Sounds fucking stupid already, right?
It gets better. The following is a comprehensive list of bad shit that can happen to you if you’re overly acidic, by system.(4)
Intestinal:
Diarrhea
Rectal bleeding (HOLY FUCK!)
Cramps
Colitis
Respiratory
Extreme Sensitivity to Cold (That’s poor circulation, which means you’re deficient in B vitamins. Which means your diet is deficient in meat.)
Chills
Frequent Colds (prevented, according to Linus Pauling, by Vitamin C. Which is acidic. Hmmm.)
Laryngitis
Allergies
Hair/Nails
Thin Nails (Nails are made of protein. Thus, if your nails are thin, guess what’s lacking in your diet?)
White Spots on Nails
Dull Hair with split ends (Try washing your fucking hair and taking EFAs)
Kidney/Bladder
Acidic Urine (if it burns when you pee, you have VD. The end.)
Irritation of Urethra (an itchy urethra? If a man has an itchy urethra, nothing should fucking stop him from getting to the hospital, stat, because it’s highly likely that his cock’s about to fall the fuck off)
Excessive urination (uh… that’s normally attributed to excessive hydration)
Kidney and bladder stones
Skin
Acidic sweat (this means you’re an alien, and the only things that can kill you are Sigourney Weaver and Predators. Fucking spot on.)
Dry skin (EFAs. Or maybe it’s just WINTERTIME!)
Irritated in Sweat Regions (what the fuck?)
Skin splits at fingernails (ie, it’s dry)
Itches (dry skin)
Pimples (could be attributed to anything)
Eczema (aka hereditary DRY SKIN)
Muscles
Leg cramps/spasms (maybe you just squatted?)
Stiff Neck (caused by sitting at a desk)
Generalized aching
Skeletal
Rheumatism
Arthritis
Sciatica
Herniated disk
Tendinitis
Mineral and Calcium depletion
Osteoporosis (caused by menopause, generally)
Rickets (caused by a vitamin D deficiency)
Brittle bones
Gout
Circulatory
Poor circulation (sloth, heredity, and niacin deficiency)
Tendency to Feel Cold (same, or you’re a woman)
Anemia (Iron deficiency)
Chilblain (caused by cold weather and heredity)
Rapid heartbeat
Exhaustion
Genitals
Inflammation of genital tract (VD)
Vaginal discharge (VD, or she’s a squirter!)
Nervous
Sensitivity to pain (aka, you’re a pussy)
Migrant nerve pain
Insomnia
Tennis Elbow (caused, fucking obviously, by overuse of the forearm in a particular and repetitive way)
Additionally, acidification can cause: (5)
loss of drive/enthusiasm
depression
irritability
nervousness/stress
a pale face
headaches
inflammation of eyes
acidic saliva (again, you’re an alien, which is awesome)
loose teeth (brush them, idiot)
mouth ulcers
cracks at corners of lips
cavities (caused by carbohydrate digestion, not acid)
acid reflux
gastritis
ulcers
That’s a hell of a long, comprehensive, and oddly repetitive list. Nearly every one of those issues has a clearly identifiable source that has nothing to do with your blood acid load. I will say, for the record, that gout in particular has been linked to acidic foods, so I’ll give them that, osteoporosis(6), arthritis, acid reflux, and mouth ulcers. There’s a little truth to every good lie, right? The rest, however, is clearly fucking horseshit. The do a fine job of listing every fucking thing on the planet that could plague a person, so as to sell you on the fact that, at its core, meat is the root of all evil.
Why do I make that brutal claim? Certainly, them’s fighting words when someone suggests that another is anti-meat. Here’s a comparison of acid and alkaline foods, as offered by Vasey (7):
None of these motherfuckers can get their shit together, however, and are constantly at odds over the details of their pseudoscience. From author to author, these recommendations change, which is a boatload of fun. Loren Cordain jumped in though, and offered the following:
Loren makes an amusing point thereafter- the acid and base loads of various foods, on which “nutritionists” base their pH diets, is derived from analyzing food ash. Raise your hand if your body reduces food to ash!
- anyone who touts a pH diet hates meat.
- anyone who touts a pH diet knows nothing about nutrition.
- anyone who touts a pH diet lacks the ability to think critically
1) Vasey, Christopher. The Acid Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health. Rochester: Healing Arts Press, 2006.
2) “Urine pH.” http://www.rnceus.com/ua/uaph.html
3) Barrett, Stephen MD. “Urine/saliva pH Testing: Another Gimmick to Sell You Something.” http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Tests/reams.html
4) Vasey, pp. 36-39. Kliment, Felicia Drury. The Acid-Alkaline Balance Diet. NY: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Pp. 16-17.
5) Vasey, pp. 34-35. Kliment, pp. 16-17.
6) Sebastian A, Harris ST, Ottaway JH, Todd KM, and Morris RC, 1994. “Improved Mineral Balance and Skeletal Metabolism in Post-Menopausal Women Treated with Potassium Bicabonate.” New Engl J Med 330, 1776-1781. Frasetto L, Morris RC, Sebastian A, 1997. “Potassium Bicarbonate Reduces Urinary Nitrogen Excretion in Postmenopausal Women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 82, 254-259.
7) Vasey, pp. 57, 52-3.
8) Vasey, p. 39, 10.
9) Cordain, Loren. “Implications of Plio-Pleistocene Hominin Diets for Modern Humans.” Ungar, S., ed. Evolution of the Human Diet. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. p. 375
Actually I've seen that acid reflux has more to do with carb intake and TOO LITTLE stomache acid then with too high an acid level. I use to be two Tums a night kinda gal till I cut out the processed foods and grains. I upped my protien and fat intake and, shockingly, put the Tums away in the cabinet for those days that I throw myself from the wagon into a big pile of brownies. Once, of course, tends not to be a problem, but two plus days of it and it's heartburn city! And this includes chili night with no heartburn. So, yeah, I agree that these lists are as idoitic as the people writing them, so inclusive that anyone can put themselves into the group and, therefore, think they have a problem.
Holy hell, you certainly went out of your way to pick some nightmare inducing pics this time. What's the third one from (the girl getting dumped on by some creamy substance. Har har).
Henry Bieler actually recommends sliced cucumber for acid reflux. Apparently, it works far better than Tums.
As for the pic, I googled "WTF" haha. I want to get that pic blown up to a poster for my wall.
Well done.
That picture with the creature is actually a series of pictures intended to look slightly erotic in the worst and most disgusting fashion possible.
Link?
wrt acid reflux, and also IBS, I've just ordered food is your best medicine for my gf which I think you recommended in an earlier blog Jamie. Is there anything else you recommend we read? Thanks.
http://chaosandpain.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-like-to-break-metal-sweat-too.html
That's my reading list for you guys. If you want homeopathic remedies, etc, I've got a few books I can recommend on that as well, but will have to do so when I get home.
http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/profile_avi_3.jpg
That guy…
a. is a VEGAN
b. is in his 50s
c. doesn't manifest his insecurities into what can only be described as a permanent case of male PMS
I guarantee you that guy didn't build all that muscle as a vegan. And most likely – with gear.
And with a little research – voila! He built up his body EATING animal protein! From ages 13-mid 20's he was not a vegan. He started lifting at 13.
Why are you reading Jamie's insecure PMS rants? There have been a few I didn't care for and guess what? I clicked on that little "x" in the corner. I suggest you do the same since your obviously very sensitive about your Veganism. LOL
Although it's hard to find the entire fucking set intact anywhere you can find some of it (not all I don't think) here.
http://www.likecool.com/Charlie_White–Pic–Gear.html
http://www.npr.org/programs/watc/features/2002/june/white/
http://virb.com/brianlevibowman/photos/3148970
Also, the sick mind who came up with this: http://www.charliewhite.info/work/
I don't exactly know about the philosophical implications, I just think Charlie's a little fucked up.
Thanks Jamie. Will have a look at that blog entry again. Have to wait a few days for the book to arrive but will implement its suggestions after that. B
Dray, you're the man. Charlie White is a fucking genius.
Words dummies,
The PH thing, as Jamie plainly stated, is shit. Here's why: if your blood PH changes even a few tenths of a ph point, you die. Guess how your body copes with increasing acid levels from either food or exercise? Wait for it…. breathing, I mean do you think that nature is so fucking stupid as to build you with no obvious and simple method to mitigate the deleterious effects of everything you do?. This whole PH argument is needs to be dropped so that everyone can pick up a fucking science book and stop talking like a bunch of goddamned retards (south park ref.).
Jamie, what the fuck man, I started a blog a while back that coincidentally ended up being so fucking similar to this one I'm thinking about removing it from the internet and reporting myself for plagiarism. I guess Libras think alike (and hate on the dummies with equal vehemence). Google 'the power cave' and be sure to check out the articles on the TRX ; )
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