15 Aug

The Importance of an Alkaline Body

Does your body feel off-balance? Perhaps you are overwhelmed by fatigue or confused by your migraine headaches. You might blame age or stress for your health issues, but the truth is that most chronic conditions begin when the body is no longer alkaline.

More and more people are starting to acknowledge the role of an alkaline body in avoiding common ailments. So what exactly is alkalinity, and how can you achieve it in your body?

What Does It Mean to Be Alkaline?

Alkaline is the opposite of acidic on a pH scale. Conventional Western medicine rarely takes pH into consideration, but it plays a vital role in health. Most of us don’t realize that a chronic pH imbalance will leave our bodies weak and susceptible to disease. The foods and drinks you choose each day directly influence the amount of acid in your body. Soda, for example, is very acidic, so a heavy soda drinker will struggle to neutralize that acid in the body.

Common Problems Caused By Too Much Acid

When your body isn’t alkaline, you might experience the following issues:

  • headaches
  • depression
  • a weaker immune system
  • weight gain
  • digestive problems
  • blood sugar fluctuations
  • dry and wrinkled skin

Your body will also “steal” minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium from your bone and muscles in an effort to keep the body in balance, so chronic acidity is believed to accelerate osteoporosis and arthritis as well.

How to Restore Alkalinity

Maintaining alkalinity in your body doesn’t have to be impossible. Simple healthy habits make all the difference. Eat wholesome and nutritious foods, drink plenty of water, and avoid highly acidic foods and beverages.

Some supplements even use ionic minerals to bring pH levels back into balance. An active minerals supplement, for example, will nourish the body in a way nothing else can so that your body can finally feel in harmony with itself.

For more help enhancing your health naturally, call (727) 525-0900 to make an appointment with Kavita Rao M.D., Gulf Coast Internist.