|
OUR BODIES ARE AMAZING!
The Word tells us that we are
fearfully and wonderfully made! (Psalm 139:13-15) There is an
inner intelligence inside of us that coordinates and synchronizes
all of the functions of our complex bodies. Through our life, cuts
heal, broken bones knit, and hair and fingernails grow. The body’s
internal intelligence orchestrates these and thousands of other
repair and replenishment activities without you giving them one
single thought.
The same perfect intelligence that
was there when we were conceived guides the body’s functions
throughout life. It keeps functioning moment by moment to keep us
alive.
Just as our physical design was not
haphazard, or accidental, neither are our responses haphazard. Our
bodies ACCOMMODATE everything we expose it to!
Think of it – anything that goes in
to your body must be dealt with in some way. Your body must use it,
store it, or lose it. Nothing can get ignored!
And through it all, it must maintain
certain balances, like temperature, fluids, stress levels, and
hormones. If we can help our bodies stay in balance, we will be in
good health.
Of all the balances the human body
strives to maintain, the most crucial one is the one between acid
and alkaline. Acid and
alkaline is measured as pH. Every organ in our body has a specific
pH level. And the most important level is the pH of the BLOOD.
In order to stay alive, our blood has
to maintain a certain pH level.
Different areas of our bodies have different ideal pH levels, but
blood pH is the most important of all. Just as your body temperature
is rigidly regulated, the blood must be kept in a very narrow pH
range and the body will go to great lengths to preserve that,
including wreaking havoc on other tissues or systems.
All other areas can have an
imbalance, but your blood cannot. It is the most precious component
in your body. Why? Because LIFE is in the blood!
Scripture tells us that life is in
the blood.
Leviticus 17:14, “the life of every
creature is in the blood.”
Deuteronomy 12:23, “the life is in
the blood.”
This life is maintained in a blood pH
of 7 in round numbers – slightly alkaline. You can live with the
blood pH in the range of 7.22-7.8 and 7.35 is ideal. The
body will do anything it needs to do to keep it in the range. It
is literally a matter of life or death.
All this ACID AND ALKALINE talk may remind you of science or biology class. Acid and
Alkaline levels are measured in terms of pH. The term pH stands
for ‘potential of Hydrogen” – it’s a measure of the relative acidity
or alkalinity of a solution. The pH of a substance is measured on a
scale from 0.00 to 14.00. The midpoint, 7.0, is neutral; it
is neither alkaline nor acid. Water, assuming it is reasonably
unpolluted, has a pH of 7.0. The lower the number, the more acidic
the solution; the higher the number, the more alkaline the
solution.
Acids and bases, or
alkalines, are opposites, and when they meet in certain ratios, they
cancel each other out, creating a neutral pH.
It’s all about balance.
The universe operates by keeping
opposites in balance and the universe that is contained within
your body is no exception.
The Lord has given us opposites
with food also. There are foods that are alkaline foods, and
there are foods that are acid. When we eat these in the right
balance, they neutralize each other and we can live in the proper pH
that our bodies need, which in turn affects the pH level of the
blood. So we need to eat the right foods.
Our body’s pH INDICATES ACIDITY OR
ALKALINITY AND HOW HEALTHY
YOU ARE.
Click to
continue...
|
