At 02:07 PM 05/26/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>What causes the blood pH to become more acid?

        For many the eating of over cooked meat results in putrefaction and the
resultant formation of organic acids that the body must buffer. Also
included are an imbalance between the actions between the sympathetic(the
fight or flight response) and the parasympathetic(rest and digest) branches
of the nervous system. Furthermore, not getting adequate sunlight,
dehydration, overtraining with weights, etc. all factor in to adding an
acid load on the body. To buffer the acid load the body adapts by
increasing it's buffering capacity through increasing fats stores and other
such things.
        Even with what my seem like an incredibly small shift in blood pH comes
severe consequences. Low energy, extremely hard time losing fat, and mental
fogginess are some side effects.

Dave