Category Archives: Acid / Base Balance

Acid Load and Mood

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Acid Base Balance and Fluoride

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Potassium Citrate: More on Bone Health

Osteoporosis is a Western lifestyle disease that is characterised by brittle bones caused by pores within the bone matrix. This is thought to result from bone resorption and increased calcium excretion. Postmenopausal women are particularly at risk of developing osteoporosis. … Continue reading

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More on Blood Ph Changes: Glutamine

The hydrogen ion concentration is a primary determinant of the structure of proteins, and as such animals must maintain the hydrogen ion concentration within narrow limits. In humans the blood is maintained within a range of around 7.35 to 7.45. … Continue reading

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Calcium and Potassium Supplements For Bone Health

Bone is composed on a number of macrominerals, the most well known of which is calcium. Calcium is an essential divalent cation required by humans for a number of physiological roles, one of which to to provision for the formation … Continue reading

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Sodium Chloride and Bone Health

Sodium is a cationic metal that is essential to health. However, the Western diet is considered by many researchers to contain too much sodium chloride (table salt). The reason that the Western diet is high in sodium chloride is because … Continue reading

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High Protein Diets: Acid Load, Calcium Efflux

High protein diets are popular for their weight loss effect. In this regard, high levels of dietary protein is able to cause weight loss possibly through a combination of factors. These include appetite suppression, lean mass accumulation and inefficient metabolic … Continue reading

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Bicarbonate: Acid-Base Balance

The acid-base balance of the blood is a significant determinant of bone health. Poor quality diets and those high in protein can increase the acid load of the body because the metabolism of phosphorus and sulphur is able to form … Continue reading

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The Role of Nutrition In Acid Base Balance

Mammals have complex regulatory mechanism that maintain the pH of tissues, including the blood, within a narrow range of limits. This is required because the enzymes that are contained within these tissues are only able to function within narrow ranges … Continue reading

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Estimates of Acid-Base Status: Protein, Phosphorus, Potassium and Magnesium

It is increasingly being recognised that the acid base balance of the blood is an important determinant of fitness and health. This is evidenced by the observation that alkalinisation of blood is beneficial to athletes in allowing increased ability to … Continue reading

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