Tony Robbins, Dr Young and alkaline diet

outspan87
outspan87 Posts: 98 Member
edited December 24 in Food and Nutrition
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I like Tony Robbins because he's giving me a lot of insights and plenty of great, effective tools to improve my life in many ways... but I was listening to his "Living health" program, which is all built around the concept of adopting an alkaline diet, and it made me raise my eyebrows more than a few times.

First of all, I don't know when this program was recorded, so the science behind this might be updated; I also know next to nothing about nutrition. But many of the things he said just made no sense to me, and if you listen carefully, you can easily read between the lines. This "alkaline diet" business sounds like pseudoscience developed by a doctor (Dr. Young) who doesn't even have a medical degree, rushing to conclusions based on a "live blood analysis" test that, AFAIK, has no scientific basis whatsoever.

Can you really change the PH level of your body just based on what you eat? I really don't think so.

I'm pretty disappointed by this whole program, it just sounds like a really long and unconvincing infomercial for Dr. Young's products. On the other hand, I found the "The body you deserve" program to be quite helpful, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to lose weight -- helps tremendously with the motivation side of things, and also gives some good practical advice.
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  • VMarkV
    VMarkV Posts: 522 Member
    It's impossible to alter one's blood pH with diet, this is tightyly regulated by the lungs and kidneys. You can alkalize urine but there is no benefit to this, it actually can be detrimental because acidic environments kill bacteria. Alkalizing urine can increase the chance of UTIs

    It's total pseudoscience
    Like dissolves like, I am pretty sure that our acidic stomachs are much better suited for digesting acidic foods. Interestingly, babies have more alkaline stomachs and are more than capable of digesting more alkaline foods like milk
  • EDesq
    EDesq Posts: 1,527 Member
    [rant]
    I like Tony Robbins because he's giving me a lot of insights and plenty of great, effective tools to improve my life in many ways... but I was listening to his "Living health" program, which is all built around the concept of adopting an alkaline diet, and it made me raise my eyebrows more than a few times.

    First of all, I don't know when this program was recorded, so the science behind this might be updated; I also know next to nothing about nutrition. But many of the things he said just made no sense to me, and if you listen carefully, you can easily read between the lines. This "alkaline diet" business sounds like pseudoscience developed by a doctor (Dr. Young) who doesn't even have a medical degree, rushing to conclusions based on a "live blood analysis" test that, AFAIK, has no scientific basis whatsoever.

    Can you really change the PH level of your body just based on what you eat? I really don't think so.

    I'm pretty disappointed by this whole program, it just sounds like a really long and unconvincing infomercial for Dr. Young's products. On the other hand, I found the "The body you deserve" program to be quite helpful, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to lose weight -- helps tremendously with the motivation side of things, and also gives some good practical advice.
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    Wouldn't an alkaline diet be preferred over an acidic diet. But I'm not listening to a "motivator guru" for what to eat...actually for Me, not even how to live. Some people need a "motivator" to live, but I find Living and trying to do it right is more than motivational enough.
  • outspan87
    outspan87 Posts: 98 Member
    Wouldn't an alkaline diet be preferred over an acidic diet. But I'm not listening to a "motivator guru" for what to eat...actually for Me, not even how to live. Some people need a "motivator" to live, but I find Living and trying to do it right is more than motivational enough.

    I wouldn't frame him as a motivational guru. I like listening to him because he has amazing insights, especially on the relationship side of things, and he has improved my quality of life in a measurable way. I listen to what he says and then filter out what's useful, just like with anything else. I don't need a "motivator" to live, but I can always use good advice :D
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