Re: Alkalinity

>>"Acid/alkaline balance is soooo complicated. The body has many mechanisms in place to maintain pH."<<

BTW - did you know that those mechanisms can, and do contribute to poor health and disease when over or under active?

The *science* of it is complicated... the practice of it though for health and well being is very simple using high quality foods and water.

One does not need to know the Science behind what foods make them feel good, and which ones do not.

>>"it's similar to how our body has its own mechanisms in place to maintain proper body temperature."<<

Proper body temperature is maintained in a great number of ways... Specifically, for warming, the reaction between an acid and base which produces *heat*.

Everyone knows someone who is always cold... they do not have enough of one, or the other, most often alkaline minerals\compounds, but it could in some cases be acids as well, to react with each other and produce heat.

This is a huge misunderstanding in *global warming* - as we continue to dump acid wastes into the oceans... of course they will continue to *heat up* as the acids react with alkaline salts, coral reefs, shells of shellfish etc., lowering the pH - it is inevitable.

That said, fewer, and fewer people are able to deal with the ever more, and more acids of our environments (air, soil, water)... and that is why many of these alkaline\acid balancing theories today tend to weigh heavily towards a focus on the alkaline minerals...

>>"Nature put these things in place to keep us alive."<<

Yes they did... with the ubiquitous microflora as vital assistants to the process...

>>"When we take antacids and other alkaline substances, IMO we're throwing in a monkey wrench and crippling the system our body has put in place to regulate pH."<<

I suspect you are referring to *other alkaline substances* as being *non-foods* as well. We can agree on that.

Non-food sources of alkaline minerals can be used intelligently as *medicines* when\if needed... the same as non-food sources of acids can... like ascorbic acid.

>>"And the body has different pH in different parts. The stomach becomes acidic when it produces HCl to digest meat. Our saliva is alkaline, which is needed for the enzymes that break down carbohydrates."<<

The stomach does not produce HCL without the ability to produce bicarbonate as well... this is often misunderstood by many with the focus on HCL.

Taking an HCL product without the ability to neutralize it can be just as bad or worse than taking an antacid.

Our saliva pH can vary quite a bit as well.

>>"The best acid/alkaline balancer is our own body, IMO."<<

Only if your physical health, thoughts, and intentions are *good*.

grz-

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