Initially, I remembered seeing some books on pH balance in the bookstore. I had never taken the subject seriously enough to buy the books. Mostly, I thought, “What have they come up with this time as a cure for everything?” But now, spurred on by the Wisdom Master’s comments, I began to read some of those books and research different internet sites.  Most of the books and internet sites asserted that acidosis (decrease in blood pH) results from our diet and went on to describe how to change the diet from acid to alkaline, but scientific documentation was lacking. I knew if pH balance was going to be accepted as important by health professionals and patients, there had to be data from studies, something beyond the sensationalism and testimonials. (For details on unbalanced pH, see panel 1, left)

Home Osteoporosis Treatment

I shifted my focus to research on pH balance and potassium in the medical literature, and found an article by Susan Brown, Ph.D., which presented information on osteoporosis. In this article, Dr. Brown referenced data on diet-induced acidosis that had been neutralized by taking oral potassium bicarbonate (potassium with a base, a negatively charged ion that neutralizes acid). This caused a reversal of the acidosis, which was found to prevent bone mineral loss.  I was astounded! Continued...