A man who was convicted twice for posing as a medical doctor without a license, and currently faces new felony charges, continues to peddle his products online. Robert O. Young, founder, and author of the pH Miracle Diet was convicted in 1996 as well as in 2017 for practicing without a license. The self-proclaimed doctor, who admitted in court to not having attended medical school, gained notoriety for his theory that lowering the acid in one's bloodstream could cure cancer and other diseases, or, in his words that “cancer is not a cell, but an acidic, poisonous liquid." To lower a person's acidity, Young injected baking soda into patients’ bodies and urged them to drink vegetable smoothies. Several terminally ill patients paid to receive these treatments at Young's pH Miracle Ranch, a sprawling 48-acre property in Valley Center. As first reported by CBS 8, the San Diego County District Attorney filed new felony charges against Young and his partner, Galina Migalko, in 2022 alleging that Young committed elder abuse, treated the sick without a certificate, and embezzled money from an elderly patient under his care and supervision. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/self-professed-miracle-doctor-still-practicing-as-he-awaits-criminal-trial/509-499c569d-8803-4ade-a329-6e5faabd602f