My apologies to the original poster whose thread we have completely hijacked.
I don't have anything against Tony Robbins, but he is a motivational speaker not a cancer expert, or even a scientist. In any case, anectdotes don't count as strong evidence.
For me, I would accept that alkalinity of food was a factor in causing cancer if it showed up in a statistically valid study. I.e., fewer people on an alkaline diet get cancer than people on a conventional diet.
There does seem to be good support for the notion that eating processed food is generally less healthy than more natural food. It also seems to be the case that high levels of salt, sugar and fat in your diet can have undesirable effects on your health.
The alkaline diet seems to be a better diet for the reasons above - not because of its alkalinity.
With regard to the specific suggestion that the body needs to deplete the bone structure of calcium to counter the effects of acidity in the body - well that has really intigued me. I haven't found any study that suggests that this is actually observed, but I guess it is possible. I did find the figures for the alkalinity and acidity of some foods. As a chemist by training I may have a better feel for what the numbers mean than some, and I have to say that the notion does seem far fetched. Is there any evidence that this process actually goes on?
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