I've asked this before, but does anybody have any references to the science
behind the acid-alkali theory (that certain foods in the diet cause the
body's pH to go up or down, resulting in mineral losses or other problems as
the body works extra hard to buffer itself)?  Loren Cordain doesn't explain
the chemistry behind this at all (acid producing foods are not the same as
acidic foods, and base producing foods are not necessarily basic
pre-digestion, according to the theory) and I can't find any real
explanations or details in the sites I've visited that explore this topic.

I'll tell you one reason I'm asking - the websites that discuss this theory
tend to be the sorts of places that also endorse other "health" remedies,
like colon cleansing, that I know for a fact are bunk.  That in itself
doesn't make the acid-base thing bunk, but it does make me suspicious.




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