Date forwarded:         Fri, 13 Aug 1999 19:29:06 -0700
From:                   "Ivan Anderson" <i...@win.co.nz>
To:                     <silver-list@eskimo.com>
Subject:                Re: CS>Reams lit & info
Date sent:              Sat, 14 Aug 1999 14:22:39 +1200
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>
Interesting Ivan,
        I have learned a few things from this little chat we have had. It 
won't change much of what I do, but it will help me to understand a 
bit more how things work in the body.
        Thanks!
        Jim
 
> > > Sodium, potassium, calcium, clorine are required for cellular
> pH
> > > regulation etc. If one wished to raise blood pH sodium
> > > bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, or hydroxides would do.
> Not
> > > much point in using a salt to alter pH unless its a citrate.
> > >
> > In this case it is the bicarbonate and hydroxides that change
> the pH,
> > not the sodium or potassium, on the other hand, calcium will
> change
> > the pH to more alkaline or acid according to the kind of
> calcium they
> > take.
> > Hope this helps!
> > Jim
> 
> Yes Jim,
> 
> It is the Bicarb or Hydroxide that alters the pH, or more
> correctly its the hydroxyl ions (OH-) they contain. pH is the
> measurement of free H+ ions and the OH- ions will combine with
> these to produce water, and raise the pH.
> 
> It is just the same with calcium... It is not the calcium itself
> which alters the pH, but the elements with which it is
> compounded, ie calcium carbonate, calcium hydroxide etc. Calcium
> is an alkaline metal as are potassium and sodium, but whilst most
> calcium compounds are solid, most potassium and sodium compounds
> are water soluble.
> Also, potassium and to some extent sodium, will replace calcium
> in solid precipitations through out the body, in effect
> dissolving them and allowing their excretion, and the calcium
> ions are then free to be deposited back to where they belong.
> Which is why they are of benefit not only in supplying the body
> with the material to neutralise the by-products of metabolism,
> but do so in a manner which does not form the solid precipitates
> which are a cause of many ailments.
> 
> Regards - Ivan
> 
> 
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