Acid/Alkaline (was: No Energy? Why?)

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Hi Bundy,

 

The belief that what we use as fuel for our bodies affects the

acidity/alkalinity is a widely held view. When you consider that acidic

foods leave behind an ash that the body must then deal with, it's not

so difficult to imagine. There is a lot more to it than that, of

course, but I will leave it to others more knowledgeable than myself to

explain.

 

-Raine

 

Bundy wrote:

Maybe so - but when one reads that you

cannot affect the acidity of your

body - only your urine - then how is one supposed to reconcile this

with

claims that you need to eat certain foods to change the acidity of your

body?

 

The claim was presented as a statement of fact - with no objective data

or evidence in support of the claim.

 

If the claim could be substantiated - I would be happy to consider

it.

 

 

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At 11:15 PM 24/01/2006 -0800, you wrote:

:

 

Hi Bundy,

The belief that what we use as fuel for our bodies affects the

acidity/alkalinity is a widely held view. When you consider that acidic

foods leave behind an ash that the body must then deal

 

That doesn't make it right!

People once thought the world was flat - didn't change the fact that it's

not.

Anyway - it's not a widely held view - it's a view promulgated by some

people - and it chooses to ignore the fact that there is no basis for the

claim - you can't alter the alkalinity of the body.

As for the food we ingest - our stomach acidity is so strong that we can

neutralize it only for a short time - then the original level of acidity

returns.

That's the bodies natural mechanism for breaking down food.

If we were able to permanently neutralize the acid in our stomachs - we

couldn't digest food - no matter what it was - the acid breaks down the

food.

 

with, it's not so difficult to imagine. There is a lot more to it than

that, of course, but I will leave it to others more knowledgeable than

myself to explain.

I don't know why people choose to ignore simple facts - namely - it is

impossible to alter the acidity of the body - it's a fact - look it up in

any decent reference.

if a fact is a fact - choosing to believe otherwise doesn't change the

fact - and all contrary discussions are simply fallacies.

Bundy

 

 

-Raine

Bundy wrote:

Maybe so - but when one reads

that you cannot affect the acidity of your body - only your urine - then

how is one supposed to reconcile this with claims that you need to eat

certain foods to change the acidity of your body?

The claim was presented as a statement of fact - with no objective data

or evidence in support of the claim.

If the claim could be substantiated - I would be happy to consider

it.