Acid and Alkaline forming foods
Acid and alkaline refers to the ph of the mineral breakdown of foods once they enter the bloodstream after digestion. A diet which is predominantly alkaline protects the body from inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, as well as general stiffness of the joints. As the ph of the blood is slightly alkaline, it makes sense to eat an alkaline diet. A good guideline is 70% alkaline foods and 30 % acid.
Alkaline Forming Foods (70% of dietary intake)
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Alfalfa Apples Apricots Asparagus Avocado Artichokes Beetroot Broccoli Bananas Broth (vege) Cabbage (red and white) Carrots Cauliflower Celery Cherries Chicory Coconut |
Corn
Cucumber Currants Cantaloupe Cranberries Dates Eggplant Figs Goats milk Grapes Grapefruit Grape juice Horseradish Juice (vege) Kelp Kale Kidney beans Leek |
Lemons
Lettuce Lima beans Millet Mushrooms Okra Olives (ripe) Onions Olive oil Parsley Parsnip Paw paw Peaches Pears Peas (fresh) Pineapple Prunes |
Pumpkin
Radish Raisins Rockmelon Raspberries Sorrel Spinach Squash Sprouts (all types) Strawberries Soy beans Sultanas Swiss chard Tomatoes Turnip Watercress Watermelon Zucchini |