Step 1
Step 1: pH Balance
„Our organism reacts to what we eat, how much we eat and how we eat it. The acid-base homeostasis of our organism depends on our nutrition. In case of an imbalance, we may suffer from acidification or even acidosis.” - Dr. Mirosław Mastej, M.D.
We start spoiling the pH balance of our bodies by eating a typical breakfast – a piece of wheat bread with cheese or ham along with a cup of coffee. Instead of fueling our bodies with energy, we consume acids. The pH balance is absolutely crucial for our health and well-being. The issue of acidification started to appear on the media lately, but there are still a lot of people who don’t realize the connection between what we eat and how we feel. We tend to cheer ourselves up by eating sweets and drinking beer. They may work for a short while, but in fact they also add up to disturbing pH balance of our bodies. Why does it happen? Our organism does whatever it can to keep the right pH of our blood. It should be between 7,35 and 7,45 pH. When we face acidification, our organism has to make an enormous effort to bring back the right pH. This effort has the influence on how we feel and how we function every day. We usually feel weak, sleepy and discouraged.
Another factor that causes acidification is stress. We are stressed at work, at school and in our relationships. We even get stressed in petty situations, like getting stuck in a traffic jam or while we are standing in line while doing shopping. We are sometimes so stressed that we suffer from insomnia. This is a rather gloomy picture already, but let’s just add up working late and the lack of physical activity. We don’t have to wait long to get the results. Luckily, it is never too late to change our life. What do we need to do to get out of this loop of disturbing our pH balance?
Our health is our choice. Keeping the right pH is as simple as a bowl of millet groats with olive oil. To keep stabilized pH, we need to learn to compose alkalizing food products with neutral ones. It doesn’t mean that we should totally get rid of acidifying food products, but we should definitely reduce them (down to 20% of our plate). Everything needs to be in balance. Our meals should consist of various vegetables, fresh herbs, different types of grains and olive oil.
What type of coffee?
Alkalizing also depends on what we drink. The massively produced coffee from supermarkets is not a good choice. It contains preservatives and added aromas. It is better to get certified organic coffee and reduce the number of cups we drink per day. It is also beneficial for us to quit using UHT cow's milk. Nut-based milk is a perfect alternative here and it is rich in omega-6 fatty acids. Green tea and green coffee are also perfect for alkalizing. Both green tea and coffee are rich in antioxidants, so they are good stimulants. It is also important to choose good water. The best water is still slightly mineralized water of which pH is similar to our pH. Another highly recommended water is Redox water. In good shops you can also get natural, alkaline, spring water or glacier water. You can also install a special filter at home that would change tap water into alkaline water.
Happiness is the highest form of health.
Dalai Lama
Vegetables and holy peace
It is not only a proper nutrition that makes a difference. Healthy lifestyle is equally important. Stress has a strong acidifying impact on our organism and this impact cannot be easily reversed by taking even most sophisticated pills or by eating the most nutritional, green salads. How can you deal with such a fast lifestyle in the modern world?
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We need to realize that we don’t always have the influence on what happens to us. Sometimes bad things happen and we cannot do anything about it. But we do have control over our reactions to what life brings. Will we surrender to a stressful situation or will we treat it as a motivation to fight? Techniques like mindfulness and meditation teach us how to be more peaceful in life. It is good to deal with stress while doing some physical exercises so instead of “sleeping on it”, go running. Any physical exercise that suits you will stimulate endorphins emission and thanks to them you get some distance to what is happening in our life. You will see things from a new perspective. There is no coffee substitute for a good sleep. Most successful people emphasize that it is absolutely crucial to have a good night sleep. Do you work so hard that you forget to relax? Brian Tracy says that it is not a sign of being hard-working, it is a sign of unproductiveness. Work in the morning but leave the evening for relaxation, soothing music and good sleep.
Balance is absolutely crucial
Avoiding pH imbalance shouldn’t mean that we eat only alkaline food. The key to having a healthy lifestyle is keeping a balance between these food groups. Look below what is alkalizing and what is not!
Highly acidogenic products: pH 5.9 - 5.0
[strongly pro-inflammatory]
Artificial sweeteners, beef, lamb, pork, poultry (chickens), turkey, venison, cheese, fizzy drinks, beer, liqueur, white wheat flour, wheat bread, white flour-based cookies, sugar, brown sugar, sweet chocolate, coffee from supermarket (mass production), puddings, jam, black tea, white rice, semolina pasta, flour pasta, jellies, regular salt.
Medium acidogenic products: pH 6.9-6.0
[pro-inflammatory if used excessively]
Fish, seafood, fruit juice with added sugar, sausages and cold meat, ham, rye bread, cereals, cornflakes, wine, yoghurts containing sugar, green bananas, buckwheat, ketchup, mayonnaise, hard-boiled eggs, blue cheese, wholemeal pasta, peanuts, boiled potatoes, salted popcorn, basmati rice, brown rice, soy sauce, almonds, artichoke, brussel sprouts, green tea, cherries, fresh coconut, cucumbers, eggplants, mushrooms, leeks, fresh honey, onions, fresh olives, sea salt, horseradish, spices, raw goat milk, homogenized cow milk, homogenized goat milk, coddled egg yolk, olive oil, cauliflower, rhubarb, soya grains, soya milk, sesame, wheatgerms, cashewnuts, slightly sweet tomatoes, bran, graham bread, cranberries, fructose, lentils, pasteurised honey, mustard, pistachio nuts, sunflower seeds, crackers, cocoa, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, salted butter, whortleberries, dry beans, plums, potted olives, prunes, whole grain bread.
Medium alkaline products: pH 8.0-7.0
[anti-inflammatory if used from organic sources]
Turnip, sweet corn, strawberries, raspberries, marrow, peaches, parsnip, kohlrabi, oranges, iceberg lettuce, kale, sour grapes, beetroots, cabbage, broccoli, green beans, spinach, bamboo, sour apples, pumpkin, apricots, sweet apples, alfalfa, blueberries, avocado, ripe grapes, sweet tomatoes, carrots, fresh dates, fresh figs, currants, garlic, celery, gooseberries, fresh herbs, slightly sweet grapes, fresh lettuce, grapefruit, nectarines, slightly sweet pears, fresh green peas, wine vinegar, jacket potatoes, high quality organic coffee.
Highly alkaline products: pH 9.0-8.1
[strongly anti-inflammatory if used from organic sources]
Lemons, watermelons, cayenne pepper, dried dates, dried figs, limes, mangoes, melons, papaya, dried apricots, seedless grapes, parsley, beet leaves, cress, seaweed, sweet grapes, kiwi, asparagus, fresh vegetable juice without sugar, raisins, pineapple, sweet pears, passion fruit.
The best is when at least 70% of our daily meals consist of alkaline food products.
If our life is dominated by fast food, sweets and drinks full of fructose such as juice, nectars and fizzy drinks, it is recommended that you start changing your lifestyle from detox and complete elimination of the following food products:
- sweets and sweet snacks
- sweet drinks, both fizzy and still such as carton juice
- wheat bread, pasta and other white (refined) flour food
- alcohol, black coffee from supermarkets and black tea
- replace cow dairy products: milk, sweetened yoghurts with sour milk, natural yoghurt or kefir
- processed dishes: things you buy on trays with a long expiry date
Alkalizing may seem an abstract term, that’s why it is good to know what are the symptoms in our body. It is not yet another term that was created by a celebrity on a diet. It is also not a radical diet that is based on certain ingredients.
DEACIDIFICATION
By definition acidification doesn’t mean that we are necessarily in pain. Usually we feel chronically tired and weak. We lose joy and energy. Sometimes it may even lead us to feeling depressed. Some people suffer from certain pains in different parts of their bodies. They visit various doctors, but it is usually hard to determine the cause of these pains. When an organism is in pH imbalance, many biological mechanisms don’t work as they should. Medicine won’t work in such a situation, just cleansing and gradual alkalizing. Deacidified body brings back joy, better sleep and general well-being. Gastrointestinal system works better too.
The most basic routine is drinking a glass of warm water with lemon before breakfast.
- better looks – when we start to base our diet on organic vegetables and different types of grains, our skin becomes smooth, firm and well moisturized. There is less tendency to get pimples and cellulite.
- resilience – when we get rid of toxins, heavy metals and pathogens and when you start to absorb necessary ingredients from vegetables, green plants, grains, seeds and oils, we make our body strong again and ready to fight with microbes.
Our organism gets back a chance to reduce allergic reactions in our body, as well as stop inflammations. Thanks to deacidification, we heal ourselves from chronic pain, problems with joints and symptoms difficult to treat.
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