Saliva pH TestA simple test you can do to measure your susceptibility to cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, and many other degenerative diseases. Join Our Alkalising Mailing List: To stay informed with the latest information, please click on the "Join Now" link  | pH Testing Paper (for saliva and urine) | Ynoddfa | £10.00 | Buy Now |
How to Do the Saliva pH Test Wait at least 2 hours after eating. Fill your mouth with saliva and then swallow it. Do this again to help ensure that the saliva is clean. Then the third time, put some saliva onto pH paper. The pH paper should turn blue. This indicates that your saliva is slightly alkaline at a healthy pH of 7.4. If it is not blue, compare the colour with the chart that comes with the pH paper. If your saliva is acid (below pH of 7.0) wait two hours and repeat the test. pH strips to measure acid/alkaline balance belong in every family medicine kit, right beside the thermometer to measure body temperature. Saliva pH and Cancer"When healthy, the pH of blood is 7.4, the pH of spinal fluid is 7.4, and the pH of saliva is 7.4. Thus the pH of saliva parallels the extra cellular fluid...pH test of saliva represents the most consistent and most definitive physical sign of the ionic calcium deficiency syndrome...The pH of the non-deficient and healthy person is in the 7.5 (dark blue) to 7.1 (blue) slightly alkaline range. The range from 6.5 (blue-green) which is weakly acidic to 4.5 (light yellow) which is strongly acidic represents states from mildly deficient to strongly deficient, respectively. Most children are dark blue, a pH of 7.5. Over half of adults are green-yellow, a pH of 6.5 or lower, reflecting the calcium deficiency of ageing and lifestyle defects. Cancer patients are usually a bright yellow, a pH of 4.5, especially when terminal." The Calcium Factor: The Scientific Secret of Health and Youth, by Robert R. Barefoot and Carl J. Reich, MD, Gilliland Printing Inc., Arkansas City, Kansas, 1996. The Importance of Acid and Alkaline Balance for HealthVirtually all degenerative diseases including cancer, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, kidney and gall stones, and tooth decay are associated with excess acidity in the body. While the body has a homeostatic mechanism that maintains a constant pH 7.4 in the blood, this mechanism works by depositing and withdrawing acid and alkaline minerals from other locations including the bones, soft tissues, body fluids and saliva. Therefore, the pH of these other tissues can fluctuate greatly. The pH of saliva offers a window through which you can see the overall pH balance in your body. Cancer cannot exist in an alkaline environment. All forms of arthritis are associated with excess acidity. Acid in the body dissolves both teeth and bones. Whatever health situation you are faced with, you can monitor your progress toward a proper acid/alkaline balance by testing your saliva pH. What are Acid and Alkaline?Water (H2O) ionises into hydrogen (H+) and hydroxyl (OH-) ions. When these ions are in equal proportions, the pH is a neutral 7. When there are more H+ ions than OH- ions then the water is said to be acid. If OH- ions outnumber the H+ ions then the water is alkaline. The pH scale goes from 0 to 14 and is logarithmic, which means that each step is ten times the previous. In other words, a pH of 4.5 is 10 times more acid than 5.5, 100 times more acid than 6.5 and 1,000 times more acid than 7.5. Acid and Alkaline Minerals and FoodsMinerals with a negative electrical charge are attracted to the H+ ion. These are called acid minerals. Acid minerals include: chlorine (Cl-), sulphur (S-), phosphorus (P-), and they form hydrochloric acid (HCl), sulphuric acid (H2S04), and phosphoric acid (H3PO4). Minerals with a positive electrical charge are attracted to the negatively charged OH- ion. These are called alkaline minerals. Nutritionally important alkaline minerals include calcium (Ca+), potassium (K+), magnesium (Mg+), and sodium (Na+). (Cancer patients tend to have an excess of sodium. - Gerson page 97). Also important for cancer treatment and prevention are the alkaline trace minerals rubidium and cesium. To determine if a food is acid or alkaline, it is burned and the ash is mixed with water. If the solution is acid or alkaline then the food is called acid or alkaline. Ash is the mineral content of the food. Three Ways to Restore Acid/Alkaline Balance in Your BodyIf your saliva is too acid you may wish to increase the alkalinity of your body. Ways to do this include: 1. Eat mostly alkaline foods. The general "rule of thumb" is to eat 20% acid foods and 80% alkaline foods. Avoid the "strongly acid" foods. Strongly Acid | Mild Acid | Mild Alkaline | Strongly Alkaline | meat | grains | fruits | String Beans | fish | legumes | vegetables | Dandelion Greens | soft drinks | nuts | berries | Swiss Chard | | | dairy | |
2. Supplement your diet with alkaline minerals. Dr. Gerson (page 246) gave his patients a 10% potassium solution. Many people take calcium and vitamin D daily in order to help prevent osteoporosis. It is well known that calcium needs vitamin D in order to be absorbed by the body so most calcium supplements contain vitamin D. What is not generally known is bones are a complex matrix of many different minerals and if all the required minerals are not present then strong bones cannot be built. There are at least 18 key bone-building nutrients essential for optimum bone health. The implication is that it is easier to destroy bone through improper diet and lifestyle than it is to rebuild bone. Furthermore, as farm soils become depleted of many trace minerals the foods grown on these soils contain less and less of the required nutrients. At last count, the human body requires 90 different nutrients for optimum health, and the list is growing year by year. A good nutritional supplement is no longer optional. If you do not eat dairy products, you can get calcium from cooked greens (collards especially), molasses, sesame seeds, broccoli, and tofu. If you are worried about getting enough calcium, take a supplement. A reasonable dose of supplemental calcium is 1,000-1,500 milligrams a day. Take two thirds of this at bedtime (your body will use it best then) and one third in the morning. It is good to know that supplemental calcium is not harmful, since so many people are taking it today. Magnesium complements calcium in the same way that potassium complements sodium. Calcium and magnesium in balance are needed for proper conduction of electrical impulses in nerves and muscles. Taken together, calcium and magnesium are mild neuromuscular relaxants and may help promote sleep at bedtime, especially if muscle tension contributes to wakefulness. 3. Supplement your diet with freshly made fruit and vegetable juices. As a treatment for cancer, some doctors recommend one 8 oz glass per hour for every waking hour of the day. We could never eat the amount of nutrition we drink with these juices. Drink alkaline water. Use InnerLight Prime pH drops and SuperGreens powder added to your water for alkalising your body. Step one to beating diseaseThe simple saliva pH test you have just learned can help ensure long life and perfect health for you and your family. Be sure to obtain some pH paper and always have it on hand so you can check your saliva pH from time to time. Teach your children how to do this test. Share this information with your friends. Please ask for more information about InnerLight alkalising products. Contact Juliet Brazil on 01843 600201 or juliet@herbsgardenshealth.com or check out the alkalising page on our website at www.herbsgardenshealth.com. pH Testing Paper (for saliva and urine) | Ynoddfa | £10.00 | Buy Now |
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