Micaela:
>I personally think that many of the raw vegans become to alkaline within
>their body.  The raw vegan diet is good for people who are acidic.  The body
>needs to maintain a very specific pH balance, disease and diet are two
>mechanisms to bring the body back to the right pH.  Many foods that are
>Alkaline in the raw state are acidic after being cooked, and there are very
>few sources of raw vegan acidic foods  (nuts and seeds are the items that I
>know of)

And blueberries if I remember. You may be onto something. I don't know much
at all about acid/alkaline.

Cheers,
Kirt

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