Is Your pH Balanced? Find Out
By Testing
To maintain good health the
body is constantly seeking to get rid of the excess acids that irritate the
tissues and deplete them of minerals. One of the principal systems it uses for
this purpose is the renal system (kidneys). The normal rate of acid excretion
through the kidneys gives urine a pH that falls between 6.75 and 7.25. By
testing the degree of acidity of the urine, you can determine whether your body
is eliminating a normal quantity of acids. If the acid excretion rate is higher
than normal, the urinary pH will be more acidic. This low urinary pH is also an
indication that the body is saturated and therefore in an acid state.
Another indicator of the
overall pH balance in your body is the pH of your saliva. When your body has the
mineral reserves that it should, the abundance of minerals will show up in a
saliva ph test as a pH reading of 7.0 to 7.50. A low saliva pH reading indicates
that the mineral reserves in your body are low, and are being used to buffer
acids elsewhere in the body.
There is a strong correlation
between the pH of the body's internal environment and that of the urine and
saliva: urine and saliva become acidic when the body's internal environment
becomes acidic. You can discover the pH of these fluids by using Alkalive™
pH Stix™. These pH test strips are made specifically to test saliva and
urine, and are the most accurate and economical test strips on the market.
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pH of these bodily fluids (generally 5.8 to 7.6) it is imperative that a
pH test strip
give a clear indication in small pH unit increments. Ours do. Our test strips
give an indication in .25 pH unit increments, and test a range of 4.5 to 9.0.
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accurate determination of the pH value of what you are testing. Throw away the
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pH Stix™ come complete with directions, indicator
color chart, and a guide to how to interpret results.
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SALIVA: Take a saliva reading
before and after meals. The alkaline levels of your saliva should be greater
after meals because there is an abundance of alkaline-rich minerals in saliva.
Then test your saliva 60 minutes after a meal. If the pH level is lower than
6.75, then your alkaline mineral reserves are low.
URINE: For best test results, test your second urination in the morning. You
will likely see urine pH become more alkaline as the day progresses. Test
frequently during the day, and determine an average.