Acid-Alkaline Forming Foods

Foods may be classified in relation to the metabolic process as acid alkaline. Alkali’s are soluble salts and acids are corrosive agents which have trouble combining with other things. A balanced diet contains 35% acid forming foods and 65% alkaline.

Highly Alkaline Beans String, Banana speckled, Dandelion greens, Dates, Figs, Prune, Raisins, Swiss Chard.

High Alkaline Almonds,Asparagus, Avocado, Banana-Yellow, Bean Fresh, Beet, Blackberries, Carrot, Chives, Cranberries, Endive, Grapes Sour, Kale, Peach dried, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Plum, Raspberries, Spinach.

Neutral Oils Cold Pressed, Expeller Pressed, Almond, Avocado, Coconut, Canola, Cottonseed, Linseed, Olive, Safflower, Sesame, Soy, Sunflower, Walnut.

Alkaline Agar, Alfalfa, Apple & Fresh Apple Cider, Apricot fresh, Artichokes globe, Bamboo shoots, Bean snap, Beans sprouted, Berries most, Blueberries, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Cauliflower, Celery, Cherries, Chestnuts, Chicory, Coconut Milk, Collards, Corn fresh and sweet, Cucumbers, Daikon, Eggplant, Escarole, Garlic, Ginger root, Gooseberry, Grapefruit, Guava, Horseradish fresh and raw, Kelp, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lemon and Peel, Lettuce, Lime, Loganberry, Mango, Melons, Milk raw, Acidophilus Yogurt, Whey.

Highly Acid Alcohol, Artichoke root, Barley, Bread, Buckwheat, Caffeine, Coffee, Corn, dry and products, Custards, Drugs, Flour all, Ginger preserved, Honey, Lentil dry, Mate, Millet, Oatmeal, Peanuts, Rice all, Rye Grain, Soy Bread, Soy noodles, Sorghum, grain, Spaghetti and other Pasta, Sugar Cane, raw beet, Tobacco, Walnut (English), Wheat grain.

Acid Beans dried, Cashews, Coconut dried, Cranberry Juice and concentrate, Egg yolk, Filbert, Fruit Jellies (Jams Canned, Sulphured, Sugared, Dried), Grapes Sweet, Pasteurized Milk Products, Dry Peas, Pecans, Plums Damson, Tofu fries, Water-chestnuts.

Acid Fats Butter, Cream, Margarine, Lard.

Acid/Alkaline (pH) are the two characteristic conditions of blood and cell solution. Any solution is either more acid or more alkaline. If Acidic Characteristics dominate, the solution is acid. However there is no absolute acid or alkaline. An Acid solution always contains some alkaline factors, and a alkaline solution always contains some acid factors. Neutrality is an ideal condition in which the amour of acid and alkalinity is equal. It is an ideal state, and not realistic. In reality, what we eat or drink is always more acid or alkaline.

ACIDOSIS is not in itself a specific disease; it is a general condition of the blood and thus the root of many different diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, cancer, tumors and many more. Many people today have this blood condition without knowing it. ALKALOSIS is not as common as acidosis, but also indicates an unbalanced condition of the blood.

All natural foods contain both acid and alkaline forming elements. In some, acid forming elements dominate, in others alkaline forming elements dominate. According to modern biochemistry, it is not the organic matter of foods which leave acid or alkaline residues in the body. The inorganic matter (sulphur, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium) determines the acidity or alkalinity of the body fluids. Food comparatively rich in acid forming elements are acid forming foods, those comparatively rich in alkaline forming elements are alkaline forming foods.

Acidic condition inhibits nerve action, alkalinity stimulates nerve action. One who has a balanced condition can think and act (decide) well. A balanced food plan is a great help in maintaining the pH balance of the blood; however it does not reveal results in a day or two. It takes a longer time to show the effect. Cold showers make the blood alkaline, while hot showers make the blood acid. If the blood develops a more acidic condition, then our body inevitably deposits these excess acidic substances in some area of the body such so that the blood will be able to maintain an alkaline condition. As this tendency continues, such areas increase in acidity and some cells die; then these dead cells themselves turn into acids. However, some other cells may adapt in that environment. In other words, instead of dying as normal cells do in a acid environment, some cells survive by becoming abnormal cells. These abnormal cells are called malignant cells. Malignant cells do not correspond with brain function nor with our own DNA memory code. Therefore, malignant cells grow indefinitely and without order. This is Cancer, and cancer develops in the following stages:

1. Ingestion of many acid forming foods, fatty foods, refined foods, carcinogenic substances such as nitrates, and chemically treated foods in general. X-ray scans contribute even at this stage.
2. Increased constipation
3. Increase of acidity in the blood. This causes an increase of white cells and a decrease of red cells, which is the beginning of leukemia.
4. Increase of acidity in the extra cellular fluids.
5. Increase of acidity into the intracellular fluids.
6. Birth of malignant cells. This is the stage of cancer called initiation.
7. The further consumption of many acid foods. Receiving high levels of radiation, chemical and drug treatment. This stage is called cancer promotion.

There are two types of acid and alkaline foods.

• One is acid or alkaline foods, which means how much acid or alkaline the foods contain.
• The other is acid or alkaline forming foods, which means the acid or alkaline forming ability of foods to affect the body or to say differently, the pH condition foods cause in the body after being digested. This is the one that will be the focus in changing the body’s pH.

A neutral pH is considered 7, so a pH above 7 is alkaline and a pH below 7 is acid. The pH of blood is 7.4. This means that it is slightly alkaline. This alkalinity has to be kept almost constant; even minor variations are dangerous. If the blood lowers to pH 6.95 (barely over the line of the acid side), a coma and death result. And if the concentration in the blood changes from 7.4 to 7.7, tetanic convulsions occur. Although only a blood test can reveal the blood pH, it is possible to monitor the pH of the body with a simple home test kit of litmus or nitrozine paper. Testing a saliva and urine daily average for three days should reveal a pH of between 6.8 and 7.1. Some variation will occur depending on recent type of food and drink intake. Different body pH values are: stomach juice = 1.5, urine=7.0, saliva=7.1, and blood=7.4.

This article was adapted from ‘Acid Alkaline by Herman Aihara.’
Well Being Ranch, P.O Box 435 Harper, TX 78631.

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This chart shows the contribution of various food substances to the acidifying of body fluids. In general, it is important to eat a diet that contains foods from both sides of the chart. Allergic reactions and other forms of stress tend to produce acids in the body. The presence of high acidity indicates that more of your foods should be selected from the alkalizing group.

Check your pH using our Personal pH Test Kit to find out if your selections are providing the desired balance.

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A l k a l i n e A c i d Fo o d C h a r t

VEGETABLES

Asparagus

Beets

Broccoli

Brussel Sprouts

Cabbage

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Chard

Collard Greens

Cucumbers

Dulce

Eggplant

Fermented

(Vegetables)

Garlic

Kale

Kohlrabi

Lettuce – (All)

Mustard Greens

Onions

Parsnips

Peppers

Pumpkin

Rutabaga/Turnip

Sea Vegetables

Snap Peas

Spinach

Sprouts

Squashes

Sweet Potatoes

Watercress

Wild Greens

FRUITS

Apples

Apricots

Avocadoes

Bananas

Berries – (All)

Cantaloupe

Cherries

Currants

Dates/Figs/Raisins

Grapefruit

Grapes

Kiwi

Lemons

Limes

Mango

Melons – (All)

Nectarines

Oranges

Papaya

Peaches

Pears

Pineapples

Tangerines

Tomatoes

Watermelon

PROTEINS

Almonds

Chestnuts

Flax Seeds

Hemp Seed

Millet

Pumpkin Seeds

Sprouted Seeds

Squash Seeds

Sunflower Seeds

Tempeh – (Fermented)

Whey Protein Powder

Yogurt

OTHER

Alfalfa

Alkaline – Water

Apple Cider Vinegar

Banchi Tea

Barley Grass

Bee Pollen

Chlorella

Coconut Oil

Dandelion Tea

Dandelions

Fresh Fruit Juices

Ginseng Tea

Green Juices

Green Tea

Herbal Tea

Kombucha

Lecithin Granules

Mineral Water

Organic Milk

(Un-pasteurized)

Probiotic Cultures

Vegetable Juices

Wheat Grass

SWEETENERS

“Stevia”

SPICES/SEASONINGS

Chilli Peppers

Cinnamon

Curry

Ginger

Herbs – (All)

Miso

Mustard

Sea Salt

Tamari

ORIENTAL

VEGETABLES

Daikon

Dandelion Root

Kombu

Maitake

Nori

Reishi

Sea Vegetables

Shitake

Umeboshi

Wakame

A l k a l i z i n g F o o d s

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Acidic Foods

M a i n t a i n V i t a l H e a l t h

FATS & OILS

Avocado Oil

Canola Oil

Corn Oil

Flax Oil

Hemp Seed Oil

Lard

Margarine

Olive Oil

Peanut Oil

Safflower Oil

Sesame Oil

Shortening

Sunflower Oil

FRUITS

Cranberries

Plums

Prunes

GRAINS/

FLOURS

Amaranth

Barley

Bran

Buckwheat

Oats – (All)

Quinoa

Rice (All)

Rice Cakes

Wheat/White Flour

DAIRY

Butter

Cheese – Cottage

Cheese – Cow

Cheese – Goat

Cheese – Processed

Ice Cream

Milk

NUTS,

NUT BUTTERS &

NUT MILKS

Brazil Nuts

Cashews

Peanut Butter

Peanuts

Pecans

Rice Milk

Soy Milk

Tahini Paste

Walnuts

ANIMAL

PROTEINS

Bacon

Beef

Chicken

Corned Beef

Cottage Cheese

Eggs

Fish

Lamb

Pork

Rabbit

Sausage

Shell Fish (Scallops,

Mussels, Lobster,

Shrimp, Clams &

Oysters)

Turkey

Veal

Venison

PASTA – (ALL)

Corn Pasta

Egg Noodles

Rice Pasta

White Pasta

Whole Wheat Pasta

OTHER

Bread

Coffee

Condiments

Corn Syrup

Crackers

Distilled Vinegar

Dry Coconut

Potatoes

Soft Drinks

Sugar – (All)

Wheat Germ

DRUGS &

CHEMICALS

Chemicals

Drugs – (All)

Herbicides

Pesticides

ALCOHOL

Beer

Liquor

Spirits

Wine

BEANS & LEGUMES

Black Beans

Chick Peas

Green Peas

Kidney Beans

Lentils

Lima Beans

Pinto Beans

Red Beans

Soy Beans

White Beans

A c i d i f y i n g F o o d s

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