https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4869589/#!po=0....
I could go on...
The original commenter is encountering a lot of negative reaction because of his reliance on new age language to make his points in this community that hews strenuously to a concept of scientific methodology, but nonetheless he is correct that fever is mostly a protective adaptation that decreases infection mortality rates. Obviously there are temps above which fever can be damaging, so a complete abdication of intervention is not the way, but allowing fever for the most part to do its thing is helpful according to decades of mainstream medical research since the 80s.
Nowadays we know that most pH regulation is done with carbonate/bicarbonate via respiration, with ion transport managing electrolytes.
The alkaline diet has devolved to just throwing "bad" foods in the acidic bucket and "good" foods in basic, irrespective of chemistry:
https://waterforlifeusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/alkal...
He also has videos featuring "High Vibration" foods for "spiritual health".
I want to caution against this kind of gatekeeping on a forum like Hacker News.
We all adore the scientific method; nobody wants to dispute its worth and value to the species.
However,
1) As we've seen again and again in a wide array of fields, many of the systems of peer-review have failed to guarantee (or in some cases even provide reasonable assurance) that the results are robust and true. There is an ongoing replicability crisis in a number of fields, including health-related fields.
2) There is still value in logical assertions made without scientific proof; there is nothing wrong with taking personal observation and applying inductive reasoning as part of the toolchain of decision making.
> There is no room for these kinds of wild and ridiculous statements without proof.
I don't find anything wild or ridiculous inherent in the suggestion that the human body is capable of basic self-maintenance, nor that exposure to pathogens or other undesirables is a causal factor in the building of immunity and other defenses.
It might be true, but some guy who looks crazy making some youtube videos is going to put people right off any point you are trying to make.
> That is literally the body dumping out what's no longer needed inside.
Are you implying it's a waste management system, and not an immune response to a foreign agent?
>Even the "healthy" ones on all-organic grass-fed Keto are starting to get sick after a few years on it. Welcome, Kidney stones.