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pH - Dia Balance

… Diabetes remission through pH Balance…

14 Day Deep Cleansing Acid-Alkalizing and Insulin Sensitizing Program
 
pH Dia Balance-As strange as it may sound perfect balance in the body begins in the bloodstream. Furthermore, the repair of injuries, reduction of inflammation, building of strong bones, hormonal balance and increase of energy and vitality begin there as well. In order to function properly the blood and other body fluids must maintain a very narrow Acid/Alkaline balance.
This program is based on guidelines of Integrated Naturotherapy intending to correct body’s Acid-Alkaline imbalance (curb excess body acidity).This balance is major regulator throughout nature, just as pollution, acid rain, chemicals effect globally; in the same way too much acid food rots our insides. Virtually hormonal imbalance including insulin resistance (leading to diabetes), thyroid hormone imbalance (leading to hypo/hyper thyroidism), adrenal hormone resistance (leading to renal issues, stress, anxiety…), PCOD/PCOS, endometriosis, hormonal (stubborn) weight; all degenerative diseases including heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, kidney/gallstones & tooth decay are associated with excess acidity(Acidosis) in the body.
Remember diseases cannot exist in pH balanced environment.

Understanding pH

pH (potential of hydrogen) is a measure of how acidic or basic a solution is. The scale ranges from 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral. Lower numbers are more acidic, higher numbers are more alkaline.

Know your body’s pH

Ideally, your body's fluids have a pH between 7.35–7.45. The stomach stays acidic (pH ~2) to aid digestion and kill harmful microbes.

Injuries repair faster and health challenges improve quicker when the pH is maintained in this zone. At this level of pH, the body is highly oxygenated, it detoxifies and heals itself, its cells are re-energized, and it has a strong immunity to diseases. Unfortunately, the vast majority of us have an acidic pH level below 7.0

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition stated “Today, with our high sodium, high protein, high processed food diets, we are even more in need of the alkaline ash minerals. These minerals act as buffers to neutralize excess acid. If not present in sufficient quantities, the body “steals” these much mineral needed buffers from our bones and thus such deficiencies are thought to be a leading cause of osteoporosis.
Changes in extra and intracellular pH affect our body’s metabolic status & hormone responses. Acid base disorders affect insulin hormone, adrenal hormones, parathormone secretion and action. Other hormones including renin-angiotensin, aldosterone, sexual hormones also respond to the changes in pH
Source - NLH, Operated by US federal gov.

Correcting metabolic acidosis (assessed by serum bicarbonate concentrations) significantly decreased the rate of eGFR decline in people with CKD stage 3. The landmark Diet and Major Renal Outcomes Study found that, among over half a million U.S adults aged 51 to 70 years, those who followed a alkalizing eating pattern (high fruit and vegetable/low red meat) had at least a 15% lower risk of CKD-related deaths and dialysis

Source - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Organ cleanse - lets put it in a simple way.

  • Ingesting Acids
  • Creation of Acids
  • Acids Neutralization
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Originally, alkaline is the body’s natural and pure state. However, many factors in today’s society contribute to an over acidic environment. Our epidemic of acid accumulation is a direct consequence of our current lifestyle habits. Foods that have been metabolized by the body leave behind a chemical residue called “ash”. When combined with body fluids this ash can be either acid forming or alkali forming. Foods that leave acid ash lower the pH level of blood, causing an accumulation of acid. High acidity enters our bodies by eating processed foods, pre-packaged foods, sugary foods, white flour products, dairy products, including milk, cheese, ice cream, alcoholic beverages, drugs, processed table salt, foods grown and processed with pesticides, preservatives, antibiotics, or hormones. Meats, including beef, chicken and turkey, also promote acidity.

Because of the acid overload in our environment, most of our drinking water, RO water pH is also acidic.

Acidic metabolites can also enter through skin (pestocides, cosmetics, industrial / occupational chemicals). Even stress creates excess acid. If you’re not getting enough sleep or alkaline exercise (over training your workouts lead to excess lactic acid accumulation leading to Lactic Acidosis) you probably have more acid than your body can handle. Your cells are absorbing acidic toxins much faster than you can get rid of them through your colon, lungs, skin and kidneys.

How to know if your food is acid forming or alkaline forming?

Check the PRAL - Potential Renal Acid Load) / NEAP - Net Endogenous Acid Production (A modern application of Acid/Alkaline Ash diet). Instead of simply categorizing a food as acidic or alkaline, they measures the exact amount of acidity or alkalinity of a food based on the amount of protein, minerals (calcium, phosphorus, potassium...) that’s left behind the body once it’s been metabolized.
Since protein & phosphorus breakdown into sulfuric acid & phosphoric acid, they are considered acidifying to the body. When the alkaline food is metabolized, it will leave behind alkaline trace minerals, such as calcium, magnesium and potassium.
While PRAL & NEAP levels are predictive through detailed nutrient intake, NAE (Net Acid Excretion) directly measures the actual amount of acid excreted in the urine, providing a direct assessment of the body's acid load. It requires 24-hour urine collection to quantify components such as ammonium, titratable acids, and bicarbonate.

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What happens when our blood turns too acidic?

Blood acidosis can impact how every organ in your body functions.

Though the body has a natural mechanism to stay alkaline, long term acid buildup will exhaust the buffer alkaline ions from the body, leading to “chronic low grade metabolic acidosis”. Unless we take steps to neutralise these acids, they pose serious threat to our health. Prolonged acidosis eventually forces our body to deplete calcium and other minerals (magnesium, potassium) from the soft tissues to make body alkaline, which leads to muscle, joint and calf pains, heart ailments and various metabolic disorders. Further more bacteria/viruses thrive in acidic environment (they live, eat and procreate in acidic environments) resulting in the creation of more toxins and increasing the risk of infections.

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Flush out Acids:

The first and foremost strategy in our cleanse program is to flush toxic residues out of the blood, lymph, tissues and organs. Almost all forms of internal toxicity cause a state of acidosis in the body which:

  • Suppresses our immune response
  • Interferes with our normal metabolism
  • Inhibits digestion and assimilation
  • Promotes fungal and bacterial infections and;
  • Causes all sorts of other biological malfunctions and ill health

Effects of Acidosis

Metabolism

Metabolic acidosis starts in the kidneys when they cannot eliminate enough acid or when they get rid of too much base. The kidneys help filter acid wastes from the bloodstream, processing approximately 1 litre of blood per minute. Excessive acid wastes in the blood due to poor diet, pharmaceutical and recreational drugs along with other lifestyle factors can severely corrode the delicate tissues in which blood filters through the kidneys. It can also cause the formation of kidney stones and inflammation of the bladder and urinary tract.

What does pH have to do with my hormones?

Normally our internal environment should sit at a neutral balance around 7.4 pH. That balance is highly sensitive to lifestyle and food choices: i.e. stress, alcohol, animal food, excess exercise and sugar will tip you much more to the acidic end of the spectrum. Why is this important? An acidic environment can wreak havoc in many aspects of our existence producing symptoms of pain and inflammation, tendency to weight gain or loss, yeast/bacteria/fungal overgrowth and hormonal irregularities. The proliferation of yeast, bacteria, fungi and viruses in an acidic environment leads to an interference in the enzyme and coenzyme activity involved in hormonal balance. Furthermore, these microbes can feed on hormones leading to deficiencies. An acid-alkaline balance could reverse/ help prevent further depletion and damage.
  • Insulin hormone
  • Thyroid hormones
  • Adrenal hormones
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(PCOD/PCOS, Diabetes, Hormonal weight) Metabolic acidosis interferes with your body’s ability to maintain normal functions of your endocrine system (the collection of glands that produce hormones). This can cause your body to build a resistance to insulin. If left untreated for too long or not corrected in time, it can lead to lifestyle disorders like Diabetes, PCOS/PCOD, Hormonal weight gain…

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What happens when our blood turns too acidic?

Blood acidosis can impact how every organ in your body functions.

Chronic metabolic acidosis, induces a decrease in thyroid hormone secretion and might exert additional effects on thyroid hormone metabolism in humans. The acidosis-induced decrease in thyroid function can modulate nitrogen balance, protein synthesis, lean body mass, insulin-like growth factor I levels, renal acidification, and cardiac contractile function. Source: NLH (Effect of chronic metabolic acidosis on thyroid hormone homeostasis in humans)

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On a daily basis, the body breaks down the acid in the food you eat (especially protein) to produce these H+ ions. They're eliminated by the kidneys, with the help of the adrenal glands. High acidity increases the workload of the kidneys and the adrenal glands to eliminate the excess H+ ions. The higher the number of hydrogen ions in the blood, the higher the blood's acidity and the lower the pH.

To help the kidneys eliminate an acid load, the adrenal glands secrete a hormone called aldosterone. Because the adrenal glands secrete aldosterone in response to acidosis, acidosis increases stress on the adrenal glands. In turn, adrenal fatigue can increase acidity; as the adrenal glands become less able to produce aldosterone, the kidneys may not be as able to eliminate the acid load.

Over time, acidosis can affect the integrity of the cells and change the environment of the cells from a normal state to an oxidative state. This causes the formation of free radicals, which promote the inflammatory process.

If your body is on the acidic side, you're at increased risk of developing a whole of host of problems, including chronic inflammation, pain, cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses. A lower pH than normal increases the risk of developing malignancy, adrenal fatigue, osteoporosis, and kidney disease. Maintaining an acidic pH also dramatically contributes to the healthy aging process.

Diabetes Decoded

DIABETES has gone from being RARE TO being EPIDEMIC in just a generation, a disastrous shift that demands the pressing question of why so many people are suddenly suffering. And why have our health experts been unable to provide an explanation or treatment for such a severe/devastating scrouge?

Tragically, diabetes authorities worldwide have come to the consensus that the best hope for sufferers is merely to control or delay the disease through lifelong dependence on medications combined with medical devices and surgeries and no better emphasis on nutrition - which can cost thousands a month, and is paradoxically accompanied by meds that often cause weight gain.


BIG FAT MYTH

Diabetes is a chronic and progressive disease. Maintenance with Drugs/ Surgery is the only way you could go through this life sentence.

FACT

Type 2 Diabetes is completely reversible and Preventable.


The 21st Century Plague

77 Million

That’s the number of people with diabetes in India as of now. Shocking, isn’t it? In fact, India is only second to China in the ranking for the highest number of diabetics in the world.

Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes comprises a group of metabolic disorders characterized by chronically elevated blood glucose/sugars or hyperglycemia.

Type 1

  • Previously called as Juvenile (childhood) diabetes. However, it may present at any age.
  • It is an autoimmune disease – the body’s own immune system damages the cells that secrete insulin (required to dispense sugars for energy and store rest) – trigger cause being uncertain (Genetics, Seasonal variations, sensitivity to cow’s milk/wheat protein, Low Vit D…). Over time, cumulative destruction of the insulin-producing cells cause type 1 diabetes to progress to severe insulin deficiency (giving the sugars no choice but to remain in the blood, thus elevating blood sugar levels). Therefore, insulin replacement through injections remains a successful treatment choice for this type (although posing higher risk of all organ complications over the long run).

Type 2

  • High blood sugars in this type occurs due to “Insulin Resistance”, rather than the lack of insulin, as in type 1. The failure of insulin to lower blood glucose is called insulin resistance. The body overcomes this resistance by increasing insulin secretion to maintain normal blood glucose levels. However, this compensation has a limit. When insulin secretion fails to keep pace with increasing resistance, blood glucose raises, leading to the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes

Gestational diabetes

  • High blood glucose associated with Pregnancy. Hormonal changes and excess weight before pregnancy often plays a role.

Most typical Symptoms of Hyperglycemia/ High blood glucose

Fatigue

Frequent urination

Weight changes

Increased hunger

These symptoms are common to all forms of diabetes, but they occur more frequently in Type 1 Diabetes, since the onset of Type 2 diabetes is typically very gradual. Today, Type 2 Diabetes is most often diagnosed during routine blood testing, before patients have symptoms.

A Clear Picture of Type 2 Diabetes

INSULIN:

Insulin is a hormone produced by Pancreas, that delivers several functions mostly relating to the intake and storage of food energy.

When we eat, foods are broken down in the stomach and small intestine for easier absorption. All foods are composed of 3 main constituents – (Macronutrients) Proteins, Fats and Carbohydrates. Proteins are broken down into amino acids, Fats into fatty acids and Carbs into chains of sugars – glucose.

One of the roles of insulin is to facilitate the uptake of glucose into cells for energy by opening a channel to allow it inside (Viz. Insulin is a key that opens up the doors of cells to facilitate glucose to provide us energy).

Once our immediate energy needs have been met, insulin gives the signal to store food energy for later usage.

Food energy is stored in two forms: Glycogen (from carbs, proteins) and body fat (from carbs and fats).

Excess energy whether derived from protein/carbs, is strung into long chains forming glycogen and is stored in the liver (to convert back to energy and use up whenever required – usually several hours after a meal/ during our fasting windows). Liver can only stock limited amount of glycogen, once it is full it turns the excess glucose into fat (triglycerides through lipogenesis) and is exported to be stored in fat cells (to be used up whenever required).

This energy storage – and – release process happens every day and is well balanced. We eat Insulin goes up, we use up energy required, rest is stored as glycogen and fat. We fast (between meals) insulin goes down, we use our stored glycogen and fat (as long as feeding is balanced with fasting).

INSULIN RESISTANCE

When the subtle balance of storage-release tips off with excess intake of food (energy) and inertia (lack of physical activity), you force insulin to store excess energy generated, as fat in the fat cells and as glycogen in the liver. When the liver and fat cells exceed their limit of storage (initiating fatty liver & diabesity – diabetic obesity), they no longer listen to insulin (as they cannot take in further storage energy). Resulting in the glucose/sugar remaining in the blood – showing excess blood sugars.

The overflow phenomenon:

Let’s take the example of a subway train.

The cell is like a subway train, insulin is like the door, and glucose molecules as passengers. When the train arrives and door opens, passengers get in.

But, when the train is already full with passengers, even if the door opens passengers cannot get in and remain on the platform.

One way to resolve the issue is to hire “subway pushers (more insulin produced by body or through medication to force glucose in) – they push people into the train forcibly.

This tactic works at first, but as more and more glucose is forced inside the overstuffed cells, overtime this only makes it worse by creating higher insulin resistance.

The actual way out is through Insulin sensitization. To get the already filled passengers out before trying to push more in and later maintain equal amounts of glucose (passengers) enter and leave.

Insulin Resistance is directly proportional to Diabetes, Obesity and Fatty liver

Diabetes and its adverse
impact on the whole body

Diabetes unlike other diseases, has the unique and malignant potential to devastate our entire body. Practically no organ system remains unaffected by diabetes, and complications are typically seen in long-standing diabetes.
  • Micro vascular complications
  • Macrovascular complications
  • Other complications

LET’S TREAT THE CAUSE NOT THE SYMPTOMS

Conventional interventions focus obsessively on lowering blood glucose. But high blood glucose/ sugar is only the symptom, not the cause.

Until we address the root cause – Insulin Resistance, the epidemic of type 2 diabetes and all its associated complications will continue to get worse.

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