Thanks Dave. LOL BTW...One CAN'T have both at the same time. Like Tug-o-War -- gotta be on one side or the other during the game or after the game. I'm bad at analogies so that's a poor example but obviously one can't have acidic AND alkaline urine at the same time.
I've ALWAYS heard/known that acidic is better. Dana ... I take 500mg of Vitamin C -- once daily. I remember a Urologist's article in PN Magazine saying too much Vit C can cause kidney stones. BUT we know how much 'articles', 'specialists', etc DON'T KNOW too often. We are all good guinea pigs for so many MDs. :-( Beer (hops, grains etc) isn't bad unless abused. Duh. I might be away from posting for awhile so take your punches on me y'all! LOL Lori On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 2:47 PM, David O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > *Lori, > Don't beat yourself up too bad (We'll take care of that! :) ) - I have > heard that either hi or lo pH will knock the bugs down. One wouldn't want > to do both of these at the same time tho. I read about the Alka Seltzer > somewhere and also apple cider vinegar to change one's pH. Again never a > base and an acid together because of the canceling effect. I also read > about vitamin C lowering your pH so I currently do Cranberry Juice and vit > C (1000 mg). So far I've been pretty clear since I started that. I also > try killing them with alcohol every once in a while - maybe that's the > secret.? > AZDAVE > * > > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> IGNORE that home remedy I found online & shared with y'all. [*below*] >> Sorry. >> >> I was telling my husband about it last night and he said "Backing SODA???" >> I said... "Yes." He said "Backing Soda is ALKALINE!!!!" Just the complete >> opposite of what would be needed or trying to achieve! It's pretty much the >> exaxt same thing as Alka-Seltzer [just withou th the fizz]. Ya know ... >> "Alka" Seltzer. Alkaline. GEEZ. We need the opposite -- aciditic >> properties. >> >> Once again, that goes to show you that "a supposed expert" (some urologist >> in THAT article -- Kristene E. Whitmore, M.D., chief of urology and director >> of the Incontinence Center at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia) does not >> know too much or is completely incompetent as a doctor. Or failed human >> physiology or biology 101. Perhaps I can find her online and she has an >> e-mail address. >> >> I guess that for those of us who do not know much about the properties of >> a particular supplement or home remedy, etc. -- we have to be very, very >> careful of what is written down. And even if it is backed up by a supposed >> expert -- don't believe everything you read! >> >> Lori >> --------------------- >> >> ANTIBACTERIAL STRATEGIES : >> >> If a urine culture indicates that you have a UTI, your doctor will >> probably prescribe antibiotics. In addition to taking the medication, here's >> what you can do to relieve symptoms and prevent future recurrences. >> >> Fix yourself a baking soda cocktail. "At the first sign of symptoms, mix >> half a teaspoon of baking soda in an eight-ounce glass of water and drink >> it," says Kristene E. Whitmore, M.D., chief of urology and director of the >> Incontinence Center at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia. The baking soda >> raises the pH (acid-base balance) of irritating, acidic urine. This raises >> the PH in your urinary tract so the bacteria can't survive. >> >> OR 1) A mixture of 1/2 tsp baking soda in eight ounce glass of water can >> be very helpful as a UTI preventative or during the first signs of urinary >> tract infection. The presence of baking soda in your system raises the >> acid-base balance of the acidic urine. Or 1 teaspoon into a liter of water. >> >> IF you have a diagnosed, symptomatic UTI -- take the antibiotics that are >> necessary to treat the family of bacteria that is present. >> > > > > -- > AZDAVE @ DAVEOCONNELL.COM <http://daveoconnell.com/> >
