Correcting your Body’s pH

What Causes Me to be Acidic? The reason acidosis is more common in the US society is mostly due to the typical American diet, which is far too high in acid-producing animal products like meat, eggs and dairy, and far too low in alkaline-producing foods like fresh vegetables. Additionally, we eat acid-producing processed foods like white flour and sugar, and drink acid-producing beverages like coffee and soft drinks. We use too many drugs, which are acid-forming; and we use artificial chemical sweeteners like NutraSweet, Equal, or aspartame, which are extremely acid-forming. One of the best things we can do to correct an overly-acid body is to clean up the diet and lifestyle. What is “pH”? pH (potential of hydrogen) is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity. It is measured on a scale of 0 to 14 – the lower the pH the more acidic something is, the