How to Create the Correct pH in Our Bodies

The human body consists of acids and alkalies, or bases, that make up the pH balance. The pH balance is the measure of acidity to alkalinity based on a number scale, which represents how acidic or basic a solution is. For optimal health, it is best to maintain a pH balance, meaning that you have a good acid-base ratio. When people's pH levels are out of balance, it is most commonly because their bodies are too acidic. Sticking to a healthy diet and drinking plenty of water can help you create the correct pH level in your body.

Things You'll Need

• Food
• Water
• Supplements
• pH testing strips

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Instructions

• 1

  Identify and minimize acidic foods that you consume. While some acidic foods are healthy, such as meat and dairy products, eating them in abundance will cause your acidic levels to rise, thereby throwing off your pH balance. Other food items to avoid when trying to correct your pH balance is coffee, sugary foods, foods containing white flour and soda.

• 2

  Add more alkaline-forming foods to your diet. These foods will help bring down the acidity in your body, and create a better pH balance. Load up on leafy greens, raw fruits and vegetables, yams, quinoa, wild rice and almonds.

• 3

  Drink at least eight 8-oz. glasses of water per day. Water helps to maintain the correct pH levels in your body. Add some lemon or lime wedges to your water, as these citrus fruits help enhance the alkaline levels to bring you back into balance.

• 4

  Take neutralizing supplements, such as minerals. If you are overly acidic, you should take magnesium, absorbable calcium and other types of ionic minerals. If you are overly-alkalinic, flax seed oil, vitamin C and calcium can bring you back into balance.

• 5

  Check your pH balance periodically to see where you fall on the acid-base scale. You can use pH strips to test your saliva or urine for acidity and alkalinity.