The Kick Acid Lifestyle

Conversely, don t rely on these therapies alone to counter acidity in your body. The best way to balance your biochemistry is to eat and drink more alkaline foods and make wise acid choices. Try to exercise at least three to five times a week, breathe deeply whenever you can, enjoy these wonderful therapies as your time and budget permit, and you ll be well on your way to kicking acid. 

We ve discussed how acidity affects the kidneys and what we can do to ensure better kidney health. We ve touched on the role of the liver and how acidity affects it. In this section, I want to explain how the lungs, the lymphatic system, and the skin help improve our pH balance when we exercise. 

But exercise, done properly, also helps counter acidity in our bodies. It gives acid wastes another way out of the body—through sweat. If you break a sweat while exercising, you re helping to lessen your body s acid load. With more than 3,500 pores per square inch of skin, you ve got a great way to remove both liquid and gaseous acids from your body, while reaping the many other benefits mentioned above. 

Note if you are overweight or suffering any serious health conditions, you should consult your physician before starting an exercise program. Also, 

Include exercise as part of the Ultimate pH Solution lifestyle. It s best done on a regular basis. Try to commit to some form of exercise between three and five times weekly. Mix up the type of exercise you do, so you ll stay interested. But don t forget that whenever you re off track in the acidity department, you can hit the treadmill, pace the streets, or crash the courts. Throw in an extra exercise session when you need to raise your pH to a healthier, slightly alkaline reading. And remember that, for maximum acid-balancing effects, you need to exercise in a way that helps you break a sweat. 

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Q Do I have to eliminate all acidic foods from my diet to follow the Kick Acid lifestyle ... 

While an alkaline diet is one of the best ways to kick acid in your body, it is also important to reduce stress—or at least improve your ability to relax during stressful times. Meditation and breathing exercises are great ways to reduce acid-forming stress hormones and increase oxygen, which helps alkalize your blood. In the next chapter, you ll learn about important lifestyle changes or additions that will help you kick acid for life. 

You can follow this plan exactly as is, or you can adapt it to suit your personality, lifestyle, and health goals. Make simple changes such as these over the next 10 weeks, and you ll be well on your way to kicking acid for almost 20 percent of the year. 

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