Dr. Robert O. Young (author of "The pH Miracle") states that the acidification of the body, due to unhealthy living and eating, is the major root of many bodily ills, including excess weight and obesity, fatigue, prematurely aging skin, joint and muscle pain. The key to optimal health and healthy body cells depends on the pH balance of the body's blood, which has to be achieved by an 80/20 balance between alkaline and acid forming foods. Alkaline foods enrich the body system with a broad spectrum of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.