
30/03/2023
Blood's Acidity Levels, why do we need to lower them?
Acidosis is the increase of acidity in the blood, which has been scientifically proven to contribute to a wide range of diseases, such as cancer, osteoporosis, kidney stones, increased susceptibility to environmental toxins, and chronic pain in muscles, joints, and organs.
Each muscle contraction creates lactic acid as a by-product.
As an osteopath, I believe that the body is a complex and interconnected system and that understanding the ways in which muscles, bones, and tissues work together is essential to promoting overall health and well-being. When it comes to muscle contractions and lactic acid, there is an intricate relationship at play.
Muscle contractions are a natural part of movement and activity, as the muscles work and consume energy, they also produce waste products, including lactic acid.
Lactic acid is a byproduct of anaerobic respiration, which occurs when the muscles are working hard and require more energy than the body can supply through aerobic respiration alone.
When the body is in an oxygen debt situation, the process of anaerobic respiration begins, leading to the buildup of lactic acid in the muscle tissue.
Most people associate lactic acid with something that happens after exercising. However, what we don't realize is that if we are experiencing tension and discomfort in the body it’s because we have permanent unconscious muscle contractions. And these muscle contractions happen day and night and are one of the biggest factors in increasing lactic acid in our blood.
Therefore the fastest way to bring down the levels of acidity in your body is to reprogram the nervous system so that we can send signals of relaxation to each muscle, organ, and cell in our body.