About Lesson
- PH is the Potential of Hydrogen and is used to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance. PH ranges from 0 (the most acidic) to 14 (the most alkaline) and 7 is known as neutral PH. Therefore any pH from 0 to 6.9 is considered acidic and 7.1 to 14 is alkaline.
- The body’s blood is somewhat alkaline, in normal situations, at around 7.4 in arterial blood and 7.3 in venous blood (as arterial blood contains more oxygen). It is important to maintain this balance in order for bodily functions to be carried out properly.
- We will talk more in depth about PH in the next course when we will deal with more complex topics such as electrophysiology (the role of electricity in the functioning of our body). (the role that electricity plays in the functioning of our body). For the moment, we have focused this course to be accessible to
everyone and to avoid mental mess. - Oxygen is our main source of alkalinisation and helps us fight metabolic acidity. Breathing is more involved in the alkalising process than the food we eat.
- We know that red blood cells release oxygen in the more acidic areas of the body, for example in the muscles when you exercise and they create lactic acid, then there is an increased release of oxygen in the area (to alkalinise).
- Red blood cells transport oxygen in the blood. Chlorine dioxide does exactly the same thing, it goes to the most acidic places to balance the pH, but chlorine dioxide even goes where the blood cannot. As we are about 70% water and as soluble as chlorine dioxide is, it can reach any corner of the body where it is needed.