Alkaline vs. Acidity: Your Body's pH Balance: Plus pH Alkaline-ACID Food Chart

February 12, 2018

Michelle Edmonds, M.A., M.ED.

Author|Life Coach

Serenity Weight Loss and Detoxification Program

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In the Serenity, we test ph 2 x's weekly on our weigh-in days, which are Wednesday and Saturday. However, we have been testing pH in the program since it's inception in  in 1992. 

pH testing, however, is now becoming increasingly popular. Thus, the work of holistic practitioners such as Dr. Sebi (Alakaline eating and Electric foods) and   Dr. Erhardt (The Mucusless Diet(, two of my favorite,  have been gaining well deserved renewed recognition for their work in this area.

The bottom-line is; when your body is too acidic it can grow cancer. This is your primary reason for why you should care if your pH is too acid. Many other diseases are rooted in an acid pH body

Oddly, the better pH brands are NOT available at your local pharmacy and they are a little pricey. I, therefore, recommend that you visit your neighborhood health food or hit me u  and I can share with you where our team purchases the best  pH strips, for the best price.

Just as your body regulates your temperature to an optimal 98.6°, it also regulates your pH balance, keeping it just slightly alkaline to be healthy. The problem is that most of the foods we eat tend to be highly acidic, which can easily throw our pH balance out of whack.

To restore the balance, the body then leeches important minerals like phosphorous, magnesium, and calcium from your bones and organs into the blood. Obviously, this process is not ideal. Keeping your diet in pH zen is, therefore, a great idea — but it also has its limits. There are those, for example, who believe that controlling the acidity of the body is the single best way to stop cancer in its tracks. Unfortunately, research has yet to confirm this. In fact, many health organizations report that changing (or trying to change) the pH balance of your body has zero effect whatsoever on cancer.

We return then to the leeching of minerals. Although stopping this process won’t cure cancer, it will strengthen bones, prevent blood pressure swings, and slow the development of kidney stones.

The Top 5 Most Acid Forming Foods to Avoid include:
1. Sugar
2. Alcohol
3. Excessive consumption of red meat
4. Processed foods
5. Grains
The Top 5 Alkaline Forming Foods That You Should Eat More of Are:
Dark leafy greens such as Kale, spinach, collard and mustard greens.
Alkalizing teas or infused water (or see recipes @https://www.slideshare.net/serenityretreats/alkalizing-detox-drink-recipes

Fruit, specifically berries,  grapes, pears, peaches, and lemons, or all first and some 2nd tier fruit on the Serenity Fruit Pyramid (please contact me for the Pyramid and I will send it to you).
Root vegetables like carrots, rutabagas, beets, and turnips.
Garlic. Two cloves a day, cooked or raw

These are some great Alkalizing fruit INFUSED waters that you can drink through the day. It replaces one's daily water requirements. The really cool part  is that any of these recipes can be consumed as a hot tea at any time during the day

I also like this product if a team member's  pH is stubbornly low
It is available on Amazon.con and is under $20.00

 I believe we should always  eat  consistent with the PALEO lifestyle

However, if you are running accidic, choose more foods from the Alkaline column, but stay within PALEO guidelines

MILDLY ALKALINE	MODERATELY ALKALINE	HIGHLY ALKALINE
Almond Milk Distilled Water Artichokes Asparagus Brussels Srpouts Cauliflower Comfrey Kohlrabi Lamb's Lettuce Leeks New Baby Potatoes Peas Pumpkin Onion Rutabaga Swede Squash (Butternut, Summer, etc.) Watercress White Cabbage Coconut Grapefruit Pomegranate Almonds Fennel Seeds Lentils Tofu Sesame Seeds Herbs & Spices Avocado Oil Olive Oil Coconut Oil Flax Oil Grapeseed Oil Hemp Oil pH Miracle Omega 3-6-9 Oil	Fresh Coconut Water Arugula Beets Basil Capsicum/Pepper Cabbage Lettuce Carrot Chives Collard/Spring Greens Coriander Endive Ginger Green Beans Leeks Lettuce Mustard Greens Okra Radish Red Cabbage Red Onion Turnip Zucchini Lemon Lime Rhubarb Butter Beans Lima Beans Soy Beans (fresh) White (Navy) Beans Chia/Salba Seeds Hemp Seeds Quinoa	pH 9.5 Water Green Drinks Himalayan Salt Real Salt Avocado Broccoli Cabbage Celery Cucumber Endive Garlic Grasses (alfalfa, kamut, straw, shave, wheatgrass, etc.) Kale Parsley Sprouts (alfalfa, bean, pea, soy, etc.) Spinach Tomato

HIGHLY ACIDIC	MODERATELY ACIDIC	MILDLY ACIDIC
Alcohol Coffee & Black Tea Fruit Juice (sweetened) Cocoa Honey Jam Jelly Mustard Miso Rice Syrup Vinegar Yeast Dried Fruit Beef Chicken Eggs Farmed Fish Pork Shellfish White Rice Cheese Dairy Artificial Sweeteners Syrup Mushroom	Fresh, Natural Juice Ketchup Mayonnaise Butter Apple Apricot Banana Blackberry Blueberry Cranberry Grapes Guava Mango Mangosteen Orange Peach Papaya Pineapple Strawberry Goat's Cheese Vegan Cheese Brown Rice Rye Bread Wheat Wholemeal Bread Wild Rice Wholemeal Pasta Walnuts Ocean Fish	Rice, Soy, & Coconut Milk Cantaloupe Fresh Dates Nectarine Plum Sweet Cherry Watermelon Black Beans Garbanzo Beans Kidney Beans Seitan Amaranth Buckwheat Groats Buckwheat Pasta Millet Oats/Oatmeal Soybeans Spelt Cous Cous Rice/Soy/Hemp Protein Freshwater Wild Fish Brazil Nuts Flax Seeds Hazelnuts Macadamia Nuts Pecans Pumpkin Seeds Sunflower Seeds Sunflower Oil

ALKALINE FOODS		ACID FOODS
VEGETABLES Artichokes Arugula Asparagus Avocado Basil Beets Broccoli Brussels Srpouts Cabbage Cabbage Lettuce Capsicum/Pepper Carrot Cauliflower Celery Chives Collard/Spring Greens Comfrey Coriander Cucumber Endive Endive Garlic Ginger Grasses Green Beans Kale Kohlrabi Lamb's Lettuce Leeks Leeks Lettuce Mustard Greens New Baby Potatoes Okra Onion Parsley Peas Pumpkin Radish Red Cabbage Red Onion Rutabaga Spinach Sprouts Squash Turnip Watercress White Cabbage Zucchini	FRUITS Avocado Coconut Grapefruit Lemon Lime Pomegranate Rhubarb Tomato	MEATS Pork Lamb Beef Chicken Turkey Custaceans Other Seafood (apart from occasional oily fish such as salmon)	DAIRY PRODUCTS Milk Eggs Cheese Cream Yogurt Ice Cream
	DRINKS Almond Milk Fresh Vegetable Juice Green Drinks Herbal Tea Lemon Water (pure water + fresh lemon or lime) Non-sweetened Soy Milk Pure Water (distilled, reverse osmosis, ionized) Vegetable Broth	OTHERS Vinegar White Pasta White Bread Wholemeal Bread Biscuits Soy Sauce Tamari Condiments (Tomato Sauce, Mayonnaise etc.) Artificial Sweeteners Honey	DRINKS Fizzy Drinks Coffee Tea Beers Spirits Fruit Juice Dairy Smoothies Milk Traditional Tea
	SEEDS, NUTS & GRAINS Almonds Any Sprouted Seed Buckwheat Groats Caraway Seeds Cumin Seeds Fennel Seeds Hemp Seeds Lentils Sesame Seeds Spelt	CONVENIENCE FOODS Sweets Chocolate Microwave Meals Tinned Foods Powdered Soups Instant Meals Fast Food	FATS & OILS Saturated Fats Hydrogenated Oils Margarine (worse than butter) Corn Oil Vegetable Oil Sunflower Oil
FATS & OILS Flax Hemp Avocado Olive Evening Primrose Borage Oil Blends	OTHERS Sprouts (soy, alfalfa, mung bean, wheat, little radish, chickpea, broccoli, etc.) Hummus Tahini	FRUITS All fruits, aside from those listed in the alkaline column.	SEEDS & NUTS Peanuts Cashew Nuts Pistachio Nuts
General Guidance: Stick to salads, fresh vegetables and healthy nuts and oils. Try to consume plenty of raw foods and at least 2-3 liters of clean, pure water daily.		General Guidance: Steer clear of fatty meats, dairy, cheese, sweets, chocolates, alcohol and tobacco. Packaged foods are often full of hidden offenders and microwaved meals are full of sugars and salts. Over cooking also removes all of the nutrition from a meal.