Have you enrolled your Cronometer account as part of the Mercola study? Dr. Mercola asked to have the PRAL option removed for Mercola users. If you would like to see this gauge in your profile, you can unenroll your account by going to: Settings > Sharing > Research. Afterward, you can turn on the PRAL Alkalinity following Susan's instructions ...

2025年3月1日 · On the 2/26/2025 episode of Discovering Nutrition with Cronometer, Eliisa and Jen Hernandez of Plant-Powered Kidneys discussed a PRAL option that Jen mentioned she used with her patients/clients. During the podcast, they tried to locate this on the app at 51:55.

I have upgraded to Gold and there was very interesting gauge showing Potential Renal Acid Load (PRAL) , but now it has vanished.

The Potential Renal Acid Load (PRAL) is an estimate of the alkalinity of the food. Negative values on the scale are more alkaline, and positive numbers are more acidic. Best,

it might not affect an acid base score because it will be immediately turned into NaCl and co2 gas when it mixes with stomach acid, thus not reaching the kidneys as baking soda...

Firstly, let me say that I'm aware that there is very little scientific evidence that PRAL is a meaningful metric for the average person with functioning kidneys. But I am not a person with functioning kidneys. And PRAL does have scientific evidence behind it as a nutritional tool for people with kidney disease.

Hi - I just noted that my end-of-day PRAL score is an amazing (?) MINUS 62. How's that possible? Also, might you suggest any links that would help me get a handle on what a PRAL score means to me? It's VERY awesome that there is a way to get this number quickly. Thanks for the functionality!

Check the "Display" settings, at the bottom under "Nutrient Balances", you should see "PRAL Alkalinity" as an optional gauge to turn on.

On the website, go to Settings > Display and scroll to the bottom of the screen. You will see the balance scales.

When doing a water fast, my PRAL alkalinity goes down fast if I add minerals to my water (magnesium, potassium and calcium). Should I try to stay around -30 on the ratio ring by limiting my electrolytes even if I don't get my daily needs ? Should I get my daily requirements even if I'm really low on the ratio ring ( around -90 ) ?