The Need to Alkalize for Gout Symptoms and Hemorrhoids
I talk to many people weekly, daily regarding health issues. Many of the fine folks I talk with tell me they eat healthy. Probably the truth be known, some do in fact eat well, and many probably do not. What we Americans consider to be a healthy diet, may be considered by others as less than healthy. I have published articles previously on the need to Alkalize our bodies and more specifically our colon.
As food is digested, the net result of the by-products given off have a PH that is either acid or alkaline. Water has a neutral PH of 7.0. Some foods may be extremely acid with a PH approaching 1. Alkaline foods have a PH value of between 7 and 14. Nothing we ingest would have a PH as high as 1 or at the other end of the scale of a PH value of 14. Things which are that acid or alkaline would be extremely caustic such as Lye or Sodium Hydroxide, with a PH approaching 14, or extremely acid such as Hydrochloric Acid with a PH approaching 1 depending on the strength. Many foods may be almost neutral at around 7.0 PH, or fall into the category of being only slightly alkaline or slightly acid.
In the Health food industry, the need to Alkalize or bodies and diet has become a subject much in vogue. Yet the concept is not a novel one. Chinese traditional medicine is based on thousands of years of wisdom and holds that all foods can be classified as either yin or yang, corresponding to acid producing or alkaline. Which is better you may be asking? The average American diet is extremely acid producing. An acid colon environment will encourage the growth of bad bacteria, impede elimination of toxins and waste, and interfere with the bodies ability to absorb vital nutrients. Also, an acid environment in the colon will promote the accumulation of pockets of fecal matter and lead to serious health issues.
Focusing on trying to include more alkalizing foods in one's diet will promote better colon health, better elimination, and less health issues. Consider this, one can of Coca-Cola has an acid PH of around 2.5. It takes somewhere around 25 glasses of water to neutralize that acid to a PH close to 7.0. Viewed in that light, perhaps it is no wonder that so many Americans suffer from so many health issues related to an acid colon environment. Current wisdom has it that a good thing to aim for is a diet of 60% alkaline foods, and 40% acid foods. If a person is looking to overcome serious or multiple issues, shooting for a diet of 80% alkaline foods would be recommended.
Previous articles I have published outline a partial list of Acid and Alkaline foods. Even trying to include just a few more of the known alkaline producing foods has to have merit for promoting health, especially for our customers suffering with Gout pain or symptoms, Hemorrhoids, or Colon health problems such as constipation, I.B.S., diarrhea, or digestive problems. For more information on Western Herbal or any of our products, please visit www.westernherbal.com
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