Alkalizing foods 75-80% of diet

Most fresh vegetables and sea vegetables such as celery, broccoli, kale, spinach, peppers (green, yellow…) bananas, avocadoes, cucumber, chili, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, beets etc…, dulse, kelp, kombu, nori, wakame

Fermented foods such as apple cider vinegar, kefir, miso, yogurt

Fruits, and all berries

Alkalizing proteins:  all algae, spirulina, chlorella, etc…

Seeds and Nuts:  almonds and chestnuts, coconut water, flax, macademia, pine nuts, poppy, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower

Sprouted grains & grasses:  amaranth, barley, buckwheat, kamut, millet, oat groats, spelt, sprouts, most seeds

Grains:  quinoa, millet, amaranth

Sweeteners:  stevia, carob, raw honey, agave

Fats & oils:  ghee, olive & avocado oils

Spices: sea salt, cinnamon, curry, chili pepper, ginger, mustard, most herbs and spices

Alkalizing minerals:  calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, iron

Miscellaneous:  lecithin, probiotic cultures, fresh fruit juices, alkaline antioxidant, green tea, herbal tea, dandelion tea, ginseng tea, kombucha tea, aloe vera juice

Alkalizers:  cold shower, love and joy, hugs and laughter, calming exercises, fresh air and pure water

Acidifying foods 20-25% of diet

Fats and oils:  heated oils:  avocado, canola, corn, hemp, flax, lard, olive, safflower, sesame, sunflower, butter

Fruits:  most unripe or processed fruits – cranberries, unripe bananas

Dairy products:  butter, cow’s cheese, goat’s cheese, processed cheese, sheep’s cheese, milk, eggs

Sweeteners:  artificial sweeteners, sugar, barley malt, brown rice syrup, molasses, sucanat, pasteurized honey, maple syrup

Nuts & butters:  cashews, Brazil nuts, peanuts, peanut butter, pecans, pistachio, tahini, walnuts

Animal proteins:  all meats

Isolated proteins:  whey and soy

Pasta (white):  noodles, macaroni, spaghetti

Beans & legumes:  black beans, chick peas, green beans, kidney beans, lentils, lima beans, pinto beans, red beans, soy beans, soy milk, white beans

Drugs & chemicals:  chemicals, drugs, herbicides, psychedelic, pesticides

Alcohol:  beer, liquor, spirits, wine

Miscellaneous:  black tea, caffeine, chocolate, coffee, vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce, canned & processed foods, sauerkraut, tobacco, wheat germ, yeasts, high protein foods and supplements, soft drinks

Acidifying minerals:  sulfur, phosphorus, nitrogen, iodine, chlorine

Acidifyers:  lack of sleep, overwork, tension/stress, anger, jealousy, resentment