Post by snaffle on May 23, 2009 6:41:32 GMT -5
"Disease loves the acidic body"
Most of us do not eat enough alkaline foods per day. Most of us should aim to eat 70-80% alkaline foods and a maximum of 20-30% acid forming foods.
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*Very alkalizing foods:* Avocado, broccoli, beet greens, carrots, celery stalks, chives, cucumber, edible gourds, fennel, garlic, grasses (wheatgrass), green beans, green cabbage, leeks, peas, peppers, potato, radish, red beets, red cabbage, rhubarb, salad greens, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, turnips, watercress, zucchini. Navy beans, soy beans, soy nuts, soy sprouts, white beans. Buckwheat. Acidophilus milk, banana smoothie, fresh butter, fresh buttermilk, fresh cheese, fresh whey, raw whole milk. Apple cider vinegar, cold pressed vegetable oils, green herbs, sea salt, table salt. Stevia sweetener. Almond milk, fresh lemonade, fresh vegetable juice, green tea, mint tea, soy milk, tomato juice.
*Slightly alkalizing foods: *Artichokes, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, lettuce, onions, peas, sour pickles, tomatoes. Dried fruits such as apricots, bananas, dates, raisins. Tofu, dried peas, lentils, kidney beans, mung beans, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), red beans. Coconut, sour cherries, watermelon, bananas (the riper they get, the more acidifying they become). Grapefruit, lemons, limes. Brie, drained cheese, fresh yogurt, fruit smoothie, pasteurized milk, provolone, slightly aged whey, Swiss cheese, yogurt drinks.
*Slightly acidifying Foods: *Apples, figs, mangos, peaches, pears, pineapples, prunes, dates. Blueberries, cantaloupe, cranberries, gooseberries, grapes, kiwis, melons, mulberries, nectarines, oranges, papayas, plums, raspberries, red currants, strawberries, sweet cherries, tangerines. Barley, brown rice, granola, millet, oatmeal, oats, quinoa, rye, spelt, whole-grain crackers, whole-grain pasta, whole-grain bread without yeast, whole-grain cereals. Brown rice syrup, fructose, heat pressed vegetable oils, honey, maple syrup, pickles, raw cane sugar, vinegar. Bass, flounder, liver, oysters, pike, salmon, sole, trout, walleye.
*Acidifying foods:* Cakes, cookies, couscous, dark bread, commercial cereals, crackers white flour, pasta white flour, pies, semolina, sweetened granola, wheat, white bread, white rice, yeast bread. Aged brie, aged buttermilk, aged cheese, aged whey, aged yogurt, chocolate milk, cooked butter, cream, dextrogyre yogurt, ultra pasteurized milk, kefir, parmesan cheese, sweetened yogurt with fruit. Chicken, catfish, egg yolk, halibut, mahi mahi, mussels, organ meats, tuna, turkey Artificial sweeteners, brown sugar, processed foods, canned foods, capers, heated oils, hydrogenated oils, ketchup, lard, margarines, mayonnaises, molasses, mushrooms, mustard, pickles, pimentos, white sugar. Beer, black tea, soda pop all kinds, cocoa, commercial juices, commercial lemonade, hot chocolate, liquor, sodas, wine.
*Very acidifying foods:* Beef, carp, cold cuts, crab, herring, lamb, lobster, mackerel, pork, shrimp, veal, whole eggs, coffee (worst). Acidity of drinks: One expert says all soda pop soft drinks are bad for your health. Beer is very bad because it has yeast and likely fungi from grain. Coffee is twice as bad as soft drinks and coffee with sugar is three times as bad. All alcoholic drinks are acidic. If you feel you must have coffee, you should know that it makes your body much more acidic. The coffee lobby states coffee is not detrimental to your health. You have to make your own decisions on that. Your body does not want or need any of the above. When you drink these beverages, you are mainly doing so to satisfy your taste buds. Water is best for your body. Herbal teas or green teas are a good second choice and have medicinal benefits as well.
_Note:_ Some foods are both slightly acidic and slightly alkaline. This is the reason why they may be listed under both acidic or alkaline headings. Dry red wine may be one of these cases and dry white wine is considered more acidic. One glass of wine or one sweet snack will not spoil your overall pH target as long as it is small and not consumed in excess.
Most of us do not eat enough alkaline foods per day. Most of us should aim to eat 70-80% alkaline foods and a maximum of 20-30% acid forming foods.
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*Very alkalizing foods:* Avocado, broccoli, beet greens, carrots, celery stalks, chives, cucumber, edible gourds, fennel, garlic, grasses (wheatgrass), green beans, green cabbage, leeks, peas, peppers, potato, radish, red beets, red cabbage, rhubarb, salad greens, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, turnips, watercress, zucchini. Navy beans, soy beans, soy nuts, soy sprouts, white beans. Buckwheat. Acidophilus milk, banana smoothie, fresh butter, fresh buttermilk, fresh cheese, fresh whey, raw whole milk. Apple cider vinegar, cold pressed vegetable oils, green herbs, sea salt, table salt. Stevia sweetener. Almond milk, fresh lemonade, fresh vegetable juice, green tea, mint tea, soy milk, tomato juice.
*Slightly alkalizing foods: *Artichokes, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, lettuce, onions, peas, sour pickles, tomatoes. Dried fruits such as apricots, bananas, dates, raisins. Tofu, dried peas, lentils, kidney beans, mung beans, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), red beans. Coconut, sour cherries, watermelon, bananas (the riper they get, the more acidifying they become). Grapefruit, lemons, limes. Brie, drained cheese, fresh yogurt, fruit smoothie, pasteurized milk, provolone, slightly aged whey, Swiss cheese, yogurt drinks.
*Slightly acidifying Foods: *Apples, figs, mangos, peaches, pears, pineapples, prunes, dates. Blueberries, cantaloupe, cranberries, gooseberries, grapes, kiwis, melons, mulberries, nectarines, oranges, papayas, plums, raspberries, red currants, strawberries, sweet cherries, tangerines. Barley, brown rice, granola, millet, oatmeal, oats, quinoa, rye, spelt, whole-grain crackers, whole-grain pasta, whole-grain bread without yeast, whole-grain cereals. Brown rice syrup, fructose, heat pressed vegetable oils, honey, maple syrup, pickles, raw cane sugar, vinegar. Bass, flounder, liver, oysters, pike, salmon, sole, trout, walleye.
*Acidifying foods:* Cakes, cookies, couscous, dark bread, commercial cereals, crackers white flour, pasta white flour, pies, semolina, sweetened granola, wheat, white bread, white rice, yeast bread. Aged brie, aged buttermilk, aged cheese, aged whey, aged yogurt, chocolate milk, cooked butter, cream, dextrogyre yogurt, ultra pasteurized milk, kefir, parmesan cheese, sweetened yogurt with fruit. Chicken, catfish, egg yolk, halibut, mahi mahi, mussels, organ meats, tuna, turkey Artificial sweeteners, brown sugar, processed foods, canned foods, capers, heated oils, hydrogenated oils, ketchup, lard, margarines, mayonnaises, molasses, mushrooms, mustard, pickles, pimentos, white sugar. Beer, black tea, soda pop all kinds, cocoa, commercial juices, commercial lemonade, hot chocolate, liquor, sodas, wine.
*Very acidifying foods:* Beef, carp, cold cuts, crab, herring, lamb, lobster, mackerel, pork, shrimp, veal, whole eggs, coffee (worst). Acidity of drinks: One expert says all soda pop soft drinks are bad for your health. Beer is very bad because it has yeast and likely fungi from grain. Coffee is twice as bad as soft drinks and coffee with sugar is three times as bad. All alcoholic drinks are acidic. If you feel you must have coffee, you should know that it makes your body much more acidic. The coffee lobby states coffee is not detrimental to your health. You have to make your own decisions on that. Your body does not want or need any of the above. When you drink these beverages, you are mainly doing so to satisfy your taste buds. Water is best for your body. Herbal teas or green teas are a good second choice and have medicinal benefits as well.
_Note:_ Some foods are both slightly acidic and slightly alkaline. This is the reason why they may be listed under both acidic or alkaline headings. Dry red wine may be one of these cases and dry white wine is considered more acidic. One glass of wine or one sweet snack will not spoil your overall pH target as long as it is small and not consumed in excess.