Improper pH Balance Leads to Arthritis and Related Illnesses
By Maria Dolgova
THE RISK
Arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia are autoimmune
diseases. They are the result of an over-regulated or under-regulated immune
system that mistakenly attacks the body’s healthy cells.
White blood cells, or lymphocytes, play a critical role in the
immune system. They are the cells that bind with and disable germ cells. The
fluid that surrounds the body’s joints is filled with lymphocytes, which is
one reason these areas swell and become painful when you are fighting off an
infection.
In an arthritic body, these lymphocytes mistakenly attack healthy
cells. Because lymphocytes are so concentrated near the joints, they do considerable
damage to the bone and soft tissue.
When acid waste accumulates in your body, the immune system
is compromised. The acid damages and disorients the lymphocytes. Thus, if you
don’t have arthritis or a similar autoimmune disease yet, but your body is acidic,
you are at risk. If you already suffer from arthritis, excessive acid will intensify
the damage.
THE DAMAGE
When lymphocytes attack healthy cells near the joints, they
create acid waste as a by-product. This acid collects around the joints and
causes further swelling and degeneration. The acid also poisons the damaged
lymphocytes, disorienting them further and causing them to attack additional
healthy cells.
As the lymphocytes attack healthy cells, germ cells freely invade
the body and multiply. The germ cells attack healthy cells, release bacteria
that produce acid waste, and then die out and become acid waste themselves.
The body’s pH level continues to become more acidic.
The acidic body environment also damages the nervous system.
This is bad news for anyone suffering from fibromyalgia, another type of autoimmune
illness that’s characterized by inflammation of the soft tissue and myofascia,
or muscle covering. The nervous system damage causes pain impulses to spread
globally throughout the body. Thus, acidity can worsen the severity of fibromyalgia.
High levels of acid also lead to osteoporosis. Not only does
the acid eat into the bone, causing loss of bone mass, but the body also leaches
calcium from the bones. The body uses calcium to solidify acid in an attempt
to store it safely away from the body’s organs. Therefore a highly acidic body
suffers extreme calcium depletion. Calcified acids deposited in joints and on
the surfaces of bone lead to osteoarthritis.
THE BENEFITS OF A BALANCED pH
Fortunately, a significant reduction in your body’s acid level
can lead to regeneration of healthy cells and tissue. A diet that’s more alkaline
can help you reverse the damage caused by acidity and arthritis.
The right combination of fresh vegetable juices, for example,
can help your body break down and destroy excessive acid waste. To prevent acid
from accumulating further, you should eliminate sugar and refined carbohydrates
from your diet. Vitamin and mineral supplements specially formulated to balance
pH are an important part of your strategy as well.
If you start to balance your pH level through supplements and
easy-to-learn diet and lifestyle changes, you will reduce your vulnerability
to arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. You can look forward to greatly
improved health.
If you truly want to change and help your body heal itself
you need to take a proactive approach. Don’t expect to feed your body processed
foods, not exercise, then pop a pill and be all better… it just doesn’t work
that way. If you want to bring your body into pH balance then you need a complete
approach. A great place to start is the Immersion Kit, you can learn more by
going to http://www.pH-health.com
