A study published this month in the peer-reviewed Journal of Equine Veterinary Science confirms what some horsemen already believed -- that calcium propionate is a successful alkalizing agent in ...

Lemon juice has a pH level between 2 and 3, which makes it acidic. Although lemon juice may have an alkalizing effect on your urine, it has very little influence on the pH of your blood. Lemon juice ...

The premise of the "alkaline diet" is to alter the pH levels of your blood, in order to facilitate weight loss and fight disease. Too bad then that "alkalizing” the body is a completely nonsensical ...

It’s funny how some nutrition myths persist, even when, scientifically, they don’t make any sense. The alkaline diet fits neatly into this category. Honestly, I can’t understand why it’s still around ...

The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission endorsed a plan Friday to implement testing for the presence of alkalizing agents - or "milkshakes" - in racehorses during the 2006 Delaware Park season.

I met Lucy for the second time last week. The first time we met was in August. Unlike the first meeting, last week she was looking brighter, energetic and more jovial. Lucy has been trying to manage ...

The pH of a potato is around 5.4 to 5.9, making it a mildly acidic food. But if you're interested in eating an alkaline diet, the potato's potential renal acid load, or PRAL, is more important.

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Vinegar is acidic because of its low PH. Consuming it doesn’t affect your body’s natural pH levels, which stay stable unless you have an underlying medical condition. Vinegars are versatile liquids ...

Lactated Ringer’s solution is an intravenous fluid that doctors use to treat dehydration and restore fluid balance in the body. The solution consists primarily of water and electrolytes. Other names ...