Clinical TrialHighlightedSerum Alkalinization and Hydrogen-Rich Water in Healthy MenMHID-38265332012Mayo Clinic ProceedingsSergej M. Ostojic, MD, PhDMetabolic acidosis is a clinical disturbance characterized by low pH in body tissues and blood and a variety of neuromuscular and cardiorespiratory responses.1 Besides treating the initial disorder, the main goal for patients with acidosis is to increase the systemic pH with alkalizing agents, such as bicarbonates2; however, adverse reactions linked to the administration of sodium bicarbonate (eg,