An acidic pH can occur from, an acid forming diet,
emotional stress, toxic overload, and/or immune reactions or any process that
deprives the cells of oxygen and other nutrients. The body will try to
compensate for acidic pH by using alkaline minerals. If the diet does not
contain enough minerals to compensate, a build up of acids in the cells will
occur. An acidic balance will: decrease the body's
ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, decrease the energy production
in the cells, decrease it's ability to repair damaged cells, decrease it's
ability to detoxify heavy metals, make tumor cells thrive, and make it more
susceptible to fatigue and illness. A blood pH of 6.9, which is only
slightly acidic, can induce coma and death. The reason acidosis is more common in our society
is mostly due to the typical American diet, which is far too high in acid
producing animal products like meat, eggs and dairy, and far too low in
alkaline producing foods like fresh vegetables. Additionally, we eat acid
producing processed foods like white flour and sugar and drink acid producing
beverages like coffee and soft drinks. We use too many drugs, which are
acid forming; and we use artificial chemical sweetners like NutraSweet, Spoonful,
Sweet 'N Low, Equal, or Aspartame, which are poison and extremely acid
forming. One of the best things we can do to correct an overly acid body
is to clean up the diet and lifestyle. To maintain health, the diet should consist of 60%
alkaline forming foods and 40% acid forming foods. To restore health, the
diet should consist of 80% alkaline forming foods and 20% acid forming foods. Generally, alkaline forming foods include: most
fruits, green vegetables, peas, beans, lentils, spices, herbs and seasonings,
and seeds and nuts. Generally, acid forming foods include: meat, fish,
poultry, eggs, grains, and legumes. Shifting Your pH Toward Alkaline... This chart is for those trying to
"adjust" their body pH. The pH scale is from 0 to 14, with
numbers below 7 acidic ( low on oxygen ) and numbers above 7 alkaline. An
acidic body is a sickness magnet. What you eat and drink will impact
where your body's pH level falls. Balance is Key !!! This chart is intended only as a general guide to alkalizing
and acidifying foods. ...ALKALINE FOODS... ALKALIZING
VEGETABLES Alfalfa Barley Grass Beet Greens Beets Broccoli Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Celery Chard Greens Chlorella Collard Greens Cucumber Dandelions Dulce Edible Flowers Eggplant Fermented Veggies Garlic Green Beans Green Peas Kale Kohlrabi Lettuce Mushrooms Mustard Greens Nightshade Veggies Onions Parsnips (high glycemic) Peas Peppers Pumpkin Radishes Rutabaga Sea Veggies Spinach, green Spirulina Sprouts Sweet Potatoes Tomatoes Watercress Wheat Grass Wild Greens ALKALIZING
ORIENTAL VEGETABLES Daikon Dandelion Root Kombu Maitake Nori Reishi Shitake Umeboshi Wakame ALKALIZING
FRUITS Apple Apricot Avocado Banana (high glycemic) Berries Blackberries Cantaloupe Cherries, sour Coconut, fresh Currants Dates, dried Figs, dried Grapes Grapefruit Honeydew Melon Lemon Lime Muskmelons Nectarine Orange Peach Pear Pineapple Raisins Raspberries Rhubarb Strawberries Tangerine Tomato Tropical Fruits Umeboshi Plums Watermelon ALKALIZING
PROTEIN Almonds Chestnuts Millet Tempeh (fermented) Tofu (fermented) Whey Protein Powder ALKALIZING
SWEETENERS Stevia ALKALIZING
SPICES & SEASONINGS Chili Pepper Cinnamon Curry Ginger Herbs (all) Miso Mustard Sea Salt Tamari ALKALIZING
OTHER Alkaline Antioxidant
Water Apple Cider Vinegar Bee Pollen Fresh Fruit Juice Green Juices Lecithin Granules Mineral Water Molasses, blackstrap Probiotic Cultures Soured Dairy Products Veggie Juices ALKALIZING
MINERALS Calcium: pH 12 Cesium: pH 14 Magnesium: pH 9 Potassium: pH 14 Sodium: pH 14 Although it might seem
that citrus fruits would have an acidifying effect on the body, the citric
acid they contain actually has an alkalinizing effect in the system. Note that a food's acid
or alkaline forming tendency in the body has nothing to do with the actual pH
of the food itself. For example, lemons are very acidic, however the end
products they produce after digestion and assimilation are very alkaline so,
lemons are alkaline forming in the body. Likewise, meat will test alkaline
before digestion, but it leaves very acidic residue in the body so, like
nearly all animal products, meat is very acid forming. ACIDIFYING
VEGETABLES Corn Lentils Olives Winter Squash ACIDIFYING
FRUITS Blueberries Canned or Glazed Fruits Cranberries Currants **Plums - see notation below **Prunes - see notation below ACIDIFYING
GRAINS, GRAIN PRODUCTS Amaranth Barley Bran, oat Bran, wheat Bread Corn Cornstarch Crackers, soda Flour, wheat Flour, white Hemp Seed Flour Kamut Macaroni Noodles Oatmeal Oats (rolled) Quinoa Rice (all) Rice Cakes Rye Spaghetti Spelt Wheat Germ Wheat ACIDIFYING
BEANS & LEGUMES Almond Milk Black Beans Chick Peas Green Peas Kidney Beans Lentils Pinto Beans Red Beans Rice Milk Soy Beans Soy Milk White Beans ACIDIFYING
DAIRY Butter Cheese Cheese, Processed Ice Cream Ice Milk ACIDIFYING
NUTS & BUTTERS Cashews Legumes Peanut Butter Peanuts Pecans Tahini Walnuts ACIDIFYING
ANIMAL PROTEIN Bacon Beef Carp Clams Cod Corned Beef Fish Haddock Lamb Lobster Mussels Organ Meats Oyster Pike Pork Rabbit Salmon Sardines Sausage Scallops Shellfish Shrimp Tuna Turkey Veal Venison ACIDIFYING
FATS & OILS Avacado Oil Butter Canola Oil Corn Oil Flax Oil Hemp Seed Oil Lard Olive Oil Safflower Oil Sesame Oil Sunflower Oil ACIDIFYING
SWEETENERS Carob Corn Syrup Sugar ACIDIFYING
ALCOHOL Beer Hard Liquor Spirits Wine ACIDIFYING
OTHER FOODS Catsup Cocoa Coffee Mustard Pepper Soft Drinks Vinegar ACIDIFYING
DRUGS & CHEMICALS Aspirin Chemicals Drugs, Medicinal Drugs, Psychedelic Herbicides Pesticides Tobacco ACIDIFYING
JUNK FOOD Beer: pH 2.5 Coca-Cola: pH 2 Coffee: pH 4 ** These foods leave an
alkaline ash but have an acidifying effect on the body. NOW FOR THE UNKNOWN: There are several
versions of the Acidic and Alkaline Food chart to be found in different books
and on the Internet. The following foods are sometimes attributed to
the Acidic side of the chart and sometimes to the Alkaline side.
Remember, you don't need to adhere strictly to the Alkaline side of the
chart, just make sure a good percentage of the foods you eat come from that
side. Brazil Nuts Brussel Sprouts Buckwheat Cashews Chicken Corn Cottage Cheese Eggs Flax Seeds Green Tea Herbal Tea Honey Kombucha Lima Beans Maple Syrup Milk Nuts Organic Milk
(unpasteurized) Potatoes, white Pumpkin Seeds Quinoa Sauerkraut Soy Products Sprouted Seeds Squashes Sunflower Seeds Tomatoes Yogurt * These statements have
not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended
to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease; research is ongoing. |
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