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What Juice Raises Your pH?

Published Jul,18 2011 | By Benna Crawford

A healthy pH level in the human body is slightly alkaline, between 7.0 and 8.0, just over the midpoint on a pH scale. The ideal pH for blood is 7.4, according to chemists at Washington University in St. Louis.

Benna Crawford has been a journalist and New York-based writer since 1997. Her work has appeared in USA Today, the San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, and in professional journals and trade publications. Crawford has a degree in theater, is a certified Prana Yoga instructor, and writes about fitness, performing and decorative arts, culture, sports, business and education .