K for breakfast I had:

2 small carrots
1/2 a normal sized parsnip
1 avocado
1/2 cup broccoli
1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts
2 tablespoons of olive oil
3 tablespoons of shredded coconut

At 10am I had

2 small carrots
1/2 a normal sized parsnip
1 avocado
1/2 cup broccoli
1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts

At 2 pm I had
400 g of sirloin steak

I am eating my way through 540g of fresh(not previously frozen) salmon.

I followed Dr.Young's "pH Miracle for Weight Loss" pretty much to the letter for 4-5 months.
I read that article during this time and it pissed me off.
I don't know who's book or website "Gabe Mirkin, M.D." is writing about, but I got the distinct impression that he has never read any of dr.Young's books or any of the other acid/alkaline books that I have thumbed through. 
I have no idea who he is trying to discredit because, it's like he doesn't understand the acid/alkaline theory.

"Anyone who tells you that certain foods or supplements make your stomach or blood acidic does not understand nutrition."

I have not read any claims by dr.Young or others that you can change the acidity of the blood or the stomach more than extremely slightly (I'm talking hundredths of a pH point)

The idea is that all your body's processes are acidifying except for digestion.  Digestion actually uses up acid, leaving behind an ash to alkalize your body.  If you eat foods that require a lot of acid to be produced, it has a net positive affect, drawing more acid out of your body.

The way I look at it is, say I'm going to eat 2000 calories today.  I can either eat 2000 calories of food that is very easy to digest, and my stomach will have to produce very little acid to break it down.
Or I can eat a whole bunch of "alkalizing" foods for which I'll have to produce more stomach acid to break down therefore slightly reducing the acid levels in my body. 
It's something that you can appreciate when you are used to eating alkaline, and you opt for a couple acidic meals in row...heart burn.  You didn't need nearly as much acid to digest that McDonalds or what ever and now you're left with an excess.
That's why dr.young calls the stomach an alkalizing organ, not because he's an idiot, but because it is the only organ that consumes acid stores in your body.

"You should not believe that it matters whether foods are acidic or alkaline, because no foods change the acidity of anything in your body except your urine. Your stomach is so acidic that no food can change its acidity. Citrus fruits, vinegar, and vitamins such as ascorbic acid or folic acid do not change the acidity of your stomach or your bloodstream. An entire bottle of calcium pills or antacids would not change the acidity of your stomach for more than a few minutes."

Yes your stomach controls it's acidity.  That is the point.  The more alkalizing things you put in it, the more work you will involuntarily do in creating a stronger stomach acid which has a net alkalizing affect on your body.  The body gets rid of excess acidity through your urine, so the more acid you put in that body, the harder your kidneys have to work to pass it through.  the theory is that your body resists this extra work and begins storing the acid in your fat.  Then your body resists again when you try to burn off the fat, because the kidneys then have to go to work dealing with that acid.  For me, it explained why I would always hit a wall when trying to lose weight.

"All foods that leave your stomach are acidic. Then they enter your intestines where secretions from your pancreas neutralize the stomach acids. So no matter what you eat, the food in stomach is acidic and the food in the intestines is alkaline."

Yes, Gabe Mirkin, M.D, is probably absolutely right about this, and I don't think dr,Young would disagree with him.  Who the hell is this guy arguing with?

"When you take in more protein than your body needs, your body cannot store it, so the excess amino acids are converted to organic acids that would acidify your blood. But your blood never becomes acidic because as soon as the proteins are converted to organic acids, calcium leaves your bones to neutralize the acid and prevent any change in pH. Because of this, many scientists think that taking in too much protein may weaken bones to cause osteoporosis."

Dr Young also says that your body draws calcium out of your bones to keep your blood pH back to normal.  That sounds like a very shitty consequence of eating too many acidic foods to me.

Anyway I think you get the point.  My personal opinon about the alkaline diet is that it probably increases longevity, is certainly good for weight loss, and cancer prevention, but I have observed that I had low energy levels on it, and I get the same vibe from others I know who were on it, and also from people like Dr. Young himself.

I think that this guy wrote a very slanted and unresearched article, and he is probably a closed minded old fart.

I would be interested to know what Dr. Young thinks about eating raw meat.  I know he is against cooked meat.  But I haven't been able to find out his opinion on the matter.

Hey guys

For breakfast I ate
1/2 an avocado
1 tomato
5 slices of leek
a quarter of a cucumber
12 sugar peas
celtic salt to taste
flax seed oil
4 tablespoons of shredded coconut.
liver (120 grams)

At 10 am:
1/2 an avocado
1 tomato
5 slices of leek
a quarter of a cucumber
12 sugar peas
Real salt to taste

At 2 pm I ate:
about 300 grams of strip loin

For supper I ate:
340g of strip loin
2 egg yolks

I felt sad/pissed off the majority of the day today.
I'm gonna try giving up tomatoes and peppers.  Gotta go shopping for new veggies, although I don't know what the hell I'm going to eat.
What is a more sensible alternative to the flax oil?

Before bed I ate 1/2 cup of home made from cooked bones, gelatin.
I ate 1 tomato
1 avocado
7 pea pods
4 spears of cucumber
topped with 4 tablespoons of coconut (shredded)
and 1 teaspoon of honey on top, no salt.

I drank the water of one young coconut

then half an hour late I ate:
1 tomato
1 avocado
12 pea pods
4 spears of cucumber
celtic salt to taste
2 tablespoons coconut
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
a drop of fish oil
two tablespoons flaxseed oil


I am overwhelmed/afraid by the idea of mono-eating.
I leave home for 15 hours a day and I'm afraid I will starve, while having to work physically.
Also when I get hungry, I crave several things at once.  I have trouble enjoying the thing that I am eating, because I am already thinking of the next thing I am going to eat.
However I will try it.
Tomorrow I will bring my foods to work whole,
I will eat breakfast this way too, and if I can handle it, I will try supper like this too.

Had 10 full stalks of celery before going to bed.
Woke up in the morning ate
1/2 cup broccoli
4 spears cucumber
1/2 green pepper
1 tomato
2 tablespoons shredded coconut
2 tablespoons avocado oil

At about 930 I ate:
1 tomato
1/2 cup broccoli
4 spears cucumber
1/2 green pepper

I felt crappy like I was a bag of sand,

At around 1 pm I ate
250 grams of tenderloin

Still felt heavy

Ate an apple and a banana to try to shake the feeling and be productive (hope I didn't overdo my carbs for the day)

this had only a very minute positive effect

Started to feel better around 4 pm, when my project partner gave me a kick in the ass via e-mail.

I ate one avocado
3 tomatoes
4 tablespoons of shredded coconut
1 cup of bean spouts
1 cucumber
2 tablespoons of hemp seeds
celtic salt
2 cups of pea pods
 8 tablespoons of ground sesame seeds and
4 tablespoons of flax seed oil and
two tablespoons of lemon juice
more celtic salt

For breakfast I ate:

180 grams of liver
180 grams tenderloin with 1/2 cup sauerkraut

Snacks:

1 Tim Horton's coffee, 2 cream, 2 sweetener

1 kiwano melon (horned melon)

3/4 cup of coconut cream

So today I ate

For Breakfast:
-120 grams of liver
-240 grams of sirloin steak
-1 tomato
-1/2 uncooked pickle
-Celtic salt


Around noon:
3/4 cup sauerkraut

around 1
2.5 tablespoons of coconut oil
2 tablespoons of hemp-seeds
2 tablespoons shredded coconut
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 avocado
2 mini cucumbers
1 tomato
-Celtic salt

around 3
3 pieces of fried chicken, including the bones
1 Fresca

on a side note I have a few little calcium deficiency spots in my recent nail growth, now that I have cut out almonds my calcium intake is really low.  I was watching a video on secrets of longevity and zak suggests making a bone broth, where you slow cook bones for two days than drink it.  Apparently calcium is nor destroyed by heat.  It has the advantage of getting other nutrients out too...One thing I've loved doing since I was bout thirteen is eating chicken bones from KFC and out of those rotisserie chickens.  I would bite of the soft ends, chew them and swallow them then crack the middle parts open, suck all the marrow out.  If the bones were pretty thin and crispy like the rib bones, then I'd just chew them up and eat them whole.  I was craving doing this today

k, I was stuck in town all morning and afternoon.  Here is what I ate today:

Breakfast:
2 mini cucumbers
1 tomato
1 avocado
1 lemon
2 tablespoons of hemp seeds
2 tablespoons of shredded coconut
celtic salt to taste

Lunch (11 am)
7 sashimi pieces of yellowfin tuna
6 sashimi pieces of tuna belly
1 sashimi pieces of what I think was surf clam (the hard waxy sashimi)

An hour later:
A thing of cut up vegetables from the grocery store which included:
7 cherry tomatoes
7 baby carrots
1 large piece of cauliflower
a handful of broccoli
6 short celery sticks

An other hour later
20 ml of full-fat ranch dressing (prepackaged, refrigerated, but probably not raw)
1/4 cup of sliced mushrooms
1/4 cup of red pepper
1/4 cup of green pepper
a few small pieces of purple onion

Then I got a pack of sugar-free dentyne ice and went through 6 pieces of that today

At about five I drank a caffeinated Tim Horton's coffee with 2 cream and 2 sweeteners ( I limit my coffees to a couple a week)

I've got kelp and dulse flakes in my kitchen.  I use to sprinkle the dulse flakes on everything I ate.  I'll start using them again, if you think it's a good idea.  I will have to experiment with the kelp on how to eat it without cooking it.  One seaweed I really like is arame, but I can't find raw arame anymore.

Also:
1 tomato,
4 spears of cucumber
1/2 avocado
1/2 cup of broccoli
1 tablespoon of cold pressed avocado oil
1 tablespoon bottled lemon juice
2 tablespoons shredded coconut
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
celtic salt to taste