Critically important for
bringing yourself back to perfect health is the proper ratio of acidity to
alkalinity (pH) that your body should maintain, and what to do to balance
it. pH balance comes from the foods we eat, the stress we are under and the
thoughts we think. For this article only foods are addressed.
Our bodies must maintain the
same balance as the Earth, which is 20% acid and 80% alkaline. Although
there is a small range of variance that we can tolerate, to deviate very far
from the optimum balance inevitably results in weakness, disease and
premature death.
The pH effect of foods is
caused by the ash residue they leave in your body after your digestive
system “burns” them. It is different from the aromatic acidity of fruits,
which is expelled out through the lungs. Acid ash foods are dairy
products (except butter), meats, poultry, fish,
eggs, and un-sprouted seeds, nuts and grains (except
millet and buckwheat). (Wheat is a grain, so this includes all
breads, pastries and pastas that include wheat – whole wheat or not.)
It is obvious that the bulk of a
healthy diet must consist of fruits and vegetables, not including seeds,
grains or nuts. But not all foods are equal in their alkalinizing effect.
For example, ¾ cup of green peas only have an alkalinizing effect of 5,
where the same amount of beet greens have an effect of 360 – seventy-two
times the effectiveness! On the acid side, ½ cup of shrimp is only -4,
but ½ cup of scallops is -452, extremely acidifying!
How does this stack up
against the way you eat? Most Americans have it totally reversed – about 80%
to 90% acid foods, 10% to 20% alkaline foods. They experience slow starts in
the mornings, feel tired all through the day, “catch” the flu, get colds,
have allergies, etc. ad infinitum. Even though they are on the road to an
early demise they don’t even notice it because everyone they know seems to
be just the same as them. Television even announces “flu and cold season” as
though it was a naturally occurring and unavoidable phenomenon. But people
with proper alkaline reserves and nutritional balance are unaffected by those things.
Now that you better
understand what is going on in your body, and why things aren’t working
perfectly, what will you do about it? To begin on the road to perfect
health, here is what you must do:
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Pay attention to which foods are acid and which are alkaline. Be
certain to eat mostly the foods with a high alkalinizing effect. A printable PDF chart at that lists common foods in the order of their
alkalinizing effect is available
HERE.
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Learn how to prepare the alkalinizing foods such that they are
delicious and therefore appealing. My favorite ingredients for adding
flavors to vegetables are olive oil, Braggs®
Amino Acids or tamari, Golden Valley Apple-Cider Vinegar,
nutritional yeast and RealSalt™.
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Some recipes for alkalinizing foods can
be downloaded
HERE.
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Remember that old habits are difficult to break, so remove
temptation. Get those acid foods out of your environment and stock up on
alkalinizing foods, including quick-snack things that are alkaline, like celery,
carrots, dates, figs, raisins, apples, berries, etc.
A popular misstatement is “Ignorance
is Bliss”. Quite the opposite! Ignorance of balanced eating can become weakness,
debilitation, embarrassment, pain, disease and premature death. Choose
instead to take intelligent charge of your health by making balancing food
choices. The improvements in how you feel will make it wonderfully
worthwhile.
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