Re: Potassium Bicarbonate added to water - what do you think?

Hi Hveragerthi - thanks for your reply. I tried to respond to this message a few days ago - but my post was somehow deleted before I had even finished writing it. This really took the wind out of my sails - because my mental-energy is extremely limited and it's discouraging to see it go to waste (yes, even writing a post can be difficult and tiresome for me). But anyway - let's try this again.

O.k. - reducing my stomach acid is definitely something I'm not interested in. But at the same time - my body seems to get in such states that call for quick and "easy" alkalization. So sometimes, I feel in a bit of a bind. Would putting a little potassium chloride in water be better? Maybe potassium chloride has alkalizing effects without being as harsh on stomach acidity as potassium carbonate? I had considered potassium chloride before - but I figured since I get so much chloride in my diet as it is (in the form of sodium chloride) - that using potassium carbonate would be more "balancing".

Going by your reasoning, is it also dangerous to take calcium/magnesium supplements with major meals? I try to fit in cal/mag supplements (approx. 500mg calcium twice per day - for total of approx. 1000mg calcium) in my daily regimen - and, for the few years I've been doing this, I've noticed that these supplements sometimes give me bloating and gas. It's gotten to the point where I've started taking these cal/mag supplements *between* my major meals - instead of *with* major meals - because I thought that taking it *with* meals was reducing my stomach acidity and making digestion difficult.

(As far as the type of cal/mag supplements I take...I've been using the amino acid chelate form of these minerals - because I read somewhere that this is among the best-absorbed forms of these minerals.)

The suggestion to breathe deeper is an intriguing one. I've recently caught wind (no pun intended) that deep breathing is alkalizing - and since I've been trying to do Yoga for the past few months...I get plenty of deep breathing in (I also get aerobic exercise - although some of the possibly alkalizing effect of this activity may be negated by whatever lactic acid I produce.). I'm concerned that the Yoga isn't helping me alkalize as much as it should. I've been dealing with some joint and back stiffness that Yoga hasn't improved much (isn't joint stiffness a sign of excess acidity? I've noticed that this joint stiffness gets worse the more acidic I become.) It's like my body just gravitates toward being acidic.

Are the alkalizing effects of deep breathing sustained over a long period of time -- or do the alkaliing benefits disappear soon after you stop breathing deeply?

And in what way is deep breathing alkalizing - is it because of the increased oxygen that is infused in your system? If so, I'm wondering if part of the reason for my acidity issues is a (relative) deficiency of progesterone. For years, I've been dealing with symptoms of a hormonal imbalance that I've recently found out could involve a (relative) deficiency of progesterone - and progesterone is a hormone that is responsible for "oxygenizing" your tissues (at least it is for women). So I've been wondering if increasing my progesterone would improve my acidity problems at a root level (treating the cause of the problem, instead of dealing with the symptoms).

Sorry for all of the questions - I'm just trying to sort things out - and you seem like a knowledgable person who I can "lob" these questions to. :)


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