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Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest
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I would like to call BS on this... I agree eating better is the key to better health, but the alkaline and acidic foods is a little more of a sales gimmick than fact. But I agree people should minimize pop, meats (but not too minimized), and eat more veggies. That makes sense.
here's my issues
1) Diet soda's weight gain properties are not linked to the pH, but more the artificial sweetners
2)pH does not mean the potential for hydrogen. it is the power of hydrogen which means the concentration of hydrogen on a log scale. And it is not a rating of 0-14. I think something as essential as their whole argument they should fact check a little
3)How is Iodine leached to buffer pH. The elements they listed Ca, Mg, etc can help spend acid, and they are all Cationic. i.e. the blood needs to raise the pH (more than normal) so it needs more have more carbonate and it gets that from calcium carbonate in the bones... how does it effect iodine, I do not know
4)Acid reflux is a digestion thing, not a body pH thing. It is your stomach acid burning the walls of the esophagus (it can happen from over eating, too much meat... many things... but not body pH). but they are right that changing your diet can help
5)Litmus strips for testing are not that accurate and saliva and urine pH are not good indications of blood pH
All this really says is eat better and you'll be healthier. I don't believe in their statements of disease only happens in an acidic body. your blood is buffered to a specific range... technically too much alkaline could kill you too
And don't get me started on people selling alkaline water.