An Approach to Acid/Alkaline Dieting and Lifestyle made easy! (Part 2)

Hi again, I'm back to give you guys part 2 of the basics of Acid/Alkaline dieting.

Continuing on from Part 1 which can be found here: http://bodybyweb.blogspot.com/2007/11/approach-to-acidalkaline-dieting-and.html

The following is an acidic to alkaline food group breakdown:

Acidic foods are: Meats, fish, eggs, sugar;

Slightly acidifying foods are: Grains, legumes, and nuts;

Mildly alkalizing foods are: Vegetables, fruits, berries and dairy;

Strongly alkalizing foods are: Leafy green vegetables, Superfoods, Seaweeds (My personal favorite)

There is more info on the exact PH of certain foods as well as what’s called Acid and Alkaline forming foods. Such as Oranges which are very acidic but when your body digests them they become alkaline for the body. I find in general it all follows under the basic principle under what foods are Acidic or Alkaline so as long as you’re eating natural fruits it can be assumed that it is alkaline.

There are powders and drinks on the market as well categorized as Superfoods or SuperGreens. You may have heard of Wheat Grass, Barley Grass, Spirulina or Chlorella. They are highly nutritious and alkaline grasses and algaes that present enormous benefits to the body! They are also blended into drinks on the market such as Vital Greens, Greens+, NuGreens, BerryGreens etc.

These are powder or drink mixes that have blended superfoods as well as other herbs and nutrients that help boost energy and alkalize the body. These drinks should be a staple in EVERYONE’s diet since it is one of the most effective ways to Alkalize the body! A stat I heard tossed around is that 1 pound of Wheat grass has the greens value you could call it of 100 pounds of baby spinach!

So to sum up everything,

1. Do deep breathing and/or cadio exercise daily if possible

2. Eat more vegetables especially leafy green vegetables and try to eat moderate amounts of meat grains and sugar. Rule of thumb is if it’s refined or packaged it’s more than likely acidic.

3. Take a mineral supplement, Calcium and Magnesium but make sure that it is an equal amount of Calcium to Magnesium, ideally in a powder, liquid or capsule form. Also if you exercise you MUST take an electrolyte drink I cannot stress this enough since in order to stay alkaline you need minerals following a workout to remove the lactic acid buildup to prevent body tissues from becoming immediately acidic.

4. Take a Greens drink of somekind, I personally prefer the individual superfoods such as Spirulina or Chlorella to maximize the amount of greens. Try them out and remember even though they can taste sorta nasty the benefit FAAAAR outweights the taste!

This was a pretty brief explanation of the priciples of Acid/Alkaline dieting. I encourage you to look up books on the subject to get fully broken down charts of the ranking of each food as far as it’s acid or alkaline level. Following the advice I gave you though will promote an alkaline environment in your body and you should see your energy levels rise and health reaching it’s full potential!