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Science
lessons on pH Litmus Testing, Alkalinity, Acidity and Healthy Eating
habits to keep your pH levels Balanced
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 a test strip. 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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