OK Ivan, thanks for the insight! I have a better understanding now...
Rob in memphis
From: "Ivan Anderson" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CS>Speaking of Soft Drinks Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:20:43 +1200 ----- Original Message ----- From: "rob gr" <[email protected]> > While I agree that cokes and soft drinks are bad news for the body. And I > avoid them like the plague. In all fairness, doesn't the body regulate the > pH of the Blood? > > Rob > in memphis That is so, Rob. And while the pH of the blood and fluids is nowhere near acid enough to dissolve bone or anything else, no matter how much soft drink is consumed, it is this very regulation that causes the many health problems associated with high acidic intake. In order to maintain the slightly alkaline blood pH of ~7.4 the body needs to somehow neutralise those acids that are in solution. It dose so by reacting the acid with some element or compound which when combined form a neutral compound. This is often achieved by the use of calcium ions which it will pull from bone matrix, which in the long term results in osteoporosis etc. Unfortunately, these now neutral compounds are generally insoluble, and precipitate from the blood and fluids to form plaques, spurs and stones, the double whammy effect. If the blood contains good amounts of sodium and potassium, these will bind to the acid content of the fluids and even displace calcium from plaques etc., and because sodium and potassium compound are generally soluble they are able to be transported to the kidneys and liver and excreted. Hope this helps clear confusion :-) 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: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
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