Hi Kathryn;

But does your *blood* have a low pH though? Saliva might be an indication of 
your body's regulation of acid much like urine would be. Cancer to thrive in 
an acid environment must be bathed in it via the bloodstream I would think - 
how else?  Just conjecture here. But if the pH is basically always the same, 
then how does this acidifying effect come into play?

Of course if people have cancer they may have already had damage done to 
their regulatory systems, their bodies becoming more susceptible - although 
I'm not really talking about this. I'm speaking about normal healthy people 
who are following some dietary regime in the expectation that it will 
prevent (or reduce the possibility of contracting) cancer.

A friend who had cancer last year was trying to follow an alkaline diet (I'm 
not sure how closely though) and it failed to help - he very sadly died last 
September at age 57. He refused chemo therapy until nearly the very end 
which was too late because he wanted to try alternatives.

Marilyn

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From: "Kathryn Rosenthal" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 1:14 PM
Subject: cancer and pH


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marilyn Harris" <[log in to unmask]>
> ;
>>
>> Doesn't the body tightly regulate acidity in the blood? I wonder how 
>> then,
>> if a food is acidic, could it be of danger to a person?
>>
> Yes, it is tightly regulated.  But there is a range with 7.0 as the 
> midline.
> Anything above 7.0 is alkaline and anything below is acid.  I keep pH 
> strips
> in the house and test my saliva every once in awhile, being sure that I 
> have
> not had anything to eat or drink two hours prior to testing.  My pH has
> remained slightly alkaline for several years as a result of my being 
> careful
> not to eat too many acidic foods.