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In
the series entitled "How You Rot & Rust"
which is in other areas of this website, we introduce
the concept of pH and its relationship to one's
health. In this series we will show you how
measuring the pH of body fluids like urine and saliva
can help you assess the body's balance.
To recap, pH is the acronym for potential hydrogen.
It is a measure of the degree of saturation of the
hydrogen ion in a substance or solution.
From a mildly technical perspective, let's look at the
molecule of water, H2O. H=Hydrogen and
O=Oxygen.
If water and water is combined we get H2O +
H2O => H3O + OH-
H3O (the hydronium ion+)
is the acid element and OH- (the hydroxyl
ion-) is the base or alkaline element. (You
may also note that the +ion is a cation and the -ion
is an anion as discussed in the section on Zeta
Potential.) In pure water these are balanced and upon
measuring with a pH meter the reading would be 7.
7 is neutral on a pH scale which goes from 0 to 14.
This scale corresponds to the hydrogen ion
concentration from 100 to 10-14
moles per liter. This is a huge range which sensitive
instruments can measure.
When the H3O and OH- are out of
balance a pH meter will detect this and the reading
will move above or below 7. Like a teeter-totter, if
one goes up the other goes down and vice versa.
In the human body a pH balancing act is continuously
going on to maintain homeostasis. When defining
measurement values of certain pH levels of human
fluids, there are no absolutes that can be written in
stone because the value that "should be
here" has to be balanced against other values
"that should be there". In essence, in
the human body things never happen in a vacuum and you
need to be ever mindful of these things as you make
your measurements. Go to pg 2.
Introduction
| pH Buffer System | pH
Range | Daily Cycles Test |
Wake-up
Test | Salivating Test | Acid
Meal Test | Alkaline Meal Test
| Moving pH | Testing
Gear
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