Your body’s pH value is the key to maintaining good health. It allows you to find out if your body is in a healthy alkaline state or if high acidity levels put you at risk. In today’s post we will talk about how you can get rid of excess acid in your body.

Excess acid in your body

When we talk about pH, we are talking about potential hydrogen, which is a unit of measurement that determines the concentration of hydrogen ions in the body. To better understand this concept, you need to know that the acidity is measured on a scale of 1 to 14. Where 1 is the most acidic, 7 is neutral and 14 is the most alkaline. A healthy body should have a pH between 7.3 and 7.45. However, certain pollutants, poor eating habits and even stress can raise the acidity of the body and change your pH, causing it to drop and become much more acidic.

When the body’s pH changes, the blood responds, removing nutrients that the rest of your vital organs need to function. At the same time the person feels tired and experiences headaches, digestive problems and mineral loss in nails and hair.

Why is it important to balance my body’s pH?

When your body is weakly alkaline, in other words, with a pH value above 7, it is able to protect itself against certain diseases. On the other hand, when your body experiences high acidity, you are more likely to experience chronic problems, such as  diabetes, obesity, migraines, cataracts, cancer,  arthritis, allergies, osteoporosis and more.

Nutrition and pH

Everything you eat and drink has a positive or negative effect on your pH. Some foods increase the acidity of the body while others tend to make it alkaline. In general, animal and dairy products cause   your body’s pH to rise. On the other hand, fruits and vegetables have properties that make your pH become more alkaline. Since your body needs a balanced pH, you should try to consume a balanced amount of both of these food groups.  If possible, try to avoid foods that cause excess acidity, such as fast food and processed foods.

How to get rid of excess acid in your body and balance pH.

In addition to eating well, you should also know that there are environmental factors than that can affect your pH balance. This is why you  should try to avoid very toxic cleaners. Likewise, you should keep the following tips in mind to combat excessive acidity and balance your pH.

• Increase the amount of green leafy vegetables you eat and drink one green smoothie a day.
• Make it a habit to drink  a glass of lukewarm water with lemon  on an empty stomach every day (citric acid is great for making the body alkaline, despite being an acid.
• Increase the amount of fruits and vegetables you eat, especially raw, green vegetables.
• Avoid eating processed and fried foods.
• Avoid eating refined foods like sugar and flour.
• Increase the amount of high quality water, preferably distilled water.

• Try cleaning your home with natural products  such as baking soda, lemon and wine vinegar.
• Be very careful when it comes to choosing chemical products for beauty and hair care because they can sometimes be toxic. Do your best to use natural products for your hair, nails, teeth, etc.
• Eat more vegetable foods and add small portions of animal foods, but try to grab meat from grass-fed animals.
• Start incorporating products like wheat grass, barley, algae, cayenne and spirulina into your diet.
• Drink a glass of water with a teaspoon of baking soda daily.

Why are you waiting to start changing your eating habits and lifestyle so you can have a more balanced pH? As you can see, it is very easy to get rid of too much  acid in your body  and balance your pH, just by changing your lifestyle and eating habits to make your body more alkaline and enjoy better health.