{"id":414395,"date":"2010-03-10T22:01:18","date_gmt":"2010-03-11T03:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.personalliberty.com\/?p=11711"},"modified":"2010-03-10T22:01:18","modified_gmt":"2010-03-11T03:01:18","slug":"is-your-body-in-balance-check-this-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/414395","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Body In Balance? Check This List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s no secret that your  body is made up of about 70 percent water. Every one of your 100 trillion cells  is filled with water. And every other chemical in your body&mdash;from the stomach  acid you need to digest food&hellip; to the blood that carries oxygen and nutrients to  the cells of all your organs&mdash;either contain water or are suspended in water. <\/p>\n<p>Therefore, for you to be  healthy, that water needs to have a healthy pH balance&mdash;even out into the  tissues of the organs where metabolism actually occurs. The letters &ldquo;pH&rdquo; mean  &ldquo;potential of hydrogen&rdquo; and simply measure how acidic or alkaline your body is  on a logarithmic scale from 0 to 14. <\/p>\n<p>Your body will work hard to  keep your organ tissues in pH balance. You will achieve optimum health much  easier when your organ tissues stay in a slightly alkaline environment&mdash;about  7.0 to 7.5 as measured by saliva. <\/p>\n<p>Blood pH is very different,  however. It remains in the 7.34 to 7.38 pH range normally. And urine is  normally acidic at a pH of 6.2 to 6.8 upon your first morning bathroom visit.  What some people don&rsquo;t realize is that saliva is a fairly good reflection of  tissue pH which can vary, while blood pH will be one of the very last things to  change in a sick person. <\/p>\n<p>Is an acidic pH balance  behind YOUR symptoms? Take this simple test:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you suffer from high  blood pressure, a failing heart or other heart problems?\n<\/li>\n<li>Do your joints feel stiff,  inflamed and painful or do you suffer from bone loss?\n<\/li>\n<li>Has a doctor told you that  your blood sugar levels are too high or too low?\n<\/li>\n<li>Are you finding it more  difficult to get a good night&rsquo;s sleep?\n<\/li>\n<li>Do you suffer from constant  fatigue or energy crashes after meals?\n<\/li>\n<li>Do you frequently endure  cramping, constipation, heartburn or other digestive problems?\n<\/li>\n<li>Do you sometimes feel  depressed, negative and cranky?\n<\/li>\n<li>Have you noticed that your  ability to solve problems or to remember details is lacking?\n<\/li>\n<li>Do you sometimes suffer from  shortness of breath or other lung problems?\n<\/li>\n<li>Do you experience pain,  numbness or tingling in your hands, legs or feet?\n<\/li>\n<li>Is your skin or hair aging  more rapidly than they should?\n<\/li>\n<li>Do you notice that your  eyesight or hearing is fading at an alarming rate?\n<\/li>\n<li>Do you suffer from low  sexual desire or performance problems?\n<\/li>\n<li>Do you contract infections  more often with each passing year?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you answered &ldquo;yes&rdquo; to one  or more of these questions, there&rsquo;s a good chance that you may be suffering  from acid overload. By switching to a whole foods diet and avoiding processed  and packaged foods, you can help your organs, tissues and cells stay in  alkaline balance. <\/p>\n<p>The simple rule to remember  is the 80\/20 rule. It&rsquo;s beneficial for your diet to consist of 80 percent whole foods such as fruits, non-starchy vegetables, soy products, limited amounts of lean meats, whole grains and beans&hellip; and only 20 percent of acid-forming foods such as  commercially processed pasta, fast food, frozen foods, crackers, cookies and  most sugary cereals.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the best  nutrition you can consume, the next step is to supplement with alkalizing  minerals.<\/p>\n<p><em>&mdash;By Michael Cutler, M.D.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s no secret that your body is made up of about 70 percent water. Every one of your 100 trillion cells is filled with water. 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