The pH Balance Lifestyle for the Natural Black Man and Woman
by Asharah
"Forget cholesterol counts. Forget calories and fat grams. Forget blood pressure, blood sugar, hormones levels, or any of the other markers of health you’re used to at the doctor’s office. It turns out that the single measurement most important to your health is the pH of your blood and tissues [and saliva]- how acidic or alkaline it is." (Dr. Young, author of pH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health).
By the end of this article, I want you to answer these
questions:
Do you have a personal
opinion on a pH balanced lifestyle being the cause of curing most diseases? Is
it difficult to maintain? What life courses can hinder you from following the
eating habits on this chart?
Below I will discuss
my story of how I first was introduced to this “pH balance diet”. If you would
like to skip story-time and see the list of some foods that can contribute to
maintaining that balance in your body then scroll down to see the list.
Either way, I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on the pH balanced
diet/lifestyle which is simply addressing the ancient quote, “YOU ARE WHAT YOU
EAT”.
When I first went completely
natural (deciding against adding chemicals or someone else hair to my own)
and decided to use all natural products which can be found in kitchen cabinets,
I learned a lot about pH balance being the main cause of getting your hair to
grow long and healthy. It helped me from becoming your average product junkie
which we hear happens a lot! Once someone decides to go natural and/or get a BC
(Big Chop- which is cutting off the entire structure of chemicals out of their
hair), they go to their local hair store and buy product upon products “made for
natural hair” and go home to become evil scientists in a lab with their hair! I’ve
been there. It’s a waste of time and money and at the end of the day, you’re
still left with that dry, crusty hair, and empty product bottles and pockets.
Once I
decided this was not the route I wanted to continue to travel, I researched DIY kits and other natural ways to create these products because I wanted
to know exactly what I was putting into my hair that was making it look that 'certain'
way. I tried avocado deep conditioners, egg and mayonnaise protein treatments,
hot essential oil treatments, etc. and soon enough I noticed I was seeing
better results with my hair. My curls were bouncy, lively, and shiny! I was
beyond excited for this new discovery! I wanted to learn more about these
natural products and why they worked, yet I was having so much trouble with the
products that claimed to be better for my hair? I wondered why my hair reacted
graciously to these products but not the store bought products. Soon enough I began
to realize, everything I was putting in my hair was something I was able to put
into my body as well.
Many
natural hair gurus had many opinions as to why natural hair products worked
best or didn’t work best but the one comment that stuck with me most was; You
are what you eat. What you put into your body will amplify your exterior. So I
began to research natural products and stumbled upon the pH balance method I
introduced briefly to you in my previous blog with the help of Kim Love on YouTube. In that blog, I provided a scale that ranges
from 1-14. 1-7
being acidic and 7-14 being alkaline. The in between is neutral which usually
results in being healthy drinking water. Hm water? 70% of your body is made up
of water- the neutral balance. We need
water for things to grow. The more water, the healthier the plant, the hair,
the BODY!? Hm?
So it’s not just about healthy hair, you need a
healthy body too? Long story short, with
that information, I discovered the pH balance diet/lifestyle. The more alkaline
in your body, the more healthier you
become on the outside. When your body becomes filled with lots of acid,
that’s when you discover headaches, joint pain, runny nose, yeast infections, hair
loss etc. All of that which usually a doctor can prescribe a pill for (which
can also lead to many side effects). But what if we could maintain the balance
in our bodies ourselves through certain amounts of alkaline foods without the
harmful side effects? We could save our people from many diseases and illness
that are common within our community: obesity, fatigue, high blood pressure,
etc.
“It is
recommended that you test your pH levels to determine if your body's pH needs
immediate attention. By using pH test strips, you can determine your pH factor
quickly and easily in the privacy of your own home. If your urinary pH
fluctuates between 6.0 to 6.5 in the morning and between 6.5 and 7.0 in the
evening, your body is functioning within a healthy range. If your saliva stays
between 6.5 and 7.5 all day, your body is functioning within a healthy range.
The best time to test your pH is about one hour before a meal and two hours
after a meal. Test your pH two days a week.”
CLICK HERE to learn more about testing pH Balance Strips.
(You can
purchase these strips through LuvNaturals or Amazon)
Shifting your pH Toward Alkaline...
This chart is for those trying to "adjust" their body
pH. The pH scale is from 0 to 14, with numbers below 7 acidic (low on
oxygen ) and numbers above 7 alkaline. An acidic body is a sickness
magnet. What you eat and drink will impact where your body's pH level
falls. Balance is Key !!!
This chart is intended only as a general guide to alkalizing and
acidifying foods.
Here is a list
of Acidic Foods: Overwork, Fear, Jealousy, & Stress.
FATS & OILS
Avocado Oil Canola Oil Corn Oil Hemp Seed Oil Flax Oil Lard Olive Oil Safflower Oil Sesame Oil Sunflower Oil FRUITS Cranberries GRAINS Rice Cakes Wheat Cakes Amaranth Barley Buckwheat Corn Oats (rolled) Quinoa Rice (all) Rye Spelt Kamut Wheat Hemp Seed Flour DAIRY Cheese, Cow Cheese, Goat Cheese, Processed Cheese, Sheep Milk Butter |
NUTS & BUTTERS
Cashews Brazil Nuts Peanuts Peanut Butter Pecans Tahini Walnuts ANIMAL PROTEIN Beef Carp Clams Fish Lamb Lobster Mussels Oyster Pork Rabbit Salmon Shrimp Scallops Tuna Turkey Venison PASTA (WHITE) Noodles Macaroni Spaghetti OTHER Distilled Vinegar Wheat Germ Potatoes |
DRUGS & CHEMICALS
Aspartame Chemicals Drugs, Medicinal Drugs, Psychedelic Pesticides Herbicides ALCOHOL Beer Spirits Hard Liquor Wine BEANS & LEGUMES Black Beans Chick Peas Green Peas Kidney Beans Lentils Lima Beans Pinto Beans Red Beans Soy Beans Soy Milk White Beans Rice Milk Almond Milk |
Here is a list
of Alkaline Foods: Meditation, Prayer, Peace, Kindness & Love.
VEGETABLES
Garlic Asparagus Fermented Veggies Watercress Beets Broccoli Brussel sprouts Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Celery Chard Chlorella Collard Greens Cucumber Eggplant Kale Kohlrabi Lettuce Mushrooms Mustard Greens Dulce Dandelions Edible Flowers Onions Parsnips (high glycemic) Peas Peppers Pumpkin Rutabaga
Sea
Veggies
Spirulina Sprouts Squashes Alfalfa Barley Grass Wheat Grass Wild Greens Nightshade Veggies |
FRUITS
Apple Apricot Avocado Banana (high glycemic) Cantaloupe Cherries Currants Dates/Figs Grapes Grapefruit Lime Honeydew Melon Nectarine Orange Lemon Peach Pear Pineapple All Berries Tangerine Tomato Tropical Fruits Watermelon PROTEIN Eggs (poached) Whey Protein Powder Cottage Cheese Chicken Breast Yogurt Almonds Chestnuts Tofu (fermented) Flax Seeds Pumpkin Seeds Tempeh (fermented) Squash Seeds Sunflower Seeds Millet Sprouted Seeds Nuts |
OTHER
Apple Cider Vinegar Bee Pollen Lecithin Granules Probiotic Cultures Green Juices Veggies Juices Fresh Fruit Juice Organic Milk (unpasteurized) Mineral Water Alkaline Antioxidant Water Green Tea Herbal Tea Dandelion Tea Ginseng Tea Banchi Tea Kombucha SWEETENERS Stevia Ki Sweet SPICES/SEASONINGS Cinnamon Curry Ginger Mustard Chili Pepper Sea Salt Miso Tamari All Herbs ORIENTAL VEGETABLES Maitake Daikon Dandelion Root Shitake Kombu Reishi Nori Umeboshi Wakame |
These are just a few.
Please do your own research and let’s discuss better ways to help our people against
eating unclean foods and more nourishing foods so that we can live longer,
stronger, and brighter. I’ve planted the seed, now it’s your obligation to
either help that plant grow or watch it die. The choice is yours.
J Remember, you don’t need to adhere
strictly to the Alkaline side of the chart, just make sure a good percentage of
the foods you eat come from that side. I’ve proven how those acidic foods react
in your body, so if one day you could fight the temptation to completely out
those acidic foods, the better it is for you!
These charts
were originally made by Essence Of Life
To all my
brothas and sistas: Be healthy. Be Wise.
Be True.
“And
Moses said to the people, ‘Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of
the LORD (Yahawahshi), which He will shew [to show] to you today: For the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye
shall see them again no more forever. The LORD (Yahawashi) will fight for you,
and ye shall hold your peace” (Exodus 14:13-14)
Shalawam
Cicely
(Asharah)
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