Acidosis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Acidosis<\/p>\n<\/div>
Sick, tired and weak due to hyperacidity?<\/h1>\n<\/div>Are we all chronically over-acidified?
\n<\/em>Unfortunately, yes: more and more people are showing signs of hyperacidity in their connective tissue.<\/i><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>The topic of “hyperacidity” is the subject of controversial debate between alternative medicine and conventional medicine. It is more a matter of empirical perception and experience than a concept backed up by scientific studies. Nevertheless, in our experience, many aspects cannot be dismissed out of hand.<\/p>\n
But what does acidosis mean? When are we “acidic”?
\n<\/strong>Whether an aqueous solution is an acid or a base is determined by its pH value. The pH value indicates how acidic or basic a solution is, with the most commonly measured values ranging from around 0 to 14. The lower the pH value, the more acidic the solution. The higher the pH value, the more basic the solution is. Solutions with a pH value of 7 are called “neutral solutions”.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Most important rule of the body:<\/span><\/h4>\nThe pH value of the blood must remain constant<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nLet’s clear up a widespread misconception right away: when naturopaths and we as holistic sports physicians and orthopaedists talk about chronic hyperacidity, we always mean the connective tissue – never the blood! Anyone who tells you otherwise really has no idea! Acute acidosis, which – although very rare – can develop within a few hours in the case of diabetes and kidney failure, for example, always means acute danger to life and requires immediate hospital treatment! Chronic acidosis of the blood is therefore not possible. Before this could happen, the patient would have already died, to put it bluntly.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Permanent buffer: connective tissue<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nAll excess acids that the free bases in the blood cannot immediately buffer migrate into the connective tissue, where they are neutralized primarily by the bases in the collagen fibres. However, this should only be an emergency solution until the blood bases are sufficient to buffer the temporarily stored acids. Unfortunately, however, our connective tissue increasingly has to act as a permanent buffer due to the increasing acid load. However, conventional medicine, which only focuses on the stability of the blood pH value, is not at all interested in the consequences of this connective tissue load.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
These are the main causes of acidosis:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Acidic or alkaline-poor diet<\/li>\n
- Stress and lack of sleep<\/li>\n
- Reduced acid excretion due to insufficient drinking, too little exercise, too little sweating<\/li>\n
- Transfer of fermentation acids from the intestine into the blood<\/li>\n
- All inflammations<\/li>\n
- Medication, e.g. dehydrating agents (diuretics)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In colloquial language, the permanent buffering of acids by the connective tissue is referred to as chronic hyperacidity. However, this is not correct because the acids are neutralized by bases in the connective tissue. The connective tissue itself does not become acidic or even corroded, as is sometimes portrayed in layman’s terms. Nevertheless, the acid binding considerably disrupts the natural functions of the connective tissue.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
The consequences of hyperacidity of the connective tissue include<\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Compaction and loss of elasticity of the entire tissue<\/li>\n
- Circulatory or nutritional disorders of the organs<\/li>\n
- Excessive reactions of the nervous and immune system<\/li>\n
- Promotion of cell mutations and even cancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Connective tissue also includes the bones and joint cartilage, which often suffer first. The acids remove valuable calcium from the bones, while the cartilage is no longer sufficiently supplied with nutrients. This results in premature wear and tear (arthrosis) and inflammation (arthritis). Conversely, acute and chronic inflammations, e.g. arthritis, can increase the strain on the connective tissue due to their acidic inflammatory waste, creating a vicious circle.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Acidosis – an issue in competitive and amateur sport?<\/span><\/h3>\nPower instead of sour<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nMany amateur and professional athletes are dissatisfied and frustrated because they don’t achieve their goals, simply don’t make any progress, perhaps even regress and are constantly injured. This can be caused by an over-acidification of the body<\/strong> combined with an undersupply of vital substances<\/strong>.<\/p>\nAmbitious athletes know very well that an over-acidified muscle will break down and that excessive training with inadequate regeneration leads to overtraining, with the consequences of a drop in performance, increasing muscle soreness and muscle pain, increasing susceptibility to injury and infection. Determining lactate levels is therefore part of the training routine in competitive sport. But what few people in sport consider is that the <\/em>biochemical processes in the human body can only run optimally if the acid-base ratio and therefore the pH value are correct. After all, the function of enzymes, the effect of hormones, the conduction of nerve impulses and the movement of molecules between body cells all depend on the correct pH value. It is clear that this also influences our performance in sport.<\/p>\nAs a sports physician with a holistic and regenerative approach and a coach to many competitive athletes, Dr. Ulrich Frohberger – your orthopaedist in M\u00fcnster – can support these empirical findings with his experience. Even if science is not (yet) willing to accept these statements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Are we all chronically over-acidified?
\n<\/em>Unfortunately, yes: more and more people are showing signs of hyperacidity in their connective tissue.<\/i><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>The topic of “hyperacidity” is the subject of controversial debate between alternative medicine and conventional medicine. It is more a matter of empirical perception and experience than a concept backed up by scientific studies. Nevertheless, in our experience, many aspects cannot be dismissed out of hand.<\/p>\n
But what does acidosis mean? When are we “acidic”?
\n<\/strong>Whether an aqueous solution is an acid or a base is determined by its pH value. The pH value indicates how acidic or basic a solution is, with the most commonly measured values ranging from around 0 to 14. The lower the pH value, the more acidic the solution. The higher the pH value, the more basic the solution is. Solutions with a pH value of 7 are called “neutral solutions”.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Most important rule of the body:<\/span><\/h4>\nThe pH value of the blood must remain constant<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nLet’s clear up a widespread misconception right away: when naturopaths and we as holistic sports physicians and orthopaedists talk about chronic hyperacidity, we always mean the connective tissue – never the blood! Anyone who tells you otherwise really has no idea! Acute acidosis, which – although very rare – can develop within a few hours in the case of diabetes and kidney failure, for example, always means acute danger to life and requires immediate hospital treatment! Chronic acidosis of the blood is therefore not possible. Before this could happen, the patient would have already died, to put it bluntly.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Permanent buffer: connective tissue<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nAll excess acids that the free bases in the blood cannot immediately buffer migrate into the connective tissue, where they are neutralized primarily by the bases in the collagen fibres. However, this should only be an emergency solution until the blood bases are sufficient to buffer the temporarily stored acids. Unfortunately, however, our connective tissue increasingly has to act as a permanent buffer due to the increasing acid load. However, conventional medicine, which only focuses on the stability of the blood pH value, is not at all interested in the consequences of this connective tissue load.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
These are the main causes of acidosis:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Acidic or alkaline-poor diet<\/li>\n
- Stress and lack of sleep<\/li>\n
- Reduced acid excretion due to insufficient drinking, too little exercise, too little sweating<\/li>\n
- Transfer of fermentation acids from the intestine into the blood<\/li>\n
- All inflammations<\/li>\n
- Medication, e.g. dehydrating agents (diuretics)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In colloquial language, the permanent buffering of acids by the connective tissue is referred to as chronic hyperacidity. However, this is not correct because the acids are neutralized by bases in the connective tissue. The connective tissue itself does not become acidic or even corroded, as is sometimes portrayed in layman’s terms. Nevertheless, the acid binding considerably disrupts the natural functions of the connective tissue.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
The consequences of hyperacidity of the connective tissue include<\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Compaction and loss of elasticity of the entire tissue<\/li>\n
- Circulatory or nutritional disorders of the organs<\/li>\n
- Excessive reactions of the nervous and immune system<\/li>\n
- Promotion of cell mutations and even cancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Connective tissue also includes the bones and joint cartilage, which often suffer first. The acids remove valuable calcium from the bones, while the cartilage is no longer sufficiently supplied with nutrients. This results in premature wear and tear (arthrosis) and inflammation (arthritis). Conversely, acute and chronic inflammations, e.g. arthritis, can increase the strain on the connective tissue due to their acidic inflammatory waste, creating a vicious circle.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Acidosis – an issue in competitive and amateur sport?<\/span><\/h3>\nPower instead of sour<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nMany amateur and professional athletes are dissatisfied and frustrated because they don’t achieve their goals, simply don’t make any progress, perhaps even regress and are constantly injured. This can be caused by an over-acidification of the body<\/strong> combined with an undersupply of vital substances<\/strong>.<\/p>\nAmbitious athletes know very well that an over-acidified muscle will break down and that excessive training with inadequate regeneration leads to overtraining, with the consequences of a drop in performance, increasing muscle soreness and muscle pain, increasing susceptibility to injury and infection. Determining lactate levels is therefore part of the training routine in competitive sport. But what few people in sport consider is that the <\/em>biochemical processes in the human body can only run optimally if the acid-base ratio and therefore the pH value are correct. After all, the function of enzymes, the effect of hormones, the conduction of nerve impulses and the movement of molecules between body cells all depend on the correct pH value. It is clear that this also influences our performance in sport.<\/p>\nAs a sports physician with a holistic and regenerative approach and a coach to many competitive athletes, Dr. Ulrich Frohberger – your orthopaedist in M\u00fcnster – can support these empirical findings with his experience. Even if science is not (yet) willing to accept these statements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The topic of “hyperacidity” is the subject of controversial debate between alternative medicine and conventional medicine. It is more a matter of empirical perception and experience than a concept backed up by scientific studies. Nevertheless, in our experience, many aspects cannot be dismissed out of hand.<\/p>\n
But what does acidosis mean? When are we “acidic”? Let’s clear up a widespread misconception right away: when naturopaths and we as holistic sports physicians and orthopaedists talk about chronic hyperacidity, we always mean the connective tissue – never the blood! Anyone who tells you otherwise really has no idea! Acute acidosis, which – although very rare – can develop within a few hours in the case of diabetes and kidney failure, for example, always means acute danger to life and requires immediate hospital treatment! Chronic acidosis of the blood is therefore not possible. Before this could happen, the patient would have already died, to put it bluntly.<\/p>\n<\/div> All excess acids that the free bases in the blood cannot immediately buffer migrate into the connective tissue, where they are neutralized primarily by the bases in the collagen fibres. However, this should only be an emergency solution until the blood bases are sufficient to buffer the temporarily stored acids. Unfortunately, however, our connective tissue increasingly has to act as a permanent buffer due to the increasing acid load. However, conventional medicine, which only focuses on the stability of the blood pH value, is not at all interested in the consequences of this connective tissue load.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> In colloquial language, the permanent buffering of acids by the connective tissue is referred to as chronic hyperacidity. However, this is not correct because the acids are neutralized by bases in the connective tissue. The connective tissue itself does not become acidic or even corroded, as is sometimes portrayed in layman’s terms. Nevertheless, the acid binding considerably disrupts the natural functions of the connective tissue.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Connective tissue also includes the bones and joint cartilage, which often suffer first. The acids remove valuable calcium from the bones, while the cartilage is no longer sufficiently supplied with nutrients. This results in premature wear and tear (arthrosis) and inflammation (arthritis). Conversely, acute and chronic inflammations, e.g. arthritis, can increase the strain on the connective tissue due to their acidic inflammatory waste, creating a vicious circle.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Power instead of sour<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Many amateur and professional athletes are dissatisfied and frustrated because they don’t achieve their goals, simply don’t make any progress, perhaps even regress and are constantly injured. This can be caused by an over-acidification of the body<\/strong> combined with an undersupply of vital substances<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Ambitious athletes know very well that an over-acidified muscle will break down and that excessive training with inadequate regeneration leads to overtraining, with the consequences of a drop in performance, increasing muscle soreness and muscle pain, increasing susceptibility to injury and infection. Determining lactate levels is therefore part of the training routine in competitive sport. But what few people in sport consider is that the <\/em>biochemical processes in the human body can only run optimally if the acid-base ratio and therefore the pH value are correct. After all, the function of enzymes, the effect of hormones, the conduction of nerve impulses and the movement of molecules between body cells all depend on the correct pH value. It is clear that this also influences our performance in sport.<\/p>\n As a sports physician with a holistic and regenerative approach and a coach to many competitive athletes, Dr. Ulrich Frohberger – your orthopaedist in M\u00fcnster – can support these empirical findings with his experience. Even if science is not (yet) willing to accept these statements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n<\/strong>Whether an aqueous solution is an acid or a base is determined by its pH value. The pH value indicates how acidic or basic a solution is, with the most commonly measured values ranging from around 0 to 14. The lower the pH value, the more acidic the solution. The higher the pH value, the more basic the solution is. Solutions with a pH value of 7 are called “neutral solutions”.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Most important rule of the body:<\/span><\/h4>\n
The pH value of the blood must remain constant<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
Permanent buffer: connective tissue<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
These are the main causes of acidosis:<\/span><\/h3>\n
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The consequences of hyperacidity of the connective tissue include<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Acidosis – an issue in competitive and amateur sport?<\/span><\/h3>\n
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