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.
Alice! Dear Reader, Contrary to popular belief, eating acidic foods will not cause one's stomach, blood, or entire body to become more acidic. In fact, during the process of digestion, the stomach secretes hydrochloric acid (HCl), a super-duper acidic substance that causes its contents to become acidic.he pH of hydrochloric acid is between 0.1 and 1.0 â probably the most acidic substance known to people. Eating acidic foods can't cause the stomach to become more acidic. It's already more acidic than the foods you may be eating.