Healthy food vs Junk food

1. To Eat or Not To Eat?

2. Definitions
Food
A substance which, when
digested, nourishes the body
Anything that nourishes or
promotes growth or activity
Junk Food
Food of little nutritional
value
Easily available and quick to
prepare
Taken from “The Chambers English Dictionary”

4. Did You Know?
• The cause of almost any reproductive abnormality can be the result
of genetic and physiological events that occurred in any one (or in
some combination) of three people - the mother, father, and child.
• Some abnormal reproductive outcomes, such as Down syndrome,
have been traced to abnormalities in the eggs of the mother.
• Now, we have compelling evidence that the male parent can be the
source of detrimental effects on the genetic makeup and health of
the embryo and child. Geneticists estimate that about 40% of the
cases of human infertility are due to male factors. About 80% of
chromosomal aberrations (structural defects in chromosomes seen
at birth) originate from the father.
(Evidence supplied by Members of the sperm and embryo cytogenetics team at LLNL)
• Fathers appear to determine the height of their child while mothers
tend to influence how much body fat they will have.
(researchers from the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital – UK)

6. We all know the statistics!

7. But it tastes sooo good!
• Did you know that your taste buds are actually being deceived when you eat junk
food?
• The Science Creative Quarterly posted an article which states: “monosodium
glutamate, or more commonly known as MSG, is added to almost every fast food
and take-out meal we eat.
MSG in foods acts through our taste buds on the tongue giving us the “umami”
taste sensation which is described as meaty, brothy, and savoury.
From the tongue, this signal is relayed up to the cerebral cortex in the brain telling
us that what we’re eating is delicious and tasty.
MSG has been shown to stimulate appetite in humans and it reduces costs for the
food processors. For example, fast-food restaurants have mastered this
technique in their beef patties for their burgers. Adding MSG to the beef patties
gives the same meaty, savoury taste as real beef. Therefore, fast-food processors
have no need to use a 100% beef patty, and thus are able to reduce costs.
MSG is practically the most profitable ingredient in the food industry –
stimulating palatability so that consumers eat more or come back for more while
cutting costs in their food products all at the same time.
• When our taste buds are activated and satisfied, we not only eat less, we get a
healthy balance of nourishing food.

8. But I can eat what I like and work off the bad stuff!
• Have you heard exercise gurus saying: “you
can eat as many calories as you like, as long as
you do a good, proper workout, you can burn
them off”?
• Have you heard about the latest “High Protein
Diet”?
• The net effect of protein consumption,
whether from animal or vegetable sources, is
to increase acidity.

9. So, what actually makes me sick?
Acid pH of the blood Neutral pH Alkaline pH of the blood
Below 7 7 Above 7
All cooked and processed
foods leave an acid pH
after digestion
7,365 is the
ideal pH for
your blood
All raw and natural foods leave
an alkaline pH after digestion
It is not what the pH of a food is before consumption that matters, but rather what it
becomes once digested that makes all the difference to your health.

10. Interesting Facts!
The pH scale goes from 0 to 14 and is logarithmic, which means that each step is ten times the
previous. In other words, a pH of 5 is 10 times more acid than 6, 100 times more acid than 7 and
1,000 times more acid than 8. In this light, you can see how a slight change in your pH value can
have a great impact on your internal environment and, ultimately, your health.
When healthy, the blood pH is 7.365, the pH of spinal fluid is 7.4, and the saliva pH is 7.4. This
ideal blood pH measurement means it is more alkaline than acid.
While it is commonly understood that the body needs calcium to build bones, what is not
generally known is bones are a complex matrix of many different minerals and if all the
required minerals are not present then strong bones cannot be built.

11. More Interesting Facts!
• If the body fluids are acid they will seek alkaline
minerals to react with – such as sodium, potassium,
zinc, iron and calcium. If the body is lacking in these
minerals then it takes them from the liver, muscles,
ligaments and bones.
More Than
Bones
• Diets that are high in protein, fat and carbohydrates
and low in greens and raw food, stress our digestive
mechanisms
Take Note
•In an effect to solve the problem of worsening public water
quality, more and more people are turning to water in
plastic containers. What is not common knowledge is that
virtually all bottled water is highly acidic and missing the
essential alkalizing minerals.
Headline
News!

13. How Do I Test My pH?
Blood
•Whilst not as convenient as the urine or saliva test, the blood test is usually more accurate.
•Beside being toxic to cells, acidic blood also increases your risk of cancer because it decreases
oxygen and nutrient levels in your body.
•Studies have shown that people with acidosis have higher risk of heart disease, cancer,
osteoporosis, diabetes, arthritis and are more susceptible to diseases
Urine
•The pH of the urine indicates how the body is working to maintain the proper pH of the blood.
•The pH of urine indicates the efforts of the body via the kidneys, adrenals, lungs and gonads to
regulate body pH balance through the buffer salts and hormones.
•Urinary pH tends to be lower in the morning and higher in the evening.
Saliva
•The Saliva PH test measures your susceptibility to cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis,
and many other degenerative diseases.
•It represents the most consistent and most definitive physical sign of the ionic calcium
deficiency syndrome which means that your alkaline mineral reserves are too low and the body
does not have the minerals necessary to properly process food.
•It offers us a window through which we can see the overall pH balance in our bodies.

14. What Can Affect My pH?
Blood
• Carbon Dioxide; metabolised protein and fats.
• Avoid processed and junk foods; soft drinks; carbonated beverages; and drinks
that have a lot of refined sugar.
Urine
• Elimination by the body of excess minerals, vitamins, drugs and toxins.
• Preservatives you eat; pollutants you breathe; stress you encounter; the food you
eat; how much water you drink; the amount of pathogens in your system; how
much rest you receive.
Saliva
• Food and drink can dramatically affect pH of saliva.
• Digestive enzymes.
• Time - You must wait at least 2 hours after eating before testing.

15. What’s the balance?
We have to make
sure that we have the
correct balance of acid
and alkaline foods
entering our bodies
everyday.
For everyone the
balance will be
different so it’s
important that you
establish your unique
requirements.