In Balance for Life: Understanding and Maximizing Your Body's pH Factor

by Alex Guerrero, Alex Guererro

The principle of balance is not new.  It forms the foundation of both Eastern and Western philosophies, from Aristotle to Confucius.  As it relates to health, it has been around just as long, from the development of traditional Chinese medicine to the treatments used by Hippocrates and Galen.  What is new, however, is a scientifically based application that can improve numerous disorders and maximize your health.  Imagine that the human body has an internal mechanism that keeps two basic types of chemicals ― acid and alkali ― in balance. When your body becomes either too acidic or too alkaline, you become susceptible to a host of disorders.  When balance is restored, however, so is your health.  In this brilliant book, renowned health expert Alex Guerrero explains how you can become well ― now and for an extended lifetime ― by restoring your pH balance.  The author first describes how you can assess your health.  He then provides a plan, including a fourteen-day diet and a simple program of supplements, that will bring your body back into balance.  You’ll even find a selection of recipes that will tempt your taste buds as you reclaim your health and well-being. Here is a book that will quickly capture the imagination of all those looking for a drug-free way to feel better.  In Balance for Life  offers an effective, easy-to-follow program that is bound to shake up your beliefs about your own body, and about the steps you can take to maintain or regain your well-being.

Genres: Health

192 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2004

Reviews

[Ellen Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Balance for Life focuses on the concept of acid and alkaline foods in proper balance, approximately 80% alkaline and 20% acid, replicating the same balance with which our cells function at their best. Balance is the key word and when we are out of balance, we suffer from dis-ease. The concept of balance is not new and can be found in other countries and cultures. (For example, the Asian macrobiotic diet of yin and yang is actually the acid/alkaline diet described here. It can also be found in Chinese medicine, in which the author has a degree.)

Guerrero begins by explaining what is wrong with our Western diet, why it is out of balance. Basically, Western foods are heavy on items that are acidic: meat, poultry, dairy, most grains, and beans. Alkaline foods include most vegetables and many fruits. However, Americans eat a preponderance of acidic foods and not enough alkaline foods—so our cells become out of balance.

The book moves from zeroing in on the health problems we face as a result of this acid/alkaline imbalance to the essential elements for good health; from proper diet, exercise, and rest to a healthy acid-alkaline balance that leads to a chapter on the pH factor—a measurement of the acid-alkaline ratio of the body’s fluids and tissues, which the author describes in scientific detail meant for the lay reader. Basically, our bodies function best when our blood chemistry is slightly alkaline. The pH readings on saliva and urine vary somewhat but, in general, a pH of 7 is considered healthy, while less than 7 or more than 14 leads to illness—an imbalance in your body.

Unfortunately, most doctors do not use pH as a way to treat an illness; and many of the medicines are themselves acid-producing, when most illnesses are the result of the body’s being too acidic already. This is explained in the chapter entitled, “Many Diseases—One Primary Cause.”

The last three chapters help the reader return to a more balanced body profile, including the importance of supplements, which Guerrero recommends because our soil is deficient in many nutrients and the food we buy loses nutrients in travel, storage, and cooking. In the chapter “Getting Back in Balance,” the author provides a comprehensive chart of foods; whether they are acidifying or alkalizing; and to what degree (e.g., from strong to mildly acidifying or alkalizing). The book comes with a complete “14-Day Diet” and sample recipes, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. A handy Glossary of terms completes the book, along with an impressive Bibliography and Index.

This straightforward book is an excellent guide through the acid/alkaline concept, with small steps along the way to help you understand the scientific importance of the pH factor. The practical recipes and glossary mean that the reader can design an eating plan that will help restore his or her body in balance, given the “tools” provided in the book. The Conclusion encourages the reader to make changes to experience “better health and renewed energy”—and everyone wants to feel good and be healthy.
In Balance for Life is published by Square One Publishers and costs $15.95 for the softcover book of 183 pages.
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[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Straightforward and easy to read. Basic information about how important it is to keep your body's PH level balanced and how to do that. We eat too many acidic foods and not enough alkaline. One of the easiest and most impactful lessons I learned from this book is that a glass of lemon water first thing in the morning (and before meals if you want) can quickly balance your PH. That, and simply eating more vegetables! Many, many diseases and conditions (like simple lack of enery) are caused by PH imbalance. Very informative and interesting!

[Ettienne De Beer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is easy to understand and read. Even though it is packed with so much good information it still feels that one can understand and implement these ideas very easily. A very good book to have in your collection.

[Angeline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting diet book based on balancing your PH.