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.
The theory is that some foods, like meat, wheat, refined sugar, and processed foods, cause your body to produce acid, which is bad for you. Eating specific foods that make your body more alkaline, on the other hand, can protect against those conditions as well as shed pounds.