There are sites online both pro and con the use of baking soda to harness PH.
Personally, I am at a loss as to where this 'fact' originates.
Most of the studies date to 1929/1930 that I readily found:
http://www.jbc.org/content/82/2/263.full.pdf
Summary: No difference PH unhealthy and healthy individuals with serious condition (see summary).
Below text---A highly regarded source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195546/
9. Conclusion
Alkaline diets result in a more alkaline urine pH and may result in reduced calcium in the urine, however, as seen in some recent reports, this may not reflect total calcium balance because of other buffers such as phosphate. There is no substantial evidence that this improves bone health or protects from osteoporosis. However, alkaline diets may result in a number of health benefits as outlined below
Organ, fluid or membrane pH Function of pH
(1) Skin Natural pH is between 4 and 6.5 [17] Barrier protection from microbes
(2) Urine 4.6 to 8.0 [18] Limit overgrowth of microbes
(3) Gastric 1.35 to 3.5 Break down protein
(4) Bile 7.6 to 8.8 Neutralize stomach acid, aid in digestion
(5) Pancreatic fluid 8.8 Neutralize stomach acid, aid in digestion
(6) Vaginal fluid <4.7 [13] Limit overgrowth of opportunistic microbes
(7) Cerebrospinal fluid 7.3 Bathes the exterior of the brain
(8) Intracellular fluid 6.0–7.2 [19] Due to acid production in cells
(9) Serum venous 7.35 Tightly regulated
(10) Serum arterial 7.4 Tightly regulated
Potential renal acid loads (PRALs) of selected foods [20].
Food or food group PRAL mEq of: Cl + P04 + SO4 − Na − K − Ca − Mg
Dairy
Parmesan cheese 34.2
Processed cheese plain 28.7
Cheddar reduced fat 26.4
Hard cheese (average) 19.2
Fresh cheese (quark) 11.3
Cottage cheese plain 8.7
Yogurt whole milk 1.5
Ice Cream 0.8
Whole milk 0.7
Buttermilk 0.5
Eggs
Eggs yolk 23.4
Eggs white 1.1
Eggs chicken whole 8.2
Meats
Corned beef 13.2
Luncheon meat canned 10.2
Turkey 9.9
Veal 9.0
Lean beef 7.8
Frankfurters 6.7
Sugars
Sugar white −0.1
Honey −0.3
Vegetables
Cucumber −0.8
Broccoli −1.2
Tomato −3.1
Eggplant −3.4
Celery −5.2
Spinach −14.0
Fats and Oils
Butter 0.6
Margarine −0.5
Olive oil 0.0
Fruits and nuts and fruit juices
Peanuts 8.3
Walnuts 6.8
Grape juice unsweetened −1.0
Orange juice unsweetened −2.9
Apples or apple juice unsweetened −2.2
Apricots −4.8
Banana −5.5
Black currents −6.5
Raisins −21.0
Grains and grain products
Brown Rice 12.5
Rolled Oats 10.7
Spaghetti whole meal 7.3
Spaghetti white 6.5
Cornflakes 6.0
Rice white 4.6
Bread rye flower 4.1
Bread whole wheat 1.8
Legumes
Lentils green and brown 3.5
Green beans −3.1
Fish
Trout brown 10.8
Cod fillets 7.1
Beverages
Beer pale 0.9
Coca-Cola 0.4
Beer draft −0.2
Wine white −1.2
Coffee infusion −1.4
Wine red −2.4
Then we have these kind of sites: http://www.uwhealth.org/news/cancer-myth-busting/13581
Lastly, UK med link--parsing through the PH issue with a fine tooth comb.
http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk...the-hype-10-persistent-cancer-myths-debunked/
Google ‘cancer’ and you’ll be faced with millions of web pages. And the number of YouTube videos you find if you look up ‘cancer cure’ is similarly vast.
The problem is that much of the information out there is at best inaccurate, or at worst dangerously misleading. There are plenty of evidence-based, easy to understand pages about cancer, but there are just as many, if not more, pages spreading myths.
Blood is usually slightly alkaline. This is tightly regulated by the kidneys within a very narrow and perfectly healthy range. It can’t be changed for any meaningful amount of time by what you eat, and any extra acid or alkali is simply peed out in urine.
To maintain the correct balance within the body, your urine can and does change pH, depending on what you’ve eaten (explained in detail in this post). This can be seen by testing urine pH (acidity) after eating different foods and is the basis of the mistaken belief that diet can “make the body alkaline”. But that’s all you’re changing, and anyone who claims otherwise simply doesn’t understand how the body works. [Edited for clarity and extra links, KA 08/08/14]
How about cannabis effect on blood PH. There are studies showing--acidifying effect.
Cheers
Personally, I am at a loss as to where this 'fact' originates.
Most of the studies date to 1929/1930 that I readily found:
http://www.jbc.org/content/82/2/263.full.pdf
Summary: No difference PH unhealthy and healthy individuals with serious condition (see summary).
Below text---A highly regarded source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195546/
9. Conclusion
Alkaline diets result in a more alkaline urine pH and may result in reduced calcium in the urine, however, as seen in some recent reports, this may not reflect total calcium balance because of other buffers such as phosphate. There is no substantial evidence that this improves bone health or protects from osteoporosis. However, alkaline diets may result in a number of health benefits as outlined below
- Increased fruits and vegetables in an alkaline diet would improve the K/Na ratio and may benefit bone health, reduce muscle wasting, as well as mitigate other chronic diseases such as hypertension and strokes.
- The resultant increase in growth hormone with an alkaline diet may improve many outcomes from cardiovascular health to memory and cognition.
- An increase in intracellular magnesium, which is required for the function of many enzyme systems, is another added benefit of the alkaline diet. Available magnesium, which is required to activate vitamin D, would result in numerous added benefits in the vitamin D apocrine/exocrine systems.
- Alkalinity may result in added benefit for some chemotherapeutic agents that require a higher pH.
Organ, fluid or membrane pH Function of pH
(1) Skin Natural pH is between 4 and 6.5 [17] Barrier protection from microbes
(2) Urine 4.6 to 8.0 [18] Limit overgrowth of microbes
(3) Gastric 1.35 to 3.5 Break down protein
(4) Bile 7.6 to 8.8 Neutralize stomach acid, aid in digestion
(5) Pancreatic fluid 8.8 Neutralize stomach acid, aid in digestion
(6) Vaginal fluid <4.7 [13] Limit overgrowth of opportunistic microbes
(7) Cerebrospinal fluid 7.3 Bathes the exterior of the brain
(8) Intracellular fluid 6.0–7.2 [19] Due to acid production in cells
(9) Serum venous 7.35 Tightly regulated
(10) Serum arterial 7.4 Tightly regulated
Potential renal acid loads (PRALs) of selected foods [20].
Food or food group PRAL mEq of: Cl + P04 + SO4 − Na − K − Ca − Mg
Dairy
Parmesan cheese 34.2
Processed cheese plain 28.7
Cheddar reduced fat 26.4
Hard cheese (average) 19.2
Fresh cheese (quark) 11.3
Cottage cheese plain 8.7
Yogurt whole milk 1.5
Ice Cream 0.8
Whole milk 0.7
Buttermilk 0.5
Eggs
Eggs yolk 23.4
Eggs white 1.1
Eggs chicken whole 8.2
Meats
Corned beef 13.2
Luncheon meat canned 10.2
Turkey 9.9
Veal 9.0
Lean beef 7.8
Frankfurters 6.7
Sugars
Sugar white −0.1
Honey −0.3
Vegetables
Cucumber −0.8
Broccoli −1.2
Tomato −3.1
Eggplant −3.4
Celery −5.2
Spinach −14.0
Fats and Oils
Butter 0.6
Margarine −0.5
Olive oil 0.0
Fruits and nuts and fruit juices
Peanuts 8.3
Walnuts 6.8
Grape juice unsweetened −1.0
Orange juice unsweetened −2.9
Apples or apple juice unsweetened −2.2
Apricots −4.8
Banana −5.5
Black currents −6.5
Raisins −21.0
Grains and grain products
Brown Rice 12.5
Rolled Oats 10.7
Spaghetti whole meal 7.3
Spaghetti white 6.5
Cornflakes 6.0
Rice white 4.6
Bread rye flower 4.1
Bread whole wheat 1.8
Legumes
Lentils green and brown 3.5
Green beans −3.1
Fish
Trout brown 10.8
Cod fillets 7.1
Beverages
Beer pale 0.9
Coca-Cola 0.4
Beer draft −0.2
Wine white −1.2
Coffee infusion −1.4
Wine red −2.4
Then we have these kind of sites: http://www.uwhealth.org/news/cancer-myth-busting/13581
Lastly, UK med link--parsing through the PH issue with a fine tooth comb.
http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk...the-hype-10-persistent-cancer-myths-debunked/
Google ‘cancer’ and you’ll be faced with millions of web pages. And the number of YouTube videos you find if you look up ‘cancer cure’ is similarly vast.
The problem is that much of the information out there is at best inaccurate, or at worst dangerously misleading. There are plenty of evidence-based, easy to understand pages about cancer, but there are just as many, if not more, pages spreading myths.
Blood is usually slightly alkaline. This is tightly regulated by the kidneys within a very narrow and perfectly healthy range. It can’t be changed for any meaningful amount of time by what you eat, and any extra acid or alkali is simply peed out in urine.
To maintain the correct balance within the body, your urine can and does change pH, depending on what you’ve eaten (explained in detail in this post). This can be seen by testing urine pH (acidity) after eating different foods and is the basis of the mistaken belief that diet can “make the body alkaline”. But that’s all you’re changing, and anyone who claims otherwise simply doesn’t understand how the body works. [Edited for clarity and extra links, KA 08/08/14]
How about cannabis effect on blood PH. There are studies showing--acidifying effect.
Cheers
