This section is for both those who have an immune system that is functioning correctly and for those who find their immune system is impaired.

 

To be alkaline is important for one's overall health. If your immune system is functioning normally your pH should be 6.4. If your immune system is impaired you should get your pH between 7 and 7.5.

 

Alternative Health Care doctors and specialists feel it is very important for each participant they council to check their cellular pH in their office or on a regular basis in the comfort of their own home. To make sure that occurs they suggest the purchase of pH strips. They say; “You should check your pH levels as often as your weight or bank balance.” Why? Because an acid pH gives fertile ground for cancer and other kinds of diseases to start and flourish. On the other hand a disease does not usally start or thrive in an alkaline environment .  

 

pH Check:
Many pharmacies no longer sell pH strips direct to the public. WebND.com has them, and they can be sent to you. The cost is $8.00. The amount you receive is equal to a 15 foot roll. They come in a convenient dispenser with a pH color chart for easy self-analysis.

To measure accurately, take two strips from the dispenser about 2” long. One is for urine testing, the other for saliva testing. Hold the end of the strip for urine into the urine stream. For saliva, don't touch the strip to your tongue or mouth, only the saliva you have drawn to the tip of your tongue.

While still wet, match the strip's color to the chart. Under each color, you'll find a number. Add these together, then divide by two. If that final number falls between 6.8 and 7.0, all’s well. A number below 6.4 means you're acidic. Anything above 6.4 means you're alkaline.
Good news -- we sell products to help bring you back into balance either way. If you're acidic, we have Lime Water, Nature’s Fuel Super Greens and Alka-Trace.

Human blood pH should be slightly alkaline ( 7.35 - 7.45 ). Below or above this range means symptoms and disease. Your blood and your cellular structure will be different, your body will make sure your blood stays within 7.35 - 7.45. It is your cellular pH that will vary dramatically from 4.5 to 8.5. A pH of 6.4 is neutral. A pH below 6.4 is acidic. A pH above 6.4 is alkaline.

An acidic pH can occur from, an acid forming diet, emotional stress, toxic overload, and/or immune reactions or any process that deprives the cells of oxygen and other nutrients. The body will try to compensate for acidic pH by using alkaline minerals. If the diet does not contain enough minerals to compensate, a build up of acids in the cells will occur. 

An acidic balance will: decrease the body's ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, decrease the energy production in the cells, decrease it's ability to repair damaged cells, decrease it's ability to detoxify heavy metals, make tumor cells thrive, and make it more susceptible to fatigue and illness. A blood pH of 6.9, which is only slightly acidic, can induce coma and death.

The reason acidosis is more common in our society is mostly due to the typical American diet, which is far too high in acid producing animal products like meat, eggs and dairy, and far too low in alkaline producing foods like fresh vegetables. Additionally, we eat acid producing processed foods like white flour and sugar and drink acid producing beverages like coffee and soft drinks. We use too many drugs, which are acid forming; and we use artificial chemical sweetners like NutraSweet, Spoonful, Sweet 'N Low, Equal, or Aspartame, which are poison and extremely acid forming. One of the best things we can do to correct an overly acid body is to clean up the diet and lifestyle.

To maintain health, the diet should consist of 60% alkaline forming foods and 40% acid forming foods. To restore health, the diet should consist of 80% alkaline forming foods and 20% acid forming foods.

Generally, alkaline forming foods include: most fruits, green vegetables, peas, beans, spices, herbs and seasonings, and seeds and nuts.

 

Generally, acid forming foods include: meat, fish, poultry, eggs, grains, and legumes.

An acidic body is a sickness magnet. What you eat and drink will impact where your body's pH level falls. Balance is Key !!!

 

If you are taking Protocel® you will want to be careful of foods that have a lot of 'C' in them such as citrus fruits. If you are use to having some orange juice every morning, do not take over a 4 ounce glass or one whole orange. You need to be careful of 'E' and Selenium, but you do not get them in high concentrations in food, you normally get them in man made vitamins.

This chart is intended only as a general guide to alkalizing and acidifying foods.

ALKALIZING VEGETABLES
Alfalfa
Barley Grass
Beet Greens
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery
Chard Greens
Chlorella
Collard Greens
Cucumber
Dandelions
Dulce
Edible Flowers
Eggplant
Fermented Veggies
Garlic
Green Beans
Green Peas
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Mustard Greens
Nightshade Veggies
Onions
Parsnips (high glycemic)
Peas
Peppers
Pumpkin
Radishes
Rutabaga
Sea Veggies
Spinach, green
Spirulina
Sprouts
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Watercress
Wheat Grass
Wild Greens

 

ALKALIZING ORIENTAL VEGETABLES
Daikon
Dandelion Root
Kombu
Maitake
Nori
Reishi
Shitake
Umeboshi
Wakame

 

ALKALIZING FRUITS
Apple
Apricot
Avocado
Banana (high glycemic)
Berries
Blackberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries, sour
Coconut, fresh
Currants
Dates, dried
Figs, dried
Grapes
Grapefruit
Honeydew Melon
Lemon
Lime
Muskmelons
Nectarine
Orange
Peach
Pear
Pineapple
Raisins
Raspberries
Rhubarb
Strawberries
Tangerine
Tomato
Tropical Fruits
Umeboshi Plums
Watermelon

 

ALKALIZING PROTEIN
Almonds
Chestnuts
Millet
Tempeh (fermented)
Tofu (fermented)
Whey Protein Powder

 

ALKALIZING SWEETENERS
Stevia

 

ALKALIZING SPICES & SEASONINGS
Chili Pepper
Cinnamon
Curry
Ginger
Herbs (all)
Miso
Mustard
Sea Salt
Tamari

 

ALKALIZING OTHER
Alkaline Antioxidant Water
Apple Cider Vinegar
Bee Pollen
Fresh Fruit Juice
Green Juices
Lecithin Granules
Mineral Water
Molasses, blackstrap
Probiotic Cultures
Soured Dairy Products
Veggie Juices

 

ALKALIZING MINERALS
Calcium: pH 12
Cesium: pH 14
Magnesium: pH 9
Potassium: pH 14
Sodium: pH 14

 

Although it might seem that citrus fruits would have an acidifying effect on the body, the citric acid they contain actually has an alkalinizing effect in the system.

 

Note that a food's acid or alkaline forming tendency in the body has nothing to do with the actual pH of the food itself. For example, lemons are very acidic, however the end products they produce after digestion and assimilation are very alkaline so, lemons are alkaline forming in the body. Likewise, meat will test alkaline before digestion, but it leaves very acidic residue in the body so, like nearly all animal products, meat is very acid forming.

 

ACIDIFYING BEANS & LEGUMES
Almond Milk
Black Beans
Chick Peas
Green Peas
Kidney Beans
Lentils
Pinto Beans
Red Beans
Rice Milk
Soy Beans
Soy Milk
White Beans

 

ACIDIFYING DAIRY
Butter
Cheese
Cheese, Processed
Ice Cream
Ice Milk

 

ACIDIFYING NUTS & BUTTERS
Cashews
Legumes
Peanut Butter
Peanuts
Pecans
Tahini
Walnuts

 

ACIDIFYING ANIMAL PROTEIN
Bacon
Beef
Carp
Clams
Cod
Corned Beef
Fish
Haddock
Lamb
Lobster
Mussels
Organ Meats
Oyster
Pike
Pork
Rabbit
Salmon
Sardines
Sausage
Scallops
Shellfish
Shrimp
Tuna
Turkey
Veal
Venison

 

ACIDIFYING FATS & OILS
Avacado Oil
Butter
Canola Oil
Corn Oil
Flax Oil
Hemp Seed Oil
Lard
Olive Oil
Safflower Oil
Sesame Oil
Sunflower Oil

 

ACIDIFYING SWEETENERS
Carob
Corn Syrup
Sugar

 

ACIDIFYING ALCOHOL
Beer
Hard Liquor
Spirits
Wine

 

ACIDIFYING OTHER FOODS
Catsup
Cocoa
Coffee
Mustard
Pepper
Soft Drinks
Vinegar

 

ACIDIFYING DRUGS & CHEMICALS
Aspirin
Chemicals
Drugs, Medicinal
Drugs, Psychedelic
Herbicides
Pesticides

TobaccoACIDIFYING JUNK FOOD
Beer: pH 2.5
Coca-Cola: pH 2

 

If you find your cellular pH between 6.0 and 6.8 we recommend the follwing three products, plus a 80% alkaline and 20% diet.

 

 

If you find your cellular pH between 4.5 - 6.0 and find your self in a diseased state, we recommend the follwing two products, plus a 80% alkaline and 20% diet.