Equilibrium in the body is imperative for good health. Small chemical fluctuations in one of any number of bodily fluids or functions can have grave implications. For example, a sustained change of only a few degrees in body heat can cause severe sickness or even death. Similarly, pH equilibrium is vitally important. Proper pH balance has been identified by biochemists and medical physiologists as the most important aspect of a balanced, healthy body.

Our bodies are alkaline by design and acid by function. As each alkaline cell performs its task of respiration, it secretes metabolic wastes, which are acid, the end product of cellular metabolism. The body goes to great lengths to neutralize and detoxify these acids before they are in a position to act as poisons in and around the cell.

A pH of 7.4 is considered desirable for the human body. A drop in blood pH level to a reading of 6.95 can lead to coma or death, while a blood fluctuation upward to pH 7.7 causes titanic convulsions. But first, just what is pH?

pH is the measurement (on a scale from 1 to 14) of the acidity of any substance. A pH level of 7.0 is neutral. Anything below 7.0 is acidic. Any pH level above 7.0 is alkaline. Excessive acidity can destroy organs, blood, and tissue. Alkaline substances, however, are generally harmless. Because alkaline and acidic substances have opposite properties, they can neutralize each other.

Because almost everything we eat is acidic, the body works to alkalize what we ingest so that all fluids and solids can pass harmlessly through the body. In order to do this, the body requires alkaline-forming minerals. These minerals react with the acid from our food to form harmless compounds. The most abundant of the alkaline-forming minerals in the body is calcium.

In his book Acid and Alkaline, Herman Aihara explains that 1.5 to 2 percent of an adult's body weight consists of calcium. Without calcium, the body would suffer severe damage from unneutralized, acidic compounds in the body. The list of ailments resulting from excessive acidity includes damage to kidneys, intestines, and other internal organs. But that's not all. One startling finding is that a calcium-deficient diet will actually induce the body to rob its own largest supply of calcium--the bones--to achieve the crucial balance. Osteoporosis is just one example of the potential damage resulting from this process.

All leading biochemists and medical physiologists have recognized pH or acid/alkaline balance as the most important aspect of a balanced and healthy body. Optimum alkalinity at cellular level equates to optimum health. Today, you can help put the alkaline balance back into your body by supplementing with Coral Calcium.