have definitely developed illnesses and disease at this point.
A balanced diet contains 40% acid forming
foods and 60% alkaline. To test your pH level, you can purchase pH
Strips, or one of the several pH test kits available in the market
today.
The following table will give you an
idea of the pH values of common substances:
| Substance |
pH Value |
|
|
| Stomach acid |
1.0 |
| Lemon Juice |
2.4 |
| Vinegar |
2.8 |
| Orange Juice |
3.0 |
| Tomato Juice |
4.0 |
| Black Coffee |
5.0 |
| Detergent |
6.5 |
| Milk |
6.8 |
| Blood |
7.2 |
| Seawater |
8.0 |
| Baking soda |
9.0 |
| Milk of Magnesia |
10.7 |
| Domestic Bleach |
11.0 |
| Caustic Soda |
14.0 |
Comments:
The recommended percentage of acid/alkaline seems to be all over the board.
Some people recommend 35%-65% acid/alkaline ratio for a balanced pH;
others insist on 20-80. However, it seems like an average person should be
in good shape with a 40-60 acid/alkaline diet. Please consult with your
healthcare expert for his/her professional recommendation.
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AlkaMax for Restoring pH Balance
There are
several ways to raise your pH balance or to restore
it to an acceptable level. If you've tried eating
the right food (see
Food chart to post on your refrigerator)
and your progress is slow, you might want to try
AlkaMax. We've tried AlkaMax and it took only a few
days to see the results. Because AlkaMax is a
natural supplement, it was approved by our
Naturopath Doctor for raising the pH level. AlkaMax
can be used for restoring the pH balance, bone/joint
health, fatigue caused by acidic conditions, acid
indigestion and heartburn. We pefer AlkaMax over
Tums and other antacids which are not recommended as
a long-term solution because of the potential damage
they can cause. If you have any questions, allergies
or any other comments you can contact TriMedica's
customer service
here.
AlkaMax comes in liquid,
powder and capsule form.
We've used the capsules because it contains
de-glycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL),
which is safe for people with high blood pressure.
Although you will notice that the warning says that
due to licorice contents it is not recommended for
patients with high blood pressure, according to our
Doctor that is not true. DGL is
made from licorice from which the glycyrrhizin has
been removed,
which can raise blood pressure. You can do your own
research to find out excatly what DGL is. Blood
pressure patients need to be careful as to which
form they should select. For example, they should
not use the powder form of AlkaMax because it
contains licorice, rather than the safer
de-glycyrrhizinated licorice.
Another thing we recommend (especially for cancer
patients) is to purchase a digital pH tester rather
than using the paper strips that come with AlkaMax.
It is well worth the money. We believe the paper
strips are pretty useless and strongly recommend
that you purchase a digital pH tester. We have one
brand of pH tester listed later on this page.
You should be able to find AlkaMax at your local
health food store. If not, you can do a search on
the Internet and purchase it online.
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Approximate pH for food
and food products
As reported by U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
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Diet recommendations
Diet recommendations and food guide pyramid from American Heart Association.
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