Should you aim for an alkaline lifestyle?

<p>Humans are slightly alkaline – your blood should be a pH between 7.35 to 7.45. Anything outside that range can be life-threatening.</p><p>So why are you being told to follow an alkaline diet? Proponents of the diet claim it can tackle everything from osteoporosis to cancer.</p><p>Norman and Tegan do a litmus test on the alkaline-acid balance and whether it’s a driver of chronic disease.</p><p>References:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK507807/" target="_blank">Physiology, Acid Base Balance</a></li><li><a href="https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/7.1.51" target="_blank">The effect of acid ash and alkaline ash foodstuffs on the acid-base equilibrium of man</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/urine-ph-is-an-indicator-of-dietary-acidbase-load-fruit-and-vegetables-and-meat-intakes-results-from-the-european-prospective-investigation-into-cancer-and-nutrition-epicnorfolk-population-study/CC06...