Weight Problems - Facts You May Not Know

Why are weight problems so hard to resolve? Herethe body does in order to keep the acid poisons out
are some facts you may not know.of vital organs.
Billions are spent on weight loss programs but theThe body tends to hang on to the fat to keep the
percentage of overweight people continues to climb.acid poisons from doing more damage in other areas
The number of overweight people increasedof the body.
dramatically during the last 40 years of the 20thWhen the body can't store the acid poisons in the
Century...fat cells, they are stored in vital organs and/or
According to government studies, the followingexcreted through the skin causing skin eruptions or
statistics reveal some startling facts about weightrashes.
gain.Fact Three
Overweight - 20 years of age and over - showsThe body uses a balancing mechanism to ensure high
percent of populationlevels of acid poisons do not circulate in the blood
Year 1960-62 | 1971-74 | 1976-80 | 1988-94 |stream. You can monitor the acid level by having a
1999-2000pH test done. (pH, meaning potential of hydrogen,
US 44.8% 47.7% 47.4% 56.0% 64.5%refers to a scale showing how acid or alkaline
SOURCES: Centers for Disease Control andsomething is, the more acid, the more hydrogen, the
Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics,more alkaline, more oxygen is present).
National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.The blood of the body needs to be a pH of 7.365
As you can see, the overweight problem in thewhich is slightly alkaline, and the rest of the body
United States has escalated. There are over fourworks to ensure this happens. A professional
million-plus entries listed on for "Weight Loss." Do youhealthcare provider can monitor the blood pH to
know if any these entries have a real solution? Wepredict and control health issues.
are hoping to help you out here, so you canWhen the blood remains between 7.3 and 7.4 on a
determine for yourself what might work and mightconsistent basis, the body has the ability to adjust to
not before you buy another promise that may nota normal healthy state which includes ideal weight.
address the underlying factors.The monitoring of pH to predict and control health
Fact Oneissues is not widely practiced here in the United
Acids build up in the body. A few contributing sourcesStates.
include processed foods, environmental pollution,You can monitor your blood pH by testing the pH of
chemical cleaners and cosmetics, polluted water,your urine and saliva. There is a certain protocol to
pesticides, and stress.follow and it is a good alternative to testing the blood
An overload of acids in the body will act as a poisonpH.
to it.When you get the urine and saliva pH to read 7.0 on
Definition: (from Random House Unabridgeda consistent basis your body will be able to readjust
Dictionary)to it's appropriate or natural weight. Your cravings will
"Poison: 1. a substance with an inherent property thatchange. Your life will change... for the better.
tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. somethingYour body will be working against any weight loss
harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well-being."program which is not geared to move the pH of
"Pernicious: 1. causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous;internal systems into the appropriate balance.
injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.Detoxifying your body or ridding your body of these
2. deadly; fatal: a pernicious disease."acid poisons is a major factor in weight loss.
Fact TwoLearn more about pH and how you can use it to
The body stores acid poisons in fat cells. This is whatcontrol your own health and weight.