pH Balance Diet

A good pH Balance Diet can help you get your body pH back on the right track. Eating more foods that promote an alkaline pH will help to improve your health.

An alkaline diet is a diet that emphasizes, to a varying degree, fresh fruit, vegetables, roots and tubers, nuts, and legumes.

An imbalanced diet high in acidic-producing foods such as animal protein, sugar, caffeine, and processed foods puts pressure on your body. It makes it difficult for your regulating systems to maintain pH neutrality.

The extra buffering this requires can deplete the body of alkaline minerals such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium. This makes you much more prone to chronic and degenerative diseases.

Minerals are borrowed from vital organs and bones in the body's effort to buffer (neutralize) the acid and safely remove it from the body. Because of this strain, your body can suffer severe and prolonged damage. This condition may go undetected for years. But there are warning signs or symptoms of pH imbalance.

This chart gives you an idea of the general acid and alkaline levels of various foods so that you can develop a healthy pH balance diet.

FOOD CATEGORY	High Alkaline	Alkaline	Low Alkaline	Low Acid	Acid	High Acid
BEANS, VEGETABLES, LEGUMES	Asparagus, Onions, Vegetable Juices, Parsley, Raw Spinach, Broccoli, Garlic, Barley Grass	Okra, Squash, Green Beans, Beets, Celery, Lettuce, Zucchini, Sweet Potato, Carob	Carrots, Tomatoes, Fresh Corn, Mushrooms, Cabbage, Peas, Cauliflower, Turnip, Beetroot, Potato Skins, Olives, Soybeans, Tofu	Cooked Spinach, Kidney Beans	Potatoes (without skins), Pinto Beans, Navy Beans, Lima Beans
FRUIT	Lemons, Watermelon, Limes, Grapefruit, Mangoes, Papayas	Dates, Figs, Melons, Grapes, Papaya, Kiwi, Berries, Apples, Pears, Raisins	Oranges, Bananas, Cherries, Pineapple, Peaches, Avocados	Plums, Processed Fruit Juices	Sour Cherries, Rhubarb, Canned Fruit	Blueberries, Cranberries, Prunes, Sweetened Fruit Juice
GRAINS, CEREALS			Amaranth, Millet, Lentils, Sweetcorn, Wild Rice, Quinoa	Rye Bread, Sprouted Wheat Bread, Spelt, Brown Rice	White Rice, Corn, Buckwheat, Oats, Rye	Wheat, White Bread, Pastries, Biscuits, Pasta
MEAT				Liver, Oysters, Venison, Cold Water Fish	Turkey, Chicken, Lamb	Beef, Pork, Shellfish
EGGS & DAIRY		Breast Milk	Soy Cheese, Soy Milk, Goat Milk, Goat Cheese, Whey	Eggs, Butter, Yogurt, Buttermilk, Cottage Cheese, Cream	Raw Milk	Cheese, Homogenized Milk, Ice Cream, Custard
NUTS & SEEDS		Almonds	Chestnuts, Brazils, Hazelnuts, Coconut	Pumpkin, Sesame, Sunflower Seeds	Pecans, Cashews, Pistachios	Peanuts, Walnuts
OILS	Olive Oil	Flax Seed Oil	Canola Oil	Corn Oil, Sunflower Oil, Margarine, Lard
BEVERAGES	Herb Teas, Lemon Water	Green Tea	Ginger Tea	Tea, Cocoa	Coffee, Wine	Beer, Liquor, Soft Drinks
SWEETENERS, CONDIMENTS	Stevia	Maple Syrup, Rice Syrup	Raw Honey, Raw Sugar	Processed Honey	White Sugar, Brown Sugar, Molasses, Jam, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Mustard, Vinegar	Artificial Sweeteners, Chocolate

If you find it difficult to stay on a healthy pH balance diet, you can do what I do and supplement your diet with pH balance powders.

My favorite is the Garden Trio which is three powders made from freshly juiced carrots, beets, and green barley. They make my own busy life a whole lot easier and healthier. I just mix them in a glass of cold water and enjoy them as a mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack.

To your good health!

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