The rise in popularity of the alkaline diet reflects a growing awareness of how food choices influence overall health. Rooted in the idea that certain foods can help maintain the body’s pH balance, ...

As its name suggests, the alkaline diet is one that favours the consumption of ‘alkaline’ foods over ‘acidic’ foods. As such, this way of eating is believed to change your body’s pH level for the ...

In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers analyzed whole-genome data from fecal samples of healthy volunteers following any of these three diets, vegetarian or vegan (VV), ...

Knowing which foods are acidic and which ones are basic will come in handy when you’re canning. Base foods need to be processed at a much higher temperature than acidic foods due to the need to ...