| The University of California at San Francisco, recently | | | | also many other food combinations that will work as |
| completed a study on 9,000 women. In the study, it | | | | well. For magnesium, trans-dermal magnesium works |
| was shown that those women who had a chronically | | | | the best. Spray it on your skin and rub it in, or pour |
| acidic body condition called acidosis were at greater | | | | some in a shallow bath and soak in it. With this type |
| risk for bone loss and the resulting fractures than | | | | of dietary supplementation, your morning urinary pH |
| those with more neutral body pH. Apparently, the | | | | should start to rise above 6.0. |
| prevalence of hip fractures among middle aged | | | | Eating a greener diet will also help to raise the body |
| women is connected to high body acidity where the | | | | pH. Leafy greens and veggies grown above ground |
| women eat a diet high in animal proteins and sugars | | | | can gradually be increased and animal protein reduced |
| and low in green vegetables. The body's natural | | | | so that the pH starts to come more into balance. pH |
| mechanism to reduce body acidity is to borrow | | | | regulation is important not only for bone health but |
| calcium from the bones in order to balance the pH.pH | | | | for reduction of cancer and diabetic risk. Acidic body |
| is a measure of how acid or alkaline your body terrain | | | | pH also turbo ages the body and creates lots of |
| is. The blood should be around 7,365, the saliva should | | | | inflammation so pain and stiffness can result. |
| be around 7.4 and the urine should be around 6.9. | | | | Women have a higher risk of bone loss and resulting |
| You can get urine and saliva test strips from a health | | | | fractures. There are a number of factors, one of |
| food store which allow you to test your pH. You | | | | which is believed to be hormonal. By regulating the |
| should test your pH one hour before a meal and two | | | | diet to more alkaline foods, the body will self-regulate |
| hours after. Testing the urine is usually the most | | | | the pH and will begin to replace what mineral has |
| reliable indicator of body pH. | | | | been lost. Pretty soon, you will not even realize you |
| The diet should be rich in foods that provide a good | | | | had a bone density problem. |
| mineral intake of at least 750 mg of dietary calcium | | | | You can boost your body pH by drinking alkaline, |
| plus 300 mg of dietary magnesium daily. The | | | | ionized water, along with eating your healthier diet. By |
| magnesium helps the calcium dissolve and stay in | | | | adding this special type of water to your diet you |
| solution so that it is readily usable by the body. | | | | can see shifts in your body pH within a week. You |
| Taking too much, or an imbalance of these two | | | | may also notice that you start to feel more |
| minerals can make it difficult to get it dissolved and | | | | energetic and your body wants healthier food. A |
| absorbed into the body before it causes constipation. | | | | more neutral body pH will also reduce your risk of |
| Planning how to take your minerals makes good | | | | further bone loss and protect you from future |
| sense. Calcium dissolves and absorbs better with | | | | fractures. As you get older, it is so much more fun |
| acids like lemon, vitamin C containing foods, apple | | | | when you can still go dancing, walking or hiking |
| cider vinegar and so on. For example, you can eat | | | | without the risk of breaking something. Your future is |
| canned salmon with the bones, in a green, leafy salad | | | | worth it. |
| with lemon juice and avocado oil dressing. There are | | | | |