Are
You Getting Enough Alkaline Foods in Your Diet?
Your
health depends on an alkaline environment, created by
eating foods such as greens, tomatoes, and avocados...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 Alkaline
This 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 list will help guide you to alkaline foods and successfully begin and maintain an alkaline lifestyle.
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List of Alkaline
and Acid Foods
Alkaline Foods |
Acid Foods |
Vegetables
Asparagus
Artichokes
Cabbage
Lettuce
Onion
Cauliflower
Radish
Swede
Lambs Lettuce
Peas
Courgette
Red Cabbage
Leeks
Watercress
Spinach
Turnip
Chives
Carrot
Green Beans
Beetroot
Garlic
Celery
Grasses (wheat, straw, barley, dog, kamut etc.)
Cucumber
Broccoli
Kale
Brussels Sprouts
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Fruits
Lemon
Lime
Avocado
Tomato
Grapefruit
Watermelon (is neutral)
Rhubarb |
Meats
Pork
Lamb
Beef
Chicken
Turkey
Crustaceans
Other Seafood (apart from occasional oily fish such as salmon)
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Dairy Products
Milk
Eggs
Cheese
Cream
Yogurt
Ice Cream
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Drinks
'Green Drinks'
Fresh vegetable juice
Pure water (distilled, reverse osmosis, ionised)
Lemon water (pure water + fresh lemon or lime).
Herbal Tea
Vegetable broth
Non-sweetened Soy Milk
Almond Milk
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Others
Vinegar
White Pasta
White Bread
Wholemeal Bread
Biscuits
Soy Sauce
Tamari
Condiments (Tomato Sauce, Mayonnaise etc.)
Artificial Sweeteners
Honey |
Drinks
Fizzy Drinks
Coffee
Tea
Beers
Spirits
Fruit Juice
Dairy Smoothies
Milk
Traditional Tea |
Seeds, Nuts & Grains
Almonds
Pumpkin
Sunflower
Sesame
Flax
Buckwheat Groats
Spelt
Lentils
Cumin Seeds
Any sprouted seed
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Convenience Foods
Sweets
Chocolate
Microwave Meals
Tinned Foods
Powdered Soups
Instant Meals
Fast Food
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Fats & Oils
Saturated Fats
Hydrogenated Oils
Margarine (worse than Butter)
Corn Oil
Vegetable Oil
Sunflower Oil
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Fats & Oils
Flax
Hemp
Avocado
Olive
Evening Primrose
Borage
Oil Blends (such as Udos Choice) |
Others
Sprouts (soy, alfalfa, mung bean, wheat, little radish ,
chickpea, broccoli etc)
Bragg Liquid Aminos (Soy Sauce Alternative)
Hommous
Tahnini
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Fruits
All fruits aside from those listed in the alkaline column. |
Seeds & Nuts
Peanuts
Cashew Nuts
Pistachio Nuts
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General Guidance:
Stick to salads, fresh vegetables and healthy nuts and oils. Try
to consume plenty of raw foods and at least 2-3 litres of clean,
pure water daily.
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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! |
How Alkaline
Are YOU?
It may be very
useful for you to see where you are now, and to test your alkalinity
at various stages during your transition to an alkaline diet. For
dietary testing, try
pH
testing kits.
To boost your
alkalinity, we also offer a range of alkalizing products, as follows:
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