Healthy eating is healthy longevity.The ability to feel totally renewed with vigour and radiant good health depends upon how acidic or alkaline your blood is.A slightly alkaline body is crucial for good health. Balancing the acids in the body helps one to feel good with abundant energy .Aches and pains disappear.

The term pH stands for "Potential of Hydrogen". It is the measure of the relative acidity or alkalinity of a solution. The pH level indicates the body's acid/alkaline balance and tells the health of the individual.

The scale of pH runs from 0 to 14.Zero is totally acidic and 14 is totally alkaline. The middle of the scale at 7, is neutral. Quality water has a pH of 7.

It is extremely rare that a person is too alkaline. It is more likely to occur in someone who consumes little or no protein. For the vast majority though, the problem is more on the acidic side. Human Blood should be slightly alkaline. (7.34- 7.45) Below or above this range means disease. A pH below 7.0 is acidic. A pH above 7.0 is alkaline.

An acidic pH can occur from an acid forming diet, emotional stress, toxic overload, and any process that deprives the cells of oxygen and other nutrients.The body would try to compensate for acidic pH by using alkaline minerals.If the diet does not contain enough minerals, a build up of acids in the cells would occur.

An Acidic balance would :

* Decrease the body's ability to absorb minerals and nutrients

* Decrease the energy production in cells

* Decrease the body's ability to repair damaged cells

* Decrease it's ability to detoxify heavy metals

* Make tumour cells thrive

* Make the body more susceptible to fatigue and illness

A blood pH of 6.9, which is only slightly acidic can induce coma and death.

To restore health the diet should consist of 80 acid forming foods.

To maintain a proper pH balance you should consume 75 acid forming foods, as an alkaline reserve should be accumulated to effectively buffer acid forming foods.

Eat a lot of raw foods . Fruits and vegetables could be eaten raw and can also be juiced.

Drink 8-10 glasses of water daily.

Try to consume green powered foods (superfoods) containing spirulina, chlorella, alfalfa ,barley, wheat grasses beet juice powder, soy lecithin, dairy-free probiotic cultures and herbs. This would immediately reduce the excess acidity, and boost your a energy level.

Your mental state is also an important factor in health, and can have an impact on your pH levels. Meditation, Tai Chi, Reflexology, massage, acupuncture, therapeutic touch, calming music, and yoga are all activities that buffer the acids of daily living and promote an alkaline body.

So how do you monitor your pH levels to maintain alkalinity? First you buy, in the drug store pH paper. Next choose either your saliva or urine, and collect a sample of either one. Place the pH paper in contact with the specimen you chose and immediately compare the paper's colour to the colour code provided on the ph dispenser.

To get an accurate reading of the state of your health it is recommended that pH levels be recorded three times a day, morning, afternoon and night, for 30 days. Perform the test at the same time every day.