How Important Is Acid Alkaline Balance?

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I talk about the acid alkaline balance within our body a lot. I'm not talking about blood ph. Our blood PH will be slightly alkaline and stable pretty much no matter what unless we are severe stress, severe starvation and severe metabolic disruption or trauma. And diabetic ketoacidosis is an example of that. That is an extreme on a daily basis the PH in certain areas of our body will fluctuate as well as with time and hormone changes. The nutrient balance across our cell membranes is truly important for healthy hormone balance and and a resilient strong body. I compare acidity to a city. Think of New York City industrial high pace, high stress and then compare alkalinity to like the Amazon, a jungle, the forest green lush space where you can feel relaxed and chill out in nature. And that's the difference. We need both in our life. We need an acid alkaline balance, but the food we eat as well as the habits that we keep affect our body's physiology and our ph. I consider urine PH testing with simple test strips or PH paper that you can get at any drugstore. I consider this another vital sign that we should measure on a regular basis. Checking urine ph to make sure that our urine ph stays above 7 on a regular basis is pretty powerful. Now there'll be times we're more acidic with exercise with stress if we eat a food sensitivity or have too much sugar and that those will create more of an acidic urine ph. So we have to balance with alkaline habits and alkaline foods. So the alkaline foods in my keto green plan that I recommend are the low carbohydrate cruciferous vegetables, especially the sprouts and maca is a big favorite of mine as well as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and then the dark green leafy such as beet greens, collard greens, Swiss chard, kale, spinach and so much more. These help with high levels of magnesium, minerals and B vitamins to help support our body's natural detoxification process and hormone balance. And we know that the more alkaline foods in our diet, the healthier gut bacteria that we will have. And it's associated with increased microbial diversity, which is one of the first lines of defense and signs of a healthy immune system with lower risks for inflammatory diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, inflammatory diseases and cancer. So we want to create a more alkaline urine PH on a regular basis, and we do this through the foods we eat, through hydration, also through practices like getting out in nature, meditation, gratitude, journaling, laughing, everything that we can do to increase oxytocin, which is the hormone of love, joy and connection. It's also the most alkalizing hormone we have in our body. So when we increase our oxytocin, we decrease the stress hormone cortisol, which is more acidifying These little tweaks in our life that I spell out in my book keto green 16 make a huge difference in creating a healthy transition through hormone changes, especially as we age, but at any time of our life.

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