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This has been a question going around about the acid in the stomach and how in the world can/could this water make a difference. I hope this helps you understand the benefits better. Have a Waterful Day
"What happens to the alkaline water once it reaches the stomach, which is highly acidic?"
People, who have some knowledge of the human body, including medical doctors, ask
this question.
In order to digest food and kill the kinds of bacteria and viruses that come with the food,
the inside of our stomach is acidic. The stomach pH level is maintained at around 4.
When we eat food and drink water, especially alkaline water, the pH level inside the
stomach goes up. When this happens, there is a feedback mechanism in our stomach to
detect this that commands the stomach wall to secrete more hydrochloric acid into the
stomach to bring the pH level back to 4. So the stomach becomes acidic again. When
we drink more alkaline water, more hydrochlo ric acid is secreted to maintain the
stomach pH value. It seems like a losing battle.
However, when you understand how the stomach wall makes hydrochloric acid, your
concerns will disappear. As pathologists explain, there is no hydrochloric acid pouch in
our body. If there were, it would burn a hole in our body. The cells in our stomach wall
must produce it on an instantly-as-needed basis. The ingredients in the stomach cell that
make hydrochloric acid (HCl) are carbon dioxide (CO2), water (H2O), and sodium
chloride (NaCl) or potassium chloride (KCl).NaCl + H2O + CO2 = HCl + NaHCO3, or KCl
+ H2O + CO2 = HCl + KHCO3 .
As we can see, the by-product of making hydrochloric acid is sodium bicarbonate
(NaHCO3) or potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3), which goes into blood stream. These
bicarbonates are the alkaline buffers that neutralize excess acids in the blood; they
dissolve solid acid wastes into liquid form. As they neutralize the solid acidic wastes,
extra carbon dioxide is released, which is discharged through the lungs. As our body
gets old, these alkaline buffers get low; this phenomenon is called acidosis. This is a
natural occurrence as our body accumulates more acidic waste products. There is,
therefore, a relationship between the aging process and the accumulation of acids.
By looking at the pH value of the stomach alone, it seems that alkaline water never
reaches the body. But when you look at the whole body, there is a net gain of alkalinity
as we drink alkaline water. Our body cells are slightly alkaline. In order for them to
produce acid, they must also produce alkaline, and vice versa; just as a water ionizer
cannot produce alkaline water without producing acid water, since tap water is almost
neutral.
When the stomach pH value gets higher than 4, the stomach knows what to do to lower
it. However, if the pH value goes below 4, for any reason, the stomach doesn't know
what to do. That's why we take Alka-Seltzer, which is alkaline, to relieve acidic stomach
gas pain. In this case, hydrochloric acid is not produced by the stomach wall, therefore,
no alkaline buffer is being added to the blood stream.
Let me give you another example of a body organ that produces acid in order to produce
alkaline. After the food in the stomach is digested, it must come out to the small
intestine. The food at this point is so acidic that it will damage the intestine wall. In order
to avoid this problem, the pancreas makes alkaline juice (known as pancreatic juice).
This juice is sodium bicarbonate, and is mixed with the acidic food coming out of the
stomach. From the above formulae, in order to produce bicarbonates, the pancreas must
make hydrochloric acid, which goes into our blood stream.
We experience sleepiness after a big meal (not during the meal or while the food is
being digested in the stomach), when the digested food is coming out of the stomach;
that's the time when hydrochloric acid goes into our blood. Hydrochloric acid is the main
ingredient in antihistamines and that is what causes drowsiness.
Alkaline or acid produced by the body must have an equal and opposite acid or alkaline
produced by the body; therefore, there is no net gain. However, alkaline supplied from
outside the body, like drinking alkaline water, results in a net gain of alkalinity in our
body.
2 comments:
Indeed drinking alkaline water can help restore the body's pH balance, reduce acidity and promote detoxification.
You can become alkaline by what you eat. So, the more alkaline foods you eat the better. The food group that yields the greatest amount of alkaline are the vegetables. In addition to that almonds, and other nuts.
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