being alkaline

[Guest guest]

it's intersting that the product you mentioned as

being touted to create an alkaline state is a

acid--vinegar. the body really doesn't vary it's

acidity/alkalinity very much at all. the various enzymatic reactions

that go on in our system require a very specific range

of chemical settings to function normally. the

kidneys maintain a stable pH of about 7.4, whether you

intake an acidic diet or an alkaline one. that being

said, if you perceive benefit and if the remedy has no

harm, then you have benefited. whether the improvement

is physiologic or psychologic, what matters is how

you feel. for example, do copper bracelets "work"?

probably not, but some people feel better with them so,

they're better off in some way. many remedies, be they

homeopathic, herbal, medical, surgical, whatever, have a

significant aspect of placebo effect in their ability to

"cure". <br>i just thought i'd try to generate a new area

of discussion for this week. since quite a few of

those posting here seem to eschew "western" diets,

medicine, culture, etc, what makes you feel that the

alternatives are better? do you require evidence to make such

a choice or just examples, or is it the belief or

hope that the alternative is better? let me stress

here, to ward off the flames, that i am not saying that

some alternatives are or are not better. i am more

interested in how people make the choices they make than in

what the choices are.

[Guest guest]

Yes, apple cider vinegar is an acid food, but it

has a strong alkalinizing effect on the body. I don't

know why.<br>Week two of apple cider

vinegar/honey/distilled water drink -- taste not as shocking, wrists

okay, not brilliant.

[Guest guest]

okay, i'll bite....what's an alkalinizing effect?

[Guest guest]

Quote from Dr. Richard Schulze (the Ayatollah of

raw foods/self-healing):<br>"Remember, the

alkalinization of the urine and blood has nothing to do with the

pH (acid or alkaline) level of a particular food,

but how the food reacts to your body's metabolism. In

other words, acidic foods with a low pH like citrus and

apple cider vinegar actually have a very strong

alkalinizing effect on your urine and blood. Generally, foods

that have an alkalinizing effect on your body fluids

are fruits, vegetables, sprouts, raw foods, and

juices. Foods that have an acidifying effect are animal

foods, processed foods, sugar, junk food; you know, the

bad stuff. Getting on a food raw food and juice

program can also dissolve stones, rocks, crystals, and

any kind of sediment in your kidneys."