Is Your Acidic Killing You?
By Suzanne W. Dixon, MPH, MS, RD
The idea that acid-alkaline balance in the body can affect health has been around for many decades. According to this theory, our modern American makes our bodies more acidic. A more acidic body, in turn, will lead to chronic diseases such as cancer and . But does this theory hold water?
Consider the example of cancer. A Google search on the phrase acid cancer, will give you a listing of 1.9 million links. Search acid cancer and the number of links jumps to 6.6! Clearly, this is a hot topic. Unfortunately, hot does not always equal true.
