Detox to maintain a healthy digestion and help fight arthritis
Posted on March 9, 2008
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Detoxification is designed to give your body a spring clean. In today’s world, the body’s own system of getting rid of toxins can become over-burdened. This is what Charles de Coti-Marsh referred to as ‘auto-intoxication’ and he believed it to be a key contributing factor in the development of a whole array of chronic health problems, including arthritis. The importance of regular detoxification therefore is vital, and for it to take place effectively the body needs to have the correct internal acid and alkali balance (measured in pH).
Maintaining the correct pH
There are factors which influence the body’s overall level of acidity which we can control. The most obvious of these is diet. When we absorb food through the intestine not all of it gets metabolized. The remaining residue, called ‘ash’, is the substance which influences the body’s pH balance. Before digestion, meat tends to be alkaline, however the ash residue it creates once metabolized is acidic. Fruits and vegetables, however, leave an alkaline residue even though some are highly acidic in their natural state. Ideally you should balance your intake of acid- or alkaline-forming foods in a ratio of 20:80, in other words 20% protein (fish and poultry or game) and 80% fruits and vegetables, to ensure the overall effect is an alkaline residue.
Elizabeth Hartland,
Nutritional Therapist, The Arthritic Association
Read the full original article: Acid of alkali – what’s in the balance? The de Coti-Marsh Home Treatment Programme offers a natural method of managing your arthritis. For more information please visit http://www.arthriticassociation.org.uk
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