The alkaline diet: What you need to know Can you really change the pH level of your blood? Following an alkaline diet may help you lose weight and reduce your cancer risk, but not for the reasons you think. The alkaline diet is one of many trendy diets that claims to improve your health, help you lose weight and even fight cancer. But is all of that true? The alkaline diet is based on a theory that some foods cause your body to produce acid, which is harmful. By eating certain foods or drinking certain kinds of beverages, you can change the body’s acid level, also called its pH levels. The pH scale measures how acidic or basic something is, on a scale of 0-14. Something that is alkaline is on the basic end of the scale, or greater than 7. There is a school of thought that changing the body’s pH level can improve your health and help you lose weight. When the body becomes too acidic, it leads to inflammation and an increased risk for other diseases and disorders. Whereas an alkalizing diet helps to balance your pH level, ultimately reducing acidity. When you have a more alkaline environment your body is able to function at optimal levels. In this programme I help you joe to mindfully eat & drink in a more alchaline informed way.