What's normal pH. Part 2.
The Role of pH and Healthy Living. What's normal pH... There are a number of body systems which all have their own specifically preferred pH. Overall, the body's internal chemical environment normally changes from a weak acid to a weak base within a 24-hour period, usually more acid at dawn and most base at sunset. These physiolical changes occur on a sine curve during this period. Blood pH: The bloodstream is the most critically buffered system of the entire body, far more sensitive than any other. Figure 3. Interstitial fluids and connective tissue pH: A normal pH in these areas is 7.34 and 7.40, a slightly more acid profile, because body cells dump as much free hydrogen (H+) as possible, buffering the blood as much as possible.
Urine pH values: In a pH balanced body. urine is slightly acid in the morning, (pH = 6.5 - 7.0) generally becoming more alkaline (pH = 7.5 - 8.0) by evening in healthy people primarily because no food or beverages are consumed while sleeping. Figure 4. Blood PH Levels and Pain. Is Your Blood pH Level Keeping You In Pain?
Remember the litmus test from high school chemistry lab? You stuck a small strip of litmus paper into a solution, and if it turned red, it meant the solution was acidic. If it turned blue, the solution was basic (alkaline). Well, the body has its own sort of litmus test: It’s called your pH level. And many health care professionals consider a balanced pH level to be the key to good health. The term pH stands for Potential Hydrogen, which is the concentration of hydrogen ions in a substance or solution. Constricted muscles The body simply cannot tolerate extended acid imbalances. On the other side of the coin, it is virtually impossible for a health disorder or disease to sustain itself when your pH is in the neutral zone (7.0-7.4). When your pH is out of the normal range, all sorts of bad things happen.
How it happens Stress plays a significant role in creating excess acid. Restoring the balance. Monitoring your Body's PH levels. Monitoring your Body's PH levels pH: What does it mean?
pH is the abbreviation for potential hydrogen. The pH of any solution is the measure of its hydrogen-ion concentration. The higher the pH reading, the more alkaline and oxygen rich the fluid is. The lower the pH reading, the more acidic and oxygen deprived the fluid is. Human blood stays in a very narrow pH range right around ( 7.35 - 7.45 ). A healthy blood pH without cancer has acid + alkaline balance almost equal. An Imbalance In the body’s pH may lead to serious health concerns, including: Hormone concerns Cardiovascular weakness Weight gain/loss Bladder and kidney concerns.
The body has to have a balanced pH like most living things on earth or it does not function correctly. An acidic pH can occur from, an acid forming diet, emotional stress, toxic overload, and/or immune reactions or any process that deprives the cells of oxygen and other nutrients. In the absence of oxygen, glucose undergoes fermentation to lactic acid.