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home page Interesting Links - Acidosis May Cause Bone Loss - "In postmenopausal women, the oral administration of potassium bicarbonate at a dose sufficient to neutralize endogenous acid improves calcium and phosphorus balance, reduces bone resorption, and increases the rate of bone formation." Acidic foods - Another way to control blood glucose levels. Introduction to the Digestive System - explains how the acid environment of the stomach helps to kill fungi, bacteria, and other unwanted organisms that come in along with your food. The author notes that when stomach acid is low, impaired or non existent, this lack of an acidic environment makes it easier for pathogenic life forms to set up residence in your body resulting in a plethora of adverse health conditions. Acid-Alkaline Balance and Your Health - A very good article from the Price Pottinger Foundation on the importance of maintaining the proper acid - alkaline balance in your body. Other Related Web sites on Alkaline and Acidic Foods: Low Acid Foods - This is slightly different type of low acid foods as this list focuses on foods to prevent heartburn rather than bladder infections. Selected References - 1. De Young, Laura, ed. Mayo Clinic Diet Manual: A Handbook of Nutrition Practices, Seventh Edition, St. Louis Missouri: Mosby, 1994. 2. Cordain, Loren, The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Foods You Were Designed to Eat, Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley and Sons, 2002. Disclaimer: Statements and information regarding any products mentioned within this site have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. Any information on this site should be considered as general information only and should not be used to diagnose or treat any health condition. See your health care provider for a diagnosis and treatment of any medical concerns you may have, and before implementing any diet, supplement, exercise or other lifestyle changes. Read the rest of our disclaimer and terms of use.
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