6 Tips to Living Longer: Balancing Your Body's pH - by Stan Howard

Scientists armed with a mounting body of evidence and research from across the world are waging war on what they claim is the biggest killer in the West--an overly acidic body.

The theory goes that whenever the body burns fuel it creates acidic toxins as a by-product. Many scientists now believe that high build-ups of these acid wastes can be a primary cause of chronic disease, overweight and aging.

Live longer by following these six simple tips to re-balance your body's acid-alkaline levels ("pH"):

Live Longer Checklist

--Drink ionized alkaline water

--Eat an acid-neutralizing diet

--Exercise

--Reduce stress

--Stop smoking

--Drink during air travel

HEALTH BENEFITS OF ALKALINE DRINKING WATER AND DIET

Various studies reveal that a balanced body pH has been shown

to:

--Reduce heart disease in a town in Finland by 22%

--Reduce insulin dependence in North American type 1 diabetes patients by 83%

--Reduce arthritis pain, linked to chronic build-up of uric acid

--Reduce risk of cancer (cancer cells flourish in an acidic environment)

--Slow the aging process. Aging starts when the body stops getting rid of internally generated wastes and toxins.

Studies and research suggest that even mild acid-waste build-up

can cause:

--Cardiovascular damage, including the constriction of blood vessels and the reduction of oxygen -- so important for healthy cells

--Weight gain, obesity and diabetes

--Bladder and kidney conditions, including kidney stones

--Immune deficiency

--Accleration of free radical damage, possibly contributing to cancerous mutations

--Hormone concerns

--Premature aging

--Osteoporosis: weak, brittle bones, hip fractures and bone spurs

--Joint pain, aching muscles and lactic acid build-up

--Low energy and chronic fatigue

--Slow digestion and elimination

--Yeast / fungal overgrowth

TIP 1 - DRINK ALKALINE WATER

Each cell in your body can only function as well as the fluid it is surrounded by -- like a fish in a bowl. So the cleaner and less acidic

the liquids in your body are, the healthier you're likely to be.

Considering that the body eliminates acidic waste through body liquids in four different ways -- respiration, urination, perspiration

or defecation, the key to good health means:

--Drink enough of the right type of water to hydrate the body properly

--Drink ionized alkaline water -- studies show it's twice as effective in flushing out acid toxins as bottled or filtered water

--As you get older, total water to body ratio decreases, making elimination harder. So you need to drink more.

--Same thing goes for when it's hot. Drink more.

TIP 2 -- DIET

Changing your diet can significantly reduce the level of acidity in your body. But if you can't cut out acid-producing foods, it's even

more important to drink alkaline water.

Eat more of these foods that neutralize acidity in the body:

--Leafy greens and most veggies

--Most fruits including citrus

--Polyunsaturated fats found in seed oils (flax and hemp), fatty fish (seabass, tuna, mackeral, trout, salmon), coconut milk and avocado

--Okay proteins include chicken breast, tofu, and many seeds

Eat fewer acid-producing foods like:

--Animal protein (beef, chicken, pork and eggs)

--Dairy products

--Vinegar

--Soy sauce

--Mushrooms

--Corn

--Sugar

--Alcohol

--Coffee

--Peanuts

--Pasta

TIP 3 -- EXERCISE

Being overweight has nothing to do with fats or calories, according to some authors like Dr. Robert Young, author of the pH Miracle for

Weight Loss. He believes putting on weight can be traced to a build-up of acid waste -- if it isn't eliminated, it parks on your hips,

buttocks and elsewhere, so you get fat. Try the following instead:

--Exercise makes you sweat and breathe harder -- both processes eliminate toxins.

--Saunas also make you sweat. Take one often.

--Don't over-exercise. This causes a build-up of lactic acid that the body can't eliminate, so it's deposited as fatty tissue.

TIP 4 -- DON'T STRESS

--Relax. Anger and hostility have been shown to increase stomach acidity, which can lead to peptic and stress ulcers, or ulcerative

colitis.

TIP 5 -- STOP SMOKING

--Smoking also increase stomach acidity

--If you do smoke, the more acidic your body, the stronger your nicotine craving will be.

TIP 6 -- DRINK DURING AIR TRAVEL

The air inside airplane cabins is super-dry (less relative humidity than the Sahara desert), and can result in extreme dehydration,

increased acidity and jet-lag.

--Drink at least 8 oz (quarter liter) of water for every hour you fly, especially long-haul frequent flyers.

Stan Howard is a researcher with Best Water, which specializes in water ionizers and water purification. Learn the essential keys for healthy drinking water. To receive your free comprehensive report comparing all water purification methods, visithttp://www.naturalhealthweb.com/articles/Howard17.html

Correct your acid / alkaline balance with the water you drink: what the experts say - by Stan Howard

In health circles there has been much recent talk about acid /alkaline imbalance. Let's see if we can clarify how experts recommend we correct this imbalance.

The problem

Your body functions best when neither too acid nor too alkaline. Unfortunately almost all of us have become acidic due to diet, drinks and stress -- both psychological and from

pollution. Acids can build up in our body, causing systems to be out of balance.

The effects

According to Dr. Stefan Kuprowsky, "Acid wastes build up in the body in the form of cholesterol, gallstones, kidney stones,

arterial plaque, urates, phosphates and sulfates. These acidic waste products are the direct cause of premature aging and the onset of chronic disease."

When this occurs, the body will restore its optimal pH by depleting certain minerals, such as potassium, calcium and magnesium, from organs and bones. In addition, your immune

system may become fatigued from dealing with an excess of acid. Your body then stores acidic wastes in 'hiding places' such as muscles etc. rather than releasing the acids into the bloodstream.

As Dr.Robert Atkins, the well-known author, health and diet expert, notes: "Just about every condition I can think of, from arthritis to diabetes to cancer, is associated with acidity."

"The countless names of illnesses do not really matter. What does matter is that they all come from the same root cause...too much tissue acid waste in the body!" Theodore A.

Baroody, ND, Ph.D.

What can be done?

A vast body of research reveals that you can help neutralize acid build-up in the blood and maintain a balanced pH, by taking some simple steps, such as:

-- Exercise

-- Avoiding highly acid-forming food and drink

-- Drinking the right water

What is the "right" water?

"International studies show that populations with little or no history of illness, such as cancer, drink higher pH (alkaline) waters. After all potential risk factors were considered and factored out, it became evident that they had been drinking waters with a pH of 9.0 to 10.0." Dr. Leonard Horowitz in

"Aids and Ebola"

Alkaline ionized water "first came to notice in Japan, where researchers noted that people drinking water that came from certain fast- moving rocky mountain streams enjoyed

extraordinarily good health. It turned out that this naturally occurring water was alkaline and had a different structure and

electrical properties." Larry Clapp, PhD. in "Prostate Health in 90 days"

Alkaline water is produced at home with a small kitchen appliance called a water ionizer (long in use in Japan and Korea). As water ionizers have become popular in North

America, more health professionals have had the opportunity to evaluate their effects on clients:

Sue Pollock, N.D. writes, we can "assist the body in being more alkaline with ...drinking alkaline water."

"I believe that the best water is water that is alkaline (reduced) and purified using a small device known as a water ionizer." (Dr. Stefan Kuprowsky)

"It is my opinion that ionized water will change the way in which all health practitioners and the public approach their

health in the coming years." Dr. T. Baroody in "Alkalize or Die."

Why not just rely on a change of diet?

According to Sang Whang, researcher and author of "Reverse Aging", the danger is that we might omit important foods:

"Since the waste products that we are trying to discharge are acidic, the right kind of water is alkaline water...My personal

recommendation is to enjoy the foods that we like, but do not over-eat or exclude any food. Eat in moderation following the professional dieticians' "balanced diet" concept, and let

alkaline water do the job of cleansing acidic wastes."

Stan Howard is a researcher with Best Water, which specializes in water ionizers and water purification. Learn the essential keys for healthy drinking water. To receive your free comprehensive report comparing all water purification methods, visit http://www.naturalhealthweb.com/articles/Howard2.html