Re: Calcium content doesn't equal healthful

I wasn't assuming anything. Nor was I worried about whether I'm getting enough calcium (I'm curious why you assumed I was worried.

I was merely wondering about this issue because I'd read a site which article mentioned that many proteins don't contain calcium, rendering those proteins acidic. From that I deduced that the author was implying that when protein *does* contain calcium, that alkalizes it. Which got me wondering about nuts & cheese.

Re: calcium, these may be of interest:

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=calcium+lactaid+group:alt.support.food-alle...

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=calcium+allergy&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8...

Now, re: the lemon issue:

I don't care what the authorities say about lemon being alkalizing. The fact is, that for *me* lemon & other citrus, pineapple & kiwi brings on abnormal bleeding, irritates me, & causes tongue sores and pimples-in-odd-areas. I can tolerate lemon if mixed with yogurt, but believe it or not, even when I used to eat lemon CAKE, I'd still feel tingly. I'd also get a slight sore-throat and coldy.

BTW, I'm not the only one with lemon issues. See the following, by Bev Laumann of the Interstitial Cystitis Network:
http://www.ic-network.com/bev/sept98.html