Many have heard the terms alkaline and acid in relation to diet, but few understand just how important your pH balance can be to good health and the prevention of disease.
Effects of an Acidic pH
The foods you eat each have an effect on your body and it’s functions based on whether the foods lend to an acid forming or alkalizing forming net result. When a diet is too acidic, the spleen, liver, heart and kidneys get overworked trying to buffer the acidity. This means that the body has to rob...
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