Re: Candida

 I agree that saliva ph is not a good indicator of blood ph. From what I know, the blood ph can't vary too much from 7.4, otherwise you die immediately.

Right, this is why the body has so many redundant systems to maintain its pH. That is also why all this hype about the lymphatic system being too acidic, and acidity causing disease, etc, is really bogus.

The answer to that is simple. When we sleep saliva production shuts down. Saliva helps to alkalinize the mouth and wash away acid forming bacteria in the mouth. So when we sleep the bacteria levels go up, also resulting in "morning breath", causing a lower (acidic) pH in the mouth. As we wake up and become more active saliva helps to wash away some of the bacteria and brings the pH of the mouth back up.