[editor-surveyor]

" But telling people with serious diseases like MS that they just have to eat calcium for "proper pH of 7.0" and pass on spaghetti is a little ridiculous and insulting, no?"

Is this what you would call an honest response? What is your problem? Is the above question in any way related to what I posted? No!

[aNYCguy]

Is this what you would call an honest response? What is your problem? Is the above question in any way related to what I posted? No!

Okay, I agree. My post was more-or-less "come on, let's be reasonable here."

Here's something of more substance: You can't change your nominal cellular pH by diet, or indeed any part of your body's pH besides your urine. Yes, cancer and other unhealthy cells can't live in an alkali environment, but neither can your healthy cells. This last is moot, of course, because as I've said your pH is just not modifiable by eating ground coral; our pH is well-buffered by a system of CO2 retention or release.

Here's something written by an actual doctor:

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/coral2.html

Feel free to rebut with scientific studies indicating that blood and cellular pH fluctuate with diet. I've already adressed your misformation regarding Stephen Barrett, M.D. and Quackwatch.