An acidic lifestyle-consuming sugar, dairy, excess animal proteins, processed food, alcohol, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, refined grains - along with lack of exercise, food allergies, and food sensitivities-causes inflammation. And inflammation is the culprit behind many of our current ailments, as well as causing weight gain and preventing weight loss. It's a vicious cycle-being acidic and inflamed makes you fat, and being fat encourages inflammation. Modern diets are so acidic that our bodies must work overtime to neutralize the excess acid. Darryl Gioffre is a chiropractor and...