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Drinking Strong Acidic Beverages and Our Body

People often question the possibility of whether or not strong acidic beverages like cola erode parts of your stomach, intestine and esophagus, resulting in ulcers. The answer is no, and the reason can be explained by looking at the mystery behind the human body. How does it work inside  our body? For the stomach to properly digest the food, our body needs hydrochloric acid, which requires minerals such as salt. In this process, the sodium carbonate (NaHCO3), which is used as a pH regulator to maintain stable alkaline conditions appear in the stomach. For those who are interested in the scientific formula, it is written as: NaCl + H2O + CO2 = NaHCO3 + HCl.   First, we take food (Na and Cl), drink water and inhale carbon dioxide. In our body, it becomes NaHCO3 + HCl. The NaHCO3 has weak alkali components that yield neutralization when met with HCl (hydrogen chloride). Neutralization between acid and alkaline then removes the toxic property in HCl and turns it into harml

“Obesity or overweight is not a fat problem but it's an over-acid problem”

“ Obesity or overweight is not a fat problem but it's an over-acid problem ”   Robert O. Young PhD , a research scientist and the author of the book, "The pH Miracle for Weight Loss" on his interview with CNN, shared tips on balancing body chemistry to lose weight. He said, “ Because our bodies constantly need energies, and there's waste product in energy production, which are acids, if our body does not eliminate acids through urination, perspiration or respiration, that acid gets on our hips, thighs, our waste lines, brain and this is what makes us fat ." The question is, how do we balance our body?  You should know what kinds of foods and drinks make you over-acidic. As we have discussed it at the last newsletter, one should avoid intake of too much acidic foods such as beef, chicken and pork, eggs, vinegar, soy sauce, mushrooms, corn, peanuts, dairy products, chocolate, tea and soda . The fact is, most Americans ’ diet is over-acidic. “ If acids a

AMA says Obesity is a Disease

Recently, the American Medical Association (AMA) has officially declared “ obesity ” as a “ disease , ” which is bringing considerable attention. People say that such official decision from an authorized medical association is expected to have a huge impact in the society. By classifying obesity as a type of disease, over 30 percent of Americans became patients all of a sudden . Some analysts predict that that the rise in the number of “ patients ” can lead to dramatic increase in drug prescription, resulting in confusion and chaos. On the other hand, other analysts have positive perspectives on the designation of obesity as disease, saying that official recognition will encourage more support/funding on treatment and future researches. In an interview with the US Today, Professor Samuel Klein the director of the Center for Human Nutrition at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said, “ The most important aspect of AMA decision is that AMA is r