ALKALINE BALANCING PROGRAM
The internal environment of your body is maintained at a level just above neutral (technically, a pH >7.0) which is alkaline. pH is the chemical measure of an acid or alkaline (buffered) state. For necessary cell reactions and functions to occur, our body must maintain this appropriate pH. While your body can regulate pH, there is a limit to how much it can neutralize. Excess acids can accumulate from one or more of the following conditions:
*1. Acid-forming diet
*2. Distress
*3. Toxic overload
*4. Immune reactions
Excessive acid may be produced in the body when your eating choices are too high in fat, protein and simple sugars. When the body uses up extra fat, protein and simple sugars, acid products remain. To reduce the acid burden, the body links these excess acids with alkaline minerals (like potassium, calcium, magnesium, and others) and excretes them. Over time, this can deplete the body of needed minerals and lead to a build-up of excess acids in your cells. This reduces the efficiency and effectiveness of your cells and tissues.
Your body is constantly being exposed to foreign elements by way of infection, pollution, and improper digestion. This burdens the immune system and keeping it under a continuous state of distress. As a consequence, the chemical messengers of distress (such as cortisol, adrenalin and insulin) increase. The physiological response to these distress messengers is acid enhancing, thus, increasing the total acidity the body has to handle.
With an excess acid load, the delicate machinery of the body doesn*t work very well. The efficiency of energy production in the cells is reduced. This induces loss of resilience and repair mechanisms. You become more susceptible to fatigue, illness, and pain.
The alkaline program is based on foods that are predominantly alkaline-forming. This directly neutralizes excess metabolic acids. This makes it possible to maintain sustained health and immune competence. If you are in an acid state, the first step is to eat more alkalinizing vegetables, fruits, spices, and lentils. Strive for two cups of alkalinizing vegetables at both lunch and dinner. Enjoying a breakfast of alkaline fruits and oatmeal while limiting high protein foods will also go a long way towards reducing your acidity. In addition, the following simple changes are especially helpful for quickly alkalinizing yourself:
* Drink the juice of one-half a lime, lemon or a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in 6-8 ounces of water a few times during the day. You may think this would make you more acidic. Not so! These substances metabolize to an alkaline residue due to the dicarboxylic acids that the body uses to make energy in a way that gives off an alkaline (bicarbonate) product.
* Add lentils (pulses), peas, beans, yams and sweet potatoes to your diet on a regular basis.
* Make it a point to eat daily at least one cup of alkalinizing greens (kale, mustard and turnip greens, collards or endive). Grated Daikon radish is a wonderful alkalizing condiment.
* Add miso and seaweed to soups and other dishes as both a great digestive aid and as an alkalinizer.
* Eat more of the alkalinizing grains like oats, quinoa and wild rice.
* Enjoy liberal amounts of fruits, especially watermelons.
* If you suffer from gas, bloating or weak digestion, eat cooked fruit and small amounts of fresh juices.
Be patient and persistent. Remember, your pH indicates your reserve of alkaline minerals. Alkaline pH indicates good reserves of the enzyme-activating alkaline minerals. It can take time to build up these reserves. It may have taken years to become depleted. Do not be discouraged with a slow movement towards the ideal alkaline state * a first morning pH of 6.5 to 7. The body routinely uses overnight rest time to excrete excess acids. This capacity varies based on individual ability to make energy, to make toxins inactive and to excrete them as well as toxin load.
DR. BHARDWAJ TREATS THE CAUSE OF YOUR HEALTH PROBLEMS -
NOT THE SYMPTOMS
