What is an Alkaline Balance Diet? What would I have to do to maintain an alkaline balance diet?
Recently I have been struggling with frequent colds, headaches and nasal congestion. I feel that eating less acidic foods might help with quieting the symptoms a little and after looking for some diets I found some information about the alkaline balance diet. Why does the diet work and kind of foods should I try to avoid and which kinds should I try to eat more of to start and keep one of these diets?
Eat more fresh fruit and vegetables as well as nuts and tubers.
The basic premise behind the alkaline balance diet is that because our modern diet is more heavy on ingredients like salt, cheeses, meat, and sugar our blood’s pH level, or level of acidity, has generally risen over time. Our distant ancestors ate a very simple diet consisting mainly of unprocessed meat, fruits, vegetables, and roots but as soon as agricultural technology emerged their diet began to change. With the domestication of livestock such as cows or goats came the advent of dairy products like milk, butter and cheese as well as an increase in the amount of meat that was eaten. When stone milling tools came about refined grains and bread products entered the diet. The industrial revolution saw the consumption of sugar and sugar based products like molasses and various syrups increase sharply. When these kinds of foods are digested and metabolized, they release acids into the gastrointestinal tract. raising the blood’s pH level slightly.
I recommend you check out a site like: http://www.acidalkalinediet.com
They have a good alkaline food chart also: http://www.acidalkalinediet.com/Alkaline-Foods-Chart.htm
Some believe that the body operates ideally in a certain pH range and that if the blood is too acidic that it can inhibit the absorption of essential minerals such as potassium, calcium, and sodium. This can manifest itself in symptoms including more frequent cold or flu symptoms, excessive mucous generation, headaches, or lack of energy. The alkaline balance diet advocates eating a more natural diet of nuts, fresh fruit and vegetables, roots, tubers and cutting things like meat, sugar, salt and cheese out of the diet entirely.
There is no evidence that Alkaline Balance Diets do anything either harmful or beneficial. Most vegetarians and all vegans would already be following what is effectively an Alkaline Balanced Diet. Thing is your stomach is basically an acid bath, so as soon as food hits the stomach any supposed benefits disappear.
Just another bit of unproven new age nonsense I’m afraid.
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Eat more fresh fruit and vegetables as well as nuts and tubers.
The basic premise behind the alkaline balance diet is that because our modern diet is more heavy on ingredients like salt, cheeses, meat, and sugar our blood’s pH level, or level of acidity, has generally risen over time. Our distant ancestors ate a very simple diet consisting mainly of unprocessed meat, fruits, vegetables, and roots but as soon as agricultural technology emerged their diet began to change. With the domestication of livestock such as cows or goats came the advent of dairy products like milk, butter and cheese as well as an increase in the amount of meat that was eaten. When stone milling tools came about refined grains and bread products entered the diet. The industrial revolution saw the consumption of sugar and sugar based products like molasses and various syrups increase sharply. When these kinds of foods are digested and metabolized, they release acids into the gastrointestinal tract. raising the blood’s pH level slightly.
I recommend you check out a site like: http://www.acidalkalinediet.com
They have a good alkaline food chart also: http://www.acidalkalinediet.com/Alkaline-Foods-Chart.htm
Some believe that the body operates ideally in a certain pH range and that if the blood is too acidic that it can inhibit the absorption of essential minerals such as potassium, calcium, and sodium. This can manifest itself in symptoms including more frequent cold or flu symptoms, excessive mucous generation, headaches, or lack of energy. The alkaline balance diet advocates eating a more natural diet of nuts, fresh fruit and vegetables, roots, tubers and cutting things like meat, sugar, salt and cheese out of the diet entirely.
References :
http://www.acidalkalinediet.com
http://www.acidalkalinediet.com/Alkaline-Foods-Chart.htm