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One of the most important and mostly unknown factors that can greatly influence anyone’s health for better or worse is the acid/alkaline balance. Also known as the pH balance, or the Potential Hydrogen index, this indicator is a scientific measure of the levels of acidity or alkalinity in any organic material. In fact, most people have heard of this at school, where everyone is taught about how the pH balance needs to be ideal in the soil in order for plants to grow, or in the water of aquariums for fish to stay healthy.

However, very few have realized that pH balance is just as important for people’s health, and the increase of acidic content in the body can actually lead people to suffer from several types of ailments.

What happens with the human body if the pH balance is not the right one? The body loses its capacity to properly process nutrients and minerals the way it should. In fact, in order to accomplish all of its basic functions, the human body needs to be slightly alkaline. As a perfect example of this, it has been proven that the most hazardous microorganisms, like bacteria and viruses, tend to thrive in acidic environments, while not being able to survive for too long when surrounded by an alkaline one.

Now, the human body, when in its natural state, tends to be slightly alkaline. This allows it to work properly and to accomplish all of its functions without risk. However, as the food industry evolved and everyday becomes easier and cheaper to acquire foods that are more processed, the acidic levels of the average person have increased, bringing along a series of health problems.

What is the Ideal pH Level for People?

pH levels range from 0 to 14. In this scale, 7 is considered neutral and anything above that is considered to be alkaline. Likewise, any pH level below 7 will be acidic. The basic difference between alkaline and acidic is that an alkaline environment is one where oxygen is abundant, which is beneficial for the organism, while an acidic environment is usually somewhat deprived of oxygen. The human body usually is at a pH level of about 7.3 when in a natural state.

The Current Problem

One of the most serious crises that most people are facing nowadays without even noticing, is that dietary choices are becoming more and more acidic, with processed foods and meats being the main culprits. Now, in order to maintain its natural pH balance, since the body doesn’t get the necessary alkaline elements from the outside, it will start taking them from the inside of the body itself (like calcium from the bones to name just one), thus seriously compromising one’s health.

Thankfully, the solution to this problem is quite simple. All one needs to do is to start taking more natural foods, such as fruits and vegetables (which are highly alkaline) and supplements that help replenish mineral levels and increase oxygen.

We have a great section on supplements to help boost pH levels. Some other health basics, whose main purpose is not pH, but also help with this issue are oxygenation and detoxification.

This, combined with a periodical pH test that anyone can perform at home, will ensure that the right pH balance is maintained, with the associated health benefits that this entails.

Sources
http://vitacorp.icthus.net/articles/ph_levels.shtml
http://phsmart.blogspot.com/2006/09/importance-of-ph-balance.html