Playing the Acid v. Alkaline Game (How Does One Know What Is Best?)

Today I have been all over the place.

I didn't get too much sleep last night,

and once again, woke up way too early.

I know I was dreaming again, but I don't 

remember what. I meditated some earlier,

but fell asleep.

I also made some Paleo-style Banana Bread.

I was thinking it was a good, and yummy 

and healthy choice, but found out afterward

maybe not as much as I thought.

I have started to pay attention to whether

foods are acid or alkaline. If you don't

know anything about it, you may wonder why

I would care.

Apparently our body is in its healthiest

state when our urine has a PH level of 7.0.

Anything below that is considered "acid."

Anything above it is considered "alkaline."

At least that is how I understand it. I

read on one site that either side of 7

is acid. I am not sure about that.

Apparently different foods will either

leave an alkaline or acid type of residue

in our body which will tip our body in a

either direction. A lot of acid is what

some say can help be a cause of cancer.

Apparently you can buy PH strips that 

will tell you what your body is doing in

relation to the levels. Someone I met over

Facebook very sweetly sent me some.

The first time I tried it, I was close

to 7.0, but under. The next time I tried

it was first thing this morning, and it

was extremely acid.

Apparently acid is to be expected, as 

the body needs to expel it. After I ate, 

it was closer to 7.0, but not anywhere 

near where it was last evening.

I found out online that it would be expected

that you would have a higher PH level as the

day wears on, but a healthy body would not

stray too far from 7.0 in either direction.

(Again, at least as far as I understand it).

When I made the banana bread, I thought it

was good because on the list of alkaline

foods are bananas (as long as they are not

too ripe), avocados, raisins, almonds.

However, once you cook something and/or add

sugar to it, it no longer is considered

alkaline, but is now acid.

Apparently to really get the effects of the

alkaline properties of food, you need to

have it in raw form. I also read that 

organic bananas are better than non-organic

because pesticides can affect the alkaline

properties of the fruit.

As I tell you all of this, I think of the

practice of Astrology. So many think that

Astrology is a pseudo-science that means

nothing. While I am no expert in Astrology,

I know enough to know that there is a lot

more to it than the fact that someone is a

Leo. There are many facets to it.

I am reminded at the moment that one of my

nodes is in my "health house" which I believe

meant serious health concerns/issues when 

I looked it up several years ago.

Well...if that is the case...

I mention this because I find it interesting

to learn a bit and see where there are crossovers

and overlaps and how it may seem to fit.

I also mention it because there seems to be 

much to food and diet that we don't know either.

We think we are eating an apple. But there is

more to eating the apple than meets the eye.

There is the fiber. There is the fructose

content. There is the fact as to whether it

is alkaline or acid. There is a variable if

you eat it with skin, or without. There are

the vitamins that it is known for. There are

also variables depending on what color it is.

There are the number of calories. Type of 

calories. And whether or not it has fat counts.

All of this is interesting to me. At the same

time, it strikes me as overwhelming to know

all of this information. 

And then how do you know what the "right" 

information is? There are variables among the 

experts about different foods. For example, 

on some lists a certain food may be considered 

acid, while on another alkaline.

There are many things that there are variables

with in life, and a myriad of "expert" opinions.

How do we know what the best one is for us?

I saw an article earlier about what men like

in regard to make-up on woman. One guy says

he doesn't like the vibrant lip colors, and 

another says how attractive he finds it. And

this - on face value - is supposed to be

helpful, how?

I think there will always be someone, somewhere

saying what is best for us. And if we took the

accumulation of the suggestions and put them on

a spectrum together, I bet we would find quite 

a range.

Those people tell us what is right for them,

and because it is right for them, figure it is

right for others. It could be that it is right

for others, but I am not sure about it being a

universal thing for all people.

Of course, it is best if it is universal, it

sells more that way.

I know that isn't necessarily fair to say. I 

know there are some who would have another's 

best interest at heart, and it would truly

believe that what they say is the "truth."

But I am not certain there is a Universal Truth.

I truly do wonder if we know deep within us 

what we need to heed. I wonder if we are so 

busy looking to others at times that we don't

find what we need, but rather what others 

think we need.

If that is the case, it is no wonder we find

ourselves feeling a bit lost at times. I keep

thinking about this idea, and at times I 

incorporate it, and at other times I get so 

caught up in things I forget.

It is not easy to be so conscious and aware

and responsible to oneself. Odd that our

default seems to be a focus on the outer 

world rather than on the inner one.

But it would also explain why some people are

all over the place with their choices. They're

not the ones do the choosing. They just think

they are.

For the moment, investigating this feels right

to me. It will be interesting to see where it

goes/where it takes me. To see if I feel any

better paying attention, and perhaps making

different choices.

The thing is I don't know how different my

choices will be. I thought I was eating fairly

well in recent months, but if I pay more 

attention to this PH thing, that could wind

up changing things.

Just what I need. Another thing. But this is

why I think I may have an interesting point

about being in touch within. If I am in touch

with myself, then maybe it will be easier than

I think.

Maybe it is not about the calories or the PH

or the fiber or whether it is raw or cooked or

gluten or not...Maybe it is about finding my

own inner sense of self and balance. And

maybe when that place has been tapped, 

my outer world will take care of itself which

will feed my inner world in the ways that is

best for it.

Maybe.

At least it sounds good to me.