Skin Acidity and Health Implications

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Author: Grace Empson

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Foods like dairy derivatives ( milk, cream, yogurt, cheese, etc), refined and heated carbohydrates ( crisps and chips, bread, rice, flour, sugar, etc), heated fats ( hydrogenated oils, roasted nuts, fried food), and meat ( beef, chicken, lamb, pork, etc), are acid-producing in the body. If you really want to get rid of acne, you need to eat more alkaline-forming foods -- fresh vegetables and fruit, nuts (sparingly) and seeds. The aliments to avoid noted above also cause a slow digestive system. If food travels too slowly through your body, toxins build up and aren't carried away by the usual mechanisms and are expelled via the skin, causing acne.
Who ever said, 'Beauty is Only Skin Deep' wasn't a nutritionist! Lasting beauty does not just come from skin care products and facials; it actually starts from what we put into our bodies. Our external look is a direct reflection of our inner bodies and health. Eating a diet rich in antioxidants and nutrient dense meals may seem to be the key to slowing the signs of aging and obtaining natural lasting beauty - but another little known anti-aging 'secret' is to maintain a neutral pH balance.
Recent research has shown that if your body has an 'acidic' pH balance then the aging process is accelerated and this can make it very hard to maintain a youthful appearance. So how do you know if your pH is out of range? Do you need to hire a nutritionist? It couldn't hurt, but by following some basic steps to maintain a neutral body pH level, you can successfully aid reverse the degenerative mechanisms at work in your body and obtain that healthy looking glow, radiant health and natural beauty that we all desire.
What is pH balance?
It may sound like a new athletic shoe, but 'pH' actually stands for 'potential of hydrogen,' and is simply the proportion of acidity or alkalinity in any fluid (and our organisms). Dr. William Howard Hay first used the concept of pH balance in his 1933 book 'A New Health Era'. He concluded that all ailment is caused by acid intensification in the human body, and he named this condition 'autotoxication' (self-poisoning). Even though this concept sounded a bit far-fetched 75 years ago, it makes perfect sense in modern holistic health revolution.
The perfect pH for your body is about 7.4. pH is evaluated on a range of 0 to14 (the lower the pH, the more acidic the solution; the higher the pH, the more alkaline the solution). When a fluid has a pH of 7.0, it is considered neutral. Therefore water (measured at exactly 7.0) is a neutral fluid and comprises 70% of the human body. Our blood is considered balanced if its pH is close to 7.4 (a variation of .2 up or down is still believed normal).

Scars can now be easily removed thanks to a natural skin care solution that embodies one the best healing ingredients that Mother Nature can offer.