A list of Acid / Alkaline Forming Foods

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Human blood pH should be slightly alkaline ( 7.35 - 7.45 ). Below or

above this range means symptoms and disease. A pH of 7.0 is neutral.

A pH below 7.0 is acidic. A pH above 7.0 is alkaline.

 

An acidic pH can occur from, an acid forming diet, emotional stress,

toxic overload, and/or immune reactions or any process that deprives

the cells of oxygen and other nutrients. The body will try to

compensate for acidic pH by using alkaline minerals. If the diet does

not contain enough minerals to compensate, a build up of acids in the

cells will occur.

 

An acidic balance will: decrease the body's ability to absorb

minerals and other nutrients, decrease the energy production in the

cells, decrease it's ability to repair damaged cells, decrease it's

ability to detoxify heavy metals, make tumor cells thrive, and make it

more susceptible to fatigue and illness. A blood pH of 6.9, which is

only slightly acidic, can induce coma and death.

 

The reason acidosis is more common in our society is mostly due to the

typical American diet, which is far too high in acid producing animal

products like meat, eggs and dairy, and far too low in alkaline

producing foods like fresh vegetables. Additionally, we eat acid

producing processed foods like white flour and sugar and drink acid

producing beverages like coffee and soft drinks. We use too many

drugs, which are acid forming; and we use artificial chemical

sweetners like NutraSweet, Spoonful, Sweet 'N Low, Equal, or

Aspartame, which are poison and extremely acid forming. One of the

best things we can do to correct an overly acid body is to clean up

the diet and lifestyle.

 

To maintain health, the diet should consist of 60% alkaline forming

foods and 40% acid forming foods. To restore health, the diet should

consist of 80% alkaline forming foods and 20% acid forming foods.