pH is a measure of alkalinity and acidity.
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The pH scale goes from 0 to 14. At a pH of 7 there is balance, and a solution is neutral. Optimal pH for the body id 6.4. If you are acidic, the numbers on the scale will read a number lower than 7. Those readings above 7 are alkaline. The principle of pH begins with a definition of the term pH. ‘P’ comes from power. The ‘H’ is the symbol for Hydrogen. Together, the ten pH means the hydrion ion exponent. This is a measure of the speed and direction of the electrons around the nucleus. The pH of a substance is a specific measure of its acidity just as a degree is a specific measure of temperature. A specific pH value tells the exact acidity. Each unit on the pH scale actually represents a 10 fold difference in acidic activity. Thus a pH 4 solution is ten times as acidic as a pH 5 solution, and pH 3 has 10 times more acidity than the pH 4 solution, and 100 times the acidify of the pH 5 solution. |
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The pH scale of 1 to 14 is derived from the chemical properties of water. Perfectly pure water is neutral- a pH of 7. However, almost anything dissolved in the water, in any amount, will effect the pH.
pH paper provides a simple, fast and economical method of pH measurement. For most solutions it is only necessary to dip the paper in the liquid for a second. Match the color, and you now have your reading. pH paper is made with specific dyes that change color at specific pH values. pHydroid papers provide increased precision and versatility combined with the most economical methods of pH determination for you to use at home.
Once you have your pH values, it is simple step to determine which calcium is suggested in order to balance the pH to the desired level.
pH paper provides a simple, fast and economical method of pH measurement. For most solutions it is only necessary to dip the paper in the liquid for a second. Match the color, and you now have your reading. pH paper is made with specific dyes that change color at specific pH values. pHydroid papers provide increased precision and versatility combined with the most economical methods of pH determination for you to use at home.
Once you have your pH values, it is simple step to determine which calcium is suggested in order to balance the pH to the desired level.
The saliva pH shows the level of energy coming in; while the urine pH shows what happens to that energy after the process of digestion. In other words, saliva pH shows the strength of the liver; the urine pH shows how the blood is coordinated with it. The ideal is to have both as close as possible to pH 6.4, for the maximum efficiency.
pH EVALUATION INSTRUCTIONS
Take your pH 2 hours after breakfast everyday. Record them on the sheet provided along with the other information requested.
Acid condition: pH below 6.4.
Alkaline condition: pH above 6.4
1 The recommended time to take your pH is two hours after breakfast. Do not eat or drink anything for the I/2 hour before.
2. Check both urine and saliva.
3.To test the pH; tear off a small piece of the pHydrion paper (1”) and place one end in your mouth for a second. Compare the color of the tape immediately with the color chart on the tape dispenser and record. Any delay in comparing the colors will result in an in an inaccurate result, as the air will change the pH reading. The urine should be caught in a small container, place a the other end of the small piece of test paper in the urine and compare this to the color chart on the dispenser, and record.
4. Document your pH of both urine and saliva to the chart provided for you to use.
Acid condition: pH below 6.4.
Alkaline condition: pH above 6.4
1 The recommended time to take your pH is two hours after breakfast. Do not eat or drink anything for the I/2 hour before.
2. Check both urine and saliva.
3.To test the pH; tear off a small piece of the pHydrion paper (1”) and place one end in your mouth for a second. Compare the color of the tape immediately with the color chart on the tape dispenser and record. Any delay in comparing the colors will result in an in an inaccurate result, as the air will change the pH reading. The urine should be caught in a small container, place a the other end of the small piece of test paper in the urine and compare this to the color chart on the dispenser, and record.
4. Document your pH of both urine and saliva to the chart provided for you to use.
Urine: If your pH falls outside the desired norm of 6.0-6.4 adjust your diet accordingly until pH is in the `norm' .
Saliva: If your pH falls outside the desired norm of 6.4-7.0 adjust your diet accordingly until pH is in the `norm' .
Saliva: If your pH falls outside the desired norm of 6.4-7.0 adjust your diet accordingly until pH is in the `norm' .
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Alkaline forming foods: ( eat 80%)
VEGETABLES; Alfalfa sprouts, Beets and greens, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, collard greens, fresh com, cucumbers, dulse, green beans, lima beans; peas, kale, kelp,leaf lettuce, mushrooms mustard greens, okra, onions, parsley, peppers, potatoes, parsnips, radishes, rhubarb, rutabaga, sauerkraut, spinach, sprouts, squash, turnip greens, tomatoes, watercress, yams. FRUITS; Apricots, apples, avocado, bananas, berries, blackberries, cantaloupe, cherries, dates, figs, grapefruit, grapes, leechee, lemons, limes, mangoes, melons, oranges, peaches, pears, pineapple, raisin, raspberry, plums, prunes. OTHER; Cider vinegar, goat whey, maple syrup, millet, quinoa, molasses, goat milk products |
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Acid forming foods: (eat 20%)
VEGETABLES: Chickpeas, corn (not fresh),lentils, white rice FRUITS: Cranberries, all canned fruits OTHER: Aspirin, Alcohol, barley pearled, bread, cake, cereals (all), chocolate, coffee, com starch, eggs, grains (except millet), honey, niacin, mustard, nuts, oatmeal, pasta, black pepper, seeds, soda crackers, soft drinks, sugar, tea (black); vinegar distilled, vitamin C, wheat bran, wheat germ, wheat, dairy products (except goat), all meat NOTE: ALL FOOD BECOMES ACID FORMING WHEN SUGAR IS ADDED. ALL PROCESSED AND REFINED FOODS ARE ACID FORMING. |
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ph BALANCING
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Acid and Alkaline Balance
How Important Is It?
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ALL diseases thrive in an acid environment. So, if all diseases thrive in an acid environment, can an imbalanced pH cause serious problems? Most, if not all degenerative diseases including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and excessive weight gain may be caused by an imbalanced pH called, potential of hydrogen. With the correct acid/alkaline balance, you can prevent almost all sickness, including cancer, heart disease, heart attacks and aids.
Cancer is a condition in which the body cells become abnormal due to the unbalanced condition of body fluids. Cancer and Candida need an acid condition in order to thrive and spread. An easy test that you can do anywhere that is very inexpensive is with litmus paper. It is specially designed for the purpose of checking the pH of the urine and saliva. Make sure that you have a color chart to check this with. This is one of several easy to do tests to check the health of the body. |
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The alkaline forming elements of potassium and sodium in foods is the key factor which determines strength of the body, adaptability to weather, and climatic influence over the character and mentality of man.
Sodium is chiefly in the fluids that circulate outside the cells. Potassium is mostly inside the cells. Potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium are four nutrients that must enter the cell membranes in order to be utilized by the cells.
Chemical drugs, pills, sugar, candy, soft drinks, refined and processed denatured foods,and alcoholic drinks tend to be acid forming and lack balanced minerals. When these are taken, our body cannot neutralize the overabundance of acid, which is created by them, unless stored alkaline minerals are used. Where do these alkaline minerals come from? The bones! So now add arthritis to the disease mix!
Calcium is drawn from the bones! Soft drinks such as cola have a pH of about 2-2.5 It takes 32 glasses of alkaline water to neutralize the acid from one 12 ounce cola. This may take about three days of drinking about three quarts of alkaline water per day.
Sodium is chiefly in the fluids that circulate outside the cells. Potassium is mostly inside the cells. Potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium are four nutrients that must enter the cell membranes in order to be utilized by the cells.
Chemical drugs, pills, sugar, candy, soft drinks, refined and processed denatured foods,and alcoholic drinks tend to be acid forming and lack balanced minerals. When these are taken, our body cannot neutralize the overabundance of acid, which is created by them, unless stored alkaline minerals are used. Where do these alkaline minerals come from? The bones! So now add arthritis to the disease mix!
Calcium is drawn from the bones! Soft drinks such as cola have a pH of about 2-2.5 It takes 32 glasses of alkaline water to neutralize the acid from one 12 ounce cola. This may take about three days of drinking about three quarts of alkaline water per day.
Here are 10 reasons to avoid an acid pH.
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I) Corrodes arteries, veins and heart tissue. 2) Accelerates free-radical damage and premature aging. 3) Causes weight gain, diabetes and obesity. 4) Causes plaque formation in the arteries.. 5) Disrupts blood pressure. 6) Disrupts lipid and fatty acid metabolism. 7) Inhibits metabolism of stored energy reserves. 8) Inhibits cellular regeneration and DNA-RNA synthesis. 9) Inhibits oxygen getting into the tissue. 10) Inhibits life-giving electrolyte activity. |
Acidosis is thought to be the first step to premature aging, accelerating oxidative damage and cell wall destruction, creating wrinkling, age spots, dysfunctioning hormonal systems, interfering with eyesight, memory, and a host of other age related problems.
It seems that a habitually acid pH can directly cause immediate weight gain. It produces a response to starvation and famine and requires that the body increasingly hoard every calorie consumed and store it as fat. This makes the body produce more insulin than usual, and in turn, produce more fat and store it. A slightly alkaline pH allows fat to be burned normally for energy. Lets add Diabetes and Hypoglycemia to the mix now!
Acidosis disrupts general lipid and fatty acid metabolism within the body. Fatty acids are intimately involved in nerve and brain function. When fatty acid metabolism is disturbed, neurological problems may arise including MS, MD, and others, as well as problems with hormonal balance within the endocrine system.
Cancerous cells grow well in an acid medium, therefore an acid pH actually accelerates and increases the possibility of cellular mutations, such as cancer, etc. Cancerous cells do not contain hydrogen and oxygen atoms. When healthy cells have plenty of hydrogen and oxygen they cannot become cancerous. If we can get hydrogen into any unhealthy cells, they can heal. Most people with cancer have a pH of 4.6. Normal pH is 6.4.
An acid pH destabilizes free ionic balances within circulation, increasing the populations of positively charged particles.(cations-anion with a positive charge of electricity). Negative ions (negative charge of electricity) are usually the oxygen Ions, while the positive ions are usually contributed by carbon dioxide.
There are more negative ions in the woods, than in the field; more on a sunny day than a cloudy day and there are more negative ions in the morning. Where do negative ions cone from? Trees and plants! Only pure air can make pure ‘blood”. And pure air renders ‘the digestion of food more perfect.
What is the only food God created that is anionic, and the closest food to the hydrochloric acid in our stomachs? Lemons! Four lemons to one quart of water per day will help alkalize the body.
It seems that a habitually acid pH can directly cause immediate weight gain. It produces a response to starvation and famine and requires that the body increasingly hoard every calorie consumed and store it as fat. This makes the body produce more insulin than usual, and in turn, produce more fat and store it. A slightly alkaline pH allows fat to be burned normally for energy. Lets add Diabetes and Hypoglycemia to the mix now!
Acidosis disrupts general lipid and fatty acid metabolism within the body. Fatty acids are intimately involved in nerve and brain function. When fatty acid metabolism is disturbed, neurological problems may arise including MS, MD, and others, as well as problems with hormonal balance within the endocrine system.
Cancerous cells grow well in an acid medium, therefore an acid pH actually accelerates and increases the possibility of cellular mutations, such as cancer, etc. Cancerous cells do not contain hydrogen and oxygen atoms. When healthy cells have plenty of hydrogen and oxygen they cannot become cancerous. If we can get hydrogen into any unhealthy cells, they can heal. Most people with cancer have a pH of 4.6. Normal pH is 6.4.
An acid pH destabilizes free ionic balances within circulation, increasing the populations of positively charged particles.(cations-anion with a positive charge of electricity). Negative ions (negative charge of electricity) are usually the oxygen Ions, while the positive ions are usually contributed by carbon dioxide.
There are more negative ions in the woods, than in the field; more on a sunny day than a cloudy day and there are more negative ions in the morning. Where do negative ions cone from? Trees and plants! Only pure air can make pure ‘blood”. And pure air renders ‘the digestion of food more perfect.
What is the only food God created that is anionic, and the closest food to the hydrochloric acid in our stomachs? Lemons! Four lemons to one quart of water per day will help alkalize the body.
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Non-vegetarians tend to crave acid foods like meat and dairy. Vegetarians tend to crave acid foods like grain, beans and nuts.
The natural ratio in a normally healthy body is four parts of alkaline to one pact of acid or an 80% to 20% ratio. When such a ratio is maintained, the body has a strong resistance against disease. A healthy immune system is the first line of defense against disease. For optimum health and greatest resistance to disease, it is important that the diet be slightly over alkaline. The alkali forming foods are practically all fruits and vegetables, with the top three being figs, soybeans (which we do not recommend eating any of- as it is an estrogen fabricator), and lima beans. The alkaline grains are millet, buckwheat, rice, and quinoa. The alkaline nuts are almonds and brazil nuts. Sprouted seeds and grains become more alkaline in the process of sprouting. Potassium broth is an extremely alkalizing drink as well as a raw carrot juice with celery, parsley and spinach. |
With over 70% of Americans over the age of forty having some kind of chronic degenerative disease here are a few helpful tips.
I) Drink one quart of warn water with the juice of one to two lemons before breakfast.
2) Drink about four ounces of a bitter herbal tea about fifteen to minutes before your meals. ( Add 1 oz Swedish Bitters to 4 oz water and sip before meals.)
3) After each meal, drink the juice of one lemon. Do not add water as this will dilute the digestive juices. (Deep breathe)
I) Drink one quart of warn water with the juice of one to two lemons before breakfast.
2) Drink about four ounces of a bitter herbal tea about fifteen to minutes before your meals. ( Add 1 oz Swedish Bitters to 4 oz water and sip before meals.)
3) After each meal, drink the juice of one lemon. Do not add water as this will dilute the digestive juices. (Deep breathe)
So, what we eat, what we drink and what we do, as 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, all has an effect on the acid/alkaline balance of the body.
The more alkaline the diet, the easier the body will be able to cleanse itself and remove toxins.
We are told that “Knowledge in regard to proper food combinations is of great worth, and is to be received as wisdom from God.”
(Councils on Diet and Foods, pg 109)
The more alkaline the diet, the easier the body will be able to cleanse itself and remove toxins.
We are told that “Knowledge in regard to proper food combinations is of great worth, and is to be received as wisdom from God.”
(Councils on Diet and Foods, pg 109)
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