
Acid-Alkaline Balance – Part 2
The table below follows the Acid-Alkaline Balance Part 1 from the Spring blog.
Acidic foods slow down, inhibit or stop the detoxification process. They are also inflammatory and mucus forming. Eating an acidic diet leads to congestion and inflammation. Acidic diet can cause bone and muscle deterioration, kidney stones, and increase the risk of cancer, liver problems and heart disease.
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 |
Ref: Kacera, W., 2012. Ayurvedic Tongue Diagnosis. Lotus press, WI, 480 p.