Eden's Corner Logo Name
  • Wix Facebook page
  • PNG YouTubeBotton.png
  • Pinterest Social Icon
  • Wix Google+ page

And Its Fruit Shall Be For Food And Its Leaf For Medicine

  • HOME

  • Healthnut Blog

  • Healthy Living

  • Juicing 101

  • Happy Pets

  • Hidden Truths

  • Weight Loss

  • Natural Healing

  • Edens Picks

  • More

     
    Beautiful placement of healthy food in vibrant colors in a black background.

    What's Your pH?

    Why is pH Important?

     

     

    Your body’s pH can mean the difference between life and death. Having the proper acid/alkaline balance is vital to staying well and free of disease. Your environment, your diet & lifestyle, even the thoughts you think, determine the state of your body’s pH. How do you know if your pH is where it should be? You know by the way you feel and the condition of your health.

    Face with the pH color in make up.

    The healthiest pH, known as the potential of hydrogen, is one that is slightly alkaline. Optimally we want to have a pH of 7.3, however, your pH will fluctuate throughout the day.

     

    Your doctor probably won’t ask you, “What’s Your pH?” And it’s unlikely you know the critical role your pH plays in keeping you healthy.  Knowing what foods to choose is a great step toward taking control of your health and avoiding chronic illness.

     

    The Standard American Diet (SAD)

    creates an unhealthy pH, thereby contributing to sickness and disease.

     

    Acidifying foods common to the SAD diet:

     

    Animal Foods

    Meat, dairy, processed foods, grains, sugar, bread, artificial sugars, alcohol, coffee, black tea, soft drinks, seafood, fruit sugars, flour and yeast products.

     

    Sugar

    Sugar is toxic and destroys the body; creating acid and malnutrition (also known as disease) when part of your daily diet. Take note: All processed foods in the form of fast food, and most boxed, canned or packaged foods

    All the different food that make up a acid pH in the body.

    are laden with harmful sugars. Most you can’t identify on the label. Sugar has over 60 names now.

     

    Acidic bodies hurt, and over time become ravaged with disease.

     

    Inflammation, arthritis, viruses and degenerative diseases

     

    result from a body that is acidic. Acidic foods also cause osteoporosis. As the body seeks to maintain proper pH by neutralizing the acid found in a typical SAD diet, it pulls the calcium from your bones, thereby making them weak and porous. Over time, the body experiences the symptoms of osteoporosis.

     

    Milk, once believed to be an excellent source of calcium, is very acidic and studies show that countries who consume the highest amounts of dairy products also experience the highest rates of osteoporosis. 

     

    See the extensive list of common acidic foods below.

    Eat to Live - Alkalize for Life

     

    A healing pH diet is 70%-80% alkaline foods.

    50% of those foods should be raw. Cooking kills many vitamins and enzymes absolutely essential for good health. Limit sweet fruits, they can be very acidic.

    NEWSLETTER

    Sign Up

    HOME 

    Home Page

    HEALTHY LIVING

    Compassion
    Do-it-yourself
    Eat to Live
    Healthy Living
    Inspiration
    Juice Recipes
    Meditation
    Weight Loss

    OUR BLOGS 

    Healthnut Blog
    Kilr Kravings.com

    MORE AT EDEN'S 

    Fringe Dweller
    Herd Instinct
    Hidden Truths
    Happy Pets
    Healing Herbs
    Is It Healthy?
    Juice 101
    Natural Desserts
    Natural Healing
    Family
    Recipes
    Why Organic?
    Toxic World
    Yoga & Body Work

    YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

    Amazing Cranberry-Lemonade
    Play Time: Not Just for Kids!
    7 Habits of Happy People
    Free Your Mind

    EDEN'S FAVORITES

    Eden's Picks
    Juicers
    Amazon Home
    Amazon Fresh Home
    Newletter-Eat-to-Live.jpg

    The human body thrives on healthy nutrient-rich green veggies. Alkaline-rich organic vegetables (and some fruits) nourish and maintain a healthy pH, keeping it free of disease. Eating fresh organic food creates alkalinity in the body, therefore, a healthy body. Other alkalinizing foods include apple cider vinegar, green drinks, and lots more listed in the chart below!

     

    When your body is healthy, your pH is at the desirable level. If your body is NOT healthy, chances are you’re living in an acidic state.

     

    You can prevent many diseases by maintaining the proper pH. Testing your pH is easy, do it occasionally to see how you’re doing. This will let you know if you need to add more alkalizing foods to your diet.

    Top Tips for a Healthy pH

     

    Tip #1

     

    Keep fruits to a minimum, especially if you have diabetes. Citrus fruits, specifically lemons are very healthy and alkalinizing. Lemons have a low ph. However, once digested and assimilated they become alkaline in the body. Try our Cranberry/Lemonade (sweetened with pure stevia),  it’s delicious and super nutritious! Even though cranberries are acidic, they have a plethora of disease-fighting properties and lemons and stevia are very alkalizing to the body.

     

    Tip #2

     

    Drink Herbal Tea Instead of Coffee

    You may not kick your morning cup of java today, but you can add alkalizing teas to your daily ritual. Herbal teas such as lemon balm and peppermint are delicious and nutritious.

     

    Tip #3

     

    Avoid Processed Foods & Sugar

    You sugar bears can use alkalizing Stevia.

    Tip #4

     

    Eat Green Vegetables – Drink Fresh Green Juices

    Fresh green juices, leafy greens, asparagus, broccoli, celery, and other green veggies are alkalizing and essential for your good health. Eat organic as much as your circumstances allow. For your family’s health and the health of the planet. 

     

    Tip #5

     

    Stay Hydrated!

    Drinking pure water is critical to good health. Staying properly hydrated is probably the most important element of the alkaline diet. Not just any water will do! Tap water that is unfiltered contains a multitude of dangerous chemicals, including arsenic, mercury, lead, fluoride, and many more. If you have tap water in your home you can learn of its quality here at ewg tapwater data base. We have carefully chosen quality water filtration systems for you. You can visit Aquatrue and Eden’s Store for water filter products.

     

     

    NOTE: Some pH sources feature foods as acid or alkaline. These foods are near neutral or mildly acidic. For optimum health, eat a variety of fresh, real foods daily! Acidic foods should be a maximum of 20% of your diet.

     

     

    May health be your journey and wellness be your blessing.

    Chart about alkalize and live of images of all alkline foods.
    Chart about alkalize and live of images of all acid & alkline foods, finding the ballance.

    References/Further Study

     

    Balancing Act: Why pH is Crucial to Health by Josh Axe, M.D.

    Alkalize Your Body or Die by SixWise.com

    4 Signs Your Body is Too Acidic by David Wolfe

    Alkalize & Live Reference Chart by Helion Communications

    We offer these tools only as suggestions. We are not here to advocate any specific diet or religious or spiritual philosophy. In our experience we have found that when the student is ready, the teacher will come.

    Step 4 Stay Young, Move Your Body
    Step 1 Your Most Vital Nutrient

    1. Juicing for Recovery

    2. Balance Your Body's pH

    3. Urine pH Test

    You Might Also Like

    Why Organic?

    Organic food is more than just eating healthy. It’s wholesome food designed to heal and nourish your body without polluting you or the earth.

     

     

    Healthy Living

    Self-awareness tips on relieving stress,sleeping better, and self-care to balance your mind, 
    body and soul. Health & wellness resources here at

    Eden's Corner.

     

     

    Shop Eden’s Corner

    Whether you’re window shopping, or serious, we have carefully selected products for you and the health of our planet. Your generosity helps us keep the lights on, Thank You!

    Disclaimer: Eden’s Corner does not endorse some products you may find (below) on Amazon. Amazon does their best to offer you products that honor our philosophy.  

    Amazon Home Here

    As an affiliate of Amazon, we endeavor to offer the best quality and lowest prices as always through Amazon.com.

    Your purchase helps partner with us in supporting this website and the valuable work we do for you.

    We thank you and wish you good health, wellness and Love.

     

     

     

    Subscribe to our free email to gain easy access to the best life changing content we have to offer!

    Together We Make the World a Better Place

    Menu
    Top

    Amazing Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

    While vinegar is a mainstay in many homes, it may surprise you to find it’s much more than salad dressing.

     

    May good health be your journey and wellness be your blessing

    Eden’s Corner Health Information Logo

    Eden’s Corner is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to (“www.EdensCorner.com” (amazon.com, or endless.com, MYHABIT.com, SmallParts.com, or AmazonWireless.com).

    Sign Up          Eden's Picks          Contact Us          Disclaimer          Privacy Policy    

    © 2015 - 2019 Eden's Corner All Rights Reserved.