The body uses the food you eat to create new tissue or break down and transform existing tissue. Through the process of ingestion and digestion, the body breaks down complex compounds and elements into their simplest forms. Cells have small pores that only allow simple structures to enter. These basic building blocks act as catalysts for life, triggering processes that generate action and reaction throughout your body and the universe. This is biological transmutation—the process of transforming, creating the new, and eliminating the old.

Alkaline substances promote anabolism, the building, growing, and creative aspect of life. However, anabolism cannot occur without catabolism, which is the breaking down, tearing apart, and destructive force in nature. These processes are intertwined, with one supporting the other.

Alkalinity helps disperse, move, and cleanse the body, while acids cause coagulation, form masses, and lead to stagnation. Alkalization is the key to regeneration. The body maintains its balance, regardless of diet, but a diet rich in alkaline-forming foods can support overall health and reduce the risk of acidosis.

Acidosis can lead to malnutrition, inflammation, stone formation, pain, electrolyte depletion (dehydration), swelling, convulsions, and even death.