Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Diet and the Acid Alkaline Balance; Avoid Chronic Disease

You might not know it...but that orange you ate with breakfast was alkalizing to your system. And that's a good thing.

Let's forget for a moment that you just added some much needed vitamin C and thousands of phytonutrients to your body. But did you know that you've actually taken a step in maintaining a healthy pH balance? .... But that orange had an acid pH, didn't it?

It is little known that the the acidity of the orange itself (or any citrus fruit) has nothing to do with the residue in the body after digestion. The potassium and calcium found the orange are essential minerals that are left behind to balance the the body's pH.

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