What You Need to Know About Robert Young, Founder of the Alkali Diet

Dr. Robert Young has caused controversy in the medical world with the introduction of the Alkali Diet. The Diet claims that the body is affected by the acidity or alkalinity of the foods that we consume. If we were to consume foods that optimize the pH (the International System of Units unit of measurement for acidity and alkalinity) balance of our bodies (the pH of the human body has been determined by Dr. Young as 7.35), we would lead healthier lives.

According to his website, Dr. Young has received several qualifications between 1993 and 1997. In 1993, he received a Masters of Science in Nutrition from the American College in Birmingham, Alabama, and in 1995 he received his Doctorate of Science with emphasis in chemistry and biology, which was on Disseminated Intravascular Blood Coagulation and Pathological Blood Coagulation. In addition to that, Dr. Young received Professorship from Clayton College of Natural Health in nutrition in 1997, and went on to receive a Doctorate in Naturopathy from the same college in 1999.

Apart from that, he is a member of the American Society of Microbiologists, the American Neuropathic Association, an Honorary Member of the Connecticut Holistic Health Association, and part of the President's Council at Brigham Young University. Further information on Dr. Young's qualifications can be found on his pH Miracle Living website.

The controversy surrounding Dr. Young has to do with his beliefs that contradicts the standing of modern medicine. Part of the faction that supports pleomorphism, Dr. Young believes that contrary to what modern medicine (which by school of thought supports monomorphism) has established, bacteria will not remain in any fixed shape, and therefore that the bacterium is able to mutate within its life cycle. Monomorphism, on the other hand, states that bacteria will not change it's form during it's life cycle, and therefore does not mutate. Furthermore, his theories about the Alkali diet have been attacked by the scientific community as 'pseudo science'.

However, Dr. Young cites many papers and sources which support his claims that his Alkali diet is effective. He was once charged in 1996 on a count of misdemeanor of attempted practice of medicine without a license. The article states that he had taken blood samples from and was giving health advice to two women.

Dr. Young continues to advocate his pH Miracle Living lifestyle, and asserts that it is effective for boosting vitality and health for people of all ages. For more information, visit his website.