Acidosis is the enemy of the healthy, alkalising diet
Whenever the alkalinity of the blood is reduced, even slightly, its ability to transport the carbon
dioxide gets reduced. This results in the accumulation of acid in the tissues.
This condition is known
as acidosis or hypo-alkalinity of the blood. Its symptoms are hunger, indigestion, burning sensation and pain in the pharynx, nausea, vomiting, headache, various nervous
disorders and drowsiness.
Acidosis is the
breeding ground for most diseases. Nepthritis or Bright's
disease, rheumatism, premature old age, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure,
skin disorders and various degenerative diseases are traceable
to this condition. It
seriously interferes with the functions of the glands
and organs of the body. It also lowers the vitality of the
system, thereby increasing the danger
of infectious diseases.
The main cause of acidosis or hypo-alkalinity of the blood is faulty diet, in which too many acid forming foods have been consumed.
In the normal process of metabolism or converting the food into energy by the
body,. various acids are formed
in the system and in addition, other acids are introduced in food. Whenever there is substantial increase in the formation of acids in the
system and these acids are not properly
eliminated through the lungs, the kidneys and the bowels, the alkalinity of the blood
is reduced, resulting in acidosis.
Other causes
of acidosis are depletion of alkali
reserve due to diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera etc., accumulation of carbon dioxide
in asphyxia and anoxia as in circulatory and pulmonary diseases and accumulation of acetone bodies resulting from starvation, vomiting
and diabetes mellitus.
Acidosis can be prevented
by maintaining a proper ratio between acid and alkaline
foods in the diet. Certain foods leave alkaline
ash and help in maintaining the alkalinity of the food, while
others leave highly acid ash and lower the alkali reserve
of the blood and tissue
fluids to a very large extent.
Eggs do the same but less strongly than meats. Cereals of all kinds, including all sorts of breads are also acid-forming foods, though much less than meats. All fruits, with exceptions like plums and prunes,
and all green and root vegetables are highly alkaline
foods and help to alkalinise the
blood and other tissue fluids.
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