Week 9

1. I found the pH balance article to be interesting and useful. I was surprised about some of the things that were more alkaline like lemons. Again what this articles proves like many others that we have read this semester is that unrefined food are better for you. As the list got to more acidic the foods were more refined and had more sugar. It was also interesting that some of the foods that were more alkaline were sweeter. And that same food that was less sweet is more acidic. What I learned from this article once again is that I need to keep improving my diet. I need to keep incorporating more and more vegetables and fruits. This article does help show me some different things I might like to buy at the store.

2. The discussion on Tuesday had some good information. I think I got most of how to balance equations. But what I liked the most was learning further about pH. In school I have heard the reference to pH many times and it was nice to learn about it in a little bit more depth. The first pH article showed great importance of why we should try to keep our diets more on the alkaline side. We here a lot in society about diet and things like obesity, but we do not hear about the effects of our bodies becoming more acidic due to our diets. I did not know that one of the causes of osteoporosis was our body using calcium from our bones to try to compensate for a high acid state in our bodies. I also did not know that a acid pH can cause things like diabetes, lupus and RA. Now knowing this, I have yet another way to present to a patient or anyone why we should eat less refined and more greens and vegetables. Telling someone they are making their bodies pH more acidic might help them to want to eat healthier.