3 Quick Tips from Cath
TIP 1 – Watch Your pH.
Warfarin is an acidic medication so you should aim to include plenty of alkaline forming food and drinks in your diet to balance your pH. Alkaline forming foods are things that we eat which will cause our cells to produce alkaline in the blood stream. Some of the foods that fall into this category may surprise you as they include items that we think of as naturally acidic such as oranges, lemons and apple cider vinegar. Most vegetables, fruits and herbs are alkaline forming. Best to drink are alkaline ionised water and herbal teas but NOT milk!
TIP 2 – Write Everything Down
Keep a detailed record of the information relating to your Warfarin therapy. This should include INR results, dates of blood tests, dosage changes and changes to diet or other medication. You will find it invaluable to have all this information to hand when discussing your treatment with your doctor or haematologist. Take a look at the Warfarin Treatment + INR Record which is available on the Forms + Tools section of our Resources page. It is designed to record all this information and has plenty of space for you to make your own notes too.
TIP 3 – Set a Reminder
If you have a poor memory and run the risk of forgetting to take your medication, set yourself a reminder. I use an UP by Jawbone wristband which notifies me when my Warfarin dose is due by vibrating and sending a message to my smartphone. UP is not just an alarm though, it does so much more. It is a system that helps you understand how you sleep, eat and move so that you can make choices to live better.
if we are on warfarin, is there any relation between acidic ph in blood and thining blood? if your reply is yes ,it is not correct to control ph , or increase ph to be alkaline by using plenty of alkaline food and drinking .
Hi. I was referring in the article to consider balancing our Ph in our bodies because if we have too many acidic foods it has shown to be beneficial for health. I understand what you ar esaying and will sort this. Thanks for pointing it out. The Ph of our blood tends to remian stable unless we are very ill. Warfarin does not affect the Ph of our blood. Warfarin is acidic so if we wish to consider the balance of alkaleine and acidic foods we take then I wanted to comment on it. The ‘thinning of the blood’ is in regarding the rate our blood clots and warfarin reduces the rate of this. It has no relation to the Ph of our blood. Thanks Cath
I am on warfarin and I have a mechanical valve will alkaline water do any harm
Hi Neesha. I am sorry but I have no knowledge of mechanical valves I’m afraid. Its al3ways best to ask your doctor.
I did this article because I like to keep my alkalinity higher, obviously not too high or there are side affects for that too but keeping my Ph more on the alkaliene side helps reduce the acidity of medications and sometimes diet. Therefore I get less indigestion.
Hi ,
if we are on warfarin, is there any relation between acidic ph in blood and thining blood? if your reply is yes ,it is not correct to control ph , or increase ph to be alkaline by using plenty of alkaline food and drinking .
How to control Ph to balance it.
Hi Sahradi, Ph in blood is in relation to alkalintiy or acidity levels in the blood stream. ‘Blood Thinning’ is term sued to describe how anticoagulants such as Warfarin slow don the clotting process in our blood stream.
Controlling your Ph is mainly down to what you put in or on your body. The more acidic your diet is then the higher the acid in your body and visa versa. Also remember that the stomach needs to be acidic, so that it can breakdown the food eaten.