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| best, but you can do this whenever you have gone for at least two hours without eating, or just after the saliva test. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into a small amount of water, hold it in your mouth for as long as possible and swallow. Wait 60 seconds, then check your saliva's pH. Test again every 60 seconds for five minutes, for a total of six tests. If the pH consistently tests 8.0 or higher (very alkaline), it indicates good alkaline reserves, a reflection of overall good health. Readings between 7 and 8 show positive results, but Anderson suggests a third test (see below) before embarking on anything but the lightest of herbal cleanses. If your results are outside this range, fasting or serious cleansing programs should be postponed. |
| The third pH test examines urine. Because urine pH levels change daily, eating acid-forming foods for one day should acidify the next day's urine. However, in those who have mineral deficiencies, acid-forming foods create ammonia, making the urine alkaline. Take this test first thing in the morning after a day of eating "forbidden" foods, such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs, bread, pastry, fried food, canned food, etc. |
| A urine pH of 6.8 or above after a day on this acidifying diet suggests that the body has few or no alkaline minerals to draw upon. If this is your result, avoid strenuous exercise and focus on building the body's alkaline reserves by slowly increasing alkaline-forming foods (fresh, raw fruits and vegetables) and decreasing acid-forming foods. Anderson recommends doing this gradually unless you have a life-threatening illness, in which case time is of the essence and you should be under the care of an experi- |
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