Why Alkaline Forming Foods Are Important?
'Your health depends on the balance of an alkaline environment, created by eating foods such as tomatoes, avocados and green vegetables...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.'
Robert O. Young, Pioneering scientist and author of The pH Miracle
First, a little chemistry: A pH level measures how acid or alkaline something is. A pH of 0 is totally acidic, while a pH of 14 is completely alkaline. A pH of 7 is neutral. Those levels vary throughout your body. Your blood is slightly alkaline, with a pH between 7.35 and 7.45. Your stomach is very acidic, with a pH of 3.5 or below, so it can break down food. And your urine changes, depending on what you eat -- that's how your body keeps the level in your blood steady.
You must understand that for a healthy person is is not necessary a complete alkaline diet but just to include some alkaline food in the regular way of eating will keep you in a good health state.
List of Alkaline Foods
You can eat these foods as much as you like! Aim to have 70-80% of your diet filled with these foods.
Vegetables
Asparagus
Broccoli
Chilli
Capsicum/Pepper
Courgette/Zucchini
Dandelion
Snowpeas
Green Beans
String Beans
Runner Beans
Spinach
Kale
Wakame
Kelp
Collards
Chives
Endive
Chard
Cabbage
Sweet Potato
Mint
Ginger
Coriander
Basil
Brussels Sprouts
Cauliflower
Carrot
Beetroot
Eggplant/Aubergine
Garlic
Onion
Parsley
Celery
Cucumber
Watercress
Lettuce
Peas
Broad Beans
New Potato
Pumpkin
Radish
Squashes
Pumpkin
Fruits
Avocado
Tomato
Lemon
Lime
Grapefruit
Fresh Coconut
Pomegranate
Grains & Beans
Amaranth
Buckwheat
Chia/Salba
Kamut
Millet
Quinoa
Lentils
Lima Beans
Mung Beans
Pinto Beans
Red Beans
Soy Beans
White Beans
Grasses
Wheatgrass
Barley Grass
Kamut Grass
Dog Grass
Shave Grass
Oat Grass
Nuts & Seeds
Almonds
Coconut
Flax Seeds
Pumpkin Seeds
Sesame Seeds
Sunflower Seeds
Oils
Avocado Oil
Coconut Oil
Flax Oil
Udo’s Oil
Olive Oil
Breads
Sprouted Bread
Sprouted Wraps
Gluten/Yeast
Free Breads & Wraps
Sprouts
Soy Sprouts
Alfalfa Sprouts
Amaranth Sprouts
Broccoli Sprouts
Fenugreek Sprouts
Kamut Sprouts
Mung Bean Sprouts
Quinoa Sprouts
Radish Sprouts
Spelt Sprouts
Other
Alkaline Water
Tofu
Goat & Almond Milk
Herbal Tea
Buckwheat Pasta