Stagnation
What happens with aging red blood cells is the increased production of rouleaux formations. Rouleaux formations occur when damaged red blood cells become sticky and misshapen, allowing the cells to clump together as seen in the clip above (explained in more detail in video below). As these stacks of red blood cells increase, it becomes more difficult for the individual cells to pass through the capillaries or fine branching blood vessels, thus causing stagnation and less oxygen to be distributed. Rouleaux formations are especially problematic for diabetics.
Cancer
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), there is growing recognition that cell deformability can play an important role in cancer metastasis and diagnostics. On another article on the NCBI website it states, "A common feature of tumors is acidosis caused by hypoxia (low oxygen tension). In addition to oncogene activation and transformation, hypoxia is responsible for inducing acidosis through a shift in cellular metabolism that generates a high acid load in the tumor microenvironment." In other words cancer thrives in an acidic environment and lack of oxygen is what leads to acidosis.
Importance
Up to 70% of the human adult body is water. According to H.H. Mitchell, Journal of Biological Chemistry 158, the brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidneys are 79%, and even the bones are watery: 31%. Therefore, it is very important to keep the body hydrated and maintained for a healthy lifestyle. Keeping well hydrated is taking preventative measures in order not to develop a disease later in life.
Healthy Flow
This is what oxygenated and hydrated cells look like. As previously mentioned, cancer thrives in acidic environments which are induced by lack of oxygen. It is important to keep ourselves moving at a celular level in order to get all the nutrients that we need and at the same time remove all the celular debris that may accumulate when having our acidic moments of indulgence (like drinking soda or eating a burger). It is important to keep well balanced.
pH is Important
Knowing the pH of the blood and the pH of what we put in our bodies will help understand better how to properly take care of our bodies, prevent sickness with a strong immune system, and slow the aging process. The level of pH of our blood is at 7.4 pH, that's more on the alkaline side in the pH scale that goes from 1 to 14.
