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 Forwarded by: silver-list@eskimo.com Send reply to: silver-list@eskimo.com
> 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 > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net> > > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>