[email protected] wrote: > If the acid were then ingested, what does it do to the pH level of the > body. > Aren't there certain pH levels that are healthy to maintain, and would > this > disrupt the long term pH level, or is it thought to correct body pH > levels?
Hydrocholric acid is what is termed an organic acid in the nutrician field (but not in the chemistry field). Organic acids do NOT effect the ph of the body, since the body can easily change them between acid salt and alkaline with either potassium or sodium. Ie, it is easily nutralized with sodium to become table salt. > As for muriatic acid, we have used is several times to strip the old > varnish > from furniture. After seeing what it does to old varnish, I don't > think I > could ever feel comfortable getting it close to food. Maybe there are > many > kinds of muriatic acid? > Muratic acid is an impure form of HCL which is what the stomach uses to digest food. > > Regarding other acids, Grandma used to mix (apple cider) vinegar and > honey > and take several tablespoons daily, as a folk remedy for arthritis. > She did > it for years, and was active into her 90's. > Apple cider is acid, but it becomes alkaline in the body. That helps maintain the proper ph of the blood, and proper calcium distribution. You have to look at the ash acidity, not what it is when you eat it. > Hubby use CS for brushing the teeth sometimes, and we generally use CS > as a > gargle and for cleaning the tongue. He thinks it makes a great > difference > with breath. We quit using commercial tooth paste due to the fluoride > it > contained. Sometimes use baking soda and water. Anyone know how much floride is in tooth paste? I always assumed that since you spit it out, there would be virtually none entering the body, but of course that would depend on the original amount in the toothpaste. Marshall
