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But getting these trace minerals, even in the proper electrolyte form, isn’t
enough. These life-saving elements need to be fully absorbed by your body.
And that can’t happen if your pH balance is off, and it almost definitely is.
Cancer thrives when you’re out of balance
If you eat a typical Western diet, your pH balance is probably out of
wack. In fact, most Americans have what’s called low-grade metabolic acidosis,
which really just means that your pH levels are too low, making your blood
acidic. (That’s not to say your blood has turned to acid, just that your acid/
alkaline ratio is imbalanced.)
Having even slightly acidic blood levels (rather than neutral, which is
ideal) takes a huge toll on your health. That’s partly due to the fact that your
body can’t absorb nutrients properly when your pH is off, which leads to all
sorts of deficiency symptoms. And acidosis can also interfere with how your
body works at the cellular level.
But when your blood is in the right pH zone, nutrients are very quickly
fully absorbed into your cells, triggering the healing process.
Think about that for a minute. Getting your pH into good balance helps
your body fully absorb nutrients. Every food you eat, every supplement you
take, will actually be used by your body the way it’s supposed to be. And
instead of just flushing through your system, they’ll find their way into your
cells, where they can work their magic.
That’s why Supplement Charge adds to Dr. Olarsch’s perfect trace min-
eral formula with a pHbalancing proprietary blend—so your body can get the
full benefit of these essential nutrients.
And while nutrients love a balanced pH state, there are plenty of things that
don’t, things that thrive when your blood is acidic: viruses, bacteria, and cancer.
That’s right, cancer cells thrive in acidic (or low pH) conditions, when
oxygen content is lower. Raise the pH, and you increase cellular oxygen lev-
els—and that makes your body a deadly environment for cancer cells, along
with some other disease-causing microbes.
Trace minerals fight disease
from the inside out
With your pH balance in the neutral zone, right where it should be, your
body is in prime nutrientabsorbing and disease-fighting shape. Now your cells
can quickly take in those essential trace minerals we talked about earlier, which
impact almost all the biological actions in your body.