Why we should keep our diet alkaline and how to do it?

Why Alkaline Forming Foods Are Important?

'Your health depends on the balance of an alkaline environment, created by eating foods such as tomatoes, avocados and green vegetables...striking the optimum 80/20 balance and regulating your body's acid/alkaline chemistry through simple changes in diet can result in weight loss, increased stamina and strength, a stronger immune system and a greater sense of wellbeing.'
Robert O. Young, Pioneering scientist and author of The pH Miracle

First, a little chemistry: A pH level measures how acid or alkaline something is. A pH of 0 is totally acidic, while a pH of 14 is completely alkaline. A pH of 7 is neutral. Those levels vary throughout your body. Your blood is slightly alkaline, with a pH between 7.35 and 7.45. Your stomach is very acidic, with a pH of 3.5 or below, so it can break down food. And your urine changes, depending on what you eat -- that's how your body keeps the level in your blood steady.

You must understand that for a healthy person is is not necessary a complete alkaline diet but just to include some alkaline food in the regular way of eating will keep you in a good health state.

List of Alkaline Foods

You can eat these foods as much as you like! Aim to have 70-80% of your diet filled with these foods.

Vegetables

Asparagus
Broccoli
Chilli
Capsicum/Pepper
Courgette/Zucchini
Dandelion
Snowpeas
Green Beans
String Beans
Runner Beans
Spinach
Kale
Wakame
Kelp
Collards
Chives
Endive
Chard
Cabbage
Sweet Potato
Mint
Ginger
Coriander
Basil
Brussels Sprouts
Cauliflower
Carrot
Beetroot
Eggplant/Aubergine
Garlic
Onion
Parsley
Celery
Cucumber
Watercress
Lettuce
Peas
Broad Beans
New Potato
Pumpkin
Radish
Squashes
Pumpkin
Fruits

Avocado
Tomato
Lemon
Lime
Grapefruit
Fresh Coconut
Pomegranate
Grains & Beans

Amaranth
Buckwheat
Chia/Salba
Kamut
Millet
Quinoa
Lentils
Lima Beans
Mung Beans
Pinto Beans
Red Beans
Soy Beans
White Beans
Grasses

Wheatgrass
Barley Grass
Kamut Grass
Dog Grass
Shave Grass
Oat Grass
Nuts & Seeds

Almonds
Coconut
Flax Seeds
Pumpkin Seeds
Sesame Seeds
Sunflower Seeds
Oils

Avocado Oil
Coconut Oil
Flax Oil
Udo’s Oil
Olive Oil
Breads

Sprouted Bread
Sprouted Wraps
Gluten/Yeast
Free Breads & Wraps
Sprouts

Soy Sprouts
Alfalfa Sprouts
Amaranth Sprouts
Broccoli Sprouts
Fenugreek Sprouts
Kamut Sprouts
Mung Bean Sprouts
Quinoa Sprouts
Radish Sprouts
Spelt Sprouts
Other

Alkaline Water
Tofu
Goat & Almond Milk
Herbal Tea
Buckwheat Pasta