Eat an Alkaline Based Diet for Optimal Health

A normal blood pH level is between 7.35 and 7.45. 

Most of the foods that we eat release either an alkaline base (bicarbonate) or an acidic base into our blood when it is digested, metabolized or absorbed. Thus, we are either feeding disease or preventing disease.

Research indicates that an acid-producing diet results in being prone to illness and disease.

When our bodies fight to normalize the pH level in our blood, the essential minerals that our bodies need decrease.

Eating fresh vegetables, salads, nuts and oils is the best way increase the alkaline in your body.

Thus, we get the greatest health benefits from eating raw fruit and vegetables. It is also helpful to drink plenty of distilled water daily.

Most people eat 80% acidic foods and 20% alkaline foods in their diet and it needs to be the other way around for optimal health.

Here are some great alkaline foods:

Vegetables:

Asparagus
Cabbage
Lettuce
Onion
Cauliflower
Watercress
Spinach
Turnip
Carrot
Green beans
Beetroot
Garlic
Celery
Cucumber
Broccoli
Kale


Fruits:

Lemon
Lime
Avocado
Tomato
Grapefruit

Seeds, Nuts and Grains:

Almonds
Sunflower
Flax
Lentils


Fats and Oils:

Flax
Avocado
Olive
Coconut oil

You can purchase strips to test your pH level. A good way to test is with your saliva. It is important to view the results immediately.

By Diane Gammon M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counselor

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