Re: The Candida is Killed by Alkalinity Myth-Repost

 Anyhow, when I'd think of ACIDS, I'd think bad, caustic, burning, dissolving, painful, destructive, etc., .... so when I'm told repeatedly that acid is bad, it made sense to me since I already thought along those lines.

What is funny about that statement is that this describes alkalis. Consider what happens if you were to put Drano (potassium hydroxide) or lye (sodium hydroxide) on your skin. Both are strongly alkaline substances. In fact hydroxides (OH) are some of the strongest free radicals known, which is another reason I don't like alkaline waters.

Calcium oxide has a warning label on it about contact with skin because it forms caustic calcium hydroxide when it contacts water, and this burns the tissues. And magnesium hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia) works as a laxative because it chemically burns the intestinal wall leading to a release of fluid in to the intestines and increased peristalsis. Same reason why having the gallbladder taken out causes diarrhea. The highly alkaline bile burns the intestinal wall. Burning the wall repeatedly also greatly increases the risk of intestinal cancer.