On 12/01/2011 12:36 PM, Kenneth Anderson wrote:
  The acid/alkaline balance continues to be ignored by this
> list.

Might be more accurate to write that it is the essential minerals that 
have been ignored by this list.


  The body prefers a slight alkaline balance in order to be
> healthy.
>
> Meats, cheeses, and most refined carbs are acid, veggies and fruit
> are alkaline.

Raw meat is only slightly acid, and seems to be well balanced by the 
iodine protocol.

William