Aaron,

        Confusing, yes!  :)  And you were lots of help.  I'm not a scientist,
but I do remember enough about the scientific method to know that posing
the correct question is half the battle, and that even "negative"
information has positive value.  Thanks for your assistance.

Robert



Aaron D. Wieland wrote:
>
> Confusing, no?  An unbalanced blood pH disrupts many processes,
> including protein synthesis
>
> I do know, however, that "alkalinity" is a valid word. ;-)  I apologize for
> not being more helpful.
>