Is Your Diet Making You Sick?

In 1931 Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize for his research into cellular respiration. Through his extensive research he discovered that cancer cells thrive in a low oxygen, acidic environment. He found that by raising the cell’s pH level to be more alkaline makes it hard for cancer cells to survive.

Our blood must always maintain a slightly alkaline pH level, so it can continue to transport oxygen to your cells. In the event of a pH imbalance our body activates a buffer system to restore the balance by neutralizing the acids. This buffer system uses our bodies’ alkaline reserves. The standard western diet, which is loaded with highly acidic processed foods, has greatly depleted these reserves. Just as an example, to neutralize the acid in one can of soda (pH 2.5) you need to drink about 32 glasses of alkaline (pH 9) water. If the buffering system is depleted the excess acids are taken out of our blood and are dumped into the tissues. Overtime the accumulated acid wastes start to destroy our cells. They become more acidic and with that their oxygen level drops. The cells’ ability to repair and heal themselves greatly diminishes creating a favorable environment for degenerative diseases.

In order to keep our cells, tissues and organs in the optimal pH range we need to consume mostly alkaline foods. The general rule of thumb is to eat 80% alkaline and 20% acid forming foods.

AVOID: Acid forming foods     Sodas, coffee, alcohol, tobacco, aspartame, meats, shellfish, fish, eggs, pasteurized milk and milk products, sugars (high fructose corn syrup), white flour (breads, pasta, cookies, cakes), processed grains, chocolate, most processed foods.

GET MORE OF: Alkaline foods    Most raw vegetables and fruits, olive oil, coconut oil, honey, green tea, most herbs, sprouted grains, wheat grass, miso, tempeh, lima beans, apple cider vinegar