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This test is specifically indicated to determine if you’ve got a metabolic inability to handle acids. During this test, you temporarily eat more acid foods such as fruits, vinegar, and whey. The acids from these foods are the most poorly metabolized by people suffering from this deficiency, so increasing intake of these acids will cause such people to experience temporary discomfort. The intention of this “challenge” test is not to help you sick, but simply to confirm or rule out the chance that there is a deficiency in metabolizing acids. Should you, a more significant intake of acids should cause joint pains to intensify, red blotches on the skin to grow larger, fatigue to become more noticeable, and nervousness, burning urination, itching, etc to increase. This test involves consuming generous helpings of fresh fruit, fruit juices, yogurts, whey products, or anything else acidic for a couple of days. This is long enough to bring about noticeable aggravation of symptoms. In case you are extremely sensitive, the negative effects of acids may manifest as quickly as a half-hour to an hour after consumption. You will experience a general sense of feeling unwell and a sudden onset of fatigue, and your teeth may feel on edge in response to the aggressive acids. Fortunately, it is not often necessary to perform this test. It is almost always enough to recall what happened before under similar circumstances. For example, you may have seen negative effects after you ate a large quantity of fruit when it was in season, or a significant quantity of vinegar or yogurt. If you underwent a grape or lemon juice fast before, did it have a beneficial effect on your general health, restore your strength, and bring about the disappearance of illnesses? Or did it accentuate your symptoms and reduce your vitality? In the first instance there is no case for a metabolic deficiency regarding acids, which is clear that the primary causes for your state of acidification are acidifying foods and lifestyle choices. You can therefore eat acid foods, for they will have an alkalizing effect. In the second instance, though, it might be clear that you have a metabolic weakness. You can assess the degree of the problem by the intensity of the aggravation of your symptoms. You should keep close watch not only over the number of acidifying foods in what you eat, but also the quantity of acid foods you consume.

——————————————————————————– Source: The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health by Christopher Vasey, N.D