How Vegetables Can Help You Maintain a Healthy pH Balance

We all know the benefits of eating a healthy balanced•Neurological diseases
diet and consuming more fruit and vegetables, but•Problems sleeping
what many people don't know is that vegetable juiceHow to Combat Excess Acidity
helps to maintain the critical pH balance of the body.One easy way to combat this excess acidity and to
But what's so important about maintaining the body'srestore a healthy, balanced pH level is to consume
pH balance?more alkaline foods, like vegetable juices.
The Body's pHAs a guide, 75-80% of our diet should be made up of
For the body to function properly and survive, it shouldalkaline foods such as vegetables, fruit, quinoa, millet,
be slightly alkaline (between 7 and 7.5) and have abuckwheat, almonds, soybeans, yogurt and whey. The
balanced pH value. A balanced pH:average western diet of meat, pasta, rice, junk food,
•Protects the body against damage from freecoffee, candies and cakes, is highly acidic and does
radicals and prevents premature agingnot tend to be rich in alkaline foods, but you can
•Helps the body maintain healthy cholesterol levelschange this dramatically by adding just a few glasses
•Keeps blood pressure at a healthy levelof vegetable juice to your daily diet. Vegetable juicing
•Keeps insulin levels normal and prevents unhealthywill allow you to make your diet, and your body, more
weight gainalkaline and so protect you from the health problems
•Allows the heart to function properlyassociated with high acidity.
•Promotes energy productionVegetable Juicing Benefits
•Keeps our immune system, digestive system,Not only will drinking raw vegetable juices reduce your
organs and bones healthybody's acidity and restore a healthy pH balance, you
As we get older, our bodies are affected by our busywill also reap many other health benefits:
and stressful lives, exposure to environmental toxins•A more nutritious diet - Raw vegetables are higher
and the food we eat, all of which cause our bodies toin nutrients than cooked vegetables and vegetable
become more acidic. Gradually, our bodies becomejuice is a concentrated source of essential nutrients.
less able to deal with this acidity and are no longer ableThese nutrients boost the immune system and help
to neutralize it properly. Suddenly, our bodies changethe body to function properly and stay healthy.
from a childhood state of alkalinity to being excessively•Detoxification - Vegetable juice will help to detoxify
acidic.your body, allowing the body to get rid of harmful
An imbalanced and acidic pH level affects everythingwaste products and toxins.
in the body because it affects cellular activity and can•Better digestion - The enzymes found in vegetable
cause acidosis (toxic acid waste), which, in turn, canjuices will aid digestion, by replenishing enzyme levels.
lead to health problems and disease.•A more varied diet - Juicing vegetables allows you
Having an imbalanced, acidic body can cause:to combine many different types of vegetables and to
•Low energy levels and fatigueconsume them in one drink.
•Weight gain•Quick use of nutrients - Vegetable juices are easy
•Premature and accelerated agingto digest and the nutrients from the vegetables can be
•Heart disease - due to cardiovascular damage.used by the body's cells within 10 minutes of drinking.
•Cancer•A healthy digestive system - Research has shown
•Diabetes and insulin disordersthat consuming up to one liter of vegetable juice per
•Hormonal problems and imbalancesday can treat all manner of digestive problems.
•Kidney, bladder and liver problemsTo be able to juice a wide range of vegetables, you
•Digestive problemswill need a top-quality, professional juicer such as the
•High blood pressureOmega 8005. A juicer like this will enable you to
•Immune problemsexperiment with different vegetable combinations,
•Osteoporosisenjoy delicious vegetable and fruit juices, and lead a
•Osteoarthritishealthy life.