| When your body accumulates an excessive amount | | | | damaged lymphocytes, disorienting them further and |
| of acid, you are at risk for arthritis, rheumatoid | | | | causing them to attack additional healthy cells. |
| arthritis and fibromyalgia. If you already suffer from | | | | As the lymphocytes attack healthy cells, germ cells |
| one of these diseases, high acidity will intensify your | | | | freely invade the body and multiply. The germ cells |
| inflammation, soft tissue degeneration and bone loss. | | | | attack healthy cells, release bacteria that produce |
| A highly acidic pH prevents the body from functioning | | | | acid waste, and then die out and become acid waste |
| properly. The presence of acid waste makes it | | | | themselves. The body's pH level continues to |
| increasingly difficult for cells to absorb the fuel they | | | | become more acidic. |
| need. Vital body systems like the immune system | | | | The acidic body environment also damages the |
| start to malfunction. The result is increased | | | | nervous system. This is bad news for anyone |
| inflammation and soft tissue degeneration. Acids are | | | | suffering from fibromyalgia, another type of |
| also solidified and deposited throughout the body, | | | | autoimmune illness that's characterized by |
| leading to bone loss. | | | | inflammation of the soft tissue and myofascia, or |
| The longer you wait to reduce your body's acidity, | | | | muscle covering. The nervous system damage |
| the longer you remain at risk for arthritis and related | | | | causes pain impulses to spread globally throughout |
| illnesses. | | | | the body. Thus, acidity can worsen the severity of |
| THE RISK | | | | fibromyalgia. |
| Arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia are | | | | High levels of acid also lead to osteoporosis. Not only |
| autoimmune diseases. They are the result of an | | | | does the acid eat into the bone, causing loss of bone |
| over-regulated or under-regulated immune system | | | | mass, but the body also leaches calcium from the |
| that mistakenly attacks the body's healthy cells. | | | | bones. The body uses calcium to solidify acid in an |
| White blood cells, or lymphocytes, play a critical role | | | | attempt to store it safely away from the body's |
| in the immune system. They are the cells that bind | | | | organs. Therefore a highly acidic body suffers |
| with and disable germ cells. The fluid that surrounds | | | | extreme calcium depletion. Calcified acids deposited in |
| the body's joints is filled with lymphocytes, which is | | | | joints and on the surfaces of bone lead to |
| one reason these areas swell and become painful | | | | osteoarthritis. |
| when you are fighting off an infection. | | | | THE BENEFITS OF A BALANCED pH |
| In an arthritic body, these lymphocytes mistakenly | | | | Fortunately, a significant reduction in your body's acid |
| attack healthy cells. Because lymphocytes are so | | | | level can lead to regeneration of healthy cells and |
| concentrated near the joints, they do considerable | | | | tissue. A diet that's more alkaline can help you |
| damage to the bone and soft tissue. | | | | reverse the damage caused by acidity and arthritis. |
| When acid waste accumulates in your body, the | | | | The right combination of fresh vegetable juices, for |
| immune system is compromised. The acid damages | | | | example, can help your body break down and |
| and disorients the lymphocytes. Thus, if you don't | | | | destroy excessive acid waste. To prevent acid from |
| have arthritis or a similar autoimmune disease yet, but | | | | accumulating further, you should eliminate sugar and |
| your body is acidic, you are at risk. If you already | | | | refined carbohydrates from your diet. Vitamin and |
| suffer from arthritis, excessive acid will intensify the | | | | mineral supplements specially formulated to balance |
| damage. | | | | pH are an important part of your strategy as well. |
| THE DAMAGE | | | | If you start to balance your pH level through |
| When lymphocytes attack healthy cells near the | | | | supplements and easy-to-learn diet and lifestyle |
| joints, they create acid waste as a by-product. This | | | | changes, you will reduce your vulnerability to arthritis |
| acid collects around the joints and causes further | | | | and other autoimmune diseases. You can look |
| swelling and degeneration. The acid also poisons the | | | | forward to greatly improved health. |