Most people fall into the trap of thinking they have more time than they really have.
Anything in the environment that compromises the redox potential of the mitochondrial membrane will result in energy generation dysfunction over time, even if everything on the outside looks clean as a whistle. As that dysfunction accumulates in tissues, they get to a tipping point at which a disease manifests, which is shocking to most people. Someone seems so healthy, then cancer hits under 40 years old! Just unlucky right?
Get a ORP meter if you’d like to experiment and measure the redux potential of many things. Most marine fish stores have them. (also get a pocket pH meter as well)
Then try this…
Measure your drinking water. More than likely, probably the vast majority of the case, your water is quite oxidizing (positive ORP measurement). This is not good for you.
If you take some Ascorbic Acid (vit C) and mix it with Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda), you’ll see a reaction (carbon dioxide) and the resulting compound is now Sodium Ascorbate - an alkalized form of Vitamin C … now measure that with your ORP meter. It’ll be close to -180 (anti oxidant).
Drink that!
Now with this Knawlidge you can start to treat your drinking water with the appropriate salts, ensure it’s buffered, and it’s close to 0 or even better negative on the ORP reading.
Basilpesto, you are always a font of information, thank you!
If not good to drink water from the tap, which water is best to drink? I have to watch my sodium intake (you remember helping me with my Meniere’s). So if I can’t mix baking soda which is sodium, what do I drink? I drink water all day long, now I’m a bit concerned. How much baking soda, vitamin C & amount of water would you need to do this?
I know if you mix baking soda with some water and drink, it helps you if your having bad heartburn/reflux.
A substitute for Sodium Bicarbonate would be Potassium Bicarbonate if you're worried about your sodium intake (the results would be Potassium Ascorbate). there are many other mineral forms (e.g. magnesium ascorbate, calcium ascorbate, etc.).
You just need a little bit! - I can't remember the top of my head the amounts, but it's really small. The key is reducing the ORP levels so it's not oxidizing to your body but rather it's antioxidizing, whereby you gain electrons which helps you heal/repair.
I suggest you look into the ORP meter as well, it's well worth the money, no need to keep guessing :) I bet your son will be interested in it as well.
some additional info...
Also, it's best to look at these things holistically... in this context, water.
Water purity -- the reason why tap water is not good for you is because of the halide group of chemicals (amongst other things) added to make it safe for pipping miles away - the biggest ones are Fluorine and Chlorine. These two chems are toxic to you as-is, so you would need to neutralize them or remove them out (chlorine gas is highly toxic).
Options could be water filtration -- many options out there. Chlorine is easier to remove, Fluorine much harder (it's very small) so you do the best you can. A good way I've found is to buy a counter top water distiller and make your own distilled water, cheaper in the long run and not that hard to do. Whatever the case, the key is to remove toxic chemicals from your drinking water.
^^ this is the chemical reason why the ORP in tap water is so high, sometimes upwards of +400 mV.
Mineral equilibrium -- imo it's not good to just drink de-mineralized water (aka distilled). There is an entire school of thought on this, some are for it, some are against it. But my opinion is the focus is in the wrong place. The key is to achieve mineral equilibrium in your cells. thus you now are in the territory of salt and trace minerals. Your tap water has a bunch of minerals (and trace minerals... even sometimes heavy metals!) in it as well, it's different everywhere. e.g. 'hard water' just means it has a lot of mineral content... also differs based on location, some water has far too much calcium in it, etc.
^^ so rather than go nuts on insane filtration, I just make my own distilled water, then re-mineralized. I personally keep it simple and just use a GOOD quality sea-salt... just a little bit will do. In your case since sodium may be an issue, you could substitute with just a tad bit of Potassium Chloride.
You can use the ORP meter and pH tester (or you can buy strips) to test your urine — yes your urine.
A healthy persons urine should be in the negative ORP range … -150 and below. If it reads positive you are in a chronic state, you must act immediately fren!
pH should be in a good range ~ 6.1 to 7 … but it depends on many factors. And there are differing schools of thought on this. But it’s good to measure and keep track of how you’re trending. First morning pee.
You will never hear a doctor talk about these things … it’s a travesty.
So now with just ~$100 you now have a really good medical diagnostic device.
And you can also use the ORP meter for foot or full on bath — always get the water to read negative ORP, very therapeutic.
Most people fall into the trap of thinking they have more time than they really have.
Anything in the environment that compromises the redox potential of the mitochondrial membrane will result in energy generation dysfunction over time, even if everything on the outside looks clean as a whistle. As that dysfunction accumulates in tissues, they get to a tipping point at which a disease manifests, which is shocking to most people. Someone seems so healthy, then cancer hits under 40 years old! Just unlucky right?
‘redox potential’ Is a new term for me hops down the bunny hole
Get a ORP meter if you’d like to experiment and measure the redux potential of many things. Most marine fish stores have them. (also get a pocket pH meter as well)
Then try this…
Measure your drinking water. More than likely, probably the vast majority of the case, your water is quite oxidizing (positive ORP measurement). This is not good for you.
If you take some Ascorbic Acid (vit C) and mix it with Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda), you’ll see a reaction (carbon dioxide) and the resulting compound is now Sodium Ascorbate - an alkalized form of Vitamin C … now measure that with your ORP meter. It’ll be close to -180 (anti oxidant).
Drink that!
Now with this Knawlidge you can start to treat your drinking water with the appropriate salts, ensure it’s buffered, and it’s close to 0 or even better negative on the ORP reading.
Basilpesto, you are always a font of information, thank you!
If not good to drink water from the tap, which water is best to drink? I have to watch my sodium intake (you remember helping me with my Meniere’s). So if I can’t mix baking soda which is sodium, what do I drink? I drink water all day long, now I’m a bit concerned. How much baking soda, vitamin C & amount of water would you need to do this?
I know if you mix baking soda with some water and drink, it helps you if your having bad heartburn/reflux.
Hello fren!
A substitute for Sodium Bicarbonate would be Potassium Bicarbonate if you're worried about your sodium intake (the results would be Potassium Ascorbate). there are many other mineral forms (e.g. magnesium ascorbate, calcium ascorbate, etc.).
You just need a little bit! - I can't remember the top of my head the amounts, but it's really small. The key is reducing the ORP levels so it's not oxidizing to your body but rather it's antioxidizing, whereby you gain electrons which helps you heal/repair.
I suggest you look into the ORP meter as well, it's well worth the money, no need to keep guessing :) I bet your son will be interested in it as well.
some additional info...
Also, it's best to look at these things holistically... in this context, water.
Water purity -- the reason why tap water is not good for you is because of the halide group of chemicals (amongst other things) added to make it safe for pipping miles away - the biggest ones are Fluorine and Chlorine. These two chems are toxic to you as-is, so you would need to neutralize them or remove them out (chlorine gas is highly toxic).
Options could be water filtration -- many options out there. Chlorine is easier to remove, Fluorine much harder (it's very small) so you do the best you can. A good way I've found is to buy a counter top water distiller and make your own distilled water, cheaper in the long run and not that hard to do. Whatever the case, the key is to remove toxic chemicals from your drinking water.
^^ this is the chemical reason why the ORP in tap water is so high, sometimes upwards of +400 mV.
Mineral equilibrium -- imo it's not good to just drink de-mineralized water (aka distilled). There is an entire school of thought on this, some are for it, some are against it. But my opinion is the focus is in the wrong place. The key is to achieve mineral equilibrium in your cells. thus you now are in the territory of salt and trace minerals. Your tap water has a bunch of minerals (and trace minerals... even sometimes heavy metals!) in it as well, it's different everywhere. e.g. 'hard water' just means it has a lot of mineral content... also differs based on location, some water has far too much calcium in it, etc.
^^ so rather than go nuts on insane filtration, I just make my own distilled water, then re-mineralized. I personally keep it simple and just use a GOOD quality sea-salt... just a little bit will do. In your case since sodium may be an issue, you could substitute with just a tad bit of Potassium Chloride.
And just focus on what you can do :)
Ooo even more new info. I like meters
Gratitude
scurries off to get a tester
You can use the ORP meter and pH tester (or you can buy strips) to test your urine — yes your urine.
A healthy persons urine should be in the negative ORP range … -150 and below. If it reads positive you are in a chronic state, you must act immediately fren!
pH should be in a good range ~ 6.1 to 7 … but it depends on many factors. And there are differing schools of thought on this. But it’s good to measure and keep track of how you’re trending. First morning pee.
You will never hear a doctor talk about these things … it’s a travesty.
So now with just ~$100 you now have a really good medical diagnostic device.
And you can also use the ORP meter for foot or full on bath — always get the water to read negative ORP, very therapeutic.
A lotta hoppin & scurryin goin on there. I got a carrot 🥕 on a stick?! C’mere Mr Bunny...(yummy).