can be neutral, acid, or alkaline. It is important to understand that the cells of our body are
bathed in an alkaline fluid. Over acidification of body fluids and tissues signals a state of
imbalance, opening the door to sickness and disease, and extra fat. (As well, an overly
alkaline blood pH signals a generally over-acidic condition, as the blood pulls in alkaline salts
to neutralize the acidity.)
Foods which create an acid residue are coffee, black teas, soft drinks, meats and other flesh
proteins, eggs, dairy products, yeasty bread and yeast products, fermented foods like soy
sause, miso, tempeh, vinegar, alcohol, sugar and high-sugar fruits. Dr. Young has found
through scientific research that sugars, white sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, high fructose
corn syrup, high-sugar fruits and fruit juices and even high-sugar vegetable juices like carrot
and beet juice, contribute to excess fermentation in the blood, which creates excess acidity in
our body fluids. This in turn would trigger one (among many) responses in the body to create
fat to bind (or hold) the acidity and store it under the skin on our stomachs, thighs, buttocks,
arms, and even under our chinny-chin-chins to keep it from harming our vital organs. Acids,
as their name implies burn or erode, so creating fat is really a life saving occurrence. We
should be thankful for it, but we don’t need to become a slave to it, if we understand why it
happens. Once we begin to adopt a new way of eating, living, and thinking, we can require
less self preservation mode reactions (like creating fat) in our bodies, and have much leaner,
more energetic bodies. If we can find delicious foods and drinks that will not require this fat triggering reaction, we
should be able to freely eat foods and drinks that will satisfy us, nourish us, and help us
maintain our natural alkaline environment and deposit many essential alkalizing minerals that
will keep us strong and healthy. This would also be the best way to prevent premature aging.
In conclusion, alkalizing our diets would be the best, most conducive way to maintain our
ideal weight all our life! This makes our choices easy. We can choose from a plethora of
delicious, energy enriching alkaline foods and make sure they take up about 70-80% on our
plates, and in turn our bodies will very easily digest and maintain homeostasis or balance. At
Last! No more fad extreme diets, but rather an alkalizing lifestyle that includes: hydrating
easy-to-digest foods and drinks, along with other healthy habits like plenty of fresh air and
sunshine, and the proper exercise. I believe the body has incredible capacity to heal and
function properly for many years, if given the right fuel that is life generating. This is where we
must begin to look for those foods that are most molecularly supportive of maintaining our
inherent alkalinity.
Once a person becomes balanced, or is down to their ideal weight, or symptom free (over
acidity causes many other symptoms besides extra fat on the body) then high sugar fruits
could be eaten occasionally, for cleansing purposes. In an out of balance body they
contribute to additional fermentation and stress on the body.
So… what can I eat? You may have noticed that the list of acidic foods is a familiar list of most common everyday
foods ingested by most people.. and isn’t it interesting that disease is rising in people all over
the world. Cancer is up, Diabetes is in epidemic proportions and inflammatory conditions of
all types are very prevalent in our fast paced modern societies. CFS (Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome), Aids, Lupus, and Arthritis are plaguing more and more women. Even mental
disorders are on the rise, depression, ADD, and Anxiety disorders are all common place in
most families. So the journey we must all take, is to find the alkalizing foods and drinks and
replace our acidic choices with better ones. We don’t have to sacrifice taste, texture or even
calories. All we have to give up is some known toxic substances that are causing us to rot
from the inside out. Once the body reaches a state of balance, it will find it’s ideal weight
effortlessly. Loosing weight has never been so easy. Many women who take just this first
step to drink and eat more alkalizing foods, notice an initial drop in body weight that is
considered water weight. This happens, once again, because the body no longer needs to
dilute the acidity present in the blood and tissues.
Alkalizing foods or foods which create an alkaline residue are vegetables – especially greens
of all kinds, such as spinach, cucumber, lettuce, grasses, celery, broccoli, soaked and
sprouted seeds, nuts, and grains and low-sugar fruits such as avocado, lemon, lime tomato,
and bell peppers. Raw foods are more alkalizing, while cooked foods are acidifying. Gosh,
could that mean we really need to cook less? How convenient!
To maintain a balanced and alkalized pH in blood and tissues, the diet should contain at least
70-80 percent alkalizing foods, and no more than 20-30 percent cooked or acidifying foods.
Our bodies are like the earth, which is 70 percent water and 30 percent mass. Therefore it
makes sense to keep our meals based in high-water content foods that are alkalizing to the
blood and tissues.
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