The Acid Alkaline Diet - How Does it Work?

This is an exciting fresh way to reduce your weight whilst improving the quality of your life.
This unbelievable new diet plan is being used by celebrities and beautiful people all over because it's a new and enlightened approach to weight loss and dieting that in reality is said to actually work!

How does it work?

The vast majority of people consume a copious amount of highly processed foods that acidify the body and, as a result, are troubled with either several ailments or continuous weight gain.
The imbalance in our bodies can affect our health, ranging from, chronic fatigue, small skin irritations, back pain, and depression to arthritis, ulcers, and osteoporosis.

However, a simple change in your diet will restore your acid-alkaline balance which will result in an immense improvement in your health.

The speculation behind an alkaline diet is that since our body's pH level is somewhat alkaline, usually ranging between 7.36 to 7.44, our diet should theorize this and also be somewhat alkaline.

However; our bodies are imbalanced because our diets are excessive in acidic foods such as sugar, caffeine, processed foods and animal proteins, and this will disrupt this balance.

If not helped it can deplete the body of alkaline minerals such as potassium, magnesium, sodium and calcium, this will make you very prone to chronic and degenerative diseases.

So if you want to purify your body and you want to enjoy optimum health, you need balanced amounts of both alkaline substances and acids.

Here are some great Acid, Alkaline foods to get you started in the development of restoring your body's natural balance.

Alkaline Foods

Higher the alkaline the better for you

Vegetables are a high source of alkaline these include

•Cucumber, wheat grass, barley grass, broccoli sprouts, alfalfa spouts, other types of sprouts, parsley, kale and sea vegetables.

Foods with moderate levels of alkaline include

•Arugula, avocado, bell peppers, beets, broccoli, cabbage, celery, endive, collard, ginger, green beans, garlic, mustard greens, lettuce, onion, okra, tomato, spinach.

Foods with small amounts of alkaline include

•asparagus, artichoke, carrot, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, leeks, kohlrabi, rhubarb, peas, turnip, rutabaga, watercress, zucchini

Fruits that are slightly alkaline are

•Grapefruit, coconut, lime and
lemon.

Beans and legumes with moderate amounts of alkaline include

•Soy beans, white beans and lima beans.

Small amounts of alkaline in beans and legumes are

•Lentils and tofu.

Nuts, seeds, oils are all great sources of alkaline these foods are

•Pumpkin seeds, almond, borage oil, cod liver oil, evening primrose oil, coconut oil, flaxseed oil, fish oil, sesame seeds and olive oil.

Acidifying Foods

Lower acidic foods are better.

Dairy with high levels of acid include

•Hard cheese, cottage cheese, aged cheese, and goat cheese. Also soy cheese, ice cream and whey protein powder.

Dairy with small amounts of acid include

•Rice milk, cow's milk and soy milk.

Animal meat with high levels of acid include

•Farmed fish, beef, chicken duck and eggs.

Animal meat with moderate levels of acid includes

•organ meat, pork, turkey, veal, poultry, gelatin, lobster, seafood, pheasant and squid

Grains with high level of acidity include

•Oats, brown rice, white rice, rye, wheat. Corn, barley and rye.

Vegetables with high acidity include

•mushrooms and potatoes

Vegetables with moderate amounts of acid include

•Apricot, banana, apple, all berries, figs, grape, honeydew, mango, peach, tangerine, watermelon persimmon orange, papaya and pineapple.

Nuts, Seeds, and Oils with low levels of acidity include

•Flax seeds, hazelnuts, brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, pecans, sunflower oil and grape seed oil.

Nuts, Seeds, and Oils with moderate levels of acidity include

Butter, corn oil, margarine, ghee, walnuts.

Nuts with high levels of acidity include

•Peanuts, cashews and pistachios.

Condiments with moderate to high levels of acidity include

•mayonnaise, ketchup and salt

Very high acidity condiments include

•mustard, jam, vinegar, white sugar, soy sauce, sugar cane, barley, honey and maple syrup.

Also here are some helpful tips to incorporate into your acid alkaline diet which will be even more beneficial to you; restoring the balance of your health.

Hydrate consistently.

Drink as much water as you can, ideally at least 8 glasses a day. I realize this can be difficult for some people because of the lack of taste but the more you drink the easier it becomes.
Keep bottles of water at your desk where you work, in the car and at home, so it is close to hand wherever you go.

•Avoid Coffee, tea, soda and other acidic drinks.

No more fizzy drinks and apparently healthy fruit juices, a lot of them contain a vast amount of sugar - resulting in acidifying your body.

•Avoid Foods with preservatives, food coloring and additives.

•Avoid all artificial sweeteners!

•Keep vegetables ready in your fridge to nibble on all through the day or take them to the office to snack on.

Bear in mind that the result will depend on how well you follow the diet.