Dr. Barnard explains that all foods, after they are digested in the chemistry lab of our body, leave by-products in our system. Some foods, like vegetables and herbs, form alkalinizing particles.

"I think all nutritional experts are in real agreement that almost everyone needs so much more fruits and vegetables in their diet," Dr. Caroline Cederquist tells PEOPLE Kelly Ripa says a ...

You’re already watching your saturated fat, sodium, refined carbs and sugar intake to improve your diet, but are you also watching the pH balance of your foods? What? As if limiting unhealthy fare ...

LAS VEGAS—Incorporation of an alkaline diet for patients with chronic pain reduced subjective VAS pain scores and narcotic intake by 10%. Chronic latent metabolic acidosis is hypothesized to worsen ...

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Alkaline diets are eating patterns that prioritize alkaline, or low-acid, foods to reduce acid production in the body to ...

In cookbooks, health food stores and alternative health clinics, the word is getting out: Acid is the latest dietary villain. It’s not necessarily the acid in foods like tomatoes and lemons that ...