Those who follow an Alkaline Diet believe that we need to raise our bodies PH.  The theory is that disease(s) such as cancer, parasites, bacteria, and yeast can not survive in a Alkaline environment, or high PH.

In fact, only certain foods are allowed on the Alkaline Diet because some foods are thought to be “Alkaline” and others “Acidic.”  The Alkaline Diet teaches that all “acidic” foods need to be avoided at all costs.  To put it simply, the Alkaline Diet is pretty much a spin off the vegan diet, just different packaging.

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds are all OK on the Alkaline diet.  These foods are what can raise the bodies PH.

However, animal foods have no place due to their “acidic” nature and PH lowering effects on the body.

This is the fundamental core of the Alkaline Diet.  Thousands believe the Alkaline Diet is the cure all for all our modern day sickness.

However, there is more to the story that is not being told…

The Alkaline Myth: It’s Impossible To Change The Bodies PH

Those on the Alkaline diet are being duped into believing that they can effectively change the bodies PH (1)(2). Unfortunately, but fortunately, this couldn’t be further from the truth…

The human body must maintain a blood PH between 7.2 and 7.4.  If the blood goes any higher, or any lower, we die.  Luckily, the body does an excellent job at keeping this balance, regardless of what we eat.

Those following the Alkaline Diet will pee on PH strips in order to check their bodies PH.  If the PH strip reads 8.0 and above, your “alkaline.”

However, many fail to realize that urine PH, is not a reflection of blood PH.  As mentioned before, it’s impossible to change the PH of the blood.

Check out my video below for the whole story on the Alkaline Diet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt8v7R0gt2U

Stomach Acid: The Dangers of The Alkaline Diet

Having adequate levels of stomach acid is by far the most important aspect of health. A healthy stomach will have a PH of 1.5.

If stomach acid is low (high PH), we will not be able to effectively extract and make use of the food we are eating.  Furthermore, to make matters worse, most of our food is severely mineral and vitamin deficient due to poor farming practices and NPK soil.

Raising the stomach’s PH is the worst thing one can do for their health.  People fail to realize that an acidic stomach is needed to kill of bacteria, parasites, yeast, candida, and foreign invaders that enter into the digestive tract.

Low Stomach Acid And H.Pylori

Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) needs an Alkaline stomach (high PH) in order to survive.  Those with adequate levels of stomach acid (low PH) have nothing to fear.  The stomach acid will easily kill off the bacteria.

On the contrary, those with low stomach acid (high PH) are at risk of contracting this bacteria.  Once the bacteria is in its host, it burrows itself into the digestive tract and excretes an enzyme that produces ammonia.  This ammonia will neutralize the already low stomach acid of the host and will allow the bacteria to survive and multiply until the stomach acid is corrected (3)(4)(5)(6)…

H. Plyori is the perfect example of why trying to raise the bodies PH is a horrible idea.  Sadly, many of the foods considered “alkaline” on the Alkaline Diet do not require a strong acidic stomach to break them down.  If followed long enough, the stomach will adjust and no longer produce adequate levels of stomach acid needed for good health.

Please Read my article(s): Bitter is Better: The Importance of Bitter Foods AND Stomach Acid and Health: What You’re Not Being Told to learn more about the importance of stomach acid, what foods promote stomach acid formation and how to correct low stomach acid.

 

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Sources:

http://advan.physiology.org/content/33/4/275.full

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/nutritional-disturbance-in-acidbase-balance-and-osteoporosis-a-hypothesis-that-disregards-the-essential-homeostatic-role-of-the-kidney/3EAD569004A55B4AEAA0DAFC30AB5BE6

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1379207/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12452390

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC257085/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC257085/