>Anyone want to shed light on this topic -- my head is spinning from all
>the conflicting views on it.

Mine, too.  It sounds kind of like the basis for food combining, but I've
never really bought that, either.  It just doesn't make sense, chemically
speaking.  I don't think our bodies are THAT different from one another and
why would something that is definitely acidic cause our bodies to be more
alkaline?  That makes NO sense whatsoever.