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Acid Effect on Body
Excess acidity is a condition that weakens all body systems. Excess acidity forces the
body to borrow minerals – including calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium – from vital organs, bones and teeth to buffer (neutralize) the acid
and safely remove it from the body.
As a result, the body can suffer severe and prolonged ‘corrosion’ due to high acidity – a condition that may go undetected
for years.
Acidosis leads to serious problems with major organs such as the liver, heart or
kidneys. In this article, we will be looking into some of the reasons as to why we should avoid acidosis.
1.) It leads to weight gain and diabetes.
An acidic pH may result in weight problems such as diabetes and obesity.
When our body is too acidic, we suffer from a condition known as Insulin Sensitivity. This forces excessive
insulin to be produced. As a result, the body is flooded with so much insulin that it diligently converts every calorie
into fat.
It is very likely that an acid pH, from an imbalanced diet, produces a condition,
which stimulates the predetermined genetic response to starvation and famine. Thereafter, the body will have to increasingly hoard every calorie
consumed and store it as fat.
Some people reckon that an acid pH immediately signals the powerful genetic response to an impending famine,directly interpreting with the all
important and very sensitive Insulin-Glucagon Axis. When this happens, it makes thebody produce more insulin than usual, and in turn, produce
more fats and store it.
On the other hand, a healthy and slightly alkaline pH will yield normal fat burning metabolic activities, making
no demands on the body to produce extra insulin and make fats. As such, this allows fat to be burned and naturally lost. A healthy pH diet
is also less likely to have any yo-yo effects, or rebounding from a diet with additional weight gain.
We should try to maintain a healthy slightly alkaline pH so as to allow fats to be burnt normally for energy, rather than hoarded and stored under the mistaken biochemical belief
of an impending famine.
Acidosis also disrupts the insulin producing pancreatic beta cells.
These beta cells are especially sensitive to pH and cannot survive if the body is too acidic. When this occurs, beta cells will lose phase with
one another. Their cellular communication will be thwarted and the body's immune system will start to over-respond. Stress within the cells will
increase, making them more difficult to perform adequately and survive.
2.) It accelerates free-radical damage and
premature aging.
Acidosis leads to partial lipid breakdown and destructive oxidative cascades accelerating free radical damage of cell walls
and intracellular membrane structures. In this process, many healthy cells are destroyed.
Acidosis is the first step towards premature aging and accelerated oxidative cascades of cell wall destruction. Signs of acidosis may include
wrinkling, age spots, failing hormonal systems, interfering with eyesight, memory, and a host of other age-related phenomena.
Unwanted wastes not properly eliminated from the body actually poison the cells.
3.) It disrupts lipid and fatty acid
metabolism.
Acidosis generally disrupts lipid and fatty acid, which are involved in nerve and
brain function.
This disruption causes neurological problems such as MS, MD as well as problems with hormonal balance within the endocrine system.
An acidic environment also causes LDL-cholesterol to be laid down at an accelerated
rate in the heart, inappropriately lining and clogging up the vascular network.
In other words, an acid pH initiates electrostatic potential, damaging arterial walls, which in turn initiates a PDGF-dependent immune response,
causing cholesterol oxidation and the formation
of plaque with heavy metals.
4.) It corrodes arteries, veins, and heart
tissues
Like acid eating into marble, acidosis erodes and eats into cell wall membranes of the
heart, arteries and veins. During this process of erosion, our heart structures and inter connective tissues are weakened.
All living tissues are sensitive to their chemical environment. The muscle cells of the heart are no different. The entire cardiovascular system
is directly affected by blood plasma pH and works as one large working "system of tubular muscles" to carry blood and nutrients to all living
tissue in the body. The pumping of the heart drives blood through the arteries, veins and capillary beds and helps to regulate blood pressure and the flow of blood
circulation.
The heart is normal when the pH of blood plasma is slightly alkaline, having a pH of 7.35 to 7.41.
When the heart plasma
rises to an acidic pH of more than 7.35, it gradually erodes away the smooth muscle tissues of the inner walls of the arteries and
veins, as well as the heart itself. This process will start to weaken the structural composition of the heart, arterial and venous
walls, causing lesions and microscopic tearing throughout its framework.
At the same time, an acid pH destabilizes free ionic balances within circulation, increasing the populations of positively charges particles
(cations, an ion with a positive charge of electricity: H , Ca ) which directly interfere with the muscle contractility (contraction and
relaxation) of the heart and arteries.
Acid pH changes of blood are now thought to result in the following:
A. Development of arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) B. Aneurysm (widening and ballooning of artery walls) C. Arrhythmias (abnormal rhythms of the heart including tachycardia) D. Myocardial infarction (heart attacks) E. Strokes (a cardiovascular accident).
The structural weakening of the cardiocascularity also creates irregularities of blood pressure, which further exacerbates the above problems.
5.) It alters the energy metabolism and reserve.
When your body has an acidic pH, it will prevent efficient cellular and body metabolism. Acidosis results in chemical ionic
disturbances, interfering with cellular communications and functions. Acidosis reduces plus calcium binding of plasma proteins, therefore
reducing the effectiveness of this intracellular signal. It also results in a disease of calcium cations (positive calcium) entry through positive calcium channels. This leads to a reduction of cardiac contractibility, or the ability of the heart to pump efficiently and rhythmically.
Positive calcium and hydrogen regulate the activities of intracellular proteins and are driven out of the cells by the "Sodium-Potassium pump"
(Na-K pump). This pump provides a strong incentive for sodium to be driven into cells. It also regulates the amount of both sodium and potassium in the body
stores, and uses as much as 25 percent of our caloric input daily.
Positive calcium exchanges the plus sodium, being forced out of cells, but naturally, the electrochemical gradient for positive calcium favors
both positive hydrogen and positive calcium entry into cells, as there is less calcium and positive hydrogen in cells than in the extra-cellular fluids. In extra-cellular fluids, there is 10 times more the amount of positive sodium.
In acidic solutions, less plus sodium is available, therefore slowing down the processing and induction of nutritional items going into the
cells. This increases positive hydrogen and calcium buildup within the plasma, making it more available to electro-statically bind with
LDL-Cholesterol.
As a result, with free positive calcium populations and channels being disrupted, calcium may become inordinately leached from the bone
masses. This causes osteoporosis. In a nutshell, an acidic pH drains us of energy and disallows stored energy reserves to be used.
6.) It slow the delivery of oxygen into the cell.
Acidosis reduces oxygen in the blood. As all living tissues, especially the heart and brain
need oxygen to function; a lack of it will lead to eventual death. Having an acidic pH will reduce the amount of oxygen that is delivered to the cells. They will eventually die.
Diseases Associated with Acidosis.
It is important to note that the body's biochemistry is an important but just one of many tools to help the physician understand the whole
body.. pH in an of itself is not a diagnostic tool and is not a medical diagnosis as a disease
entity.
What then happens when the body is too acidic? An acidic balance
will:
1. Decrease the body's ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients
2. Decrease energy production in the cells
3. Decrease the body's ability to repair damaged cells
4. Decrease the body's ability to detoxify heavy metals
5. Enable tumor cells to thrive
6. Make the body more susceptible to fatigue and illness.
Some people who have high acidity levels tend to exhibit these symptoms such as:anxiety, diarrhea, dilated pupils,
extroverted behavior, fatigue in early morning, headaches, hyperactivity, hyper sexuality, insomnia, nervousness, rapid heartbeat,
restless legs, shortness of breath, strong appetite, high blood pressure, warm dry hands and feet.
Most of the time, the body becomes acidic due to a diet
rich in acids, emotional stress, toxic overload, and/or immune reactions or any process that deprives the cells of oxygen and other nutrients.
When this happens, the body will try to compensate for acidic pH by using alkaline
minerals such as calcium. As a result, calcium is removed from the bones, causing osteoporosis.
Acidosis, which is an extended time in the acid pH state, can result in rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, lupus, tuberculosis, osteoporosis,
high blood pressure and most cancers.
Two main factors leading to cancer are an acidic pH
and a lack of oxygen. As such, are we able to manipulate these
two factors so as to prevent and control cancer?
Everyone knows that cancer needs an acidic and low oxygen environment to survive and flourish. Research has proven that terminal cancer
patients
have an acidity level of 1,000 times more than normal healthy people. The vast majority of terminal cancer
patients have a very acidic pH. Why is this so?
The reason is simple. Without oxygen, glucose undergoing fermentation becomes lactic acid. This causes the pH of the cell to drop to 7.0.
In more advance cancer cases, the pH level falls further to 6.5. Sometimes, the level can even fall to 6.0 and 5.7 or
lower.
The basic truth is that our bodies simply cannot fight diseases if our pH is not properly
balanced.
About The Author
Michael Lam, M.D., M.P.H., A.B.A.A.M. is a specialist in Preventive and Anti-Aging Medicine. He is currently the Director of Medical Education at the
Academy of Anti-Aging Research, U.S.A. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University, and his Doctor of Medicine
degree from
Loma Linda University School of Medicine, California. He also holds a Masters of Public Health degree and is Board Certification in
Anti-aging Medicine by the
American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine. Dr. Lam pioneered the formulation of the three clinical phases of aging as well as the concept of
diagnosis and treatment
of sub-clinical age related degenerative diseases to deter the aging process. Dr. Lam has been published extensively in this field.
He is the author of The Five Proven Secrets to Longevity (available on-line). He also serves as editor of the Journal of
Anti-Aging Research.
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