VIDEO: Here's why I changed my perspective on the topic of acid-base balance

The popularity of the idea of influencing body pH (acid-base balance) has periodically risen and fallen over many decades, but its popularity (or lack thereof) is no indication of its validity.

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In 2026, this video has now been included in my review of the dietary protein component of my 5-part PaleoMediterranean Diet:

1. Part 1—VIDEO: Overview, history, and 1-hour conference presentation (video, linked here and below)

2. Part 2—VIDEO: The eight (8) major considerations in the conversation on dietary protein

3. Part 3: Dietary Protein, Spanish sardines, cheese, pesto, and coffee

4. Part 4: Low-protein diet causes losses of body cell mass, bone density, muscle function, and immune response

5. Part 5—VIDEO: Cheese and other common milk-based foods such as kefir and yogurt

6. Part 6 VIDEO—pH alkalinization problems with Ketogenic and High-Protein Diets

In 2004 while I was constructing a lecture for post-graduate continuing medical education, I found the landmark publication by Proudfoot and colleagues, “Position Paper on Urine Alkalinization” printed in Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology in March of 2004.

This was no mere perspective or casual review article—this official position paper was subjected to detailed peer review by an international group of clinical toxicologists chosen by the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT) and the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT), and the final publication was approved by the boards of the two societies. In sum,…