Alkaline Foods List and
List of Acidic Foods
This alkaline foods list shows you which foods may be more helpful when you're trying to avoid food acidity or correct a ph acidity.
You'll want to be aware of how many foods you eat from the list of acidic foods when your trying to correct a ph acidity level.
Basically, food acidity can be reduced when you learn to eat a more balanced diet by including more foods from the alkaline foods list and not getting too carried away with foods on the list of acidic foods.
However, this does not mean that you should get carried away with the consumption of fruit (especially sweet fruit) just because it is on the alkaline foods list.
Because too much sugar can lead to an acidic condition called Diabetes.
Alkaline Foods List
Fruits
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Lemons, Limes, Dried Fruits, Dates, Avocado, Grapefruit, Fresh Figs, Oranges, Mango, Raspberry, Strawberry, Tangerines, Tomatoes, Melons, Nectarines, Peaches, Pineapple, Papaya, Peppers, Plantain, and Zucchini (All Fruit) |
Vegetables
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Celery, Beets, Beet Greens, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Carrots, Collards, Chard, Cucumber, Dandelion Greens, Garlic, Lettuces, Kale, Onion, Parsley, Potatoes, Sweet Potato, Spinach, Turnip Greens, Taro, Sea Vegetables, Watercress, and Yam (Almost all Vegetables)
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Nuts & Seeds/Legumes/Grains
 White Beans |
Almonds, Coconut, Chestnuts, Flax Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Quinoa, Adzuki Beans, Black Beans, Kidney Beans, Mung Beans, and Pinto Beans  |
Lowest Food Acidity - Oils & Fats
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Cold-Pressed Olive Oil, Raw Coconut Cream, Cold-Pressed Coconut Oil, and Cold-Pressed Avocado Oil  |
 Cold-Pressed Flax Seed Oil |
Fermented Foods
 Fermented Grains and Sourdough Breads |
Sauerkraut, Apple Cider Vinegar (unpasteurized), Kefir, Kombucha, Kimchi, Natto, Wine, and Yogurt  |
Grass Fed Dairy
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Raw Goat Milk, Raw Cow Milk, Raw Sheep Milk, Raw Butter, and Raw Cream Misc.Raw Vegetable Juice, Bone Broths, Coconut Water, Chocolate, Herbal Tea, Honey, Most Herbs, Cinnamon, Reishi Mushroom, Spring Water or
Alkalized Water, and Sea Salt |
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Lowest Food Acidity - Seafood & Animal
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Fresh Eastern Oysters, Fresh Eastern Clams, Duck, Fresh Atlantic Wild Caught Salmon, Fresh Mackerel, and Fresh Octopus |
The pH Acidity of Our Internal Fluids
Affects Every Living Cell in Our Bodies
Most people will gravitate towards an unhealthy pH acidity level because of bad life habits and not eating enough of the "right" foods.
When your pH acidity level is off, you will create an extremely negative environment - which can then affect all of your cellular functions.
When your body is faced with this condition it will force your body to borrow minerals such as...sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium from vital organs and bones to neutralize the acidic conditions.
Ironically, if you do not consume an adequate amount of healthy protein or zinc rich foods - your buffer systems will not work properly which helps to prevent the drastic measures as stated above.
List of Acidic Foods
Vegetables
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Yellow Corn on the Cob, Escarole, Winter Squash, and Canned Vegetables Processed in Vinegar |
Animal and Seafood Protein
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Beef (especially grain fed), Bison, Eggs, Chicken, Fish (especially farmed), Lamb, Organ Meats, Pork, Shrimp, Lamb, Turkey, and Veal |
Dairy
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Pasteurized Soft Cheese and Processed Cheese |
Oils & Fats
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Peanut Oil, Corn Oil, Walnut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Safflower Oil, and Sesame Oil
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Nuts & Seeds/Legumes/Grains
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Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, Pistachio Nuts, Sunflower Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Cashews, Peanuts, Amaranth, Brown Rice, Corn Meal, Millet, Oats, Wheat, White Flour, Rye, and Spelt |
Misc.
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Processed wheat or white flour in breads, pastas, cakes, etc. Fast Foods |
Fermented Foods
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Moldy Cheese, Stinky Cheese, Hard Cheese, and Salami |
Food Acidity and The Effect on Your Body
As a result of eating too many of the wrong foods and having to metabolize this food your body will create organic acid wastes such as ....lactic acid.
When your body contains too many of these acids this can affect your ph acidity level. And your buffer systems will be called in to neutralize this acid.
However, the stealing of alkaline minerals may commence if your buffer system is not up to par.
By keeping the "right" balance between the foods from the alkaline foods list and the foods from the list of acidic foods - you should be able to correct your ph acidity level and keep your buffer systems working.
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