I got a free sample of a mineral supplement which helps the acid-base balance.
The sample also included a few urine PH measuring sticks. According to the instructions
the PH level of the urine is most acidic in the morning and then should go up during the day
so there should be a curve where it goes from acidic to more alkaline.
But in my case the urine PH stays at 5.6 (maybe even lower cause the lowest the stick measures
is 5.6) during the whole day!
I'm pretty alarmed now cause I often heard that being too acidic causes all kinds of diseases!
I also drink a lot of coffee and wine in the evening and also have much stress.
I also have many health issues which usually doctors can't help me with (chronic joint pains, feeling
overall pretty miserable, being tired, low energy, depression, lipomatosis, chronic eczemas, hair issues).
Now I wonder what if being too acidic plays a role in some of my symptoms?
However I don't really know what to do now. I looked into various supplements like powders and pills
which are meant to correct the acid-base balance and all of them contain huge doses of calcium citrate
and some of them also contain huge doses of potassium.
From what I heard calcium isn't healthy and is linked to arteriosclerosis which is why I'm hesitant to take
a supplement which contains 300mg or more of calcium per day.
And taking huge doses of potassium also seems to carry some risks. One website of a company which
sells these mineral powders also contained a warning that when you have certain conditions you must not
take potassium.
I don't know what to do now.
I wish I could just go to my GP and tell him that I think I'm too acidic and then ask him what to do.
But if I did that I'm sure he'd just tell me to forget about it. I also went to him after finding out that I
have elevated nitrosative stress (which I had measured by labratory) and he didn't know what this is
and told me to forget about it.
