I'm sorry to intrude, but can anybody point me to a decent source for basic
(no pun intended) information about acid- base issues with nutrition?  I'm
horribly confused and I can't figure out the chemistry behind which foods
are acid/ base producing or any of the science behind it.

TIA.

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Paleo Phil <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:20:08 -0500, Kenneth Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> >I'm intrigued by those of you who eat only meat, but have not seen a
> >comment on how you answer Cordain's call for acid/alkaline balance to
> >be healthy?
> >
> >Ken
>
> The hypothesis that diets high in animal meats cause bone density loss may
> be wrong--especially if the diet contains plenty of animal fats and/or raw
> meats/organs. Here is some info on it:
>
>
> Paleo vs Osteoporosis
> http://robbwolf.com/?p=454
>
> "...the short-hand reasons why a paleo diet is beneficial for osteoporosis
> is that absorption is improved by healing the gut lining + improved
> hormonal
> state from increased protein intake. Retention is improved by a
> net-alkaline
> diet. Perhaps most importantly, it works." --Robb Wolf, strength &
> conditioning coach
>
>
>  meat and acid/alkaline
> * From: ChrisMasterjohn
> * Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 20:03:30 EST
> * Yahoo! Message Number: 17566
> * Onibasu Link: http://onibasu.com/archives/nn/17566.html
>
> "...I agree with the perspective that raw meat is alkaline or non-acidic
> and
> cooked meat protein is acidic. I can't include Walcott's work, because he
> didn't explain evidence very much in MTD, so I'm excluding it for now.
>
> A lot of people have told me they improved their teeth by eating raw meat.
> Steffanson found that the Inuit he studied did not produce putrefecatory
> acids in the urine when meat was raw, as they did when it was cooked. This
> also explains why acid-alkaline charts include raw milk under alkaline and
> pasteurized under acid. This came up on the list before and none of us
> could
> figure out why. But it makes perfect sense-- the protein is metabolized
> differently. Since Paul just added that some theorize raw protein is not
> acidic, this ties it all together for me. ..."
>
>
> Lex Rooker of http://www.rawpaleoforum.com/journals/lex's-journal eats
> nothing but meat, organs, animal fat and water and reports that his bone
> density has actually increased.
>



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