WHOOPS..that was a typo on my part. I meant phosphoric acid..thanks for catching that, Marshall!. I was in a rush to get out the door and pick up my daughter when I was typing the email . :-) Hate them brain freezes! :o0
Kathie the blushing > Kathie Jones wrote: > > > I suppose, any variance from a standard range of normal is what the > > bacterium that are often the culprits for urinary tract infections are fond > > of. Other bacteria may well favor a more acidic environment that what is * > > normal * and decreasing acid levels would discourage their staying. > > Too much acid in *some* people, over a period of many weeks or months, is > > linked to kidney stones. BUT...often there is something else going on that > > is encouraging this * i.e. consumption of too much soda *high carbonic acid > > levels*, > > I would like to point out that carbonic acid, or carbonation is simply carbon > dioxide. We breathe it out with every breath. The body uses CO2 as part of its > mechanism for regulating blood pH. It has no problem dealing with excessive CO2 > as long as you are breathing normally. However many sodas, such as cola, > contain phosphoric acid. This is an inorganic acid, instead of an organic acid > like carbonic acid is, and can totally wreck havoc on your blood ph. Since the > body cannot quickly throw it off like CO2, it must neutralize it with an > inorganic mineral, the mineral of choice is calcium, which it removes from the > bones. This is the real problem with most sodas. > > Marshall -- 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]>
