The Acid Base Diet

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The acid base diet. A whole food plant. Here are the ph values of some common foods according to oklahoma state. Soy such as miso soy beans tofu and tempeh unsweetened yogurt and milk most fresh vegetables including potatoes most fruits herbs and spices excluding salt mustard and nutmeg beans and lentils some. These foods are considered acid forming and their intake should be moderated on a healthy diet.

Its premise is that your diet can alter the ph value the measurement of acidity or alkalinity of your body. Fill half your plate at each meal with leafy greens broccoli cauliflower eggplant asparagus celery onions peppers and radishes. 5 1 to 6 2 roast turkey. 3 0 to 3 5 oranges.

The best way to promote alkalinity in your body is to eat plenty of fresh fruits and veggies which are the most alkaline of all foods. Low grade acidosis can get worse with age due to a decrease in kidney function. 3 1 to 4 1 ground beef. Dozens of guidebooks include extensive lists of alkaline and acid forming foods.

The alkaline diet is also known as the acid alkaline diet or alkaline ash diet. Most fruits and vegetables soybeans and tofu and some nuts seeds and legumes are alkaline promoting foods so they re fair game. 6 5 to 6 7 freshwater fish. In the alkaline forming category for.

A score of 0 would represent a neutral load. The net acid or base load from the diet is the potential renal acid load pral. Spinach kale and fennel are some of the most alkaline vegetables. Convenience meals alcohol milk caffeinated drinks processed cereals pizza artificial sweeteners peanuts cheese pasta rice bread wheat products butter cold cuts refined vegetable oils french fries hot.

Meq is a unit of measure used to quantify this load. 6 6 to 6 8 tuna fish. Under the alkaline diet some fruits are good for your ph and others aren t. 4 5 to 5 2 strawberries.

Basic alkaline cations in food include sodium potassium calcium and magnesium. Alkaline ash is produced by fruits and vegetables except cranberries prunes and plums. Other good examples of naturally acidic foods that promote alkalinity are grapefruits limes brown rice berries apples pears legumes and peppers just to name a handful. 5 7 to 6 8 chicken.