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Sodium Carbonate
Posted by Alain (Ottawa, Canada) on 06/12/2008
First: Great Site-Really great Site, there may be still some hopes for the human race after all.
I live in Ottawa and I am trying to find Sodium Carbonate (a.k.a washing soda). I found two products at Wal...t, but ...
The first one is Arm & Hammer SoClean Super Washing Soda (UPC_CODE:6533300330). The box did not list any ingredients. So I emailed the company in both Canada and USA in order to know if it was 100% pure Sodium Carbonate. The US company replied the next day (no answer yet from the Canadian Company). Here is an excerpt from the answer:"This product is made from 100% Sodium Carbonate. However, the Canadian formulation has a fragrance added." Well ... we sure do not have the same understanding of 100%. I hoped it may help others to know.
My question: I don't think it is safe to use that product in the carbicarb formula? or is it? Anyone has an opinion?
The second product is a pool product called pH up (a kind of Wal...t noname product) which only says that "this product contains sodium carbonate", That's all there is as far as ingredients are concerned. I noticed that it, however, does not say "contains only sodium bicarbonate". Well, it does not say "contains only sodium carbonate". But my guess is, because it is for swimming pools, there is no need to add other garbage and therefore is probably "cleaner" than the "SoClean" product. Am I right? Anybody with an opinion?
So, my third question is: Does any of EC Canadian readers know how to obtain 100% pure Sodium Carbonate? I do not mind if it is only available online.
Again EC your a great site.
PS:One suggestion. I think it would be great if, beside an item in a list of remedies, you would indicate the yeas count, so it would make it easy to find the most popular remedy for a particular ailment.
Borax
Posted by Jo Ana (Tucson, AZ) on 06/06/2008
I just checked on the Mountain Herb website and the end of the detailed description of their borax product is that it should NOT be consumed for any reason. Their product is used for cosmetic purposes so it's much purer than commerical borax. A rep from Mountain Herbs is checking now to make sure that there is no aluminum in their baking soda and will get back to me. I will update Earthclinic.
Onion Extract
Posted by Linda (Harrison, Arkansas) on 03/27/2008
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I found onion liquid juice in the local grocery store, in the spice and extract section, it would save alot of time and tears. and yes it is working!!
Mineral Water
Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) 392 posts
Some mineral waters is high on calcium. I prefer ones with more magnesium and less calcium. So to correct them just add magnesium chloride to it. One flake will do. The calcium from both the milk AND the water (with high calcium) is responsible for your sagging skin. You need plenty of vitamin c, b and magnesium and citrates for improved skin.
If you are low on budget, then drink tap water, but you MUST ADD sodium thiosulfate and borax to your drinking water. Since now they add chlorine and fluoride, which is well known to stunt plant growth and cause sickness in a lot of people.
Mineral Water
Posted by Adele (USA)
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What is the best mineral water? The Super Market has Perrier, Evian, Fugi this one has a high pH of 7.5 is this to much? Also one from Germany, Italy. It seemed after I started to drink mineral water last month that my skin on my jaw looked saggy
pH Meters
Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) 392 posts
All you need is ORP and pH is sufficient to get RH2. The approximate formula I used to calculate RH2 is:
RH2 = ((ORP 200)/30) (2*PH))
You must note that I have my own optimum pH and basic pH value, and hence my RH2 values are different from other biological terrain people as the figures tend to be lower in general. You won't easily find meters with rH, ORP, and pH. If you do it would be too expensive.
For example, an acceptable ORP for me is about -100 millivolts, and pH is at least about 7. So if formulas were plugged in an ideal (Ted's value) is 17.33. However, other values used by other biological terrain are higher than mine. This is on the basis of people recovery from a sickness, if the value weren't close to that recovery from illness is not so quick, which is how I found this to actually be a minimum value to at least achieve a pH of 7, and an ORP of at least -100 millivolts.
However my ideal pH value is 7.35, but in practice, getting the basic pH 7.00 would be sufficient. Since the formulas to attain pH of 7 is a lot easier than a formula to achieve 7.35, which is a state where the urine pH is equal to the blood pH, causing the minimum stress to the kidneys where an equilbrium of pH exists between the kidneys and the blood.
In event of sickness, technically it is possible to get higher values of pH still, but whichever the case attaining a close value of pH of 7, are usually sufficient for most cases, which can mean a pH between 6.5 to 7.0 for me is an minimum acceptable range.
pH Meters
Posted by Anonymous (USA)
HI DO YOU SELL PH/ORP METER THAT GIVE YOU THE RH2 READING OR IF YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY ONE? THANKS
pH Meters
Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) 392 posts
I am not particular on any model number. Get anyone that you can conveniently use. Most pH meters with display of two decimal points are o.k. (x.xx). The one thing you have to look is that you will be measuring both your saliva sample and urine sample conveniently.
pH Meters
Posted by Adele (USA) on 08/12/2006
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pH Meters
Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) 392 posts
Hanna pH pocket meters are usually the standard in the U.S. Usually the costs is not over $100
pH Meters
Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) on 08/14/2006 392 posts
Most tests like these need to be verified with a pH meter as the quality of turmeric varies as well as the pH values. Rubbing alcohol had additives and that is not stable on pH scales either. A 100% alcohol would give better readings, but not easy to find. However, you can monitor changes in your body's pH. But to conclude whether your body is alkaline or acid is a bit harder with this method. You have to decide yourself on this.
pH Meters
Posted by Anonymous (USA)
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Source:
http://www.euroamericanhealth.com/test.html"Simple pH Indicator Solution: A simple way to prepare a pH indicator, instead of using pH strips, is to use the spice, Turmeric. Turmeric is a yellow powder but in a basic solution it turns a ruby red color. Actually, it turns color right at a pH of 6.8. the pH that the urine and saliva should be, most of the time.
To prepare this pH indicator solution you just add a teaspoon of Turmeric to a pint of rubbing alcohol. Shake it up and let it settle.
To use it pour some of the yellow, alcohol/Turmeric solution into a test tube or similar container. A small drinking glass will do. Add a few drops of urine or saliva and if it turns red it means that whatever was added had a pH greater than 6.8, that it was alkaline. If it stays yellow the pH is acid, less than 6.8, need more fruits and vegetables. If your urine is acid you need Base Powder. You take enough Base Powder so that the Turmeric solution stays red most of the time. After awhile it will stay red all by itself and then you will know what it means to be in pH balance. You will simply just feel good.
Fulvic Acid
Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) 392 posts
Dear Darrel: Based on customer feedback through my private email, buy only those product clearly labeled with the words "fulvic acid". The link you are providing won't work well.
Fulvic Acid
Posted by Darrel (Toronto) on 09/20/2006
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Fulvic Acid
Posted by Meth (USA)
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Hello Ted: I am so glad that you checked out the ingredients as listed on NOW Foods website because for some reason they include more compounds than the list on the iHerb.com website (
www.iherb.com/store/ProductDetails.aspx?c=Herbs&pid=NOW-01406) where I purchase my supplies. This may be a recent revision of the formulation or perhaps their idea of "new and improved!" Lucky for us, however, the listed ingredients for the regular flavor (no flavor) product at the NOW Foods website (
www.nowfoods.com/index.php?action=itemdetail&item_id=3345) does not include these other less than desirable compounds, and thus that is the one I am going to order. It seems that at last with your gracious and generous help we have found something acceptable and reasonably priced right here in the good old U.S.A. Thanks again for all the generous help, and I hope that Earth Clinic would post this information for others to benefit from as well. Have a great week
Fulvic Acid
Posted by Meth (Los Angeles)
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I just received a prompt response from NOW Foods about the fulvic acid content of their colloidal mineral products. Based on what you already told us, I think they mean that 50 to 74% by DRY weight is fulvic acid, which should fit within your specs!! They have no numbers on humic acid content, but probably the balance is humic acid. Interestingly, this product costs only one-third of the Vital Earth fulvic mineral complex you reviewed the other day. What are your thoughts?
Sodium Thiosulphate
Posted by Adele (USA) on 08/11/2006
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I found the sodium thiosulfate at the pet shop 4 oz. $4.99
Disodium EDTA
Posted by Ted (Bangkok , Thailand) 392 posts
Disodium EDTA is a chelating substance which removes free heavy metals from the source, such as drinking water for example. Assuming I am tested positive for free heavy metal in my urine, then adding 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of Disodium EDTA to one liter of water will cause my urine to be free of the heavy metals. One exception to the EDTA is that it only chelates the free heavy metals. I will drink this one liter of water over the course of a day. If I drink more than one liter, I will add EDTA also to the second liter of water, for example.
However, oil pulling is also great for removing heavy metals from your body too, such that I sometimes refer this as oil chelation. However, most bacteria, mycoplasma and heavy metals tend to be oil soluble organisms making oil pulling one way to reduce the problem.
Most food processors should have disodium EDTA as a food preservative so you might obtain it from that source, but different countries are subjected to different controls. Most difficult for me, to obtain any chemicals, appears to be the UK. I do not know why. perhaps restrictions in the sale of chemicals.
Once you are cured, maintenance dose of 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonates are needed, which can be distributed to two doses at 1/4 teaspoon in the morning and 1/4 teaspoon before bedtime. However it is becoming increasingly evident that certain people do need this again around 11.00 a.m. as a preventive of certain symptoms from appearing, which often occurs around 12.00 p.m. to about 4.00 p.m., when the body is most stressed.
Disodium EDTA
Posted by Diane (Nottingham, England) on 10/21/2006
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Thank you for Ted's comments. I have now moved to Nottingham and have found an holistic practitioner who agrees with a lot of info from your site. I have taken Ted's remedies on board and am feeling a lot better. I am not sure where to get the disodium though as i am not sure what it is. I am on the zinc and B vitamins etc though. I am still oil pulling and have found that my face is a lot smoother. The hydrogen peroxide must be working along with the other remedies but I'm not sure which is the best method, inhalation or drinking. Can Ted help me on this, also how much do I need for prevention once I have been cured. The ACV and Bicarb seem to be giving me more energy also so all in all things are looking up! Thank you
Decolorized Iodine
Posted by Tamara (Houston, TX) on 03/25/2007
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I had a lot of trouble finding decolorized iodine also, but I found it online. Try searching 'iodo blanco'! Good luck all!
Multiple Products
Posted by Charles (Oceanside, CA) on 03/31/2007
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You can purchase the following items:
Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) from Walmart if it is bottled and comes from Aaron Industries, Inc (www.aaronindustriesinc.com), corporate Headquarters in Clinton, SC 29325. Phone: 800-525-2558. Only purified water is added to the hydrogen peroxide. One quart sells in Walmart for $0.94.
Potassium Bicarbonate, pure and kosher, one pound for $9.90 plus postage. Packaged by Green Sense, located in Garland, TX 75041. Phone: 800-864-4445. www.GreenSense.net.
pH test strips (80 count) can be purchased ($8.99 post paid) at www.snyderhealth.com. Click on The Alkaline Shop (right side), then click on pH Test Strips (on the left). These are better than paper, give readings in .25 increments.
Magnesium Chloride
Posted by Tom (Midland, Texas) on 06/09/2007
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Source of Magnesium Chloride: You can get natural Nigari which is mainly Magnesium Chloride plus trace minerals. It is what is left after the Sodium Chloride is removed from sea water. Used a coagulant for making Tofu. You can order it from GEM Cultures (
www.gemcultures.com ) cost is $8.00 for 12 oz. or $21.50 for 4 lbs postpaid. This is a very small business so please consider this fact when ordering. They only accept money Orders and Checks mailed to them by snail mail.
