An out-of-pocket expense is a nonreimbursable expense paid by a patient. This could include any medical benefits that your health plan doesn't consider covered services.. But out-of-pocket expenses can also include covered expenses that you are responsible for before your health-plan benefits kick in at 100 percent coverage.
Last week, we talked about pH balance in the body, and how the modern Western diet is heavily loaded on the acidic side. Eating too many acidic foods and not enough alkaline ones for years at a time may increase risks of kidney stones, and potentially affect bone disease and even back pain.
Eating acidic foods can't cause the stomach to become more acidic. It's already more acidic than the foods you may be eating. Think of it as being similar to throwing a bucket of salt water into the ocean, not having much of an effect.