> > From JAMES: > > > Hello Nena, > > > > > > Will adding enough Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate to distilled water to get the > > > PPM to about 4.5 offset the acidity? > > > > > > Very briefly, what harm does the acidic water do? > > > > > > Thank you in advance, > > > > > > JOH
>From NENAH: > > Hi James. > > I am not familiar with Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate and its effect on pH. >From MARSHALL: > You may know it by an alternative name of Bicarbonate of Soda, or baking soda. > > Marshall Ah yes! Thank you Marshall. I'm glad you two posted this, because recently someone kindly wrote to me off-list suggesting that I add baking soda to the DW before making the Colloidal Silver -- which I did last night, and was going to report. The DW initially had a pH of 5.0 . After I added 1/2 heaping teaspoon to just under one gallon, the pH rose to a little over 8.0 . After I made the CS (for only about 30 minutes, less time than usual), I tasted the batch. It didn't seem "metallic" enough for me, so after a few hours I made it stronger. The batch now tastes both "metallic" AND as though there's baking soda in it. This ordinarily would not concern me, but when I put the silver wires into the fluid for the second time, after a short while I saw a "smoky" haze coming off the wires. I figured there was too much conductivity in the water on account of the baking soda, so turned off the unit. The possibility of larger-than-ionic particles, and a corresponding graying of skin, is what I wanted to avoid, which was why I waited nearly three weeks to do this experiment. I feel secure in my ability as a cook; I'm less confident when it comes to making CS! Next time I'll use less baking soda. In the meantime...how do I know that this current CS batch is good (meaning safe), without buying all sorts of meters etc.? Thanks much. Always learning, Nenah Nenah Sylver, Ph.D. Products, services, and information about health Author (under the name "Nina Silver") of *The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing* Order the book and read excerpts at http://www.nenahsylver.com/ -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
