The ‘acidity myth’ is widely marketed; however, true systemic acidosis is rare in healthy individuals, and alkali therapy has ...

Internal acid–base homeostasis is fundamental for maintaining life. Accurate and timely interpretation of an acid–base disorder can be lifesaving, but the establishment of a correct diagnosis may be ...

Diets rich in animal protein and cereal grains and deficient in vegetables and fruits may cause low-grade metabolic acidosis, which may impact exercise and health. We hypothesized that (1) a ...

To define "steady-state" chronic hypercapnia in man, we studied 20 patients with stable carbon dioxide tensions from 34 to 103 mm of mercury and with no apparent complicating disorders. The whole-body ...

The difference between a 20 year old and a 40 year old physically is that there are more of accumulated acidic wastes at 40 than at 20. When we are born we have the highest alkaline mineral ...