Den 2002-07-28 15:32:01 skrev tsayonah <[log in to unmask]>:

>That is said to be why both
>allopaths and herbalists now recommend cranberry juice or
>extract.  Yet cranberries come in about halfway down the
>list at a -7.0.  Can anyone clarify or comment?

I think that is just about another example of the fact that no one actually knows
exactly what is in the food, and what happens if we eat it. But everyone wants to
know, so some research is done, bot not considering all problems, but still fast
conclusions are made. Then it is spread as common knowledge, without checking
what is actually behind it.
The spinach iron content is an example of what can happen: Spinach has a lot of
iron! Everyone knows. Well it has iron, but not more than othe leafy greens.
more than 100 years ago, a scientist made research on iron content. Afterwards
his secretary wrote the result from his notes, and happened to put the decimal
character in the wrong place. And suddenly spinach had ten times the iron content.
After 100+ years this is still common "knowledge".

So who *really* knows about the pH in food, and how our bodies react to it?
The only answer is: stick to a paleodiet of your best knowledge, and stop worrying
about other things, because worrying is the worst thing we can do about food.

- Hans