NORMAL BODY pH LEVEL IN HUMAN BODY
Normal pH level in healthy people are slightly alkaline , 7.1 to 7.5 pH. Scientists and doctors have also found that over 150 degenerative diseases are linked to acidity, including cancer, diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, gall and kidney stones, and many more.  Acidic pH level in human body fluids are prime environment for bacteria, virus and other undesirable menace. The pH of any solution is the measure of its hydrogen-ion concentration. The higher the pH reading, the more alkaline and oxygen rich in the fluid is. The lower the pH reading, the more acidic and oxygen deprived the fluid is. As noted on the pH chart above 7 being neutral.  Anything above 7.0 is alkaline, anything below 7.0 is considered acidic. Your ph level affects every bodily function. If your pH level is not balanced, it cannot effectively assimilate vitamins, minerals and food supplements.  therefore keeping our body pH level is essential  for maintaining good health.

BODY WITH ACIDIC PH
Almost everything we do, including our lifestyles and diets, push us into the acidic range: proteins, carbohydrates and fats all digested into acids. Even metabolic functions and exercise creates some acids (lactic acid). Body fluids then range between 4.5 and 7.5 pH (your blood must maintain an alkaline pH range of 7.35 to 7.45). Over the long term the effects of sodas are devastating to the body. Acidity, sugars and artificial sweeteners can shorten your life. In fact, it takes 32 glasses of alkaline water at a pH of 9 to neutralized the acid from one 2oz. cola or soda. When you drink sodas, the body will use up reserves of its own stored alkaline buffers, which are mainly calcium from the bones and DNA to raise the body’s pH levels. Acidic blood levels can cause death!  Most degenerative diseases we call “Old-Age Diseases”: like memory loss, osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, hyper-tention and many more are actually life style diseases caused by acidosis, the lack of nutrients (minerals and vitamins), poor diet, and improper digestion.  Xooma’s Xtreme X2O transforms your water into a powerful alkaline beverage, which in turn assists the body in developing and maintaining a proper pH balance. An acidic environment in the body almost invites illness and poor health. However, a properly balanced alkaline body promotes health by eliminating toxins, bad bacteria and helping with the assimilation of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.

                                                                 
                          Blood cells in alkalize pH             Blood cells in acidic pH
 

pH LEVEL EFFECTS IN BLOOD 
Notice the difference between the blood cells in the two pictures above. Blood cells are far apart from each other in the alkalize pH condition. As a result, your blood can move freely throughout your entire body, and get into all your small capillaries carrying oxygen you need. Hence, you feel energized. During deep sleep, proper blood flow and hydration is important.  Blood cells have a negative charge on the outside and a positive charge inside. This is what keep them healthy and far apart from each other. However, when the body is over-acidic, the acid strips the blood of its negative charge, losing the same repelling force, resulting in the clumping of cells, as shown in the picture on the right. When the blood cells are clumped together, it no longer can get into the small capillaries. Less oxygen is being carried throughout your body and you no longer feel the energizing and rejuvenating effects.

   
At a Xooma Worldwide convention I attended, an experiment was conducted of how alkaline and acidic drink affect our blood cells. We were told not to drink or eat anything when we first got up in the morning. A small sample of our blood was extracted from our finger and placed into a slide under a darkfield microscope ( a specialized microscope that enhances magnification while maintaining quality of the information in an image). I am pretty healthy and I noticed all the blood cells on the slide were just touching each other with no space in between each blood cell (meaning my body was slightly acidic first thing in the morning). Then I was given a 3 oz cup of x2o water (x2o has a pH level of 9.9) to drink. Fifteen minutes later another sample of my blood was taken and put under the microscope. I was amazed at the result! All the blood cells were all far apart from each other, no longer touching each other. Then I was given a 3oz cup of cola to drink and another sample of my blood was taken. This time all my blood cells were all clumped together like the picture above. I was so impressed by the experiment and convinced the importance of keeping our pH level alkaline.  Xtreme X2O will definately be in my daily diet. In fact that's the only kind of water I would drink! Learn more about X2O

TESTING BODY PH
Testing your pH is recommended to determine if your body pH needs immediate attention. A quick and simple way to test your pH level is using a test strip (litmus paper). The best time to test your ph is one hour before meal and two hours after meal.
Saliva pH test : optimum pH level of 7.1- 7.5. Before eating the optimum ph level for saliva is 6.4 to .68. After eating saliva ph should rise to a pH of 7.5 or more. A lower reading of 6.4 indicates of insufficient alkaline reserves. If the acidity in the body is not taken care of for an extended time will invite illness.
Urine pH test: The pH of the urine indicates how the body is working to maintain the proper pH of the blood. The urine reveals the acidic and alkaline metabolic cycles. Urine can provide a fairly accurate picture of your body chemistry, because the kidneys filter out the salts of the pH regulation. It provides values based on what the body is eliminating. The idea ph range of urine is 6.0 to 7.0.