Proper Body pH

The Tricarboxylic Acid or Kreb Cycle

Our bodies use oxygen and glucose. These are our fuels, and they get transported via the bloodstream to our cells. This process of fuel production and transport is mediated by enzymes. If the enzymes do not function properly at this level, the health of the body is compromised. Metabolism; digestion; hair growth…every aspect of life is impacted. Our bodies spend a lot of energy regulating their internal temperatures. This is done to protect the integrity of enzymes. If you get too hot or too cold, the enzymes get de-natured, with potentially catastophic results. It’s the same with the body’s pH, the balance between acid and alkaline. When the pH is altered too much, enzymes don’t work as well. Keeping your body in an alkaline state enables the enzymes to work better. This is what I’m really trying to do: maintain the proper level of alkalinity in the body by maintaining good colon bacteria and eating the right foods. Colon bacteria inhibit the growth of acid-producing organisms. When the colon bacteria are growing and flourishing, the bad organisms die off. So the whole body is rendered less acidic.

People who are more generally alkaline are healthier. Acidic environments are those in which cancers grow. Cancers cannot grow in an alkaline environment. They also prefer an anaerobic environment, as oxygen kills cancer.

I strive to introduce more alkalizing foods into peoples’ diets, and determining what these are is often difficult…counterintuitive, even. Take lemons, for example. One would think that they are highly acidic, but when the body digests them, they are alkalizing in impact. In fact lemons are one of the most alkalizing foods.

Next time: The Impact of Drugs and Medications