Essentially no effect.  The only long term effect I can think of would be a
slight etching of the teeth, which would be almost none.  The CO2 will get
breathed out as soon as it hits the blood stream.

Marshall

James Holmes wrote:

> Hi Marshall,
>
> What is your understanding of the effect of drinking acidic distilled water?
>
> JOH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 8:41 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: CS>Ph of Distilled water?
>
> Because of the nature of the acids.  The vinegar and juices have light
> metals in them, like potassium, calcium and so forth that alkalinize. That
> acidic portion is an organic acid, and breaks down into water and carbon
> dioxide, so it has no effect on the body's balance.
>
> The acid in DW or CS would be carbonic acid, which also breaks down into
> water and carbon dioxide, leaving water or water and silver behind.  There
> is no other solute to cause alkalization.
>
> You have to look at only the inorganic acids and bases to determine what the
> effect will be on the body.
>
> Marshall
>
> Nenah Sylver wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "sol" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 3:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: CS>Ph of Distilled water?
> >
> > Nenah,
> >   Couple questions re acidic DW and CS: I often read that apple cider
> > vinegar and acidic juices such as lemon juice, when ingested, actually
> > have an alkalinizing effect in the body.........so why doesn't acidic
> > DW and CS do the same? TIA,
> > paula
> > ==========
> > Good question, Paula. Certain liquids that register "acid" on pH paper
> have
> > ingredients in them OTHER THAN the hydrogen and oxygen (which combined
> form
> > water) that turns to alkaline ash in the body.
> >
> > I don't know if this is true for CS or not. No one has ever done a
> > test on this as far as I know.
> >
> > As for distilled water: it appears that DW acidifies the body. But
> > there's a lot more to it than that. Why don't you read the excerpt on
> > my website, it's free.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Nenah
> >
> > Nenah Sylver, Ph.D.
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> > *The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing*
> > Order the book and read excerpts at http://www.nenahsylver.com/
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