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    The pH scale goes from 014 (with acidic substances falling below 7 and basic substances falling above 7). Normal levels for body fluid pH hover right in the middle of that range. If the body is too alkaline, it can be brought back into balance by eating foods that are more acidic.

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    The pH scale goes from 014 (with acidic substances falling below 7 and basic substances falling above 7). Normal levels for body fluid pH hover right in the middle of that range. If the body is too alkaline, it can be brought back into balance by eating foods that are more acidic.

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    The pH scale goes from 014 (with acidic substances falling below 7 and basic substances falling above 7). Normal levels for body fluid pH hover right in the middle of that range. If the body is too alkaline, it can be brought back into balance by eating foods that are more acidic.

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    10/26Research

    MedicalTopic:ABandPH

    PrimarySource:
    http://www.saragottfriedmd.com/eatingalkalinefoodshowtotestandimproveyourphlevels/

    Summary:
    SowhatyouconsumeonadailybasiswillchangethepHlevelsofyourblood,salivaandurine.
    ThepHscalegoesfrom014(withacidicsubstancesfallingbelow7andbasicsubstancesfalling
    above7).NormallevelsforbodyfluidpHhoverrightinthemiddleofthatrange.Ifthebodyis
    tooalkaline,itcanbebroughtbackintobalancebyeatingfoodsthataremoreacidic.Youcan
    testyourbodyfluids(salivaorurine)usinglitmuspaperstripspurchasedfromyourlocalhealth
    foodstore.Thecasestudyisagoodexampleofhowthebodycanchangebyourowndiets.And
    howourbodychangeintotheirownvariableofhomeostasis.

    SecondarySource:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid%E2%80%93base_homeostasis

    Summary:
    Thebody'sacidbasebalanceisnormallytightlyregulated,keepingthearterialbloodpH
    between7.38and7.42.BuffersolutionskeeppHconstantinawidevarietyofchemicalactions.
    Abuffersolutionisamixtureofaweakacidanditconjugatebaseoraweakbaseandits
    conjugateacid.ThebicarbonatebufferingsystemiskeytomaintainingoptimalpHlevelsby
    regulatingcarbondioxideconcentrationthatinshiftsacidbasechanges.Thecasestudyisagood
    exampleofhowthebodycanchangeitselftomakeittoitsownoptimalversionofitsself.

    Howdothesecasestudiesrelatetothecurrentunittopicwearestudying?

    Itisrelatedbecauseitisletsusknowhowourbodyregulatesacidsandbasestokeepahealthy
    neutralzoneinourbody.Eventhoughsomepartsofourbodyhasahighorlowacid/basezone
    inthebody.Hydrochloricacidinthestomachis23.

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