Ph Balance Part 9 and Final Post on Ph Balance

Hmmm—does anyone here remember (or maybe even care) about ph anymore? My bad for being such a slacker. Life happens, but back to ph and then next post I want to give you what I think is essential in our home “medicine” cabinet (minus the medicine 😊). Okay—pattern 4 in ph imbalance. High urine, low saliva (above or below 6.4). With this pattern you may have anemia and an iron deficiency and/or Vitamin B-12. It will be possible to have circulation challenges which may cause strokes, high bp, and fragile or brittle blood vessels. If you are very acidic you may experience diarrhea (remember that high acid causes everything to work too fast). Calcium may not be properly absorbed and muscle cramps may happen. You may also experience muscle discomfort in your lower extremities. Pattern 5–low urine and low saliva readings. Digestion will not be adequate and you may become malnourished due to mineral deficiencies. Some people also complain of emotional issues such as depression, nervousness, anxiety, and moodiness. A couple of other things—if your urine is acid you may experience reproductive problems, adrenal challenges, and calcium deficiency. If saliva is acid you may have problems with your liver and lungs. THE GOOD NEWS. Along with the food chart I gave you to bring ph into balance, you can take different forms of calcium. I would only do this to bring ph into balance—not long term. Calcium Citrate will raise your ph levels if you are acidic. Calcium Lactate will lower your ph if you are alkaline. IF YOU'RE BOTH—take both forms of calcium to bring about balance. End of ph! It is an essential part of our health and one part that we need to measure and address any imbalances. Remember—you can take a million supplements and most will not be absorbed if you are very imbalanced. It is important. Thanks for sticking this out. Next up—essentials for upcoming cold and flu season

Ph Balance Part 7 and Food Chart

This is the food chart that shows what foods you can eat to help with ph balance.

Ph Balance Part 6 and Mineral Chart

The mineral chart shows what your readings have to be at to absorb a particular mineral. Look down at iodine. You have to be at 6.3 and no higher than 6.6 to get any benefit from iodine. Does the U.S. have a thyroid problem? Yes. And even if a person is taking thyroid medication it likely won’t be beneficial. The food chart shows the foods we can eat to bring balance. Notice how “sweet” being alkaline can be—you could utilize ice cream to become less alkaline. That’s satire. Kind of

Ph Balance Part 5

Nope--I haven't forgotten this class. Just slacking, I guess. Thanks for your patience. Back to ph balancing. And Kudos to Nancy Bookout Largent. She has test strips and seems to be perfectly balanced. Maybe, Nancy, you could share in a comment about lifestyle, diet, etc that helps you balance. Okay--there are several ph patterns and I'll talk about them. Then, if and when you check yours, you can pick yourself out and we'll also talk about how to bring your readings toward balance.
Pattern 1:
Urine and saliva are at 6.4 (or
6.5). This pattern is balanced
and you will have the least
symptoms.
Pattern 2:
Double alkaline--both urine and
saliva are over 6.4. You are
Toxic. Remember everything
is moving slowly. The bowel
Is toxic and will spill over into
the lymphatic system and
congest other systems.
Ladies can expect PMS
and heavy periods with
Cramping. Skin will have
breakouts and body odor.
Your spine may have a curve
to the left and that person
tends to be overweight.

Encouraged so far? I didn't expect so. But hang in there with me and will continue with patterns next post. Thanks for reading. And be encouraged. Sometimes all we need is to balance our ph and then the road to good health will be easier to walk on!

Ph Balance Part 4

We all know there is an epidemic of thyroid disease in the United States. Iodine is important for the thyroid. However, unless our ph level is above 6.2 and below 6.7 you will not be able to absorb and assimilate iodine. That means that if our ph level reads 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, or 6.6, we can absorb it. And, believe me, it takes work to stay in that range. The good news is there are calciums we can take to keep our levels balanced. Specific calciums depending on what the reading is. Good health is, of course, a blessing from God. And He is gracious to also provide things to help us in our journey to achieve it. Next, I will share the "patterns" of ph balance. I think you will see things that might indicate where you fall in the ph readings. But it is so much more complicated than a pattern or an indication. That is why we use ph strips. Without them, we cannot be sure. But with them it is so so simple to measure. More to come.

Ph Balance Part 3

Back to ph. And Happy Wednesday, by the way. The role of ph in our bodies is to ensure mineral uptake and minerals are necessary for survival. Thus, our ph levels are very important. I have a chart that I won't overwhelm you with but I will tell you that at certain readings of both acidity and alkalinity, many of the 53 minerals (and a few vitamins) will not be assimilated. For example: at a ph reading of 5.4 (very acid), only 9 of the 53 will benefit you. Likewise, at a reading of 7.5 (alkaline), you will only have an uptake of 11 of them. So without overwhelming you with info but just giving you basic facts, you can see why balance is so important. It does us no good to spend our $ on the best supplements or even in organic, non GMO, life-giving, locally grown food if we are unable to assimilate and put them to use. Next post, I will begin to tell you about the patterns and what you can expect to happen--or not. Anyone purchased ph test strips yet? If you desire optimum health, ph is your starting point. More to come and thanks for taking time to read.

Ph Balance Part 2

Just some general info before we dive into details on ph levels. When I said in the last post that a person who is too alkaline has the result of everything in the body moving slowly, that encompasses everything, not just digestion. That includes a congested liver, kidneys that are filtering too slowly, and a lymphatic system that cannot adequately transport or drain. This is one of many reasons to balance ph. One of our instructors has a practice of about 4,000 clients and her sole focus is helping them achieve ph balance because then they can assimilate any nutrients and supplements they need to achieve good health. Next time, we'll talk about what we cannot absorb and assimilate when we are either acidic or alkaline or a combo. You may be surprised at the delicate balance we need to have. Have a good Friday and thanks for reading.

Ph Balance Part 1

Hello and sorry to be so long in posting. This week has been busy and before I knew it, Thursday happened. It has been a busy day, also, but I wanted to post something at least. Our ph class will surprise those of you who may have heard some things about acidity and alkalinity. But, for me, hearing what is incorrect made perfect sense. More on that later. For now I want to share just a couple of facts and more on these later. If we are acidic, everything in our body moves too fast. We heard an analogy of a conveyor belt going 90 miles an hour at a buffet. How much food could you get to eat, digest, and assimilate? Not much. And if we are alkaline, everything in our bodies moves too too sloooowly. Much like a garbage truck that runs at .00001 miles per hour. You may get rid of your trash on the first go around but it will be ten years before it comes around again. You'll be laden with trash and toxic. It is so important to achieve balance. And God provides ways to combat our lifestyles and diets to right the delicate balance. He is a faithful God to provide our needs. It is important to know what our needs are and how to meet them. More to come. If you truly want to have your ph stay balanced, you will need the test strips we mentioned before. And you will find out how important a balanced ph is. Good health is impossible to achieve without it. 

Water Sources

Water repost from September so I can categorize it.

Okay--I am sure all of you are ready to wrap this up. I think I have overloaded you all with info. All you probably wanted to know was how much water to drink and what kind is best. You probably weren't looking for the specifics. I forget that not everyone is a nerdy health nut like me. So let's finish with some info on the best water sources.
I was surprised to learn that spring water and distilled water are the purest water we can drink. For many years I have filtered our water for drinking via carbon filters either on a pitcher or through the filter on our fridge. I did not buy water in plastic bottles or jugs because of the concerns with plastic. After the course on water and some further research, I realized that spring and distilled water are the most pure. If your bottled water says enhanced with minerals, don't drink. Those 'minerals' are actually inorganic minerals laboratory made. Your tap water is polluted with fluoride, chlorine, and floculants. The fluoride added to municipal water is a byproduct of aluminum manufacturing. Your carbon filter only filters taste and a few things like nickel. After study, I have chosen Ozarka spring water. I researched and found that their 20 ounce bottles and their gallon jugs are in BPA free plastic and soon all their sizes will be. Sam's Club has a pack of 6 gallons for $5.88 so now Sam's pickup has my business. They will load it for you and you don't have to carry gallons of water. I am sure they have pure distilled water, also. Oh, and the expensive alkaline water bottles? Save your money. No where on earth does God supply alkaline water. And think about it--if the ph level in our stomachs is 2-3 due to being highly acidic to digest food, alkaline water drunk with your meal will neutralize stomach acid. Just pure water in its purest form is best. So, all this to say--1/2 your body weight in the purest water form will produce a well hydrated body. One step closer to optimum health.

Water 101

Another repost so I can categorize it.


Water 101
Session #3
The well hydrated body:
Teeth will be 10% water
Muscle tissue will be 75% water
Blood 90.7% water
Lymph 94%
Brain 80.5%
This is not all but just a few.
Some thoughts--our lymphatic system transports throughout our body and carries away wastes. You can see how much of it should be water to function optimally. Most of us fall below normal. We have 15 billion brain cells. I really really need all I can possibly have and I need them to be hydrated, don't you? Our kidneys receive and filter then return back to the body our entire blood supply 15 times PER HOUR. They obviously need proper hydration. And remember from lesson one that we cannot recreate healthy cells when dehydrated. And creating unhealthy cells are trouble.

Some hydration facts:
With just 4% water depletion, our muscle endurance suffers and we begin to suffer dizziness.
At 5%, headaches begin along with drowsiness, along with a compromise in concentration.
Our heart begins to race at 6% water depletion.
7% water depletion brings the risk of collapse.
This ran a little long so next post we'll talk about the healthiest kinds of water. Thanks again for reading.

Water repost

Here we go on H2O!
We cannot create new healthy cells if our existing cells are dehydrated.
Functions of water in the body:
(Not a complete list)
Gives equilibrium--anybody ever dizzy?
Regulates our temperature.
Lubricates our tissues, joints, bones, and muscles-are you ever achy?
The obvious ones--cleanses, moisturizes our skin--dry skin anyone?, flushes wastes and toxins.
Last fact of this post--we need one half of our body's weight in water every day (in ounces of course). So if we all had our dream body and weighed 135 lbs then we would need 67 ounces of water. For years I heard this but now I know the importance and hopefully, when our Water 101 class is done, you will, too.
Know this for our test 😊.
ONLY WATER IS WATER. ONLY WATER IS WATER. ONLY WATER IS WATER. And more on that later. Thanks for reading.nother repost from earlier on water.  Posting so I can categorize it.

This is a repost I am putting here so I can categorize it.  It will be under 'natural health basics' and 'water'.  It is from September, I believe.

Water 101 second session.
ONLY ____ IS ______?
Very good. Only water is water.
Your Starbucks Pumpkin Spice isn't water.
My coffee with salted caramel syrup and half and half for my early morning Bible study isn't water.
Everyone's Sonic happy hour isn't water.
Only what we drink in water counts as our water. (See previous post).
Here's more sadness for you:
If we drink our 12 ounce coffee or 12 ounce tea with supper, or our medium Dr. Pepper at Sonic--those are caffeinated and caffeine acts as a diuretic. So.... if/when we drink those, we have to drink that much in water to MAKE UP FOR what we just consumed. And we can't count that as water intake. That just gets us back to even 😪.
Anybody ready to drop the class? For those who stay, it only gets better or worse depending on how you look at it. Here's a happy note to end this post on. It is a scientific fact that water flushes viruses and bacteria from our body. So water is a good defense for fighting all the germs we will encounter this winter. Next post we'll look at how much water should be in the different organs in a well hydrated body. And we'll also talk about the best source for water. Thanks for reading.