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The Alkaline Diet, Explained: The Acid Myth, Alkaline Water, and the pH Miracle That Wasn’t

Does alkaline water actually do anything? An RDN and a journalist trace the acid myth from burned food in 1912 to $8,000 water ionizers and the pH Miracle.

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The Alkaline Diet, Explained: The Acid Myth, Alkaline Water, and the pH Miracle That Wasn’t

Your Diet Sucks is where nutrition science meets real talk. Hosted by journalist and ultrarunner Zoë Rom and registered dietitian Kylee Van Horn, this podcast dismantles the myths, trends, and pseudoscience that shape how we think about food, health, and performance.

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