Making yourself too alkaline

[veryscared]

I accidentally made myself very alkaline one day. I was fasting and not eating much but a salad etc. I was drinking a lot of water with fresh lemon or lime squeezed in. I took some baking soda, thinking that if salt is working on the outside I would try more of it on the inside. I was feeling much better that day until the end of the day. I have ph test strips and check myself several times a day to see how I am doing at staying near 7. Anyway, at the end of the day I was now very alkaline which is a first for me! VERY alkaline, I turned white as a ghost and had one of the worst headaches ever, BUT I noticed that my M. symptoms were very very little!

So, I am putting this out there for feedback........what do you all think about possibly being able to kill "it" off by making body not only ph balanced but actually very alkaline.

I watched this youtube video that was posted on an M. sufferers blog site and it was about how "bugs" meaning bacteria etc etc. all thrive in acidic environment and that many diseases could be helped by simpy ph balancing the body. It was about cleaning up the "swimming pool" equating our bodies which are mostly water to a "swimming pool" .....anyway it really made sense and what prompted me to make further advancements in my diet which was already pretty healthy.....not a lot of junk food etc.

Anyway, I'm thinking that going way to the other end of the scale may actually kill these "buggers" whatever they are. It made me sick too, but if for short stints I can kill some of them then maybe my immune system would have a fighting chance against them.

Thanks,
VS/Salty

[annesco]

The condition you're talking about is called "alkalosis", and can be quite dangerous. My guess is that one would have to maintain this status for a period of time, and not just a day, which could lead to further complications.

Alkalosis - PubMed Health

What Are The Dangers Of High Or Low Ph Levels? | LIVESTRONG.COM

I was on a very alkaline diet for three months to battle this disease as a result of similar reasoning --- completely vegan, almost all green veggies, etc. I lost a quarter of my bodyweight and am now having a very hard time regaining even 5 lbs. While I do think it was helpful overall, I also believe that I may have done some long-term harm to my metabolism or something, and I am not cured.

I think that striving for a slightly higher Ph would be beneficial, but that going too far in the extreme is potentially harmful.

Since I have been eating a much broader diet, although still aiming for alkaline foods, I am actually feeling much better and stronger, and my symptoms have improved since those early days.

Originally Posted by veryscared

I accidentally made myself very alkaline one day. I was fasting and not eating much but a salad etc. I was drinking a lot of water with fresh lemon or lime squeezed in. I took some baking soda, thinking that if salt is working on the outside I would try more of it on the inside. I was feeling much better that day until the end of the day. I have ph test strips and check myself several times a day to see how I am doing at staying near 7. Anyway, at the end of the day I was now very alkaline which is a first for me! VERY alkaline, I turned white as a ghost and had one of the worst headaches ever, BUT I noticed that my M. symptoms were very very little!

So, I am putting this out there for feedback........what do you all think about possibly being able to kill "it" off by making body not only ph balanced but actually very alkaline.

I watched this youtube video that was posted on an M. sufferers blog site and it was about how "bugs" meaning bacteria etc etc. all thrive in acidic environment and that many diseases could be helped by simpy ph balancing the body. It was about cleaning up the "swimming pool" equating our bodies which are mostly water to a "swimming pool" .....anyway it really made sense and what prompted me to make further advancements in my diet which was already pretty healthy.....not a lot of junk food etc.

Anyway, I'm thinking that going way to the other end of the scale may actually kill these "buggers" whatever they are. It made me sick too, but if for short stints I can kill some of them then maybe my immune system would have a fighting chance against them.

Thanks,
VS/Salty

[veryscared]

Thanks, at least I know I am not the only one who has had this "idea"....even though as you say it may do more harm. Just desperate to have it go away, as I am sure I am not alone in that statement.

[csidegalNH]

Originally Posted by veryscared

I watched this youtube video that was posted on an M. sufferers blog site and it was about how "bugs" meaning bacteria etc etc. all thrive in acidic environment and that many diseases could be helped by simpy ph balancing the body. It was about cleaning up the "swimming pool" equating our bodies which are mostly water to a "swimming pool" .....anyway it really made sense and what prompted me to make further advancements in my diet which was already pretty healthy.....not a lot of junk food etc. VS/Salty

It is a fact that there organisms/bacteria that also thrive in an alkaline environmentand/or high heat, too. If you would like to learn more about the bacteria. Here is a link that will help and do a google search on "alkaline loving bacteria" its is an interesting subject to read about.

http://www.umsl.edu/~microbes/introd...tobacteria.pdf

[veryscared]

thanks for info. on both of my threads!

[neoneoneocortex]

Originally Posted by veryscared

I accidentally made myself very alkaline one day....
Thanks,
VS/Salty

Very good point. It should be made more often on all alt health boards. I've seen people do some wacky things, take turpentine internally, etc., but overdoing something saner, too much of a good thing, is likely very common.