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The best alkaline drinks are alkaline water, young coconut water, vegetable juice
and wheatgrass juice. If your very acidic you might need alkaline supplements to
get you back in balance quicker.
How Healthy Are You?
How do you know your body pH? You simply buy some pH test strips (also called
litmus paper) at a health store and pee on one. The paper will tell you instantly
what your pH is and thus, how alkaline or acid you are (and how healthy).
What Is The PH Scale
PH stands for Potential for freeing Hydrogen ions. The difference between acidity
and alkalinity is based on the ability to free hydrogen ions.
Very simply put, the pH scale measures the amount of oxygen in your blood. When
your blood is too acid it will not carry enough oxygen. When it is too alkaline, it will
carry too much.
The scale goes from 0 to 14. A pH of 7 is neutral, a pH of 0-7 is acid. A pH of 7-14
is alkaline. Each unit of change represents a tenfold change in acidity or alkalinity.
Thus the difference between a pH of 4 and 5 is much greater than the difference
between 6 an 7.
Thus your blood is in balance when you are slightly alkaline: a pH of 7.365.
How To Neutralize Harmful Acids
When you're just starting a raw food diet, it may be hard to become alkaline. Even if you
eat raw greens all day. I find that juicing (with fruits or herbs for taste) speeds up this
process tremendously, but it may still not be enough.
I that case, you may want to use some alkalizing supplements. Examples are (Himalayan)
sea salt, pearl calcium, silica, pH drops, green powder, E3 Live or other super foods.