What is all of this that I'm hearing about acidity and alkalinity regarding our bodies pH. I thought that the body will regulate the pH of any food or drink to the optimal pH (7.4).
It is true that our bodies should be 7.4 overall. However, if we continue to take in acidic food and drink, our bodies become more acidic. There are certain systems within our bodies that need to be acidic. The stomach is designed to withstand the acidity of the digestive juices necessary to break down food but once in the small intestines, this acidic chyme is made more alkaline by a bicarbonate type of substance that comes from the pancreas. Our urinary tract also needs to be acidic in order to disallow any harmful bacteria from sticking to the walls of that tract, (kidneys, bladder, etc).
Overall, our bodies should be more alkaline for the proper balance of our metabolism .
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