Chemistry Week 9

 Post your thoughts on the diet suggestions in pH Balance: Acids &Alkalis & Anti-Oxidants:
The article made me realize that my diet is a lot more acidic than I thought.  I eat a lot of red meat to help with my blood deficiency and eggs as well, both being super acidic.  I also gravitate toward sour fruit rather than sweet fruit and really don't eat much from the 8.5 ph group.  Its making me rethink my diet a bit.  I do eat a lot of kale and green veggies though, as well as winter squash, so hopefully that make up for some of the PH balance.  I do think though that health has so many factors and ph is just one of them.  

The Business of Ingredients, Part I:

I found this article interesting.  It seems a little too good to be true.  I'm always skeptical of companies that claim their products to be natural when they are made in a laboratory.  Not to say that chemistry doesn't have root in the natural world, but when something gets broken down to such a minute part of itself it looses some of its potency.  Its similar to replacing a whole foods diet with vitamins.  I also think that these anti-aging skincare products give the wrong message.  It tells people that aging is a terrible thing and that wrinkles are ugly.  I wish we could support a healthier view of aging in our society and cherish the role of elder.