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The human body contains approximately 4.5 to 5 litres of blood. It is undeniable that the health of our blood is crucial for the health of all of our cells and organs. Blood carries the oxygen and nutrients we need to survive and live long and healthy lives. But what many people do not know is that our bodies are constantly balancing the acidity levels of the blood. Certain lifestyles, diets, stress, disease and medications may push the blood to a more acidic state. This may have negative effects on health.
To put things into perspective, let’s use the analogy that the blood in our body is one big lake, and we have a certain amount of acid in this lake. In this analogy at normal levels and we keep it to a scale of body blood percentages, if that lake had 10 million litres of water, the total amount of acid in it would only be one litre. But to keep this lake healthy the acidity levels must stay very consistent. The total volume can only fluctuate in very small shifts of between 800 to 1200 millilitres. That is a mere 400-milliliter span which is the equivalent of one pint. And remember, our lake has 10 million litres AND with our regular Western diet, we add equivalent to 500,000 litres of acid to this lake every day.!
In fact, if the lake was our body’s blood, and the acid levels get to over 2 litres it is considered a major imbalance. Now you understand why we must keep this acid in check.
To assist in maintaining the acid-alkaline balance, we must reduce and/or compensate for the amount of acid that we put into our lake every single day.
There are several ways to do this:
1. Eliminate acid from our diet completely. So, instead of 500,000 litres, we add zero acid into our lake. However, this is literally impossible.
2. Add more alkaline food to our diets, such as vegetables. This can support acid/alkaline balance. If we are pouring 500,000 litres of acid into our lake, we may assist it by adding 500,000 litres of alkaline foods. ‘That is a lot of vegetables! And clearly, we recommend increasing your vegetable intake this is important, but not always possible. Finally, you may choose to add more vegetables to your diet, AND you can aid your health routine with added alkaline nutrients in a supplement. A supplement rich in alkaline minerals, such as citrates, can support acid/alkaline balance. So, if we are adding 500,000 litres of acid through food to the lake, we can take a supplement that provides concentrated alkaline nutrients to support optimal blood pH levels.
So, we have now learnt that every day we consume acid containing foods. The body must work to reduce the acidity of the blood and maintain the acid-alkaline balance. This is important as excess acidity may have negative effects on our health. To help the body in its critical role of achieving acid-alkaline balance, daily alkalising minerals in a concentrated form provides an easy and effective health routine. Having acid-alkaline balance in our blood allows the body to function at its best.
