If you are testing blood, the pH should be 7.375, however, we can test urine and saliva at home which gives us almost free real-time information to work with. The proper pH of urine and saliva should be 6.4 when nothing has been in your mouth for a minimum of 30 minutes.
When you find yourself too Alkaline – that means our pH is ABOVE 6.4 – then you need to eat acidic foods to help buffer that back down.
Some symptoms of being too alkaline are:
Slow digestion
Slow elimination (constipation)
Parasites
Malabsorption of minerals
Hormone issues
Skin problems
Lung stress
These foods supply calcium gluconate that helps re-fortify the liver so it can maintain proper pH and calcium lactate that helps to lower an alkaline pH.
Most Powerful Foods are: Cranberries, Prunes, Blueberreis, Rhubarb, Plums, Fruit Juice
Peanuts, walnuts, cashews, pecans, pumpkin and sunflower seeds.
Wheat, white rice, buckwheat, oats, corn, brown rice, spelt
Beef, lamb, chicken, turkey, fish, venison
Soy cheese, cheese, soy milk, cottage cheese, buttermilk, yogurt, butter, eggs
Carob, pinto beans, navy beans, lima beans, potatoes, soybeans, string beans, kidney beans, cooked spinach
Other things to help balance an alkaline pH:
Vitamin C (especially if also bleeding gums)
Flax or olive oil
Pure water with NO lemon
Exercise
Bath without baking soda
Acidic Symptoms
When you find yourself to acidic, that means your urine and or saliva pH is below 6.4, then you may experience these symptoms:
Digestion that is too fast
Elimination too fast
Malabsorption of minerals
Joint issues (pain receptors are more sensitive when the pH is acidic)
Fungus
Low energy
Hormone problems
These foods supply calcium gluconate that helps re-fortify the liver so it can maintain proper pH and calcium hydroxide that helps to raise an acid pH.
Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Mangoes, Papayas, Raisins, Berries, Grapes, Figs, Dates, Melons, Apples, Kiwi, Avocado, Peaches, Pineapple, Pears, Cherries, Bananas, Oranges
Almonds and chestnuts
Quinoa, wild rice, millet, amaranth
Whey, goat cheese, goat milk
Broccoli, Raw spinach, parsley, vegetable juice, garlic, onions, asparagus, sweet potato, suchhini, lettuce, celery, beets, green beans, squash, okra, olives, peas, cabbage, mushrooms, fresh corn, tomatoes, carrots
Other things that help in addition to the above foods are
Vitamin D (make sure you have D3 and K2 together)
Cod liver oil
Pure water with lemon
Baking soda bath
If the saliva is acidic, you need B12
A complete ionic panel can be ran on urine and saliva to give you an overview of how your metabolism is doing based on pH readings, salts, sugars, cell debris, and urea readings for the liver/kidney function.
Contact me to have this done and get a clear picture of where your nutritional potholes are and how stressed your system is including a very good picture of your heart stress.
The Root Cause Blog Post by Dana Christisen.
Dana Christisen is a Traditional Naturopath in Perryville, Missouri.
She has been in this field since 2006 and is continually keeping up with her education. Currently she is enrolled in a PhD program for Original Medicine.
Dana will guide you through a plan - answering all questions - adjusting protocols as needed and helping you learn how to listen to and nourish your body so that your body has what is necessary to balance and heal itself.
What Dana does NOT do: Diagnose Disease, Treat Disease, Heal, Cure, or Prescribe Medications for Disease. If you have a medically diagnosed disease, you should consult with a medically licensed professional for treatment.