The Acid - Alkaline Diet - Book Review

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Dear Group,

 

At the outset, I apologise for the double post in reply to a member

(Yaphey?) who posted about cultures and Kefir etc.

 

I am sharing with all of you my review of a good book on health.

Please note that I have no connection with the author and no

commerical interest in promoting the book's sales. I am simply sharing

the information with a hope that the same will be useful.

 

Swamy

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Title: The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health

Sub-title: Restore your Health by Creating Balance in Your Diet

Author: Christopher Vasey, N.D. (Original in French)

Translated into English by Jon Graham

ISBN: 089281099-8 (Soft cover)

No. of Pages: 170

Category: Health/Diet

Publisher: Healing Arts Press (a division of Inner Traditions

International)

website: www.InnerTraditions.com

Reviewer: S.V.Swamy (swamyreviews)

 

" The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health " was originally published

in French and this present edition is translated into english by Jon

Graham, who rightly preferred to give credit to the original author.

This book is my first full-length introduction to this subject, though

I have been reading some articles about the deleterious effects of

excessive acidity on the body's health. I am happy to report that this

book is certainly exhaustive in its approach and is at the same time,

very well written and is highly readable.

 

The author takes a systematic approach to the subject and takes the

reader through a well-guided tour of acidity and alkalinity. He

discusses the effects of various foods with respect to their acidic

and acidifying nature (this distinction is very important) or their

alkalising nature. He analyses several typical meals right from

breakfast to dinner/supper, tea, coffee, desserts and gives sensible

suggestions to select a good blend of various food items so as to

achieve the optimum balance in the body. More importantly, he gives

good advice on deacidification through the use of alkaline

supplements, deacidification through increased kidney function,

increase in sweat etc. He also gives good advice about other

supplements like ginseng, spiriluna etc.

 

I especially recommend the reader to read Pages 18 and 19 of the book

so that the reader can decide whether or not he/she has a problem with

excessive acidity or acidosis as it is called. I found that I do have

several symptoms described by Vasey and I am now enthused to take up

the dietary changes and alkaline supplements. I will certainly share

the results with you through this blog.

 

I would have liked to see Vasey include the homeopathic approach to

acidity, since I am aware that homeopathy has a lot to offer in this

regard. However, he has stuck to what he knows and he comes through as

a genuine and sincere naturopath.

 

The book is well written and well printed, but for a few editorial

slips, which are not significant. I strongly recommend this book to

those of you who are interested in a good introduction to the subject

and want a workable solution to the acid-alkaline balance in their

body.

 

I will share in future posts, the main symptoms of excessive acidity

in the body.