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| WHERE TO FIND PRODUCTS IN THAILAND? |
| WHERE TO BUY POTASSIUM BICARBONATE IN THE UK? |
| EDTA: WHICH IS BEST? |
| OH AND ORP METERS |
| CONDUCTIVITY METER |
WHERE TO FIND PRODUCTS IN THAILAND?
04/05/2009: Janet from Chiang Mai, Thailand writes: "I am looking for products to use Linus Paulings remedy for high blood pressure. I am finding it difficult to get baking soda (stores seem to sell out immediately upon restocking) Need powdered vitamin C and powdered Lysine.
I am also interested in some of your products, but need to know if the containers are one month supply. We are retired and on limited funds. Any help you can give will be appreciated. Don't want to take medication any longer than I have to.
I looked at the website, most of the remedies are out of our ability to purchase at this time."
04/05/2009: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "I currently don't sell baking soda, but it is a ubiquitous item in Bangkok and you maybe able to get them in shopping centers soon. It's usually found in Central Department Stores in Chiangmai in the supermarket area on aisles where they sell baking products. Lysine in tablet form sold in Bangkok can be powdered or chew. A vitamin C sold by a Thai brand maybe contacted on the back of the labels -they usually have the name of the company and their telephone numbers, where you can purchased in bulk quantities cheaply.
Ted"
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WHERE TO BUY POTASSIUM BICARBONATE IN THE UK?
07/02/2008: Temin from London, UK writes: "Does anyone know where I can buy potassium bicarbonate in the UK, in order to make Ted's sodium bicarbonate/potassium bicarbonate/citric acid combo? Thanks."
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EDTA: WHICH IS BEST?
12/13/2007: G writes: "I found a source for EDTA. my question is they sell edta na2, edta na3, and edta na4. which one do you recommend to purchase? and how much to take per day, dissolved or capsulized"
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "G: The common EDTA used in foods additive in general and hence can be used as a supplement is the disodium EDTA, or Na2 as you mentioned. About 250 mg is dissolved in a one liter of water. Some Baking soda can be added to neutralize the acid taste. Bread companies do this all the time. The reason why it is done this way is most EDTA has an astringent effect if the EDTA is too concentrated in capsule form or other form which lowers the absorption of EDTA to the body. However, if it is diluted in a liter of drinking water most of this is absorbed. The other thing is the disodium EDTA if taking in capsule is too concentrated, or even a table, will have a laxative effect that's rarely mentioned in the internet literature. The secret to stopping the laxative effect is to reduce the concentration when taken, but yet the amount of EDTA taken still remains constant as the 1 liter of water with 250 mg EDTA is taken throughout the day. If more than one liter is taken, the 250 mg of EDTA can always be added in the one liter of water (with baking soda) to neutralize the sour taste."
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OH AND ORP METERS
06/23/2007: ST writes: "HI TED: I want to buy a ORP meter. Should I buy one which measures both PH and ORP or just one which measures ORP would suffice? I read that PH is inversely proportional to ORP. Low PH (acidic) would mean high ORP and high PH(alkaline) would mean low(-ve) ORP"
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "I would get both pH and ORP being better. In general, the pH is most important, ORP basically does go inverse but not everytime whenever the body's antioxidant level is low from long distance car travel, submarine, truck driving, and flying which leads the jet lag, where the cure is obviously you need to manipulate the ORP to a stronger negative level. Working night shifts can really destroy negative ORP since people are working in direct opposite of the body's circadium rhythms also.
The ORP is serious whenever deep vein thrombosis, economy class syndrome occurs also. This is where vitamin C sodium ascorbate, apple cider vinegar and baking soda, or even the lemon and baking soda come in. Of course, the airline people aren't aware of this fact, but then neither do people who travels in ships, submarines, planes, trains or automobiles as they tend to acquire a large amount of positive charges."
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CONDUCTIVITY METER
05/31/2007: Richard from Brisbane, Australia writes: "Hi, I have a couple of questions for Ted. I purchased a pH meter about a month ago and am slowly working my way to stabilising both urinary & salivary ph levels to around the 6.2 to 6.8 mark. Ted's advice has been most helpful in me achieving this. I am now looking to purchase both a Conductivity and ORP meter. In regard to the conductivity meter, I'm looking at one of two meters. One measures in millisiemens (range 0-19.99ms/cm) and the other in microsiemens (range 0-1999μs/cm). I'm not sure which one would be the most appropriate. As the measuring range on one of the meters only goes up to 1999μs/cm, I understand that you have to multiply the value by 10 to get the correct reading. i.e., a 450 reading on the meter equals 4500 microsiemens. Is this correct? I am also somewhat confused though on what the ideal conductivity reading should be. I have read where Ted has advised that the average urine conductivity is between 4200-4900 microsiemens and elsewhere where he has said that the ideal urinary conductivity should be around 15 millisimens. Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't 45000 microsiemens convert to 4.5 millisimens and 15 millisimens convert to 15000 microsiemens? In other words how does an average reading 4500 microsiemens equal 15 millisimens? Finally, I'm having trouble finding a supplier of Disodium EDTA. I live in Australia and have checked out a couple of chemical supplies with no luck. I know Ted does not like recommending anyone but is there anywhere I may source some locally?"
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Richard: i.e., a 450 reading on the meter equals 4500 microsiemens. Is this correct?
Yes
I have read where Ted has advised that the average urine conductivity is between 4200-4900 microsiemens
In practice, you need not be precise about the conductivity. The issue is simply those general values are o.k. Conductivity is not critical to general health. The problem lies whenever the body is either below 1000 microsiemens, or above 9000 microsiemens. The real issue appears to be the pH, being so problematic and the ORP is one that you need to keep a close eye. As to all the correction the confusion will resolve itself if you buy the conductivity measures either in microsiemens, or millisiemens. I am more comfortable with the microsiemens, but the indicator tells me to multiply that by X 10. The indicator for example shows 450 but I must multiply by 10, to get 4500 microsiemens. Forget the other calculations and just look at this as the basis.
Finally, I'm having trouble finding a supplier of Disodium EDTA. I live in Australia and have checked out a couple of chemical supplies with no luck.
Local sources if disodium EDTA in Thailand are relatively easy to obtain, but suppliers here don't export. There are way too much red tape in Australia to buy for personal use. However, you may get them from chemical suppliers or scientific suppliers that sells disodium EDTA. They have various grades, USP, Technical, etc. and they are usually quite acceptable. In Australia I remember a friend of mine mentions he buys it from a local chemists, but still it is difficult to obtain. So buying from the internet through scientific chemical suppliers should be more acceptable.
One other tips, if you don't mind hurting yourself. If you have a pin, and put blood on a glass slide, and put a glass cover you can actually predict whether you have heart attack or not. Basically blood will not dry evenly if the blood chemistry is messed up, but if it is smooth then you are in good health. This simple measured would have prevent a lot of people with the unexpected stroke or paralysis whenever the blood clumps together caused by acidosis, fatty foods, lack of magnesium, or even too much heavy metal buildup."
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