Can Your Blood Burn Through Metal?

Good Morning Everyone,

      Have you ever seen the movie "Aliens," with Sigourney Weaver as the star?  Well if not, the summary is that there are aliens in the movie that have extremely acidic blood that will burn right through metal!  Acidic blood may work well for the aliens in that movie, but for us it can actually cause quite a health problem.  In fact, we actually function best when our blood/body is slightly basic (alkaline).  Our acidity is measured by the pH scale; in which a measurement of 7 or a little higher is best for us to function properly. 
      When our whole system pH sinks below 7 it starts to become acidic, and gets more acidic as the pH level continues to lower.  The body cannot deal with high acidity, so it will do whatever it needs to fix the problem.  This means that it will take alkaline minerals other tissues (such as sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium) to try to return your pH to normal.  Robbing these minerals will interfere with the balance in the bloodstream & tissues.  This is turn will cause some minor and some major problems with your entire health. 

Some symptoms of low pH include:  (there are more than just listed here)
-  aches and pains
-  chronic fatigue
-  trouble sleeping
-  kidney stones
-  generalized weakness
-  worsening of all health conditions that you currently have
-  osteoporosis
-  muscle cramping

Having acidic body pH is surprisingly common due to the American Diet.  There are things to avoid and things to add to the diet that will help return the pH to a normal level. 

We'll go over how to test your pH and what to do if it is acidic for next week's blog.

Yours in Health,

Dr. Jeff         





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