Is there a natural way to lower your ph level.
Posted by Areneli (Member # 6740) on :
Why would you do that? Everybody else thinks that pH should go higher, not lower.
Posted by prvbs31girl (Member # 7942) on :
Hey there. I am in the middle of the same struggle. I test my PH daily and in the morning am usually a 7 (which is good) and by midday I have usually fallen to a 5.4 or so. It doesn't matter what I eat- acidic, alkaline... my ph still drops.
Here's some info I acquired when researching this topic.
Acidic Foods
Corn Meat Beans Fish Fowl Most grains Coffee Plums Cranberries
Very Acidic Foods and Supplements Include Distilled water Filtered water Eggs Liver and other organ meats Gravy Broth made from bones or other animal parts Wine Yogurt Buttermilk, including buttermilk pancakes and biscuits Sour cream Most fermented foods and aged cheeses Some B vitamin supplements (or foods supplemented with B vitamins) can make your stomach more acid Hydrochloric acid supplements Digestive enzymes
Non Food Substances That Can Make Urine Acidic Probiotics - These are supplements that contain "helpful bacteria". These type of beneficial bacteria help to create an acidic environment in your digestive tract. Probiotics are often used after taking antibiotics and may help some cases of bladder infections, irritable bowel syndrome and diarrhea. My friends and family have noticed that if we take excess amounts of probiotics it may cause heart burn and/or high blood pressure. (See my related section on IBS Treatment.)
Soft water - Soft water is water that is low in minerals. This type of water tends to be more acidic. Alkaline Foods Most fruits, except as noted above Most vegetables, except as noted above Very Alkaline Foods Include
Bananas Chocolate Figs Mineral water Orange juice Potatoes Spinach Watermelon Turnip greens Dandelion Greens Please note that some foods, such as citrus fruits, have an acid pH before they are consumed and but they usually leave an alkaline residue in the body after they have been metabolized. Sorry to spell this out twice, but I get a lot of emails on this topic.
Non Food Substances That Can Make Urine Alkaline
Antibiotics - antibiotics destroy both the bad and the helpful bacteria in the intestinal tract. Some of the helpful bacteria work to create an acidic environment in the human body. When these bacteria are eliminated by antibiotics, urine may become more alkaline. I think this is one reason why women will frequently get bladder infections after taking antibiotics.
Most mineral supplements - especially calcium, potassium, iron and magnesium. Calcium and magnesium are common ingredients in antacids as they neutralize stomach acid. Some people get upset stomachs (gas, bloating, diarrhea, malabsorption) from these types of mineral supplements, especially if they suffer from hypochloridia (low stomach acid) or acloridia
Antacids - Antacids, which often contain magnesium or calcium supplements, may cause an increase in the alkalinity of the urine, which can lead to bladder infections as bacteria tend to thrive in alkaline environments.
Hard Water - Hard water is just the opposite of soft water. It is water that has a high mineral content, and as a result tends to be more alkaline.