Effect of a novel dietary supplement on pH levels of healthy volunteers: a pilot study
| Autor: | Ginny Bank, Xiaomin Lu, Kacey Heekin, Heather A. Hausenblas, Debbie Saha, Pamela Jean Dubyak, Stephen D. Anton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Urinalysis Urinary system Dietary supplement Pilot Projects Urine Poaceae Article Animal science Paired samples Vegetables Healthy volunteers Humans Medicine Acidosis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Middle Aged Healthy Volunteers Treatment period Surgery Dietary Supplements Female medicine.symptom Edible Grain business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Integrative Medicine. 11:384-388 |
| ISSN: | 2095-4964 |
| DOI: | 10.3736/jintegrmed2013049 |
| Popis: | To examine the effects of a greens alkalizing dietary supplement on urinary pH levels in individuals with lower-than-average pH levels.The present study investigated the effects of an alkalizing formula (Reserveage Wholeganic Greens(TM)) on four individuals who had average urinary pH levels below 6.0 for three consecutive days. Following the three-day, baseline period, participants received Reserveage Wholeganic Greens(TM) for four consecutive days and were instructed to continue to measure their urine pH levels. Paired samples t-tests were used to examine pH levels before and after a four-day treatment period with Reserveage Wholeganic Greens(TM).Compared to baseline, mean urine pH levels in all volunteers were significantly higher following the supplementation with Reserveage Wholeganic Greens(TM) (5.89 ± 0.20 vs 5.56 ± 0.23; P0.01). Participants' pH levels were also significantly higher than baseline on days 5, 6, and 7 of the treatment period (P0.05). Noteworthy, on day 7, participants' mean pH levels were significantly higher than at the beginning of the treatment period (6.03 ± 0.15 at day 7 vs 5.65 ± 0.24 at day 4; P0.01).The findings of this study suggest that supplementation with Reserveage Wholeganic Greens(TM) has an alkalizing effect on the body and can increase the urine pH levels in individuals with lower-than-average pH levels. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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