sodium bicarbonate/maple syrup

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I completely agree that it makes no sense in theory that taking SB/Maple syrup is different than taking sodium bicarb in any other form. But my body says otherwise. Right now, with only lots of greens and juicing, my morning urine is very acidic. I started to take SB with vinegar, three times a day. No change. Read that article, and decided to give it a quick trial. At 1/2 tsp with breakfast, my morning urine shot up to 8, very dark green strip. At 1/4 tsp daily it hovers at 7, just about right. When I gave it a rest, within two days, my ltimus paper is back to light yellow.

At this point, I doubt that artificially raising my ph makes much difference, but taking 1/4 tsp of honey at breakfast keeps it up for 24 hours. By the way, I do use honey rather than maple syrup for economic reasons. Rhoda

 

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Rhoda--do you mean that you take 1/4 teaspoon of honey AND 1/4 teaspoon of BS, together, and it keeps your ph up all day?

 

Samala,

Renee

 

 

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At 1/2 tsp with breakfast, my morning urine shot up to 8, very dark green strip. At 1/4 tsp daily it hovers at 7, just about right. When I gave it a rest, within two days, my ltimus paper is back to light yellow. At this point, I doubt that artificially raising my ph makes much difference, but taking 1/4 tsp of honey at breakfast keeps it up for 24 hours. By the way, I do use honey rather than maple syrup for economic reasons. Rhoda

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Obviously you'll find a lot of discussion about this whole pH thing on the internet. The pH of your urine is simply your bodies way of regulating pH in the rest of the system. The urinary pH is about dumping excess H or OH. When your urine is alkaline it indicates that your system would have been too alkaline if that fluid were not dumped. Your blood and, generally your tissue is always the same, unless you are minutes away from death. Nothing you do with your diet will change your systemic pH, nor should it. There can be local pH changes, either too alkaline or too acidic. These are the result of injury or pathology. And, no, cancer is not always acidic. There

are tumors that do just fine at normal body pH. People often focus on this too much and can cause themselves a great deal of stress for no reason.Having said that, most Americans don't eat enough fruits and veggies. These things generally have an alkaline ash. So eat your veggies! They are good for you for many reasons. They won't make you more alkaline, but they can provide buffers so it takes less energy for your body to keep itself in balance. Your urinary pH will vary with food intake and with activity and is always in flux. It is not a good indicator of your health state at any given moment.MikeGaiacita <gaiacitaoleander soup Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008

4:39:06 PMRe: sodium bicarbonate/maple syrupRhoda--do you mean that you take 1/4 teaspoon of honey AND 1/4 teaspoon of BS, together, and it keeps your ph up all day? Samala,Renee -- -- At 1/2 tsp with breakfast, my morning urine shot up to 8, very dark green strip. At 1/4 tsp daily it hovers at 7, just about right. When I gave it a rest, within two days, my ltimus paper is back to light yellow. At this point, I doubt that artificially raising my ph makes much difference, but taking 1/4 tsp of honey at breakfast keeps it up for 24 hours. By the way, I do use honey rather than maple syrup for economic reasons. Rhoda

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Yep, Mike. I know all that. But many people have a hard time getting their ph up--and when it is very low, in the low 6's or even the 5's I DO believe it is important to have more alkaline urine. And many people who have low ph urine find it hard to raise their ph. So if this simple method works, that is a good thing to know.

 

 

Samala,

Renee

 

 

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Obviously you'll find a lot of discussion about this whole pH thing on the internet. The pH of your urine is simply your bodies way of regulating pH in the rest of the system.

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There are no people walking around with a systemic pH 5 or 6, so I'll assume your talking only about urinary pH. My point is you do not have to raise your urine pH. You just have to eat a healthful diet. Many foods that produce alkaline urine are healthful. Many foods that produce an acidic urine are also healthful. In fact, you would be hard pressed to stay healthy if you avoided foods that temporarily acidified the urine.Sick people sometimes may have urinary pH that is extreme in one direction or the other. This is an effect, not a cause. Urinary alkaline pH is not a sign of health. Taking baking soda and other alkaline materials to see that change in the urine is not a good

idea. The body is trying to dump the excess alkalinity. It is, on the other hand, always prudent to maintain a good diet, no matter what urinary pH in which it results. People, please don't take baking soda. It's not food. It also has a whopping load of sodium.MikeGaiacita <gaiacitaoleander soup Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:32:32 PMRe: sodium bicarbonate/maple syrupYep, Mike. I know all that. But many people have a hard time getting their ph up--and when it is very low, in the low 6's or even the 5's I DO believe it is important to have more alkaline urine. And many people who have low ph urine find it hard to raise their ph. So if this simple method works, that is a good thing to know. Samala,Renee -- -- Obviously you'll find a lot of discussion about this whole pH thing on the internet. The pH of your urine is simply your bodies way of regulating pH in the rest of the system.

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Yes, I was talking about urine ph. It is always best to eat a healthy diet, especially if a person is ill. I still say that taking something to help keep the urine and saliva at the neutral 7ph is a good thing, IF you can't get there with food. I do believe that urine and saliva ph is an indicator of health. Being able to move that indicator is a way to tell a person what is working and what is not. There are many things to consider, even taking the ph samples throughout the day and averaging them, rather than just relying on morning ph. But morning ph of urine and saliva is a good indicator, in my opinion. You may not agree. That's ok, too. :-)

 

Samala,

Renee

 

 

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There are no people walking around with a systemic pH 5 or 6, so I'll assume your talking only about urinary pH.

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I remember putting lemon on our water jug to raise our PH. After a week and a half on it, i had a blood test and my ph was 7.5. My doc's nurse told me it should only be around 6.5 to 7....so there, just put lemon on your water and alkaline ph would be reflected in your blood test. Melly