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Posted on: 2022-08-13
Cancer is caused by mutations, not the body’s acidity; eating alkaline foods can’t alter the body’s pH to prevent or treat cancer

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Cancer occurs when “your body is full of acidity”; alkalizing your body prevents cancer

Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-07-23
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Posted on: 2021-04-09
There is currently no cure for AIDS; reports to the contrary are incorrect

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AIDS was cured in more than a dozen patients

Source: Facebook, Alfredo Bowman, 2019-04-01
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Posted on: 2020-04-22
Eating alkaline food cannot prevent or cure COVID-19

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The pH for the coronavirus varies from 5.5 to 8.5. What we need to do to defeat the coronavirus is to consume more alkaline foods above the virus’ pH level.

Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-04-15

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Alkaline diet

Cancer is caused by mutations, not the body’s acidity; eating alkaline foods can’t alter the body’s pH to prevent or treat cancer

There is currently no cure for AIDS; reports to the contrary are incorrect

Eating alkaline food cannot prevent or cure COVID-19

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