Alkaline Food vs. Acidic FoodHome of Body Basics NewsletterAlkaline Food vs. Acidic Food Dr. Otto Warburg – Nobel Prize winner in 1931 discovered that cancer cells don’t breathe oxygen and can’t survive in an environment with high levels of oxygen. Cancer tissues are apparently acidic. The blood takes oxygen to the tissues of the body, but in an acidic environment oxygen is not provided for the tissues whereas in an alkaline environment there is remaining oxygen for the blood and tissues. The same things that are said to result in overproduction of free radicals on the best antioxidant page could be said to contribute to an acidic environment in the body. In order to swing the body into a more alkaline state there are a number of things that can be done. One can eliminate as much as possible those things listed on the antioxidant page which result in free radicals. One can also eat alkaline food which are listed as alkaline food as opposed to acidic. There are also water filters which produce alkaline water. Click here for a list of alkaline food and acidic food. The body has a balance. Either too acidic or too alkaline are apparently not good, however the majority of the people at least in the US today are acidic. When a body has gone so far acidic in a state of serious degenerative disease, it pulls things out of the body such as calcium from the bones to counteract the acid. The following tells how an excessively acidic body environment may affect the various systems in the body. This is at a cellular level. Circulation: If extremely acidic, plaque may form in arteries restricting flow, oxygen and nutrients. This can lead to heart attack. Calcium can be drawn from the bones to buffer the acid and can stiffen the arteries when deposited there. This can raise blood pressure. Digestion: Cells in the stomach, intestine and pancreas are responsible for digestive enzymes. In too much acid they dysfunction resulting in stomach conditions such as indigestion, gas or abdominal cramps. Nutrients are not absorbed = malnutrition = undigested food which ferments = toxins remaining in body. Structure: Calcium to combat too much acid in the system, first comes out of the muscles to neutralize the acid. This can result in muscle cramps. When the muscles can no longer handle the acid condition, then calcium is pulled out of the bones depleting them = osteoporosis = collapse of vertebrae = back pain. Deposits of calcium-acid in joints = degenerative arthritis. Nervous: In too acid an environment brain cells may dysfunction and don’t produce the needed chemicals to communicate to other brain cells. These cells are supposed to communicate through the spinal cord and nerves throughout the body and as they don’t there are various effects. Intestine: In too much acid, colon cells dysfunction = diarrhea, constipation, hemorrhoids and microbes (bacterium that cause disease) are able to develop. Immune: With too much of an acid environment, cells don’t produce antibodies and can fight microbes = a susceptibility to infections. Respiratory: If the body environment is too acidic or too alkaline, it adversely affects the binding of oxygen from the lungs to hemoglobin in the blood which has the function of carrying oxygen to the tissues of the body. Microbes can grow in airways and other related breathing problems. Urinary: This system eliminates toxins and in an environment of too acidic or too alkaline, microbes can grow. Calcium drawn from bone to buffer acid can form calcium crystals and stones in the kidney which are very painful if dislodge and traveling through the urinary tract. Glandular: All endocrine (having to do with secretions into the bloodstream) glands produce hormones (substance released to the bloodstream to regulate a body function) from enzymatic action. Enzymes are proteins that catalyze (bring about or change the rate of) a chemical reaction in the body. Too acidic glandular cells can not produce and release enough hormones for the body’s needs. If enzymes in cells are not working properly they are not efficient in breaking down fats which can lead to weight gain. It has been said that one can become too acidic from an over consumption of protein. Minerals are taken out of the body to counteract acid in the process of digesting large amounts of protein. Does all this mean don’t eat any foods which are considered acidic and only eat alkaline food? I don’t think so. Also remember that some foods that are “acidic” become alkaline when taken into the body. These foods are therefore listed as alkaline food. I think one just needs to be aware of these factors and monitor what you intake and the effects they have on your body and adjust accordingly as an educated consumer.
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