Alkaline Diet and Health.

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Dr. Gary Pack

There is abundant evidence that a more alkaline diet reduces death and suffering from chronic diseases, according to an article by scientist GK Schwalfenberg. A serum pH of around 7.4 is normal for humans. Modern diets have become more acidic due to the replacement of sodium for potassium, and due to the replacement of bicarbonates […]

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Conditions: Acid-base balance, Acidosis (acidity), Age-related bone disease, Alkalosis (alkalinity), Chronic diseases, Hypertension

Supplements: Calcium, Vitamin D

Miscellaneous: Bicarbonate, Buffering agents, High protein diet, Potassium bicarbonate, Potassium chloride, Sodium, Sodium chloride

Green Tea and Climate Change.

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Most of the world’s tea is grown in China where much of the land is in high-risk areas for climate change. The cycle of drought followed by monsoons has become a pattern over the past 40 years. The study took place in an evergreen broadleaf forest where the tea grown is of premium quality, and […]

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Conditions: Age-related bone disease, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Climate change, Inflammation, Metabolic syndrome, Neurodegenerative disease, Oxidative stress, Skin aging

Supplements: Antioxidants, Catechins, EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate)

Foods: Green tea (Camellia sinensis)

Miscellaneous: Catechins, China, Climate change, Income, Methylxanthine, Polyphenols

Dietary Protein and Net Acid Load and Bone Health.

Posted on May 21, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

The author reviews an article by Alexy, et al, in the same issue of AJCN comparing the beneficial effects of dietary protein on bone health to the negative effects of the acid load caused by protein in the diet. The issue of whether protein builds up or tears down bones is unresolved. Alexy’s group took […]

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Conditions: Acidosis (acidity), Age-related bone disease, Alkalosis (alkalinity), Osteoporosis

Foods: Fruits, Leafy green vegetables, Roots, Stalks, Tubers

Miscellaneous: Dietary protein, Hunter-gatherer diet, Paleolithic diet

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