Acidic Blood and Health Problems
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The human circulatory system contains three main components, the heart, the blood and the blood vessels. This system is crucial for keeping your body strong because it is the system that transports cells, oxygen and nutrients. When your blood becomes acidic, it disrupts the functions of your circulatory system. It does this by causing chemical imbalances within cells. Acidic blood is toxic to your cells and reduces their abilities to function properly. When your cells are impaired, they can’t fight bacteria and virus, they carry less oxygen and they can’t effectively utilize nutrients. As a result, you will get sick more and have less energy.
The human body works similar to an alkaline battery. Thus, when its overall pH level is too acidic it doesn’t function properly. Your blood pH level should be slightly higher than 7.0. If your blood pH level is lower than 7.0, it is considered acidic. To prevent your blood from becoming too acidic avoid eating junk food and drinking soda, because they are two of the major contributors to acidic blood. To bring your blood pH level back into balance eat more alkaline food, such as fresh fruits and vegetables.
Negative effects of acidic blood
- Robs your body of nutrients
- Increases your risk of cancer and heart disease
- Increases your risk of bacterial and fungal infections
- Lowers your metabolism
- Decreases your oxygen level
- Suppresses your immune system
- Increases your risk of arthritis and osteoporosis
- Disrupts your hormones
For more information about acidic blood, I recommend reading this article because it goes into great details about the symptoms of acidosis.
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Great post, I wrote an article on wheatgrass which restores blood alkalinity. It’s the website I included under my name
Simple and true. Consuming toxic junk but also having a clogged liver that can’t even detoxify adds more to the problem….great post!
Hi PL. Chang,
A great sharing about Acidic Blood and Health Problems. Recently in market those Alkaline Water salesperson claimed that Alkaline Water can neutralize the acidic level of human body. Is it true?
Hello Kelvin,
Alkaline water do work to a certain point and may work better at neutralizing acidic blood than tap water, but it usually does not work as good as claimed by sellers of alkaline water.
Alkaline water is achieved through a process called electrolysis. This process separates water into alkaline and acidic water. The problem with electrolysis is that if the water is distilled water or has been filtered using reverse osmosis, electrolysis cannot occur. If it does occur, it is usually minimal. In order for electrolysis to work, the water must have mineral ions.
Your body does a great job keeping your blood pH level balance. As long as you do not consume fast food, junk food, processed food and drink soda all the time, you should not have major problems with acidic blood.
If you find out that your blood is acidic, I suggest drinking 8-10 glass of filtered water or more on a daily basis. Make sure the water is filtered by a water filter system that uses activated alumina filters or reverse osmosis. These two filtration methods will dramatically reduce toxins in tap water, such as fluoride and heavy metals. Also, eat more alkaline food. Taking these actions should help bring your blood pH level back into balance.
Alright, Thanks for the info. taking mineral water would be good enough right?
The benefits of mineral water is also misleading. Mineral water usually contains synthetic vitamins. One of the reasons is because natural vitamins extracted from natural food sources are less stable.
Natural B-vitamins and natural vitamin C are water soluble; therefore, when they are added to liquid, they dissolve quickly and become almost useless. For this reason, mineral water are usually added with synthetic B-vitamins and synthetic vitamin C.
Some vitamin experts believe that natural vitamins and synthetic vitamins are the same but they are not.
Below is a short excerpt from drheise.com that does a great job explaining what synthetic vitamin is.
Drinking mineral water is not that much better than tap water. It all depends on the quality of the water and the methods its manufacturer used for filtering the water. For information about natural and synthetic vitamins and why natural vitamins are more superior, please read my early article below.
Vitamins: How to Tell Natural From Synthetic