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Jon Rappoport | Snowden, Self-Censorship & Friendly Fascism | Hour 1 | June 16, 2014

Source: <a href="http://www.redicecreations.com/radio/2014/06/RIR-140616.php" target="_blank">redicecreations.com</a>, <a href="http://nomorefakenews.com/" target="_blank">nomorefakenews.com</a> <embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="0x000000" flashvars="&backcolor=0x000000&file=http%3A%2F%2Frediceradio.net%2Fradio%2F2014%2FRIR-140616-jonrappoport-hr1.mp3&frontcolor=0xeeeeee&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redicecreations.com%2Fradio%2F2014%2F06%2FRIR-140616_big.jpg&lightcolor=0xeeeeee&plugins=viral-2d&screencolor=0x000000&skin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redicecreations.com%2Fradio%2Fplayer%2Faudioskin%2Fglow%2Fglow.xml" height="285" src="http://www.redicecreations.com/radio/player/player.swf" width="450"></embed><br /><b><br /></b>  <b>June 16, 2014–</b>Returning guest, Jon Rappoport is an investigative journalist, author and publisher of the website nomorefakenews.com. He has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles on politics, medicine, and health. Although his main focus over these years has been the power of the imagination and creativity, he is most often cited and interviewed on conspiracies and global elites.<br /><br />In this program, we’ll explore Snowden. Who is he and what’s really going on? We’ll also take a closer look at his favored journalists and talk about what he’s doing in Russia. Jon also discusses how the NSA wants to know how their spying is affecting us and in what ways. The thought police is here.<br /><br />Facebook has admitted to saving everything you type, even if you don’t publish it. They want to know what you are self-censoring. We’ll discuss how people have been conditioned to self censor. -redicecreations.com<br /><br /><a href="http://rediceradio.net/radio/2014/RIR-140616-jonrappoport-hr1.mp3">download hour 1 mp3</a>

Jon Rappoport | Snowden, Self-Censorship & Friendly Fascism | Hour 1 | June 16, 2014

Source: redicecreations.com , nomorefakenews.com June 16, 2014– Returning guest, Jon Rappoport is an investigative journalist, author and...

11:09 PM

Weight Loss is ALL About Losing Acid NOT Fat!

Weight Loss is ALL About Losing Acid NOT Fat!

Weight loss is NOT about losing fat it is ALL about losing acidic toxic weight from an acidic lifestyle and diet and building healthy blood ...

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My Top 40 Ways To Prevent and/or Reverse Any Serious Sickness or Disease including a Cancerous Condition!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"></span><br /><div class="aboveUnitContent" style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px;"><div class="userContentWrapper"><div class="_wk" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="userContent"><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_539fabd7d79a34a22607757" style="display: inline;">In a scandal that has reverberated around the world of cancer research, the Office of Research Integrity at the U.S. Department of H<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">ealth found that a Boston University cancer scientist fabricated his findings. His work was published in two journals in 2009, and he’s been ordered to retract them. But important studies by other scientists like those at the Mayo Clinic, who based their work on his findings, could now make 10 years of their studies worthless, according to commentary in Gaia Health.<br /><br />It seems fairly evident that the cancer industrial complex is a highly lucrative, well-oiled system that tends to support funding for expensive drug treatments that don't address the cause of the problem, and have yet to make a significant dent in the decrease of the overall cancer rate in the US despite investing hundreds of billions of dollars. Much of the support comes from flawed and biased "research" studies that support the use of expensive drugs as detailed in the featured articles.<br /><br />Researchers, too, are well aware of the notoriety and money to be found in cancer research … particularly what may be deemed successful cancer research (which unfortunately is often measured by the discovery of new drug treatments). But, as with many areas of medical research, it's important to read between the lines of "scientifically proven" studies, even those that are well accepted<br />.<br />Often what you'll find is the research gives the perception of science when really it is a heavily manipulated process designed to control and deceive. Case in point, here again we have an example of widely accepted, published research that turned out to be fabricated.<br /><br />10 YEARS OF CANCER RESEARCH DOWN THE DRAIN<br /><br />The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) at the U.S. Department of Health reported in August 2011 that final action has been taken against Sheng Wang, PhD, of Boston University School of Medicine, Cancer Research Center. ORI states:<br /><br />"The Respondent engaged in research misconduct by fabricating data that were included in two (2) published papers."<br /><br />This includes:<br /><br />Oncogene February 2009, which found that HIC1, a protein thought to suppress tumor growth, is a "central molecule in a novel mechanism controlling cell growth and that the disruption of this HIC1-mediated pathway may lead to abnormal cell proliferation and, ultimately, cancer."<br />Molecular Endocrinology December 2009, which found "reintroducing HIC1 into resistant breast cancer cells restored their sensitivity to the estrogen antagonists, indicating the existence of a novel regulatory mechanism for growth control of breast cancer cells."<br /><br />Specifically, six of the eight figures in the Oncogene paper and six of the seven figures in the Molecular Endocrinology study were said to contain data from fabricated experiments. Though Wang is now required to retract the papers, and he reportedly stopped working for Boston University in July, he will only be ineligible for federal funding for 2 years.<br /><br />Further, the fabricated research may continue to live on, as it has been cited by other studies and once a finding is accepted in the medical community, it's very hard to make it go away. Unfortunately, scientific retractions are actually becoming increasingly common.<br /><br />As the Wall Street Journal reported:<br /><br />"Just 22 retraction notices appeared in 2001, but 139 in 2006 and 339 last year. Through seven months of this year, there have been 210, according to Thomson Reuters Web of Science, an index of 11,600 peer-reviewed journals world-wide …<br /><br />At the Mayo Clinic, a decade of cancer research, partly taxpayer-funded, went down the drain when the prestigious Minnesota institution concluded that intriguing data about harnessing the immune system to fight cancer had been fabricated. Seventeen scholarly papers published in nine research journals had to be retracted. A researcher, who protests his innocence, was fired. In another major flameout, 18 research journals have said they are planning to retract a total of 89 published studies by a German anesthesiologist …"<br /><br />FABRICATED RESEARCH IS MORE COMMON THAN YOU MIGHT THINK<br /><br />Peer-reviewed research published in medical journals gets the golden star of approval in the media, yet many, if not most, of the findings are incredibly misleading. One of the best exposé's into this muddled system came from none other than Dr. Marcia Angell, who was the former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).<br /><br />In her book The Truth about Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It, she exposed many examples of why medical studies often cannot be trusted, and said flat out:<br /><br />"Trials can be rigged in a dozen ways, and it happens all the time."<br />For instance, in 2009 Dr. Scott Reuben, who was a well-respected, prominent anesthesiologist, former chief of acute pain of the Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass. and a former professor at Tufts University's medical school, allegedly fabricated the data for 21 studies!<br /><br />Dr. Reuben succeeded in getting numerous studies published, and those studies were accepted as fact and swayed the prescribing habits of doctors. It was only due to a routine audit raising a few red flags that a larger investigation was later launched.<br /><br />So how did those false studies, or any studies for that matter, become worthy of being published? Part of the problem may be the peer-review process itself, as this puts researchers in charge of policing other researchers' results, and most do not want to insult a fellow researcher's work with negative comments.<br /><br />As written in Gaia Health:<br /><br />"It's all about money. Get published in a major medical journal and your future is made. Most peer reviewers are doing their own studies. That's what makes them peers. They want to be able to publish. Therefore, they are not particularly inclined to make more than perfunctory negative comments. Obviously, they don't want to alienate the authors of papers, since they either are or hope to become published themselves.<br /><br />Peer review is a farce. The only kind of review that makes real sense is professional independent reviewers. Yet, for decades we've had peer review trotted out as the be-all and end-all in determining the legitimacy of papers. It's been unquestioned, while a little examination of the concept demonstrates that it's nearly certain to result in fraudulent work being passed as good science."<br /><br />It's almost impossible to find out what happens in the vetting process, as peer reviewers are unpaid, anonymous and unaccountable. And although the system is based on the best of intentions, it lacks consistent standards and the expertise of the reviewers can vary widely from journal to journal.<br /><br />Given that cancer research is such a lucrative business right now -- the National Cancer Institute, which gave the grant money to support Dr. Sheng Wang's fabricated research, had a $5.1 billion budget for fiscal year 2010 -- the stakes are exceptionally high. So it stands to reason that it may be subject to even more fraud and manipulation than less lucrative research prospects.<br /><br />As The Economist reported, there were more new cancer drugs in development in 2010 than any other therapeutic area. Drug makers are well aware that a blockbuster cancer drug could easily earn them profits in the billions, even if the drug is only borderline effective. It is abundantly clear that profit is a primary motive of these companies so it should not be a surprise that they have moved in this direction, and this is where the abundance of research is focused as well.<br /><br />WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK TWICE BEFORE DONATING TO ANTI-CANCER CHARITIES!<br /><br />A lot of people put their faith in charity organizations like the American Cancer Society (ACS), dutifully donating money to help in the "war on cancer." But in the report titled American Cancer Society—More Interested In Accumulating Wealth Than Saving Lives, Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, plainly lays to bare the many conflicts of interest that hamper the effectiveness of this organization.<br /><br />For example, the ACS has close financial ties to both makers of mammography equipment and cancer drugs. But that's just for starters. Other conflicts of interest include ties to, and financial support from, the pesticide-, petrochemical-, biotech-, cosmetics-, and junk food industries—the very industries whose products are the primarycontributors to cancer!<br /><br />The ACS, along with the National Cancer Institute, virtually exclusively focus on cancer research and the diagnosis and chemical treatment of cancer. Preventive strategies, such as avoiding chemical exposures, receive virtually no consideration at all.<br /><br />"Giant corporations, which profited handsomely while they polluted air, water, the workplace, and food with a wide range of carcinogens, remain greatly comforted by the silence of the ACS. This silence reflected a complex of mindsets fixated on diagnosis, treatment, and basic genetic research, together with ignorance, indifference, and even hostility to prevention. Not surprisingly, the incidence of cancer over past decades has escalated, approximately parallel to its increased funding,"<br /><br />Dr. Epstein writes.<br /><br />Many also do not realize that when you donate money to the American Cancer Society, the majority of it may never go further than the bank accounts of its numerous well-paid executives.<br /><br />Meanwhile, global cancer rates have doubled in the last three decades, and their "war on cancer" strategy completely ignores, and oftentimes denies, the obviouslinks between cancer and toxic exposures through pesticide-laden foods, toxic personal care products, cancer-causing medical treatments and drugs, and industrial pollution. We CAN turn this trend around, but to do so the medical and research communities must stop focusing on drug treatments and overlooking the methods that can actually have a significant impact on preventing this disease.<br /><br />My top 40 Ways To prevent and/or reverse ANY and ALL acidic dis-ease and cancerous conditions!<br /><br />1) Exercise, stretch and sweat for 1 hour every day. Sweating is the key to healthfyl exercising. When you sweat you are removing dietary and metabolic acids from the tissues that causes a cancerous condition.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fp-551-younga-yoga-volumes-1-and-2.aspx&h=7AQGOs0_I&enc=AZMPGtsWIPLCt4gRJ9ZYsEOMStbaNzLjjF2-CZTdwcY9dDsQK8-_XnGAMQjUqbdTLIr6BFgWunrBl2uUTxFoljwIHvJMVd0Xg3mI75NJcNHFr8p6eMZepttupBSFtsJ3KasPews_SEj7bXAOesjCnrxC&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-551-younga-yoga-volumes-1-and-2.aspx</a><br /><br />2) Watch your acidic weight with an alkaline lifestyle and diet as outlined in our new book The pH Miracle Revised and Updated.<br />Read the pH Miracle books: The pH Miracle, The pH Miracle for Diabetes and The pH Miracle for Weight Loss.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fc-25-books-dvds-audios.aspx&h=GAQFsDVOj&enc=AZMNAqyMwF9uqZVn9pOawNEnyLBYaq5nYjOkX-4rd5hzrG-_0oNMaZfV80pl8U2YFfuX_kus5VF-zVehBnHeGEko_zBX8XiBstLZfgcH95MEwbeJoySyk6sopxNQ7mz5e7aV2hBzBIuYucwGPqBzJSO0&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-25-books-dvds-audios.aspx</a><br /><br />3) Don't smoke cigarettes, cigars or chew tobacco. It is laced with sugar and other chemicals that are cancerous causing!<br /><br />4) Eliminate all animal protein, dairy, sweet fruit, processed sugar and all acidic grains, especially rice.<br /><br />5) Eat or juice green fruit and vegetables such as brocolli, spinach, cucumber, peppers, kale. collard greens, celery. parsley, etc.<br /><br />6) Drink 5 to 6 liters of alkaline green water with a pH of at least 9.5 and an ORP or electrical potential of -150 mV.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fc-27-alkaline-water-and-ionizers.aspx&h=NAQFjayir&enc=AZM53z6jAsfCYC9dbchJ_JUG0rJ9tzwhOJejyIY_W4LiLrI2PRHyn6qgfDlKgsjONGDUMksDEa_NoTaFieg0ycZ4bwsVN-iLeyVPEjDb-J4JKiYMdK_pomDPoJXYtIljS4_DIoyTJUCgBwhpuhWi4po0&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-27-alkaline-water-and-ionizers.aspx</a><br /><br />7) Drink chlorophyll rich green drinks every day. You can add the green pH Miracle powder or liquid chlorophyll to your alkaline electron rich water.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fc-8-health-supplements.aspx&h=lAQG6GYPJ&enc=AZP0aamkXRuZXOpKhE04mXSq-ugkxrZRmj-jAo8sYyuTbVPRrySueYY-KO_kwPJw-B0lFns6TRytm0oKREaI1C_ows-JCO4Jig4ZNOB_zhAMqHSkhgHlETdtnMOmJ8kZrxfuXc0sQfezR9sch0E2Qew0&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-8-health-supplements.aspx</a><br /><br />8) Drink 3 to 4 ounces or 100 ml of cold-pressed poly-unsaturated oil daily like avocado oil, olive oil, hemp oil and flax oil.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fp-547-omega-3-6-9-essential-oil-blend.aspx&h=9AQHTkjt-&enc=AZMGfbia7Khk17J24SwqG8DpXst01YEZbvYvXCxsHMSNHJMvAF5v7qZK_JIbF57ydriYtsSgCmdjaQETHoMv4WTaQJ0y8LnLHe2lgLqmWPqX_csqszeSqvJMoCFJNiOMSAFb0_TPZRsWCabei8k4-pbR&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-547-omega-3-6-9-essential-oil-blend.aspx</a><br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fc-5-food.aspx&h=aAQGkDz_f&enc=AZPj5PZq3OO1-vKv9CBR6o1FCzmmGbCdEAkLbSMiYI01hDo1Z_jNwHyTOKs8OqFTpFWJOySrUt6Q9t9puctLu9GoA5KkCyVYLf-62hBeKBYicM30VOevDijhqj6Ggyym8hhwrnvKCxx-TSF3feqMlLOR&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-5-food.aspx</a><br /><br />9) Ingest 10 to 12 grams of sea salt every day.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fc-5-food.aspx&h=QAQEl_uLA&enc=AZMQ9Fgkh2qg-Q8Nq74vr1e-3Zf7Lwo6RPFBTP2462W5-e8389rKtESdlvYUjOHLjOU2wDMihhtf4VQW3wy2M_dEoecCz-ipBKgZ2IP8vfOlwvEsojFu7l4t3j6R9nf9NVkFCdb4cNikEb903-zMhQmq&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-5-food.aspx</a><br /><br />10) Take antioxidant nutritional supplements every day, including Glutathione, N-acetyl-cystein, R-dehyro-lipoic, CO-Q-10, magnesium and Zinc.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fc-8-health-supplements.aspx&h=-AQHVonCq&enc=AZNW3p6qSFL1_OV9VmjNP2OOIYZwofLSuN14DlEfOtpbQr7qXIL_1zavg9jXg3A9YhW5Ox396c1exbRd0mxotX_UuK1uJEwS3sPyrk6_JwZrN3y-W2vEawGxe_A2xfrbz0QfGVAVHJb_cl6an0YYzH_Q&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-8-health-supplements.aspx</a><br /><br />11) Take the four alkaline salts of sodium, magnesium, potassium and calcium carbonate and bicarbonate called pHour salts whenever you urine and/or saliva pH is below 7.2.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fp-221-phour-salts-tm-454-grams.aspx&h=lAQG6GYPJ&enc=AZOmVtjn7Gh1LHDvcYAZtARXl4hXYjKGOmStydYMC8FTQpY-xGFC-q6ABsyTLTi0pzcAa2sGG4xDTI_CGrg9G5Tmo5sc_pOiGOEN65ypLcD8-LXZwtzHPSHZL27vzyY2X4Q_Axbns7uA_d1RxZCUEUMV&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-221-phour-salts-tm-454-grams.aspx</a><br /><br />12) Get 30 minutes of sunshine and take 50,000 IU's of Vitamin D every day.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fp-404-ph-d3.aspx&h=DAQEU8Cus&enc=AZPGuPRiqZrBy9OyxM00udwXTeHzKcNoImvyb1VFGDaJwY56ypcnm_d5EAiadaY-KnKnDKLm52-1cnB2g-5J4CpnRpjp0dW-juIGrq7mgXz-SQx70O4jGEHORtn5TLxdex3_O_UYY4SFpdKaXtgZe0gu&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-404-ph-d3.aspx</a><br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fc-23-Fitness.aspx&h=AAQFf9VNc&enc=AZPoelLqHWjq2VAt28WM0Jj2pefMrLpOsxSqUKa-4VNaYbTEuRafcLJPtN6tz_pQo2lDx-G2HLL-zCT3E8JZrjKyTVDMgu4viO4soaA2U6Ll_Kic_odyn5bKCimHXJhGPpen9nr2Za4zWKih1SL0lzbx&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-23-Fitness.aspx</a><br /><br />13) Cleanse the bowels daily with magnesium oxide, magnesium carbonate, and fiber.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fp-356-young-phorever-phlush-tm-powder-200-grams.aspx&h=LAQFe8NUT&enc=AZMSy91J84v6v1bvK0GCpZI4_KkbS3MbR0psHtEeV3AKwBaFNlSTECJSgUXwTzI9ZzRZHhtHXuhKdWYWisKFQE1wJfYmB1SqXQUl4c9WaNUzNTs7gKcf6F63PJ6ci9SRZjGmEcXR6Z4qBogonI-onbNw&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-356-young-phorever-phlush-tm-powder-200-grams.aspx</a><br /><br />14) Take 1 scoop twice a day of L-arginine Plus to improve circulation and heart strength.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fp-565-l-arginine-plus.aspx&h=QAQEl_uLA&enc=AZOd9emOKoA397uVXO3BFw3bspa32QQJ2xdCoOCMQIfaBx8FwY91KDxLgon_Zr1K7J8AzvLmqYlzAPzbtTVPRq8EDMvzxRBDoOpmPkXXl1Wf6oJMc2HdwSyppZHt0ojcKJRFuwwKxHKbVc3gXfY82I7X&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-565-l-arginine-plus.aspx</a><br /><br />15) Take 4 capsules of Lung Support 3 to 4 times a day.<br /><br />16) Take 1 capsule 3 times a day of Vitamin K.<br /><br />17) Eat 1 to 2 avocados daily, hemp protien and organic sprouted soy for increased healthy oils and pHytonutrients to buffer the acids that cause cancer.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fc-5-food.aspx&h=UAQFn3GD0&enc=AZM7sWt_c9uiKH0hN8qc3q3fWaMbKGK3KrX5tZ5iMkBLNxOF5eaXawrU7p9qWKTuBaH2pXxblJW8-WX9ee73HKlrnr0RK4os9WKG0_whfF8Hu8RX_BqCoyPY_Ca9jT_Hy5FFSF9Df6-29jFipTGSlICr&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-5-food.aspx</a><br /><br />18) Eat fresh sprouts every day including brocolli sprouts, soy sprouts, mung bean sprouts, etc.<br /><br />19) Eliminate ALL forms of sugar out of the diet, including honey, maple syrup and stevia.<br /><br />20) Eliminate ALL soda, coffee, tea (including green tea), sport drinks, exotic fruit drinks, and energy drinks.<br /><br />21) Eliminate All alcohol.<br /><br />22) Eliminate ALL corn products out of the diet.<br /><br />23) Eliminate ALL peanut oil or peanuts from the diet.<br /><br />24) Eliminate ALL fermented foods including soy sauce and Braggs Amino Acids.<br /><br />25) Eliminate ALL mushrooms or yeast from the diet, even so-called nutritional yeast.<br /><br />26) Eliminate ALL foods that contain vinegar.<br /><br />27) Eliminate ALL forms of chocolate.<br /><br />28) Eliminate ALL mercury fillings.<br /><br />29) Do daily stretching, breathing and isotonic exercising with Kundalini Yoga.<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fp-551-younga-yoga-volumes-1-and-2.aspx&h=OAQGO-P9M&enc=AZOo6oGda2TFxflxyfbdO-jCa2YoOrgj55k6PndKOlKZ48ZOfU-3IvW3TmPeBdiI_z44-jZx4LL9fsrduL2Xm62Lal84dxVeZw76IbQezO19n_fQ70TLENmoeWRRSZ8h8X0L2H45hp26B6l65Mef9NSW&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; 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They can be ordered at:<a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracleliving.com%2Fp-253-the-ph-miracle-for-cancer.aspx&h=MAQH3rWVm&enc=AZPxfDLZJU8-7UgYeZyhqzaZUymSjt8lXAgaH9mBDkyd3B4Q3Zf_EZBU10GweL5CQJKPDZVCfy5iRsM8i3l-xbrUs5BMuYjKYf80Z-M8NYhcOyLEXnU6kgtDz3OcOS0HPwQhaYwhyElT600uZ-nUKl0G&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-253-the-ph-miracle-for-cancer.aspx</a><br /><br />40) Do daily alkalizing colonics containing chlorophyll, mineral salts, magnesium oxide, magnesium chloride, l-arginine, and pHour salts like sodium and potassium bicarbonate. - <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracle.com%2F&h=SAQHEitP8&enc=AZMyHxGXci6vqI0DLp2tEMjpwkkzPhAjN-i2FXg5syr1csKDsFUypxTkmz_kbCXC4v-oC210nqJouXawlLYZL0m0VW9eKz1oNJ1_sEQZEEkgRRpoop9KEU-nVGPaJZ4Q1pCUF4QPtVIi7NU5vNn51nVw&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.phmiracle.com</a></span></div></span><span class="userContentSecondary fcg" style="color: grey;"> — with <a data-ft="{"tn":";"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=672268995&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/mehmet.ozevlat" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Mehmet Ozevlat</a>.</span></div></div></div><div class="photoUnit clearfix" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -12px; margin-right: -12px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;"><a ajaxify="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1432678096999106&set=a.1382115465388703.1073741828.100007707879435&type=1&relevant_count=1&src=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xap1%2Ft1.0-9%2F10426633_1432678096999106_7494393357241220257_n.jpg&size=550%2C550&source=9&player_origin=timeline" class="photo photoWidth1" data-ft="{"tn":"E"}" data-gt="{"fbid":"1432678096999106"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1432678096999106&set=a.1382115465388703.1073741828.100007707879435&type=1&relevant_count=1" rel="theater" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; float: left; text-decoration: underline;"><div class="letterboxedImage photoWrap verticallyCentered" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; height: 504px; margin-left: 3px; position: relative; width: 504px;"><div class="uiScaledImageContainer scaledImage" style="height: 504px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: -252px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; top: 50%; width: 504px;"><img alt="Photo: My Top 40 Ways To Prevent and/or  Reverse Any Serious Sickness or Disease including a Cancerous Condition!  In a scandal that has reverberated around the world of cancer research, the Office of Research Integrity at the U.S. Department of Health found that a Boston University cancer scientist fabricated his findings. His work was published in two journals in 2009, and he’s been ordered to retract them. But important studies by other scientists like those at the Mayo Clinic, who based their work on his findings, could now make 10 years of their studies worthless, according to commentary in Gaia Health.  It seems fairly evident that the cancer industrial complex is a highly lucrative, well-oiled system that tends to support funding for expensive drug treatments that don't address the cause of the problem, and have yet to make a significant dent in the decrease of the overall cancer rate in the US despite investing hundreds of billions of dollars. Much of the support comes from flawed and biased "research" studies that support the use of expensive drugs as detailed in the featured articles.  Researchers, too, are well aware of the notoriety and money to be found in cancer research … particularly what may be deemed successful cancer research (which unfortunately is often measured by the discovery of new drug treatments). But, as with many areas of medical research, it's important to read between the lines of "scientifically proven" studies, even those that are well accepted . Often what you'll find is the research gives the perception of science when really it is a heavily manipulated process designed to control and deceive. Case in point, here again we have an example of widely accepted, published research that turned out to be fabricated.  10 YEARS OF CANCER RESEARCH DOWN THE DRAIN  The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) at the U.S. Department of Health reported in August 2011 that final action has been taken against Sheng Wang, PhD, of Boston University School of Medicine, Cancer Research Center. ORI states:  "The Respondent engaged in research misconduct by fabricating data that were included in two (2) published papers."  This includes:  Oncogene February 2009, which found that HIC1, a protein thought to suppress tumor growth, is a "central molecule in a novel mechanism controlling cell growth and that the disruption of this HIC1-mediated pathway may lead to abnormal cell proliferation and, ultimately, cancer." Molecular Endocrinology December 2009, which found "reintroducing HIC1 into resistant breast cancer cells restored their sensitivity to the estrogen antagonists, indicating the existence of a novel regulatory mechanism for growth control of breast cancer cells."  Specifically, six of the eight figures in the Oncogene paper and six of the seven figures in the Molecular Endocrinology study were said to contain data from fabricated experiments. Though Wang is now required to retract the papers, and he reportedly stopped working for Boston University in July, he will only be ineligible for federal funding for 2 years.  Further, the fabricated research may continue to live on, as it has been cited by other studies and once a finding is accepted in the medical community, it's very hard to make it go away. Unfortunately, scientific retractions are actually becoming increasingly common.  As the Wall Street Journal reported:  "Just 22 retraction notices appeared in 2001, but 139 in 2006 and 339 last year. Through seven months of this year, there have been 210, according to Thomson Reuters Web of Science, an index of 11,600 peer-reviewed journals world-wide …  At the Mayo Clinic, a decade of cancer research, partly taxpayer-funded, went down the drain when the prestigious Minnesota institution concluded that intriguing data about harnessing the immune system to fight cancer had been fabricated. Seventeen scholarly papers published in nine research journals had to be retracted. A researcher, who protests his innocence, was fired. In another major flameout, 18 research journals have said they are planning to retract a total of 89 published studies by a German anesthesiologist …"  FABRICATED RESEARCH IS MORE COMMON THAN YOU MIGHT THINK  Peer-reviewed research published in medical journals gets the golden star of approval in the media, yet many, if not most, of the findings are incredibly misleading. One of the best exposé's into this muddled system came from none other than Dr. Marcia Angell, who was the former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).  In her book The Truth about Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It, she exposed many examples of why medical studies often cannot be trusted, and said flat out:  "Trials can be rigged in a dozen ways, and it happens all the time." For instance, in 2009 Dr. Scott Reuben, who was a well-respected, prominent anesthesiologist, former chief of acute pain of the Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass. and a former professor at Tufts University's medical school, allegedly fabricated the data for 21 studies!  Dr. Reuben succeeded in getting numerous studies published, and those studies were accepted as fact and swayed the prescribing habits of doctors. It was only due to a routine audit raising a few red flags that a larger investigation was later launched.  So how did those false studies, or any studies for that matter, become worthy of being published? Part of the problem may be the peer-review process itself, as this puts researchers in charge of policing other researchers' results, and most do not want to insult a fellow researcher's work with negative comments.  As written in Gaia Health:  "It's all about money. Get published in a major medical journal and your future is made. Most peer reviewers are doing their own studies. That's what makes them peers. They want to be able to publish. Therefore, they are not particularly inclined to make more than perfunctory negative comments. Obviously, they don't want to alienate the authors of papers, since they either are or hope to become published themselves.  Peer review is a farce. The only kind of review that makes real sense is professional independent reviewers. Yet, for decades we've had peer review trotted out as the be-all and end-all in determining the legitimacy of papers. It's been unquestioned, while a little examination of the concept demonstrates that it's nearly certain to result in fraudulent work being passed as good science."  It's almost impossible to find out what happens in the vetting process, as peer reviewers are unpaid, anonymous and unaccountable. And although the system is based on the best of intentions, it lacks consistent standards and the expertise of the reviewers can vary widely from journal to journal.  Given that cancer research is such a lucrative business right now -- the National Cancer Institute, which gave the grant money to support Dr. Sheng Wang's fabricated research, had a $5.1 billion budget for fiscal year 2010 -- the stakes are exceptionally high. So it stands to reason that it may be subject to even more fraud and manipulation than less lucrative research prospects.  As The Economist reported, there were more new cancer drugs in development in 2010 than any other therapeutic area. Drug makers are well aware that a blockbuster cancer drug could easily earn them profits in the billions, even if the drug is only borderline effective. It is abundantly clear that profit is a primary motive of these companies so it should not be a surprise that they have moved in this direction, and this is where the abundance of research is focused as well.  WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK TWICE BEFORE DONATING TO ANTI-CANCER CHARITIES!  A lot of people put their faith in charity organizations like the American Cancer Society (ACS), dutifully donating money to help in the "war on cancer." But in the report titled American Cancer Society—More Interested In Accumulating Wealth Than Saving Lives, Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, plainly lays to bare the many conflicts of interest that hamper the effectiveness of this organization.  For example, the ACS has close financial ties to both makers of mammography equipment and cancer drugs. But that's just for starters. Other conflicts of interest include ties to, and financial support from, the pesticide-, petrochemical-, biotech-, cosmetics-, and junk food industries—the very industries whose products are the primarycontributors to cancer!  The ACS, along with the National Cancer Institute, virtually exclusively focus on cancer research and the diagnosis and chemical treatment of cancer. Preventive strategies, such as avoiding chemical exposures, receive virtually no consideration at all.  "Giant corporations, which profited handsomely while they polluted air, water, the workplace, and food with a wide range of carcinogens, remain greatly comforted by the silence of the ACS. This silence reflected a complex of mindsets fixated on diagnosis, treatment, and basic genetic research, together with ignorance, indifference, and even hostility to prevention. Not surprisingly, the incidence of cancer over past decades has escalated, approximately parallel to its increased funding,"   Dr. Epstein writes.  Many also do not realize that when you donate money to the American Cancer Society, the majority of it may never go further than the bank accounts of its numerous well-paid executives.  Meanwhile, global cancer rates have doubled in the last three decades, and their "war on cancer" strategy completely ignores, and oftentimes denies, the obviouslinks between cancer and toxic exposures through pesticide-laden foods, toxic personal care products, cancer-causing medical treatments and drugs, and industrial pollution. We CAN turn this trend around, but to do so the medical and research communities must stop focusing on drug treatments and overlooking the methods that can actually have a significant impact on preventing this disease.  My top 40 Ways To prevent and/or reverse ANY and ALL acidic dis-ease and cancerous conditions!  1) Exercise, stretch and sweat for 1 hour every day. Sweating is the key to healthfyl exercising. When you sweat you are removing dietary and metabolic acids from the tissues that causes a cancerous condition. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-551-younga-yoga-volumes-1-and-2.aspx  2) Watch your acidic weight with an alkaline lifestyle and diet as outlined in our new book The pH Miracle Revised and Updated. Read the pH Miracle books: The pH Miracle, The pH Miracle for Diabetes and The pH Miracle for Weight Loss. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-25-books-dvds-audios.aspx  3) Don't smoke cigarettes, cigars or chew tobacco. It is laced with sugar and other chemicals that are cancerous causing!  4) Eliminate all animal protein, dairy, sweet fruit, processed sugar and all acidic grains, especially rice.  5) Eat or juice green fruit and vegetables such as brocolli, spinach, cucumber, peppers, kale. collard greens, celery. parsley, etc.  6) Drink 5 to 6 liters of alkaline green water with a pH of at least 9.5 and an ORP or electrical potential of -150 mV. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-27-alkaline-water-and-ionizers.aspx  7) Drink chlorophyll rich green drinks every day. You can add the green pH Miracle powder or liquid chlorophyll to your alkaline electron rich water. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-8-health-supplements.aspx  8) Drink 3 to 4 ounces or 100 ml of cold-pressed poly-unsaturated oil daily like avocado oil, olive oil, hemp oil and flax oil. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-547-omega-3-6-9-essential-oil-blend.aspx http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-5-food.aspx  9) Ingest 10 to 12 grams of sea salt every day. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-5-food.aspx  10) Take antioxidant nutritional supplements every day, including Glutathione, N-acetyl-cystein, R-dehyro-lipoic, CO-Q-10, magnesium and Zinc. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-8-health-supplements.aspx  11) Take the four alkaline salts of sodium, magnesium, potassium and calcium carbonate and bicarbonate called pHour salts whenever you urine and/or saliva pH is below 7.2. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-221-phour-salts-tm-454-grams.aspx  12) Get 30 minutes of sunshine and take 50,000 IU's of Vitamin D every day. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-404-ph-d3.aspx http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-23-Fitness.aspx  13) Cleanse the bowels daily with magnesium oxide, magnesium carbonate, and fiber. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-356-young-phorever-phlush-tm-powder-200-grams.aspx  14) Take 1 scoop twice a day of L-arginine Plus to improve circulation and heart strength. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-565-l-arginine-plus.aspx  15) Take 4 capsules of Lung Support 3 to 4 times a day.  16) Take 1 capsule 3 times a day of Vitamin K.  17) Eat 1 to 2 avocados daily, hemp protien and organic sprouted soy for increased healthy oils and pHytonutrients to buffer the acids that cause cancer. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-5-food.aspx  18) Eat fresh sprouts every day including brocolli sprouts, soy sprouts, mung bean sprouts, etc.  19) Eliminate ALL forms of sugar out of the diet, including honey, maple syrup and stevia.  20) Eliminate ALL soda, coffee, tea (including green tea), sport drinks, exotic fruit drinks, and energy drinks.  21) Eliminate All alcohol.  22) Eliminate ALL corn products out of the diet.  23) Eliminate ALL peanut oil or peanuts from the diet.  24) Eliminate ALL fermented foods including soy sauce and Braggs Amino Acids.  25) Eliminate ALL mushrooms or yeast from the diet, even so-called nutritional yeast.  26) Eliminate ALL foods that contain vinegar.  27) Eliminate ALL forms of chocolate.  28) Eliminate ALL mercury fillings.  29) Do daily stretching, breathing and isotonic exercising with Kundalini Yoga. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-551-younga-yoga-volumes-1-and-2.aspx  30) Daily deep breathing exercise, such as the "Breath of Fire" is very good for circulation.  31) Make love, smile and give lots of hugs. Remember, if you don't use it you lose it. :))  32) Have a lymphatic drainage massage every day . http://www.phmiracleliving.com/p-321-dvd-hot-rocks-lymphatic-massage-with-shelley-includes-2oz-massage-oil.aspx  33) Do whole body vibrational exercising every day for 10 minutes twice a day or jump on a mini trompoline for 15 minutes twice a day. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-23-Fitness.aspx  34) Live in the present and eliminate all emotional stress in your life. Read Dr. Young's article on Young Living and Young Love: http://articlesofhealth.blogspot.com/2009/04/young-love-phorever.html  35) Read good alkalizing books, watch alkalizing videos and listen to alkalizing CD's. http://www.phmiracleliving.com/c-25-books-dvds-audios.aspx  36) Listen to alkalizing melodic music daily.  37) Laugh every day for no reason.  38) Pray and meditate daily.  39) Listen to the pH Miracle for Cancer CD's. 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My Daughter is NOW in Her 12 Year of Cancer Remission! Following The pH Miracle Lifestyle!

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I would not trade these callings from on High for anything".</span><span class="userContentSecondary fcg" style="color: grey;"> — with <a data-ft="{"tn":";"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1259314544&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3Anull%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/ashley.younglisonbee" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Ashley Young Lisonbee</a>.</span></div></div></div><div class="photoUnit clearfix" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -12px; margin-right: -12px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;"><a ajaxify="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1433152253618357&set=a.1382227615377488.1073741829.100007707879435&type=1&relevant_count=1&src=https%3A%2F%2Ffbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net%2Fhphotos-ak-xfp1%2Ft31.0-8%2F10380551_1433152253618357_5646681937933064531_o.jpg&smallsrc=https%3A%2F%2Ffbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net%2Fhphotos-ak-xfa1%2Ft1.0-9%2F10409455_1433152253618357_5646681937933064531_n.jpg&size=1080%2C810&source=9&player_origin=timeline" class="photo photoWidth1" data-ft="{"tn":"E"}" data-gt="{"fbid":"1433152253618357"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1433152253618357&set=a.1382227615377488.1073741829.100007707879435&type=1&relevant_count=1" rel="theater" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; float: left; text-decoration: none;"><div class="letterboxedImage photoWrap verticallyCentered" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; height: 378px; margin-left: 3px; position: relative; width: 504px;"><div class="uiScaledImageContainer scaledImage" style="height: 377px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: -188px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; top: 50%; width: 504px;"><img alt="Photo: "I love and cherish my only daughter Ashley Rose Young Lisonbee and her beautiful children - my grandchildren. 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My Daughter is NOW in Her 12 Year of Cancer Remission! Following The pH Miracle Lifestyle!

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Meeting Dr. Robert O. Young

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"></span><br /><div role="article"><div class="userContentWrapper aboveUnitContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px;"><div class="_wk mbm" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="userContent">Meeting Dr. <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100007707879435" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007707879435" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Robert O Young</a> and being able to spend some time withhim was such gift. His work is important and he is a guide to true health.</span></div></div><div class="_wk _5rny attachmentUnit" style="border-left-color: rgb(211, 215, 220); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; color: #898f9c; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: -9px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div><div class="userContentWrapper"><div><span>it was such an honor to finally meet and spend time with Dr. Robert O Young at the Cure to Cancer Conference in April. HIs work PH Miracle is world famous and VERY important.</span></div></div></div></div><div class="photoUnit clearfix belowUnitContent" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -12px; margin-right: -12px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;"><a ajaxify="https://www.facebook.com/renewedliving4u/photos/a.312620105484958.72148.222136944533275/657693014310997/?type=1&relevant_count=1&src=https%3A%2F%2Ffbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net%2Fhphotos-ak-xpa1%2Ft31.0-8%2F10359030_657693014310997_2377020631850618329_o.jpg&smallsrc=https%3A%2F%2Ffbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net%2Fhphotos-ak-xpa1%2Ft1.0-9%2F10446696_657693014310997_2377020631850618329_n.jpg&size=1536%2C2048&fbid=657693014310997&source=9&player_origin=timeline" class="photo photoWidth1" data-ft="{"tn":"E"}" data-gt="{"fbid":"657693014310997"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/renewedliving4u/photos/a.312620105484958.72148.222136944533275/657693014310997/?type=1&relevant_count=1" rel="theater" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; float: left; text-decoration: none;"><div class="letterboxedImage photoWrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f2f2f2; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; height: 504px; margin-left: 3px; position: relative; width: 504px;"><div class="uiScaledImageContainer scaledImage" style="height: 504px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; width: 378px;"><img alt="Photo: it was such an honor to finally meet and spend time with Dr. Robert O Young at the Cure to Cancer Conference in April. 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Meeting Dr. Robert O. Young

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7:38 PM

Scientific Evidence for The pH Miracle Lifestyle and Diet!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"></span><br /><div class="aboveUnitContent" style="margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px;"><div class="userContentWrapper"><div class="_wk" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="userContent"><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_539fa655249d18528210200" style="display: inline;">The Alkaline pH Miracle Diet: Is There Any Published Scientific Evidence Substantiating Any Health Benefits for Dr. Robert O. Young's Plant-Based, Vegan, Alkaline, pH Miracle Lifestyle and Diet?<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phmiracle.com%2F&h=yAQFFCvHd&enc=AZNCjRDauTOroGI1EeOoiqrrD__zWt1nGpcEkSJ6IX31_coPb_gcwsDwRAVnMzx_q7toXXb0SPhCieAvEORgOspi-bQz1GrthutPaGrh8nlcagv2GPMj13_kHokpCg-0p52qwkXQzYTDxiQYT1KOUnwB&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.phmiracle.com</a><br /><br />Please share with everyone<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> you love and care about.<br />Gerry K. Schwalfenberg *<br /><br />Abstract<br /><br />This review looks at the role of an alkaline diet in health. Pubmed was searched looking for articles on pH, potential renal acid loads, bone health, muscle, growth hormone, back pain, vitamin D and chemotherapy. Many books written in the lay literature on the alkaline diet were also reviewed and evaluated in light of the published medical literature. There may be some value in considering an alkaline diet in reducing morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases and further studies are warranted in this area of medicine.<br /><br />1. Background<br /><br />Life on earth depends on appropriate pH levels in and around living organisms and cells. Human life requires a tightly controlled pH level in the serum of about 7.4 (a slightly alkaline range of 7.35 to 7.45) to survive [1].<br /><br />As a comparison, in the past 100 years with increasing industrialization, the pH of the ocean has dropped from 8.2 to 8.1 because of increasing CO2 deposition. This has a negative impact on life in the ocean [1, 2] and may lead to the collapse of the coral reefs [3]. Even the pH of the soil in which plants are grown can have considerable influence on the mineral content of the food we eat (as minerals are used as buffers to maintain pH). The ideal pH of soil for the best overall availability of essential nutrients is between 6 and 7. Acidic soils below pH of 6 may have reduced calcium and magnesium, and soil above pH 7 may result in chemically unavailable iron, manganese, copper and zinc. Adding dolomite and manure are ways of raising pH in an acid soil environment when the pH is below 6 [4].<br /><br />When it comes to the pH and net acid load in the human diet, there has been considerable change from the hunter gather civilization to the present [5]. With the agricultural revolution (last 10,000 years) and even more recently with industrialization (last 200 years), there has been an decrease in potassium (K) compared to sodium (Na) and an increase in chloride compared to bicarbonate found in the diet [6]. The ratio of potassium to sodium has reversed, K/Na previously was 10 to 1 whereas the modern diet has a ratio of 1 to 3 [7]. It is generally accepted that agricultural humans today have a diet poor in magnesium and potassium as well as fiber and rich in saturated fat, simple sugars, sodium, and chloride as compared to the preagricultural period [6]. This results in a diet that may induce metabolic acidosis which is mismatched to the genetically determined nutritional requirements [8]. With aging, there is a gradual loss of renal acid-base regulatory function and a resultant increase in diet-induced metabolic acidosis while on the modern diet [9]. A low-carbohydrate high-protein diet with its increased acid load results in very little change in blood chemistry, and pH, but results in many changes in urinary chemistry. Urinary magnesium levels, urinary citrate and pH are decreased, urinary calcium, undissociated uric acid, and phosphate are increased. All of these result in an increased risk for kidney stones [10].<br /><br />Much has been written in the lay literature as well as many online sites expounding on the benefits of the alkaline diet. This paper is an attempt to balance the evidence that is found in the scientific literature.<br /><br />2. The Role of pH in Various Cells, Organs, and Membranes<br /><br />The pH in our body may vary considerably from one area to another with the highest acidity in the stomach (pH of 1.35 to 3.5) to aid in digestion and protect against opportunistic microbial organisms. But even in the stomach, the layer just outside the epithelium is quite basic to prevent mucosal injury. It has been suggested that decreased gastric lining secretion of bicarbonates and a decrease in the alkaline/acid secretion in duodenal ulcer patients may play a significant role in duodenal ulcers [11]. The skin is quite acidic (pH 4–6.5) to provide an acid mantle as a protective barrier to the environment against microbial overgrowth. There is a gradient from the outer horny layer (pH 4) to the basal layer (pH 6.9) [12]. This is also seen in the vagina where a pH of less than 4.7 protects against microbial overgrowth [13].<br /><br />The urine may have a variable pH from acid to alkaline depending on the need for balancing the internal environment. Acid excretion in the urine can be estimated by a formula described by Remer (sulfate + chloride + 1.8x phosphate + organic acids) minus (sodium + potassium + 2x calcium + 2x magnesium) mEq [14]. Foods can be categorized by the potential renal acid loads (PRALs) see Table 2. Fruits, vegetables, fruit juices, potatoes, and alkali-rich and low phosphorus beverages (red and white wine, mineral soda waters) having a negative acid load. Whereas, grain products, meats, dairy products, fish, and alkali poor and low phosphorus beverages (e.g., pale beers, cocoa) have relatively high acid loads [15].<br /><br />Measurement of pH of the urine (reviewed in a recent study with two morning specimens done over a five-year span) did not predict bone fractures or loss of bone mineral density [16]. However, this may not be reflective of being on an alkaline or acid diet throughout this time. For more details, see Table 1.<br /><br />Table 1<br />PH of selected fluids, organs, and membranes.<br /><br />Table 2<br />Potential renal acid loads (PRALs) of selected foods [20].<br /><br />3. Chronic Acidosis and Bone Disease<br /><br />Calcium in the form of phosphates and carbonates represents a large reservoir of base in our body. In response to an acid load such as the modern diet these salts are released into the systemic circulation to bring about pH homeostasis [7]. It has been estimated that the quantity of calcium lost in the urine with the modern diet over time could be as high as almost 480gm over 20 years or almost half the skeletal mass of calcium [21]. However, urinary losses of calcium are not a direct measure of osteoporosis. There are many regulatory factors that may compensate for the urinary calcium loss. When the arterial pH is in the normal range, a mild reduction of plasma bicarbonate results in a negative calcium balance which could benefit from supplementing bicarbonate in the form of potassium bicarbonate [22]. It has been found that bicarbonate, which increases the alkali content of a diet, but not potassium may attenuate bone loss in healthy older adults [23]. The bone minerals that are wasted in the urine may not have complete compensation through intestinal absorption, which is thought to result in osteoporosis. However, adequate vitamin D with a 25(OH)D level of >80nmol/L may allow for appropriate intestinal absorption of calcium and magnesium and phosphate when needed [24]. Sadly, most populations are generally deficient in vitamin D especially in northern climates [25]. In chronic renal failure, correction of metabolic acidosis with bicarbonate significantly improves parathyroid levels and levels of the active form of vitamin D 1,25(OH)2D3 [26].<br /><br />Recently, a study has shown the importance of phosphate in Remer's PRAL formula. According to the formula it would be expected that an increase in phosphate should result in an increase in urinary calcium loss and a negative calcium balance in bone [27]. It should be noted that supplementation with phosphate in patients with bed rest reduced urinary calcium excretion but did not prevent bone loss [28]. The most recent systematic review and meta-analysis has shown that calcium balance is maintained and improved with phosphate which is quite contrary to the acid-ash hypothesis [29]. As well a recent study looking at soda intake (which has a significant amount of phosphate) and osteoporosis in postmenopausal American first nations women did not find a correlation [30]. It is quite possible that the high acid content according to Remer's classification needs to be looked at again in light of compensatory phosphate intake. There is online information promoting an alkaline diet for bone health as well as a number of books. However, a recent systematic review of the literature looking for evidence supporting the alkaline diet for bone health found no protective role of dietary acid load in osteoporosis [31].<br /><br />Another element of the modern diet is the excess of sodium in the diet. There is evidence that in healthy humans the increased sodium in the diet can predict the degree of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis when consuming a net acid producing diet [32]. As well, there is evidence that there are adverse effects of sodium chloride in the aging population. A high sodium diet will exacerbate disuse-induced bone and muscle loss during immobilization by increasing bone resorption and protein wasting [33]. Excess dietary sodium has been shown to result in hypertension and osteoporosis in women [34, 35]. As well, dietary potassium which is lacking in the modern diet would modulate pressor and hypercalciuric effects of excess of sodium chloride [36].<br /><br />Excess dietary protein with high acid renal load may decrease bone density if not buffered by ingestion of supplements or foods that are alkali rich [37]. However, adequate protein is necessary for prevention of osteoporosis and sarcopenia; therefore, increasing the amount of fruit and vegetables may be necessary rather than reducing protein [38].<br /><br />4. Alkaline Diets and Muscle<br /><br />As we age, there is a loss of muscle mass, which may predispose to falls and fractures. A three-year study looking at a diet rich in potassium, such as fruits and vegetables, as well as a reduced acid load, resulted in preservation of muscle mass in older men and women [39]. Conditions such as chronic renal failure that result in chronic metabolic acidosis result in accelerated breakdown in skeletal muscle [40]. Correction of acidosis may preserve muscle mass in conditions where muscle wasting is common such as diabetic ketosis, trauma, sepsis, chronic obstructive lung disease, and renal failure [41]. In situations that result in acute acidosis, supplementing younger patients with sodium bicarbonate prior to exhaustive exercise resulted in significantly less acidosis in the blood than those that were not supplemented with sodium bicarbonate [42].<br /><br />5. Alkaline Supplementation and Growth Hormone<br /><br />It has long been known that severe forms of metabolic acidosis in children, such as renal tubular acidosis, are associated with low levels of growth hormone with resultant short stature. Correction of the acidosis with bicarbonate [7] or potassium citrate [43] increases growth hormone significantly and improved growth. The use of enough potassium bicarbonate in the diet to neutralize the daily net acid load in postmenopausal women resulted in a significant increase in growth hormone and resultant osteocalcin [44]. Improving growth hormone levels may improve quality of life, reduce cardiovascular risk factors, improve body composition, and even improve memory and cognition [45]. As well this results in a reduction of urinary calcium loss equivalent to 5% of bone calcium content over a period of 3 years [46].<br /><br />6. Alkaline Diet and Back Pain<br /><br />There is some evidence that chronic low back pain improves with the supplementation of alkaline minerals [47]. With supplementation there was a slight but significant increase in blood pH and intracellular magnesium. Ensuring that there is enough intracellular magnesium allows for the proper function of enzyme systems and also allows for activation of vitamin D [48]. This in turn has been shown to improve back pain [49].<br /><br />7. Alkalinity and Chemotherapy<br /><br />The effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents is markedly influenced by pH. Numerous agents such as epirubicin and adriamycin require an alkaline media to be more effective. Others, such as cisplatin, mitomycin C, and thiotepa, are more cytotoxic in an acid media [50]. Cell death correlates with acidosis and intracellular pH shifts higher (more alkaline) after chemotherapy may reflect response to chemotherapy [51]. It has been suggested that inducing metabolic alkalosis may be useful in enhancing some treatment regimes by using sodium bicarbonate, carbicab, and furosemide [52]. Extracellular alkalinization by using bicarbonate may result in improvements in therapeutic effectiveness [53]. There is no scientific literature establishing the benefit of an alkaline diet for the prevention of cancer at this time.<br /><br />8. Discussion<br /><br />The human body has an amazing ability to maintain a steady pH in the blood with the main compensatory mechanisms being renal and respiratory. Many of the membranes in our body require an acid pH to protect us and to help us digest food. It has been suggested that an alkaline diet may prevent a number of diseases and result in significant health benefits. Looking at the above discussion on bone health alone, certain aspects have doubtful benefit. There does not seem to be enough evidence that milk or cheese may be as detrimental as Remer's formula suggests since phosphate does benefit bone health and result in a positive calcium balance. However, another mechanism for the alkaline diet to benefit bone health may be the increase in growth hormone and resultant increase in osteocalcin. There is some evidence that the K/Na ratio does matter and that the significant amount of salt in our diet is detrimental. Even some governments are demanding that the food industry reduce the salt load in our diet. High-protein diets may also affect bone health but some protein is also needed for good bone health.<br /><br />Muscle wasting however seems to be reduced with an alkaline diet and back pain may benefit from this as well. An alkaline environment may improve the efficacy of some chemotherapy agents but not others.<br /><br />9. Conclusion<br /><br />Alkaline diets result in a more alkaline urine pH and may result in reduced calcium in the urine, however, as seen in some recent reports, this may not reflect total calcium balance because of other buffers such as phosphate. There is no substantial evidence that this improves bone health or protects from osteoporosis. However, alkaline diets may result in a number of health benefits as outlined below:<br /><br />- Increased fruits and vegetables in an alkaline diet would improve the K/Na ratio and may benefit bone health, reduce muscle wasting, as well as mitigate other chronic diseases such as hypertension and strokes.<br />The resultant increase in growth hormone with an alkaline diet may improve many outcomes from cardiovascular health to memory and cognition.<br /><br />- An increase in intracellular magnesium, which is required for the function of many enzyme systems, is another added benefit of the alkaline diet. Available magnesium, which is required to activate vitamin D, would result in numerous added benefits in the vitamin D apocrine/exocrine systems.<br />Alkalinity may result in added benefit for some chemotherapeutic agents that require a higher pH.<br /><br />From the evidence outlined above, it would be prudent to consider an alkaline diet to reduce morbidity and mortality of chronic disease that are plaguing our aging population. One of the first considerations in an alkaline diet, which includes more fruits and vegetables, is to know what type of soil they were grown in since this may significantly influence the mineral content. At this time, there are limited scientific studies in this area, and many more studies are indicated in regards to muscle effects, growth hormone, and interaction with vitamin D.<br /><br />References<br /><br />1. Waugh A, Grant A. Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness. 10th edition. 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Young's Plant-Based, Vegan, Alkaline, pH Miracle Lifestyle and Diet? www.phmiracle.com  Please share with everyone you love and care about. Gerry K. Schwalfenberg *  Abstract  This review looks at the role of an alkaline diet in health. Pubmed was searched looking for articles on pH, potential renal acid loads, bone health, muscle, growth hormone, back pain, vitamin D and chemotherapy. Many books written in the lay literature on the alkaline diet were also reviewed and evaluated in light of the published medical literature. There may be some value in considering an alkaline diet in reducing morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases and further studies are warranted in this area of medicine.  1. Background  Life on earth depends on appropriate pH levels in and around living organisms and cells. Human life requires a tightly controlled pH level in the serum of about 7.4 (a slightly alkaline range of 7.35 to 7.45) to survive [1].  As a comparison, in the past 100 years with increasing industrialization, the pH of the ocean has dropped from 8.2 to 8.1 because of increasing CO2 deposition. This has a negative impact on life in the ocean [1, 2] and may lead to the collapse of the coral reefs [3]. Even the pH of the soil in which plants are grown can have considerable influence on the mineral content of the food we eat (as minerals are used as buffers to maintain pH). The ideal pH of soil for the best overall availability of essential nutrients is between 6 and 7. Acidic soils below pH of 6 may have reduced calcium and magnesium, and soil above pH 7 may result in chemically unavailable iron, manganese, copper and zinc. Adding dolomite and manure are ways of raising pH in an acid soil environment when the pH is below 6 [4].  When it comes to the pH and net acid load in the human diet, there has been considerable change from the hunter gather civilization to the present [5]. With the agricultural revolution (last 10,000 years) and even more recently with industrialization (last 200 years), there has been an decrease in potassium (K) compared to sodium (Na) and an increase in chloride compared to bicarbonate found in the diet [6]. The ratio of potassium to sodium has reversed, K/Na previously was 10 to 1 whereas the modern diet has a ratio of 1 to 3 [7]. It is generally accepted that agricultural humans today have a diet poor in magnesium and potassium as well as fiber and rich in saturated fat, simple sugars, sodium, and chloride as compared to the preagricultural period [6]. This results in a diet that may induce metabolic acidosis which is mismatched to the genetically determined nutritional requirements [8]. With aging, there is a gradual loss of renal acid-base regulatory function and a resultant increase in diet-induced metabolic acidosis while on the modern diet [9]. A low-carbohydrate high-protein diet with its increased acid load results in very little change in blood chemistry, and pH, but results in many changes in urinary chemistry. Urinary magnesium levels, urinary citrate and pH are decreased, urinary calcium, undissociated uric acid, and phosphate are increased. All of these result in an increased risk for kidney stones [10].  Much has been written in the lay literature as well as many online sites expounding on the benefits of the alkaline diet. This paper is an attempt to balance the evidence that is found in the scientific literature.  2. The Role of pH in Various Cells, Organs, and Membranes  The pH in our body may vary considerably from one area to another with the highest acidity in the stomach (pH of 1.35 to 3.5) to aid in digestion and protect against opportunistic microbial organisms. But even in the stomach, the layer just outside the epithelium is quite basic to prevent mucosal injury. It has been suggested that decreased gastric lining secretion of bicarbonates and a decrease in the alkaline/acid secretion in duodenal ulcer patients may play a significant role in duodenal ulcers [11]. The skin is quite acidic (pH 4–6.5) to provide an acid mantle as a protective barrier to the environment against microbial overgrowth. There is a gradient from the outer horny layer (pH 4) to the basal layer (pH 6.9) [12]. This is also seen in the vagina where a pH of less than 4.7 protects against microbial overgrowth [13].  The urine may have a variable pH from acid to alkaline depending on the need for balancing the internal environment. Acid excretion in the urine can be estimated by a formula described by Remer (sulfate + chloride + 1.8x phosphate + organic acids) minus (sodium + potassium + 2x calcium + 2x magnesium) mEq [14]. Foods can be categorized by the potential renal acid loads (PRALs) see Table 2. Fruits, vegetables, fruit juices, potatoes, and alkali-rich and low phosphorus beverages (red and white wine, mineral soda waters) having a negative acid load. Whereas, grain products, meats, dairy products, fish, and alkali poor and low phosphorus beverages (e.g., pale beers, cocoa) have relatively high acid loads [15].   Measurement of pH of the urine (reviewed in a recent study with two morning specimens done over a five-year span) did not predict bone fractures or loss of bone mineral density [16]. However, this may not be reflective of being on an alkaline or acid diet throughout this time. For more details, see Table 1.  Table 1 PH of selected fluids, organs, and membranes.  Table 2 Potential renal acid loads (PRALs) of selected foods [20].  3. Chronic Acidosis and Bone Disease  Calcium in the form of phosphates and carbonates represents a large reservoir of base in our body. In response to an acid load such as the modern diet these salts are released into the systemic circulation to bring about pH homeostasis [7]. It has been estimated that the quantity of calcium lost in the urine with the modern diet over time could be as high as almost 480gm over 20 years or almost half the skeletal mass of calcium [21]. However, urinary losses of calcium are not a direct measure of osteoporosis. There are many regulatory factors that may compensate for the urinary calcium loss. When the arterial pH is in the normal range, a mild reduction of plasma bicarbonate results in a negative calcium balance which could benefit from supplementing bicarbonate in the form of potassium bicarbonate [22]. It has been found that bicarbonate, which increases the alkali content of a diet, but not potassium may attenuate bone loss in healthy older adults [23]. The bone minerals that are wasted in the urine may not have complete compensation through intestinal absorption, which is thought to result in osteoporosis. However, adequate vitamin D with a 25(OH)D level of >80nmol/L may allow for appropriate intestinal absorption of calcium and magnesium and phosphate when needed [24]. Sadly, most populations are generally deficient in vitamin D especially in northern climates [25]. In chronic renal failure, correction of metabolic acidosis with bicarbonate significantly improves parathyroid levels and levels of the active form of vitamin D 1,25(OH)2D3 [26].  Recently, a study has shown the importance of phosphate in Remer's PRAL formula. According to the formula it would be expected that an increase in phosphate should result in an increase in urinary calcium loss and a negative calcium balance in bone [27]. It should be noted that supplementation with phosphate in patients with bed rest reduced urinary calcium excretion but did not prevent bone loss [28]. The most recent systematic review and meta-analysis has shown that calcium balance is maintained and improved with phosphate which is quite contrary to the acid-ash hypothesis [29]. As well a recent study looking at soda intake (which has a significant amount of phosphate) and osteoporosis in postmenopausal American first nations women did not find a correlation [30]. It is quite possible that the high acid content according to Remer's classification needs to be looked at again in light of compensatory phosphate intake. There is online information promoting an alkaline diet for bone health as well as a number of books. However, a recent systematic review of the literature looking for evidence supporting the alkaline diet for bone health found no protective role of dietary acid load in osteoporosis [31].  Another element of the modern diet is the excess of sodium in the diet. There is evidence that in healthy humans the increased sodium in the diet can predict the degree of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis when consuming a net acid producing diet [32]. As well, there is evidence that there are adverse effects of sodium chloride in the aging population. A high sodium diet will exacerbate disuse-induced bone and muscle loss during immobilization by increasing bone resorption and protein wasting [33]. Excess dietary sodium has been shown to result in hypertension and osteoporosis in women [34, 35]. As well, dietary potassium which is lacking in the modern diet would modulate pressor and hypercalciuric effects of excess of sodium chloride [36].  Excess dietary protein with high acid renal load may decrease bone density if not buffered by ingestion of supplements or foods that are alkali rich [37]. However, adequate protein is necessary for prevention of osteoporosis and sarcopenia; therefore, increasing the amount of fruit and vegetables may be necessary rather than reducing protein [38].  4. Alkaline Diets and Muscle  As we age, there is a loss of muscle mass, which may predispose to falls and fractures. A three-year study looking at a diet rich in potassium, such as fruits and vegetables, as well as a reduced acid load, resulted in preservation of muscle mass in older men and women [39]. Conditions such as chronic renal failure that result in chronic metabolic acidosis result in accelerated breakdown in skeletal muscle [40]. Correction of acidosis may preserve muscle mass in conditions where muscle wasting is common such as diabetic ketosis, trauma, sepsis, chronic obstructive lung disease, and renal failure [41]. In situations that result in acute acidosis, supplementing younger patients with sodium bicarbonate prior to exhaustive exercise resulted in significantly less acidosis in the blood than those that were not supplemented with sodium bicarbonate [42].  5. Alkaline Supplementation and Growth Hormone  It has long been known that severe forms of metabolic acidosis in children, such as renal tubular acidosis, are associated with low levels of growth hormone with resultant short stature. Correction of the acidosis with bicarbonate [7] or potassium citrate [43] increases growth hormone significantly and improved growth. The use of enough potassium bicarbonate in the diet to neutralize the daily net acid load in postmenopausal women resulted in a significant increase in growth hormone and resultant osteocalcin [44]. Improving growth hormone levels may improve quality of life, reduce cardiovascular risk factors, improve body composition, and even improve memory and cognition [45]. As well this results in a reduction of urinary calcium loss equivalent to 5% of bone calcium content over a period of 3 years [46].  6. Alkaline Diet and Back Pain  There is some evidence that chronic low back pain improves with the supplementation of alkaline minerals [47]. With supplementation there was a slight but significant increase in blood pH and intracellular magnesium. Ensuring that there is enough intracellular magnesium allows for the proper function of enzyme systems and also allows for activation of vitamin D [48]. This in turn has been shown to improve back pain [49].  7. Alkalinity and Chemotherapy  The effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents is markedly influenced by pH. Numerous agents such as epirubicin and adriamycin require an alkaline media to be more effective. Others, such as cisplatin, mitomycin C, and thiotepa, are more cytotoxic in an acid media [50]. Cell death correlates with acidosis and intracellular pH shifts higher (more alkaline) after chemotherapy may reflect response to chemotherapy [51]. It has been suggested that inducing metabolic alkalosis may be useful in enhancing some treatment regimes by using sodium bicarbonate, carbicab, and furosemide [52]. Extracellular alkalinization by using bicarbonate may result in improvements in therapeutic effectiveness [53]. There is no scientific literature establishing the benefit of an alkaline diet for the prevention of cancer at this time.  8. Discussion  The human body has an amazing ability to maintain a steady pH in the blood with the main compensatory mechanisms being renal and respiratory. Many of the membranes in our body require an acid pH to protect us and to help us digest food. It has been suggested that an alkaline diet may prevent a number of diseases and result in significant health benefits. Looking at the above discussion on bone health alone, certain aspects have doubtful benefit. There does not seem to be enough evidence that milk or cheese may be as detrimental as Remer's formula suggests since phosphate does benefit bone health and result in a positive calcium balance. However, another mechanism for the alkaline diet to benefit bone health may be the increase in growth hormone and resultant increase in osteocalcin. There is some evidence that the K/Na ratio does matter and that the significant amount of salt in our diet is detrimental. Even some governments are demanding that the food industry reduce the salt load in our diet. High-protein diets may also affect bone health but some protein is also needed for good bone health.   Muscle wasting however seems to be reduced with an alkaline diet and back pain may benefit from this as well. An alkaline environment may improve the efficacy of some chemotherapy agents but not others.  9. Conclusion  Alkaline diets result in a more alkaline urine pH and may result in reduced calcium in the urine, however, as seen in some recent reports, this may not reflect total calcium balance because of other buffers such as phosphate. There is no substantial evidence that this improves bone health or protects from osteoporosis. However, alkaline diets may result in a number of health benefits as outlined below:  - Increased fruits and vegetables in an alkaline diet would improve the K/Na ratio and may benefit bone health, reduce muscle wasting, as well as mitigate other chronic diseases such as hypertension and strokes. The resultant increase in growth hormone with an alkaline diet may improve many outcomes from cardiovascular health to memory and cognition.  - An increase in intracellular magnesium, which is required for the function of many enzyme systems, is another added benefit of the alkaline diet. Available magnesium, which is required to activate vitamin D, would result in numerous added benefits in the vitamin D apocrine/exocrine systems. Alkalinity may result in added benefit for some chemotherapeutic agents that require a higher pH.  From the evidence outlined above, it would be prudent to consider an alkaline diet to reduce morbidity and mortality of chronic disease that are plaguing our aging population. One of the first considerations in an alkaline diet, which includes more fruits and vegetables, is to know what type of soil they were grown in since this may significantly influence the mineral content. At this time, there are limited scientific studies in this area, and many more studies are indicated in regards to muscle effects, growth hormone, and interaction with vitamin D.  References  1. Waugh A, Grant A. Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness. 10th edition. Philadelphia, Pa, USA: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2007. 2. University, Birmingham oAa. 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