ALKALINE / ACIDIC FOOD CHARTS

The Right Balance of Acid / Alkaline Foods Create the Right pH Levels The charts below provide a list of foods and the impact they have on the bodys pH levels. The pH scale is from low to high. These charts are only a general guide to alkalizing and acidifying foods.

A surprising number and variety of physical problems and diseases are caused by the problem of foods that are acid producing after digestion. Today, the vast majority of the populace in industrialized nations suffers from problems caused by acidosis, because modern lifestyles and diets promote acidification of the body. The current typical Western diet is largely composed of acid-forming foods (proteins, cereals, sugars). Alkaline-producing foods such as vegetables are eaten in much smaller quantities. Stimulants like tobacco, coffee, tea, and alcohol are also extremely acidifying. Stress and physical activity (either insufficient or excessive amounts) also cause acidification. Traditional medicine does not focus on a pH balance approach to health and offers few solutions to pH balance. Naturopathic alternative medicine on the other hands recognizes that diet makes a huge impact on pH balance and that careful attention should be paid to this area of our lives. Many foods are alkaline-producing by nature, but manufactured processed foods are mostly acid producing. It is important to consume at least 60% alkaline-producing foods in our diet, in order to maintain health. We need plenty of fresh fruits and particularly vegetables (alkaline-producing) to balance our necessary protein intake (acid producing). In addition, we need to avoid processed, sugary or simple-carbohydrate foods, not only because they are acid producing but also because they raise blood sugar level too quickly (high glycemic index therefore fattening); plus they tend to be nutrient lacking and may be toxic too.

Know Your pH Level It is recommended that you test your pH levels to determine if your body's pH needs immediate attention. By using pH test strips, you can determine your pH factor quickly and easily in the privacy of your own home. If your urinary pH fluctuates between 6.0 to 6.5 in the morning and between 6.5 and 7.0 in the evening, your body is functioning within a healthy range. If your saliva stays between 6.5 and 7.5 all day, your body is functioning within a healthy range. The best time to test your pH is about one hour before a meal and two hours after a meal. Test your pH two days a week.

Urine pH The results of urine testing indicate how well your body is assimilating minerals, especially calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium. These are called the "acid buffers" because they are used by the body to control the acid level. If acid levels are too high, the body will not be able to excrete acid. It must either store the acid in body tissues (autotoxication) or buffer it that is, borrow minerals from organs, bones, etc. in order to neutralize acidity.

Saliva pH You'll also want to test the pH of your saliva. The results of saliva testing indicate the activity of digestive enzymes in your body, especially the activity of the liver and stomach. This reveals the flow of enzymes running through your body and shows their effect on all the body systems. Some people will have acidic pH readings from both urine and saliva this is referred to as "double acid."

LEARN WHAT FOODS CONTRIBUTE TO ACIDITY THEN INTRODUCE FOODS THAT PROVIDE BALANCE YOUR BODY WILL REWARD YOUR EFFORTS

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Almond Butter (skin) Almond Litter (raw) Almond Milk (unsweetened) Butter Buttermilk Camembert Cheese (all varieties, from all milks) Cheese (processed) Cottage Cheese Cream Dairy Probiotic Cultures Egg whites Eggs (whole) Goats Cheese (soft) Goats Milk Ice Cream Milk (homogenized) Milk (not pasteurized) Milk (pasteurized) Paneer (cheese) Parmesan Quark Rice Milk (unsweetened) Soy Cheese Soy Milk (unsweetened) Whey Whey Protein (isolate powder) Yoghurt (sweetened) Yoghurt (unsweetened)

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Food Beer Beer (draft) Beer (dark stout) Chamomile Cocoa Coffee Coffee Black (organic) Coffee Decaf Coffee Substitute Drinks Electron-Rich Alkaline Water Fruit juice (natural) Fruit juice (sweetened) Ginger Tea Lemon Water Liquor Matcha Green Tea (finely-powdered green tea used particularly in
the Japanese tea ceremony)

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Plasma Activated Water (PAW) Rooibos (Rooibos tea, bush tea (esp. southern Africa) Soda / Pop Tea (black) Tea (green) Tea (herbal, green) Water Distilled Water (Fiji, Hawaiian, Evian) Water Ionized Water Ozonated (In Russia and Cuba, ozonated water is used to
treat many types of intestinal & gynecological problems including ulcerative colitis.)

Water (sparkling) Water (spring) Wine Wine (dry red) Black Currant Oil Borage Oil Butte Canola Oil Coconut Oil (raw) Cod Liver Oil Corn Oil Evening Oil Flax Seed Oil Grape Seed Oil Hemp Oil Lard Margarine Marine Lipids Olive Oil Olive Oil (extra virgin) Primrose Oil Safflower Oil Sea Buckthorn Oil Sesame Oil

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Food Category Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grains & Legumes Grasses & Sprouts Grasses & Sprouts Grasses & Sprouts Grasses & Sprouts Grasses & Sprouts Grasses & Sprouts Grasses & Sprouts Grasses & Sprouts Grasses & Sprouts Grasses & Sprouts Grasses & Sprouts Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Ash Meat, Poultry & Ash Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish

Food Amaranth (grain) Buckwheat Bulgur Wheat Couscous Granulated Soy (cooked, ground) Kamut Kidney Beans Lentils Lima beans Millet Navy Beans (white) Oats Pinto Beans Quinoa Rice Basmati Rice Brown Rice White Rice Wild Rye Bread Soy Flour Soy Lecithin (pure) Soy Nuts (soaked soy beans, then dried) Soybeans (fresh) Soybeans (green) Spelt Tofu Wheat Alfalfa Grass Barley Grass Dog Grass Kamut grass Shave Grass Seaweed (dulse, kelp, laver. etc) Soy Sprouts Sprouts (general) Sprouted Seeds (all kinds) Straw Grass Wheat Grass White (navy) Hearts Beef Buffalo Chicken Duck Fish Oil Wild (ultra-pure omega3 CLA) Fresh Water Fish Lamb Liver Lobster Ocean Fish Organ Meats Oysters Pork

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Food Category Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish Misc Misc Misc Misc Misc Misc Misc Misc Misc Misc Misc Misc Misc Misc Misc Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Nuts & Seeds Roots Roots Roots Sardines (canned) Seafood (general) Tuna (canned) Turkey Veal Venison Wild Duck Wild Salmon Baking Soda Bee Pollen Carob Canned Foods Cereals (like Kelloggs etc) Hemp Protein Powder Hummus Microwave Foods Soy Protein Powder Tempeh Vinegar Apple Cider Vinegar Balsamic Vinegar Rice Vinegar White Whey Protein Powder

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Almonds Almonds (skin) Barley Brazil Nuts Caraway Seeds Cashews Chestnuts Cumin Seeds Fennel Seeds Filberts Flax Seeds Hazelnut Hemp Seeds Macadamia Nuts (raw) Peanut Butter (raw, organic) Peanuts Pecans Pine Nuts (raw) Pistachios Popcorn Pumpkin Seeds Sesame Seeds Sunflower Seeds Walnuts Wheat Kernel Carrot Fresh Red Beets Kohlrabi

Food Category Roots Roots Roots Roots Roots Roots Roots Roots Spices, Herbs & Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Spices, Herbs &Season Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Potatoes Red Radish Rutabaga Summer Black Radish Sweet Potatoes Turnip White Radish (spring) Yams

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Ashwagandha (Indian Ginseng) Astragalus Baking Soda (sodium bicarbonate) Basil Black Pepper Brewers & Nutritional Yeast Carob Cayenne Celtic Sea Salt Cinnamon Cocoa Curry Dill Echinacea Ginger Ginkgo Biloba Gotu Kola Herbs (most) Kola Nut Licorice Root Maca Root Milk Thistle Mint Miso (Japanese seasoning) MSG Mustard Powder Natto Nutmeg Oregano Parsley Peppermint Rhodiola Siberian Ginseng Suma Table Salt (Great Salt Lake) Table Salt Tahini (Sesame paste) Tamari Turmeric Vanilla Agave Nectar Alcohol Sugars (xylitol and the other sacharides) Artificial Sweeteners Beet Sugar

Food Category Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Sweets & Sweeteners Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables

Food Chocolates Dr Bronner's Barley Malt Sweetener Dried Sugar Cane Juice Fructose Fructose-High Corn Syrup Halva (ground sesame seed, sweet) Honey (processed) Honey (raw) Jam Jelly Royal Milk Sugar Molasses Molasses Blackstrap (unsulfured) Stevia Sugar (brown) Sugar (white) Sugar (raw) Sugarcane Syrup Barley Malt Syrup Brown Rice Syrup Corn Syrup Maple Syrup Rice Turbinado Sugar Xylitol Alfalfa Artichokes Asparagus Aubergine / Egg Plants Basil Beets Beet Root Bell Peppers / Capsicums (all colors) Blue-Green Algae Bok Choy Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Lettuce (fresh) Canned Vegetables Carrots Cauliflower Cayenne Pepper Celery Chives Cilantro Comfrey Cooked Vegetables (all kinds) Corn (fresh) Corn (sweet) Cucumber (fresh) Dandelion Endive (fresh) French Cut (green) Beans

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Food Category Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Frozen Vegetables Garlic Ginger Ginseng Green Beans Green Cabbage (December) Green Cabbage (March) Horse Radish Jicama Kale Lamb's lettuce Leeks (bulbs) Lettuce Mushrooms Mustard Greens Onion Oregano Parsnips Peas (fresh) Peas (ripe) Peppers Pickled Vegetables Potatoes (see roots) Pumpkins (raw) Raw Onions Raw Spinach Red Cabbage Rhubarb Stalks Savoy Cabbage Vegetables Sorrel Sauerkraut Spinach (March) Spinach (other than March) Spinach (cooked) Squash (all kinds, raw) Thyme Tomatoes (puree) Tomatoes (raw) Tomatoes (sundried) Vegetable Juices Watercress White Cabbage Yeast Zucchini

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