Importance of pH Level in Our Body
When it comes to pH levels, the body is like an ecosystem. When it is not balanced, it dies because the pH levels do not allow life to be sustained. The pH of the blood, when healthy, is 7.365. The pH of the saliva is supposed to be 7.4 and the pH of spinal fluid is also supposed to be 7.4. You’ll notice that all of these are very close to one another. This is because our bodies function best when just above a neutral pH level. The reason pH is so important is because it is a logarithm. This means that when you jump from say a level 7 pH level to a level 8 pH level, you’re actually experiencing an exponential change. That 1 level difference is actually a change 10 times more.
Saliva pH is meant to be between 7.1 and 7.5 (when not around meals). It shots up to above a 7.8 while eating in order to help digest the food being consumed. As you age, the pH level of your saliva gets lower, slowly becoming more acidic. As children, the saliva pH is usually 7.5, and by the time you’re an adult, the pH level is down to 6.5 or lower. This level reflects the calcium deficiency of aging and lifestyle defects. Cancer patients can have a pH level as low as 4.5.
pH is determined by hydrogen ions. Minerals that are negatively charged are acidic while minerals positively charged are considered alkaline. Some minerals are very important, such as calcium. In fact, the bones are actually made up of 18 different minerals. It has been determined that it is easier to destroy bone by acidity than it is to rebuild it. The human body needs over 90 different nutrients to function properly at a healthy level.
So how does acid affect the body?
Since the body is meant to be just above neutral, toward the alkaline side, the body constantly tries to maintain that range. When acid comes into the body, it goes looking for alkaline minerals to keep the body balanced. Unfortunately, when the body is running low on alkaline minerals, the acids attack important body parts like the bones, liver and muscles, depleting them of the minerals those acids are in need of. Eventually this causes massive damage to the body and results in illness and death.
The only exception to this rule is the stomach, which is acidic
by nature for digestive purposes. When the body absorbs food though, not all
of it is used. Normally this residue is excreted through the urine as waste,
but when there is a build up of acid wastes, usually coming from acid-producing
food products, the body can’t release them as waste. An acid-producing
food does not mean the food is acidic. For example, a lemon is considered acid
on a pH scale, but after digestion, the “ash” that results from
the lemon is actually alkaline. This is why it is important to know what food
“produce” acid. When the acid “ash” is produced, alkaline
substances are then sent to buffer the substance to keep the body balanced.
The pH of the body I more important than most people think, and it’s also
equally important to know what kind of pH your body needs. So pay attention
to what you eat and drink.
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