pH Blood And Your HealthOne thing that is VERY important for ANYONE desiring good health is your bodys pH level.Simply put, pH is the measure of the activity of the hydrogen ion in water. Pure water has a pH close to 7. Anything below that is considered acidic. Anything above that is considered basic or alkaline.The human body should be slightly alkaline. The pH of blood, for example, should be just above 7.35 . Below this level, the body begins to have problems with acidosis. Above 7.45, the body begins to have problems in the other direction, called alkalosis, an unusual but potentially very dangerous condition.What this article is about is low blood pH, or acidosis. In laymans terms, when the pH of your body is too low, the load on your immune system is increased, and your energy levels drop. It becomes very hard for your body to fight viral and/or bacterial infections. You need to have as strong an immune system as possible in your battle with Lyme disease!The simple way to test your pH level is to go to your local pet store and get some Litmus paper. Litmus paper changes colour, depending on the pH level. When you buy the test paper (quite inexpensive), you will be able to get a colour chart for interpreting the results.Do not put the Litmus paper in your mouth!! Litmus paper contains chemicals known to be carcinogenic.First thing in the morning, before drinking ANYTHING, including water, spit into a small dish and press the Litmus paper into it. You will have to work it into the saliva, because saliva tends to be sticky and is not quickly absorbed by paper. (Dont worry; its YOUR spit! Dont let it turn you off; you need to check this for your own health!)When you are satisfied that the test is finished, record the pH level.The other test you should do first thing in the morning is a urine pH test. Urine will naturally test more acidic than saliva. Record your urine pH level, as well.When healthy, the pH of blood is 7.4, the pH of spinal fluid is 7.4, and the pH of saliva is 7.4. Thus the pH of saliva parallels the extra cellular fluidpH test of saliva represents the most consistent and most definitive physical sign of the ionic calcium deficiency syndromeThe pH of the non-deficient and healthy person is in the 7.5 (dark blue) to 7.1 (blue) slightly alkaline range. The range from 6.5 (blue-green) which is weakly acidic to 4.5 (light yellow) which is strongly acidic represents states from mildly deficient to strongly deficient, respectively. Most children are dark blue, a pH of 7.5. Over half of adults are green-yellow, a pH of 6.5 or lower, reflecting the calcium deficiency of aging and lifestyle defects. Cancer patients are usually a bright yellow, a pH of 4.5, especially when terminal.The Calcium Factor: The Scientific Secret of Health and Youth, by Robert R. Barefoot and Carl J. Reich, M.D., Gilliland Printing Inc., Arkansas City, Kansas, 1996.This also agrees withGuyton, Arthur C.Textbook of Medical Physiology,8th ed., pp. 331, 340,711.You want to be in that healthy range, but it should be no surprise if your pH is low, first of all because more than half of adults ARE low, and secondly, because when you are fighting a disease like Lyme disease, your bodys acidity increases.It is possible, easy, and inexpensive to raise your pH. Definitely look up foods that alkalanize! There are some very good websites that offer tips on what foods to consume and what foods to avoid to keep your pH up.A healthy diet should become a life long norm if you want to get healthy and stay that way.There is another, simple, safe, and inexpensive way to get your pH up where it should be in short order. It is called Alkalizing Salts or Alkalinizing Salts and is usually available at a compounding pharmacy or health food store. There are also many places you can buy them online. Shop around. They are not expensive.Do not simply start taking loads of alkalizing salts into your system. Remember that going to high is also unhealthy (and dangerous.) It is generally recommended to use no more than a quarter of a teaspoon of alkalizing salts in water per day.One way that has been suggested is to carry a water bottle with you. Fill it in the morning and add your alkalizing salts at that time. Then you can sip away at it throughout the day, rather than blasting yourself all at once.Continue to check your pH level daily for a while to determine whether you need to go up or down with the salts. Remember that you want to keep your pH close to and slightly above 7. You do not want to go above 7.5.Some health practitioners suggest keeping a supply of powdered Vitamin C on hand. If your pH gets too high for any reason, taking extra vitamin C dissolved in water is usually a quick remedy for bringing it back down.