pH Testing

Today we'll talk a little about how to detect for acidification in your body. It's important to know where your pH stands so that you can get an idea of how you need to proceed.

pH is a measure of acidity and alkalinity. The pH scale goes from 0 to 14. At pH 7, the half way point, there is a balance between acidity and alkalinity.

The "p" comes from the word power or potential. The "H" is the symbol for the element of hydrogen. Together, the term pH means "Potential of hydrogen".
The pH Scale

The pH scale is logarithmic. So, for example, urinary pH of 6 is 10 times more acidic than 7. This imbalance is relatively easy to correct.

On the other hand, urinary pH of 5 is quite a different story. While it may appear that 5 is only "One point less" than a reading of 6, in actuality it is 100 times more acidic than 7.

To maintain good health the body is constantly seeking to get rid of the excess acids that irritate the tissues and deplete them of minerals.

One of the principal systems it uses for this purpose is the renal system (kidneys). The normal rate of acid excretion through the kidneys gives urine a pH that falls between 7.0 and 7.5.

By testing the degree of acidity of the urine, you can determine whether your body is eliminating a normal quantity of acids. If the acid excretion rate is higher than normal, the urinary pH will be more acidic.

This low urinary pH is also an indication that the body is saturated and therefore in an acid state. Another indicator of the overall pH balance in your body is the pH of your saliva.

When your body has the mineral reserves that it should, the abundance of minerals will show up in a saliva ph test as a pH reading of 7.0 to 7.50.

A low saliva pH reading indicates that the mineral reserves in your body are low, and are being used to buffer acids elsewhere in the body.

There is a strong correlation between the pH of the body's internal environment and that of the urine and saliva: urine and saliva become acidic when the body's internal environment becomes acidic.