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It has been a while since I've posted anything. Nothing like being busy. I've done some personal experiments over the last few months. Most of the experiments have been on how quick our food and drink make our pH acidic. I did this by eating specific for a few days and twice a day checking my pH using pH strips. Some of the results that I came up with are as followed:

1) Cheese really does make the body very acidic. It seemed like melted cheese, as found with pizza for example, is almost like rocket fuel for an acidic body. Before the cheese (and after taking some baking soda) I was around 7.0 on the pH scale, which is neutral (Remember that 7.4 is normal, slightly alkaline). Three hours after eating the cheese, I went from 7.0 to 5.5 which is pretty acidic pretty fast.

2) As with Cheese, alcohol makes you very acidic as well. Beer and wine were consumed separately on different days. Beer lowered the pH to about 5.8, while wine hit 5.5.

3) I tried just eating refined flour pasta with lite tomato sauce and my pH dropped to 6.0. Was it the refined pasta or the tomato sauce? Probably a little bit of both.

4) On the positive side, I ate three oranges for lunch, and 5 hours later, my pH was 7.2. Remember, if you consume fruit alone, it digests properly and alkalizes in the small intestines, EVEN IF it is an acidic or sub-acidic fruit. You don't want to eat fruit with other food. If you do, the fruit stays in your stomach, ferments, and then becomes highly acidic. Your body coats the entire abdomen with blood to prevent ulcers and then your circulation becomes stagnant. Hello back pain!

5) And last but not least, the Arm and Hammer Baking Soda alkalized the body faster and quicker than I previously realized. I always knew it was good for your pH, I just never knew it was that fast acting. It took one hour to help my body go from a 5.5 pH to a 7.5 after consuming the 4 oz. of water with 1/2 tsp. of baking soda.

The results, like many things that I preach to my clients, are not without a massive amount of factors and you can't take these results as being 100% without flaws. It is impossible to get exact info and all you can do is try and repeat the experiments and see the outcomes, hoping for similar findings. I validated a few things for me with this and learned a few other things. Remember, if you want to help your body, a healthy pH (7.4) is the best way. In Kirkland, you can go to PCC and buy pH test strips there for around $15. It will give you approximately 160 strips. You can check it with urine or saliva, though I suggest urine since it is more accurate.

I hope everyone's thanksgiving was great. DON'T be surprised if you're feeling tension in the back or tension headaches after that meal though. The mixtures of food and high levels of acidity are going to pretty much clog your circulation in your core. Either come and get some Shiatsu or drink your baking soda... or both. Stay safe with this cold weather and appreciate life that even a wet atmosphere brings. You can't have sun without rain, balance is key, and they both have their benefits. While you can't enjoy the outdoors like you did in the summer, the rain acts well as a cleanser, and even the world needs to be cleansed once in a while!

Stay Happy, Healthy, and Ready for Anything.