Greetings,
I too would love to see more information regarding this as I just
finished listening to Tony Robbins "Get the Edge" series and he suggests
( strongly!) that a person drink alkaline green juices to "alkalize" the
body with the intent of getting the blood PH back to 7.36 which is the
suggested optimum.

While I can see the logic in ingesting materials of an alkaline nature
as a source of alkalinity for future use there is some doubt in my mind
regarding the entire concept.  The simplest evidence that I can find is
that I eat an enormous amount of "acid" foods and I am still alive.
Clearly the body regulates the PH in the blood on it's own, but does
anybody have any info regarding the depletion of the alkaline reserves?

On the other hand his suggestion that one eat only raw, live foods seems
pretty hard to dispute.

Any suggestions or comments would be most welcome.

Jim Cales - [log in to unmask] - ICQ UIN 1492607
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Marylee" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: The Acid Foods Myth


> On Sat, 4 Aug 2001 17:21:05 -0500, Oliva <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >: HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Both your bloodstream
> >: and all your organs are buffered to maintain the pH level...
> >: ...your body responds very rapidly so the pH of your
> >: blood does not vary as a result of eating.
>
> What does the body do when it responds to a change in pH?  What does
it use
> to buffer the bloodstream and organs to maintain the pH level?
>
> Marylee