Any point in watching alkalinity?

[Sarumyan]

So, randy couture's diet. I personally don't see the point of it, but are there any benefits or side effects of following it?

Main focus is to maintain ratio of alkalinity to acidity in your body.
The alkaline diet is mostly vegetarian. In addition to fresh vegetables and some fresh fruits, alkaline-promoting foods include soy products and some nuts, grains, and legumes.

Web sites promoting the alkaline diet discourage eating acid-promoting foods, which include meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, processed foods, white sugar, white flour, and caffeine.

The alkaline diet is basically healthy, says Marjorie Nolan, RD, an American Dietetic Association spokeswoman.

"It's a diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, plenty of water, avoiding processed foods, coffee, and alcohol, which are all recommendations for a generally healthy diet anyway," Nolan says. "But our body regulates our pH between 7.35 and 7.45 no matter how we eat."

[Sarumyan]

http://rense.com/1.mpicons/acidalka.htm
Here are the lists of food allowed or not

Lol, i am starting to suspect my coach is following it.

[wvpv]

Originally Posted by Sarumyan

http://rense.com/1.mpicons/acidalka.htm
Here are the lists of food allowed or not

Lol, i am starting to suspect my coach is following it.

Didn't read the whole list but became perplexed when they described lemons as alkaline.

[Chris Beeby]

Bump. I drink lemon in my water every morning, and have a couple of alkaline water thermos' that were gifted to me, wondering if they're worth using.

[Seriously-Dead]

There is absolutely no science corroborating the claims made by the alkalinity specialists. It's snake oil. Pay no attention to it.

[TMMAray]

As ^ said, it's total garbage. Note that I generally agree that they're recommending healthy foods, but just not for the reasons that they're giving.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid-base_physiology

[techninja]

It's one of those things you'll have to try to see if it actually works for you.

I think in actuality, the bi product of attempting to fulfill an alkaline diet, results in you eating more healthy, with conscious thought going into what foods you eat (even down to snacks), which is more than likely where the positive effects stem from.

[hardheart]

Originally Posted by Seriously-Dead

There is absolutely no science corroborating the claims made by the alkalinity specialists. It's snake oil. Pay no attention to it.

Originally Posted by TMMAray

As ^ said, it's total garbage. Note that I generally agree that they're recommending healthy foods, but just not for the reasons that they're giving.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid-base_physiology

Making such broad and general statements makes you very easy to disprove. SD, I'm disappointed. Aren't you the one that made the giant ass post and asked us all to stop doing shit like this?

[TMMAray]

Well, there is no science whatsoever that supports the idea of improving health by alkalizing the body, and a number of the claims made by those advocating it are outright falsehoods.

The fact is, your body maintains a PH between 7.38 and 7.42, and outside of drinking lye or other extreme measures, you're not going to move it ouside of that window. When you do, anything outside that range (either above or below) becomes an extreme health problem very quickly, not the general poor health problems that the alkalizing crowd suggests.

Point being, "alkalizing" your body, if it were something that you could actually do, would be just as destructive as acidifying it.

Just an example of the type of crap that these people throw out as if it were science, I got involved in a ridiculous facebook debate because someone started on about how milk acidifies your body, which leeches calcium from your bones, and if you drink a lot of milk, within a year, you will have osteoperosis an numerous bone fractures, guaranteed. So, you'll have to excuse those of us who are quick to say what complete and utter b.s. it is.

...but as I said, I don't really have a problem with most of the dietary recommendations that they're making, but it's like saying "eat chicken and vegetables because it keeps witches away." The advice isn't necessarily wrong, but the reasoning behind it is.

[Cayenne]

Your body doesn't maintain its' pH effortlessly. If your diet is too acidic your body is going to have to use acid neutralizing compounds to counteract it. If it runs out of compounds, which will surely happen if your diet is consistently too acidic, it's going to have to take calcium away from your bones and teeth to do it. It would not be surprising that it would cause your bones to fracture more easily. And if your body is continuously struggling to maintain it's proper pH, you open to the doors to all sorts of health problems ranging from heart disease to diabetes. You don't need to follow a diet solely based on alkaline foods. But most people have acid diets, so they need to make a conscious effort to bring it back in balance.