There are many myths about nutrition and health that swirling around the internet and regularly pop up in popular books and social media. One of the most pervasive even in the plant-based nutrition world is the notion that we should be striving to ‘alkalize our bodies’ in order to achieve optimal health. Excess acidity, so we’re told, is the root cause of every disease you care to name, from acne to cancer. To combat it, we must micromanage our intake of alkaline-forming and acid-forming foods, and even take alkalizing substances such as sodium bicarbonate, to make our bodies more alkaline.
