The Acid Base Diet
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The acid base diet. 3 0 to 3 5 oranges. The alkaline diet is also known as the acid alkaline diet or alkaline ash diet. 6 5 to 6 7 freshwater fish. Alkaline ash is produced by fruits and vegetables except cranberries prunes and plums.
5 7 to 6 8 chicken. In the alkaline forming category for. Fill half your plate at each meal with leafy greens broccoli cauliflower eggplant asparagus celery onions peppers and radishes. Its premise is that your diet can alter the ph value the measurement of acidity or alkalinity of your body.
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. Here are the ph values of some common foods according to oklahoma state. 4 5 to 5 2 strawberries. A score of 0 would represent a neutral load.
Spinach kale and fennel are some of the most alkaline vegetables. According to the traditional acid ash hypothesis underlying this diet acid ash is produced by meat poultry cheese fish eggs and grains. 5 1 to 6 2 roast turkey. Dairy eggs meat most grains and processed foods like canned.
6 6 to 6 8 tuna fish. 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. Basic alkaline cations in food include sodium potassium calcium and magnesium. Dozens of guidebooks include extensive lists of alkaline and acid forming foods.
Meq is a unit of measure used to quantify this load. A whole food plant. 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. The net acid or base load from the diet is the potential renal acid load pral.
Most fruits and vegetables soybeans and tofu and some nuts seeds and legumes are alkaline promoting foods so they re fair game. These foods are considered acid forming and their intake should be moderated on a healthy diet. Low grade acidosis can get worse with age due to a decrease in kidney function. 3 1 to 4 1 ground beef.