The Acid Base Diet
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The acid base diet. A score of 0 would represent a neutral load. 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 6 to 6 8 tuna fish.
Basic alkaline cations in food include sodium potassium calcium and magnesium. Low grade acidosis can get worse with age due to a decrease in kidney function. Its premise is that your diet can alter the ph value the measurement of acidity or alkalinity of your body. 3 0 to 3 5 oranges.
Some alkalizing or neutral foods and beverages you can incorporate into your diet include. 4 5 to 5 2 strawberries. The net acid or base load from the diet is the potential renal acid load pral. 5 7 to 6 8 chicken.
5 1 to 6 2 roast turkey. Here are the ph values of some common foods according to oklahoma state. Dozens of guidebooks include extensive lists of alkaline and acid forming foods. 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.
6 5 to 6 7 freshwater fish. In the alkaline forming category for. 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. Fill half your plate at each meal with leafy greens broccoli cauliflower eggplant asparagus celery onions peppers and radishes.
These foods are considered acid forming and their intake should be moderated on a healthy diet. Dairy eggs meat most grains and processed foods like canned. 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. A whole food plant.
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. Spinach kale and fennel are some of the most alkaline vegetables. Under the alkaline diet some fruits are good for your ph and others aren t. Alkaline ash is produced by fruits and vegetables except cranberries prunes and plums.