My Response to Dr. Robert Young and his book: The pH Miracle. I recently read The pH Miracle. Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health and found several points to disagree with in the book, which has recently become very popular. Dr. Young has done great work and I have a lot of respect for him and many of his concepts on health.
Melanin: The pigment that gives human skin, hair, and eyes their color. Dark-skinned people have more melanin in their skin than light-skinned people have. Melanin is produced by cells called melanocytes.It provides some protection again skin damage from the sun, and the melanocytes increase their production of melanin in response to sun exposure.Freckles, which occur in people of all races, are small, concentrated areas of increased melanin production.elanin is produced by cells called melanocytes. It provides some protection again skin damage from the sun, and the melanocytes increase their production of melanin in response to sun exposure. Freckles, which occur in people of all races, are small, concentrated areas of increased melanin production.
Melanin is produced by special cells called melanocytes. More melanin is produced when the skin is not exposed to sunlight. Melanin ranges in color from yellow to brown to black. The stratum basale cells phagocytize the melanin produced by the melanocytes and it accumulates within them. Freckles and moles are seen where melanin is concentrated in one spot.