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10 Reasons to
avoid Acidosis
1. Corrodes Arteries, Veins and Heart Tissues
Like acid eating into marble, acidosis erodes and eats into cell wall membranes of the heart, arteries and veins,
weakening cardiovascolar structures and inter connective tissues. All living tissue is sensitive to its chemical
environment, and most particularly whether its pH is too acid or alkaline, the muscle cells of the cardiovascular
system are no different. The cardiovascular system may be thought of as one large working "system of tubular
muscles" designed to carry blood and nutrients to every living tissue in the body and is directly affected
by blood plasma pH. The heart, of course, is the muscular pump at the center of everything, which drives blood
through the arteries, veins and capillary beds (a series of complex interconnected tubular tunnels of flexible
smooth muscle) and is designed to help regulate the pressure and flow of circulation.
Everything in the cardiovascular system works normally when the pH of blood plasma is slightly alkaline, having
a pH of 7.35 to 7.41. But when the heart plasm habitually becomes a relatively more acid pH<7.35,
it acts as a chemical irritant which slowly begins to attach and eat away at the smooth muscle tissues of the inner
walls of arteries and veins, as well as the heart itself. Again, like acid slowly eating its way into marble, this
erosion process begins to weaken the structural composition of the heart, arterial and venous walls, causing lesions
and microscopic tearing throughout its framework. Simultaneously, an acid pH also destablizes free ionic balances
within circulation, increasing the populations of positively charges particles (cations, an ion with a positive
charge of electricity: H , Ca ) which directly interferes with the muscle contractility (contraction and relaxation)
of the heart and arteries. Acid pH changes of the circulation which become habitual and the chaotic ionic
confusion they cause, are now thought to be those factors which critically precipitate the development of arteriosclerosis
(hardening of the arteries), an aneurysm (widening and ballooning of artery walls), arrthythmias
(abnormal rhythms of the heart including tachycardia), myocardial infarction (heart attacks) and
strokes (a cardiovascular accident). Moreover, the structural weakening of the cardiocascularity creates
irregularities of blood pressure, which further exacerbates those problems.
2. Accelerates Free-Radical Damage
and Premature Aging
Acidosis causes partial lipid breakdown and destructive oxidative cascades accelerating Free Radical
Damage of cell walls and intracellular membrane structures, which then unravel, killing cells in the process.
Acidosis is thus thought to be the first step toward premature aging, accelerating oxidative cascades of
cell wall destruction, creating wrinkling, age spots, dysfunctioning hormonal systems, interfering with eyesight,
memory, and a host of other age-related phenomena.
"Wastes which are not properly eleminated from the body actually poison the cells they are inappropriately
stored in..."
3. Causes Weight Gain, Diabetes and Obesity
An acid pH has considerable influence over the majority of weight problems, including Diabetes and Obesity.
It seems that a habitually acid pH can directly cause immediate weight gain. Here's what happens when a system
is too acid, a condition known as Insulin Sensitivity is produced which forces too much insulin to be produced,
and the body is flooded with insulin so that it won't waste any calories, it diligently converts every calorie
it can into fat. Could it be that an acid pH, from an imbalanced diet, produces a condition which stimulates
the predetermined genetic response to starvation and famine as well, and thereafter requires that the body increasingly
hoard every calorie consumed and store it as fat? Yes, indeed, it seems that it does!
It is thought that an acid pH immediately signals the powerful genetic response to an impending famine, directly
interpreting with the all important and very sensitive, Insulin-Glucagon Axis. This makes the body produce more
insulin than usual, and in turn, produce more fat and store it. In general, the more insulin is available to the
body, the higher the probability that fat will be produced and stored, rather than used and burned as energy.
Thus, and acid pH will likely alert the genetic response to famine, directing more insulin to be produced and
store more fat than usual. Conversely, a healthy, slightly alkaline pH, will more likely yield normal fat burning
metabolic activity, making no demands on the body to overly produce insulin and make fat, allowing fat-weight to
be burned and naturally lost. And too, with a healthy pH, there's less likely to be any yo-yo effect, or rebounding
from a diet with additional weight gain. As long as nutritional stores are maintained, a healthy, slightly alkaling
pH allows fat to burned normally for energy, rather than hoarded and stored under the mistaken biochemical belief
of an impending famine.
Moreover, acidosis disrupts the integrity of insulin producing pancreatic beta cells. Again, when the body is too
acid, too much insulin will be produced. Acidosis is thought to be a very dangerous condition because beta cells
are especially sensitive to pH, and find it very difficult to function and survive when conditions are acidic.
With increased pressure to produce insulin under the worst conditions, beta cells lose phase with one another (cellular
communication is thwarted and the Immune System begins to over-respond) and stress within the cells increases,
making it difficult for them to perform adequately, and further, survive. In a very real sense, they simply burn
out! Acidosis is thus thought an important yet often underestimated precursor to Diabetes Mellitus. Interestingly,
before the advent of synthetic insulin, diabetes was treated historically by buffering the system with base or
alkaline causing powders.
4. Causes Cholesterol Plaque to Form
LDL-Cholesterol is laid down at an accelerated rate within an acid chemical environment of the cardiovascular System,
inappropriately lining the vascular network, and clogging up the works! Specifically, an acid pH initiates electrostatic
potential, damaging arterial walls, which in turn initiates a PDGF-dependent immune response, causing cholesterol
oxidation and the formation of plaque with heavy metals. As research has shown, simply reducing the amount of cholesterol
in the diet cannot negate this problem. The amount of cholesterol in the diet has not been found to be a major
factor in cholesterol plaque formation. Rather, pH status appears to be the factor more directly involved,
binding cholesterol with heavy metals and other cellular debris.
5. Disrupts Blood Pressure
With acidosis, (pH<7.20) ateries become dilated. Yet, severe lowering of blood pH also causes persistent
venous vasoconstriction (a disease in the caliber of blood vessels). When this happens, peripheral blood
is shifted more centrally: the more acidic the patient, the greater the fractional redistribution of blood to the
central vessels. This central redistribution of blood adds to the heart's workload when its contractability
is compromised. Interestingly, increased venous pressure occurs in congestive heart failure. This may obviously
have potentially lethal cardiovascular effects, making it difficult to control high blood pressure/hypertention,
various arrthythmia's and the advent of heart attack.
6. Disrupts Critical Lipid and Fatty Acid Metabolism
Acidosis disrupts general lipid and fatty acid metabolism within the body. Fatty acids are intimately involved
in nerve and brain function. When fatty acid metabolism is disturbed, neurological problems may arise including
MS, MD and others, as well as problems with hormonal balance within the endocrine system.
7. Inhibits Metabolism of Stored Energy Reserves
An acid pH inhibits efficient cellular and body metabolism. Acidosis causes chemical ionic disturbances, interfering
with cellular communications and functions. Acidosis reduces plus Ca binding of plasma proteins, reducing the effectiveness
of this intracellular signal. Acidosis also leads to a disease of calcium cations (positive Ca) entry through
positive Ca channels, resulting in reduction of cardiac contractibility, or the ability of the heart to pump
efficiently and rhythmically.
Also, positive Ca and positive H regulate the activity of intracellular proteins and are driven out of cells, because
of the "Sodium-Potassium pump" (Na-K pump), which provides a strong incentive for sodium to be driven
into cells. There are some 10 times the amount of positive Na in extracellular fluids than in cells. The Sodium-Potassium
pump regulates the amount of sodium and potassium each cell in the body stores, and uses up as much as 25% of our
caloric input per day to run. Positive Ca exchanges the plus Na, being forced out of cells, but naturally, the
electrochemical gradient for positive Ca favors both positive H and positive Ca entry into cells, as there is less
calcium and positive H in cells than in the extracellular fluids.
Therefore, in acid solutions, less plus Na will be present, slowing down the processing and induction of nutritional
items going into cells. Thus, increasing positive H and positive Ca buildup within the plasma, while making
it more available to electrostatically bind with LDL-Cholesterol. With free positive Ca populations and channels
disrupted, (calcium may become inordinately leached from bone mass, causing osteoporosis.) An acid pH
drains us of energy and disallows stored energy reserves to be used.
8. Inhibits Cellular Regeneration & DNA-RNA Synthesis
For DNA-RNA synthesis and healthy cell proliferation to occur, cell pH must not be acidic. However, cancerous
cells grow well in acidic mediums, therefore an acid pH actually accelerates and increases the possibility of cellular
mutations (Cancer).
CANCEROUS CELLS DO NOT CONTAIN HYDROGEN ATOMS. WHEN HEALTHY CELLS HAVE PLENTY OF HYDROGEN THEY CANNOT BECOME CANCEROUS.
IF WE CAN GET HYDROGEN INTO ANY UNHEALTHY CELLS, THEY CAN HEAL.
9. Inhibits Oxygen Getting to
the Tissue
Acidosis decreases the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin in the blood. All biochemical functions are severely comprised
if oxygen supplies are decreased to living tissue. Less oxygen to the heart and brain cells means eventual death.
An acid pH decreases the amount of oxygen that can be delivered to cells, making normally healthy cells unhealthy
and evenutally die.
10. Inhibits Life Giving Electrolyte Activity
Life-essential functions, like electrolyte Potassium (K plus) and Sodium (Na plus) channels, are inactivated
by acidosis. This has far reaching effects cardiovascularly, since without extended sufficient electrolyte
management, heart attacks are likely to occur. Without appropriate electrolyte management, our heart literally
stops beating. Inhibition of electrolyte activity also effects the way we feel and behave, and is intimately
involved in the energy levels we experience, because of the nature of the Na-K Pump and cellular metabolism.
An Acid pH is the Seed-Bed of Degenerative Diseases
* Cardiovascular Disease: Arteriosclerosis, Heart Attacks, Stroke, High Cholesterol,
High Blood Pressure
* All Forms of Cancer
* Diabetes, Insulin Sensitivity, Obesity
*Neurological Diseases, MS, MD, ALS and Parkinson's Disease
*Liver & Kidney Disease
*Senility, Dementia, Alzheimer's
*Immune Deficiencies
*Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis & Tooth Loss
*Hormonal Imbalances
*Premature Aging, Male Prostate Problems
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