The Acid Base Diet
The alkaline diet is also known as the acid alkaline diet or alkaline ash diet.
The acid base diet. 4 5 to 5 2 strawberries. Some alkalizing or neutral foods and beverages you can incorporate into your diet include. Basic alkaline cations in food include sodium potassium calcium and magnesium. 3 1 to 4 1 ground beef.
Here are the ph values of some common foods according to oklahoma state. 3 0 to 3 5 oranges. 5 7 to 6 8 chicken. Most fruits and vegetables soybeans and tofu and some nuts seeds and legumes are alkaline promoting foods so they re fair game.
Its premise is that your diet can alter the ph value the measurement of acidity or alkalinity of your body. Dairy eggs meat most grains and processed foods like canned. 5 2 to 6 1 milk. 6 6 to 6 8 tuna fish.
6 5 to 6 7 freshwater fish. In the alkaline forming category for. Meq is a unit of measure used to quantify this load. 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.
These foods are considered acid forming and their intake should be moderated on a healthy diet. A score of 0 would represent a neutral load. According to the traditional acid ash hypothesis underlying this diet acid ash is produced by meat poultry cheese fish eggs and grains. 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.
Convenience meals alcohol milk caffeinated drinks processed cereals pizza artificial sweeteners peanuts cheese pasta rice bread wheat products butter cold cuts refined vegetable oils french fries hot. 5 1 to 6 2 roast turkey. A whole food plant. The net acid or base load from the diet is the potential renal acid load pral.
Low grade acidosis can get worse with age due to a decrease in kidney function. Dozens of guidebooks include extensive lists of alkaline and acid forming foods. Spinach kale and fennel are some of the most alkaline vegetables. Alkaline ash is produced by fruits and vegetables except cranberries prunes and plums.