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To say that pH is not relevant to the body... then you have to say that it's not relevant to soil, or the environment (excess emissions or CO2 = acid... Greenhouse gases are turning oceans acidic - Telegraph ), or virtually all chemical reactions.
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Not necessarily. The human
body has very effective natural system for correcting it own ph levels.
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Whether we're talking about osteoporosis, acid reflux, weight issues, etc...pH has an impact.
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I never said it didn't have an impact. I said that based on what conventional medical sources have found in human studies
diet can not influence anything but your urine pH levels and that
diet has no impact on stomach acid or blood pH.
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Let's take people that suffer from kidney stones as an example:
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An example of what? Of course there will varying degrees of ph in the urine. That is your bodies natural mechanism for regulating it. Using foods to raise or lower your urinary ph has nothing to do with
weight loss as I see. You may also notice that the wiki sited a "high protein"
diet as a source. What most professionals suggest is a balanced
diet so that really isnt applicable to what most are trying to accomplish here.
We can argue science all day. You said you aren't a phd and I am not either. If this
diet is working for you then more power to you. My opinion is that if it is working it is because you are excluding several foods and food groups and there by lowering your overall caloric intake (and possibly lowering your overall health and
nutrition). I think most people will be better off doing the boring old count
calories, eat healthy, and exercise. My life is full enough without having to pee on expensive ph strips then alter my
diet completely anytime I see a rise in acid or alkaline. To me this is right along with "cleansing" diets. Why completely alter your life and
diet to force your
body to do something that it does a perfectly good job of already.
