Our pH balance and its importance in Crohn's disease.
Our bodies require the pH balance to be maintained at a steady 7.365 – mildly alkaline. They cannot tolerate extended acidic imbalance as disease will begin to occur. Further, digestive disturbance is a result of the build up of dietary and metabolic acids and this can develop into more serious conditions such as Crohn’s disease.
Therefore it is of critical importance that we educate ourselves about the importance of understanding and monitoring our food and fluid intake so that we maintain the correct balance in our bodies.
The pH Miracle explains the pH balance of our bodies in great detail along with the importance of consuming sufficient levels of electrolytes. It also provides clear guidelines to help us recover our health by paying close attention to our consumption choices.
Book description:
‘Forget cholesterol counts. Forget calories and fat grams. Forget blood pressure, blood sugar, hormone levels or any other markers of health you’re used to hearing about. If you want to lose weight and prevent or reverse diseases like diabetes, heart disease and even cancer, you can follow the guidelines in The pH Miracle. Dr Robert Young and his wife, Shelley, reveal a revolutionary diet and lifestyle program that unlocks the secrets of pH balance and of food as a healer, restorer, balancer and life-giver. The entire metabolic process depends on an alkaline environment and chronic over-acidity corrodes body tissue. The pH miracle shows readers simply and clearly how to get a balanced system with a proven program that explains how to eat optimally for health and weight loss. You’ll learn which foods to eat, which foods can be combined safely, which should be eaten alone, which should be avoided altogether and which supplements can help. In just weeks, you’ll have more energy, a stronger immune system and will shed pounds and inches.‘
Comment
When dietary changes and especially the removal of carbohydrates meant my inflammatory markers dropped back to normal levels I thought I had understood which foods affected the bowel and caused Crohn’s disease. Whilst this was partly true it was only when I read The pH Miracle and The Acid Alkaline Food Guide that I really understood the importance of taking foods that maintained the correct acid / alkaline balance of the body. An essential read to heal from the effects of Crohn’s disease.