WHERE TO START: & FOODS* We understand acid it's corrosive, burning, and it breaks things down. Alkalization is a little harder to visualize because we don't talk about it as much, but it is a soothing effect on our body and keeps us from breaking down. When we are alkaline, our bodies hold more oxygen, which supports all the cellular functions. Adding more alkaline-producing components to a diet and eliminating acid-producing foods helps us feel more energized, strengthens our immune system, plus a host of other benefits. We actually aren't going for total elimination of acids (we need some to live). We just want to strike a balance. Our bodies do most of the work balancing this out on their own, but we can help by being mindful. Having an understanding of alkalinity and acidity, as well as knowing which foods fall in either category (acidic and alkaline foods), is one way to start feeling healthier right now. Research shows three servings of alkaline foods help balance out one serving of an acidic food. Below is a guideline to help inform your decision to consume or not consume various foods and substances. Read more about our bodies' alkaline/acid balance in Life Force Number Four: Alkalization starting on page 109. *Remember that factors other than foods contribute to alkalinity and acidosis [acidosis is an unhealthy increased acidity in the blood and other body tissue]. Drugs and chemicals you may be knowingly or unknowingly exposed to can also influence your ph balance. Some acidifying drugs and chemicals are listed below: Aspirin Chemicals Herbicides Medicinal Drugs Pesticides Psychedelic Tobacco Emotions also affect you. Keep in mind these alkaline and acidic-supporting emotions. ACTIONS: love, kindness, peace, prayer, meditation, exercise/movement, breathing deeply (oxygen), gratitude, and giving. ACIDC ACTIONS: overwork, fear, anger, jealousy, stress, resentment, lack of sleep, fighting, lack of forgiveness, overtraining/over exercise.
ABOVE 7.0 ph 7.0 ph IS BELOW 7.0 ph TO Vegetables Fruits Asparagus Beet greens Bok choy Burdock root Celery Collard greens Daikon radish Endive Green onions Herbs (fresh) Kale Kelp Kohlrabi Mustard greens Onions Parsnips Radish Rutabaga Sea vegetables Seaweeds Sweet potato Watercress Yam Blackberries Cantaloupe Grapes (sweet) Kiwi fruit Limes Mandarins Mango Melons Nectarine Parsley Papaya Passion fruit Persimmon Pineapple Raspberry Strawberries Tangerine Watermelon Alfalfa sprouts Artichokes Arugula Bamboo shoots Beans (fresh, green) Beets Bell peppers Broccoli Cabbage Cauliflower Dandelion greens Eggplant Lettuce (most) Okra Peppers Pumpkin Radicchio Salad greens Turnip Zucchini Apples Apricots Apricots (dried) Avocado Bananas (ripe) Blueberries Cherries Currants Gooseberries Grapefruit Grapes Honeydew Lemon Mango Nectarine Olives (green) Oranges Peaches Pears Raisins Brussels sprouts Carrots (organic) Cilantro Cucumber Jicama Leeks Mushrooms Peas (fresh) Pickles (homemade) Potatoes (with skin) Soy beans Sprouts Turnip greens Coconut (fresh) Figs Tomatoes Carrots (nonorganic) Chard Rhubarb Squashes Spinach String beans Wax beans Coconut (dried) Dates Dates (dried) Dried fruit Figs (dried) Guava Plum Prunes (dried plums) Corn (canned, processed) Maize Snow peas Bananas (green) Cranberries Cranberries (dried) Olives (ripe) Pomegranate French fries Pickles (commercial)
ABOVE 7.0 ph 7.0 ph IS BELOW 7.0 ph TO Nuts Herbs/Spices Chives Ginger root (fresh) Himalayan salt Horseradish Mint Paprika Parsley Sea salt Arrowroot flour Basil Carob Cinnamon Coriander Cumin Dill Garlic Herbs (leafy green) Marjoram Oregano Pepper (black) Red pepper flakes Rosemary Spices Tamari Tarragon Thyme Cayenne pepper Garam masala Ginseng Chestnuts Cashews Almonds Almond butter Chestnuts (dry, roasted) Macadamia Curry Vanilla Brazil nuts Macadamia nuts Pine nuts Nutmeg Peanuts Pecans Pistachios Hazelnuts Walnuts Seeds Pumpkin seeds Chia seeds Flax seed Seeds (most) Sesame seeds (whole) Sunflower seeds Beans/Legumes Fava beans Adzuki beans Black beans Black-eyed peas Hummus Kidney beans Lentils Lima beans Mung beans Navy beans Pinto beans Red beans Tofu White beans Dried beans (mung, adzuki, pinto, kidney, garbanzo) Garbanzo beans Soybeans Soy cheese Soy nuts
ABOVE 7.0 ph 7.0 ph IS BELOW 7.0 ph TO Grains Grasses Buckwheat (flour) Millet Oats (steel cut) Sprouted grains Tempeh Wild rice Amaranth Brown rice Buckwheat (whole) Ezekiel products Farina Kamut Oat flour Oatmeal (unsweetened) Quinoa Seltan Semolina Spelt Teff Barley Bran Cereals (unrefined) Crackers (unrefined rye, rice & wheat) Granola Oat bran Oats (rye, organic) Pasta (whole grain) Pastry (whole grain and honey) Rye Wheat bread (sprouted organic) Wheat germ Whole grain tortillas Bagels Breads (refined white & wheat) Cereals (refined) Cream of wheat (unrefined) Flour (white, wheat) Hops Malt Pasta (white) Pastries from white flour Pita Semolina White flour tortillas White rice Whole wheat foods Oils Avocado oil Coconut butter Coconut oil Cod liver oil Flax seed oil Hemp seed oil Olive oil (extra virgin) Primrose oil Tahini (raw) Almond butter (raw) Almond oil Canola oil Grape seed oil Pumpkin seed oil Safflower oil Sesame oil Sunflower oil Chestnut oil Palm kernel oil Peanut butter Peanut oil Soybean oil Cottonseed oil Beverages Coconut water Fruit juices (fresh) Ginger tea Mineral water Lemon juice Vegetable juices (fresh) Water (most bottled) Apple cider Ginseng tea Grapefruit juice Kombucha Pineapple juice Apple juice Berry juice Chamomile tea Grape juice Green tea Orange juice Roiboos Sake Yerba mate Black tea Carrot juice Chamomile tea Goat milk (raw) Kona coffee Tomato juice Water (tap) Coffee (decaf) Rice milk (see dairy) Beer Carbonated soft drinks Coffee Espresso Fruit juices with sugar Liquor Milk shake Soft drinks Soy milk
ABOVE 7.0 ph 7.0 ph IS BELOW 7.0 ph TO Sweeteners Dairy Molasses (unsulphured) Honey (raw) Rice syrup Sucanat (sugar) Honey (pasteurized) Maple syrup (unprocessed) Stevia Butter (fresh, unsalted) Cheese (aged) Cream Cow milk (skim) Egg whites Goat milk (raw) Goat/sheep cheese Sour cream Whey (raw) Yogurt (plain) Aspartame Maple syrup (processed) Butter (conventional) Casein Cheese Cottage cheese Cow milk (whole) Cream cheese Eggs (whole, cooked hard) Egg yolks (soft cooked) Goat s milk (homogenized) Milk protein Artificial sweeteners Brown sugar Corn syrup Jams Jellies Sugar (white) Sweeteners (such as NutraSweet, Spoonful, Sweet N Low or Equal) Cheddar cheese Gouda Hard cheese (most) Ice cream Processed cheese Yogurt (sweetened) Meats Organs Chicken liver Chicken meat Duck Ham Fish Scallops Squid Turkey Bacon Beef Chicken burrito Chicken soup Hot Dog Lamb Lobster Pork Salami Sausage Shrimp Steak Swordfish Turkey Veal
ABOVE 7.0 ph 7.0 ph IS BELOW 7.0 ph TO Other Baking soda Baking powder Miso Kimchi Spirulina Apple cider vinegar Bee pollen Essene bread Ghee Potato chips (baked) Sauerkraut Soy sauce Umeboshi vinegar Brown rice vinegar Yeast (nutritional flakes) Balsamic vinegar Fermented veggies Gelatin Ketchup Lard Mayonnaise Mustard Tapioca Aspirin Cakes Chemicals Chocolate (processed) Cigarettes & tobacco Cookies Custard (with white sugar) Drugs Fried foods Herbicides Lasagna Medicinal drugs Pesticides Pizza Popcorn Potato chips (fried) Preservatives Processed foods Psychedelic drucks Pudding Table salk (NaCl, refined and iodized) Waffles White (acetic acid) vinegar