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List of Alkaline FoodsAre You Getting Enough Alkaline Foods in Your Diet?'Your health depends on an alkaline environment, created by eating foods such as tomatoes, avocados and green vegetables...striking the optimum 80/20 balance and regulating your body's acid/alkaline chemistry through simple changes in diet can result in weight loss, increased stamina and strength,a stronger immune system and a greater sense of wellbeing.' How did we become so out of balance?After years of societal changes, millions of pounds of marketing spend and technological advances we, as a race, are now facing more dietary based health challenges than ever before. It is no coincidence that the rapidly growing numbers of cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes correlate almost exactly with the rise in consumption of acid forming foods such as sugars, saturated fats, and white breads. At the same time our consumption of fresh vegetables and essential fatty acids has decreased dramatically, making way for convenience and a generation hooked on sugary treats. | |
Becoming AlkalineThis is not as difficult or as technical as it sounds. When we talk about eating alkaline foods or starting an alkaline diet we are referring to consuming those foods and drink which have an alkaline effect on the body. This effect is based upon the ash residue that remains after our foods are consumed. Some foods leave an acid ash, whereas others leave an alkaline ash. Conveniently for us, our bodies have been designed to categorise which foods leave which kind of ash into neat and easy to remember groups. Of course, everybody is different - but most of us should aim to eat 75-80% alkaline foods and a maximum of 20-25% acid forming foods. The following guides and articles are intended to give you all of the information you need to successfully begin and maintain an alkaline lifestyle. If there are any resources that you would like to see here in the future, please do not hesitate to get in touch. |
List of Alkaline and Acid Foods:
Alkaline Foods | Acid Foods | ||
Vegetables Asparagus | Fruits Lemon | Meats Pork
| Dairy Products Milk |
Drinks 'Green Drinks'
| Others Vinegar | Drinks Fizzy Drinks | |
Seeds, Nuts & Grains Almonds
| Convenience Foods Sweets | Fats & Oils Saturated Fats | |
Fats & Oils Flax | Others Sprouts (soy, alfalfa, mung bean, wheat, little radish , chickpea, broccoli etc) | Fruits All fruits aside from those listed in the alkaline column. | Seeds & Nuts Peanuts |
General Guidance:
| General Guidance: Steer clear of fatty meats, dairy, cheese, sweets, chocolates, alcohol and tobacco. Packaged foods are often full of hidden offenders and microwaved meals are full of sugars and salts. Over cooking also removes all of the nutrition from a meal! |