Alkaline Foods And Acidic Foods: Using Alkaline Water And An Alkaline Diet
As most people go about their diet planning, they choose to focus on getting the right amount of calories, eating the proper level of proteins, and making sure that their carbohydrate and dietary fat intake is where it needs to be.
And while this is all great, it’s causing you to potentially forget about one very important thing. That thing?
Your pH balance.
The unfortunate fact of the matter is that most people are currently living in a state where they are 80% acidic and 20% alkaline.
For optimal health status, this ratio needs to be reversed.
To learn more about this ratio, be sure to check out this video where it’s discussed in full.
To help you become more aware of how serious this issue impacts your health, let’s look at the problems that accompany living in an acidic state.
It really is that simple. And, despite being so simple, it’s something that can impact every single element of your overall well-being.
Most conventional medical practices completely ignore taking into account pH balance, however your body is constantly striving to sustain a proper balance. When you aren’t in good balance, you’ll be at a higher risk for disease.
Some of the main diseases and conditions associated with being too acidic include:
When your body is functioning optimally, is at the right pH balance, has the proper amount of both digestive enzymes as well as probiotics, you should never feel this way.
Instead, you should eat and experience smooth digestion – digestion that occurs quite rapidly and leaves you feeling energized for hours before your next meal occurs.
Few people today ever experience what a truly healthy digestive system feels like because they are riddled with at least one (if not more!) digestive issues.
Respiratory Symptoms
If you are starting to become too acidic, you may also notice this causing some respiratory issues as well.
These can include:
Remember that if there is a food on this list that you absolutely love and want to have – have it. Just be sure that you are pairing with foods that are very alkaline to help neutralize it.
These include:
The Problem With Living In An Acidic State
Before we go into the problems associated of living in an acidic state, one very important fact that you must remember is that you have direct control over this. That’s right. You can determine whether your body is in an alkaline balance or whether you are in a heavily acidic state all by properly choosing what you do or don’t put into your body on a day to day basis.
- Osteoporosis and bone fractures
- Sarcopenia (muscle mass loss)
- Kidney stone formation
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease
- Hyper or hypo thyroidism
- Cancer
Symptoms Of Acidosis
There are a number of symptoms that indicate you could be living in an acidic state on a day to day basis. Let’s look at what some of these symptoms include. Central Nervous System Symptoms Perhaps some of the most serious of symptoms that eating too many acidic foods can produce involve the central nervous system. You may experience:- Ongoing headaches that never seem to let up
- Feeling a high level of sleepiness during the day despite getting adequate sleep at night
- Feelings of confusion or lack of mental clarity
- Feelings of nervousness or being agitated without any real reason for being so
- In severe cases, loss of consciousness
- If not left treated, you can move into a coma
- Heart arrhythmia’s
- Increased resting as well as exercising heart rate
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Gastritis
- Acid regurgitation
- Regular occurrence of stomach ulcers

- Shortness of breath
- Incidence of coughing
- Constantly feeling a high lack of energy
- Experiencing a feeling of heaviness in the legs and/or arms
- Suffering from many aches and pains in both the muscles and the joints
- Having joints that are cracking and/or swollen after exercise
- Experiencing pain in the teeth or jaw
- Having teeth chip or crack very easily
- Experiencing regular muscle cramps and/or spasms
- Having hair that’s dull or that’s falling out easily
- Experiencing hair breakage and/or split ends
- Showing signs of dry, lackluster skin
- Experience a low level of enthusiasm for activities they used to enjoy
- Don’t have feelings of joy or excitement in their life
- May have depressive tendencies
- Have dry, brittle nails that chip easily
- A regular incidence of hives or other skin related issues
The Acidic Foods To Be Aware Of
When looking at your overall diet plan, you’ll want to quickly be able to identify which types of foods are highly acidic and which types are more alkaline in nature. By doing this, you can strive to achieve optimal balance. Remember that avoiding acidosis doesn’t necessarily mean that you can never eating acid causing foods. There are many acid-causing foods – such as chicken for instance, that offer important health benefits that should not be neglected. Omitting it entirely from one’s diet, unless you are choosing to become a vegetarian, is likely unnecessary. But, by knowing that the chicken you are eating is going to be acid-forming, you can then pair it with enough alkaline foods to help counteract this, putting you back on the healthy end of the scale. Remember, as with most things in life, it’s about striving for balance. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest acid-causing foods out there so that you can get a better idea of which foods you may need to be more aware of. Very Acidic The first category of acidic foods are those that tend to cause the most acid to develop in the body. These are the foods that you may want to consider cutting out – if you are going to cut out foods.
- Alcohol
- Coffee
- Black tea
- Fruit juice
- Cocoa
- Jam
- Jelly
- Mustard
- Soy sauce
- Vinegar
- Yeast
- Dried fruit
- Beef
- Liver
- Sandwich meats
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Farmed fish
- Pork
- Shellfish
- Cheese
- Artificial sweeteners
- Deep fried foods
- Processed snack foods
- Refined flours
- Ketchup
- Butter
- Mayonnaise
- Apples
- Apricots
- Bananas
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Cranberries
- Grapes
- Mangoes
- Oranges
- Peaches
- Papayas
- Pineapples
- Strawberries
- Brown rice
- Oatmeal
- Rye Bread
- Wheat
- Wholemeal Bread
- Wild Rice
- Wholemeal Pasta
- Black beans
- Chickpeas/garbanzo beans
- Kidney beans
- Seitan
- Cantaloupe
- Currants
- Fresh dates
- Nectarines
- Plums
- Sweet cherries
- Watermelons
- Amaranth
- Millet
- Soybeans
- Rice/soy/hemp protein powder
- Wild caught fish
- Brazil nuts
- Pecan nuts
- Hazel nuts
- Sunflower oil
- Grapeseed oil
The Alkaline Foods To Eat More Of
Now that you’ve seen the foods that are acid causing in the body, let’s look at foods that are alkaline. If you can start adding these to your meal plan in abundance, you can rest assured you’ll be doing your body well. Mildly Alkaline The mildly alkaline foods are nutrient dense and can be added in moderation to your diet. These are not alkaline enough to really offset the highly acidic foods you eat, but will not put your body in any real danger (pH-wise) by consuming them.
- Artichokes
- Asparagus
- Brussels sprouts
- Cauliflower
- Carrots
- Chives
- Zucchini
- Leeks
- New Baby Potatoes
- Peas
- Watercress
- Grapefruit
- Coconut
- Buckwheat
- Quinoa
- Spelt
- Lentils
- Tofu
- Beans & Legumes
- Almond Milk
- Herbs
- Avocado Oil
- Coconut Oil
- Flaxseed Oil
- Udo’s Oil
- Avocado
- Beetroot
- Peppers
- Cabbage
- Celery
- Collard greens
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Green beans
- Lettuce
- Mustard greens
- Orka
- Onion
- Red onion
- Tomatoes
- Arugula
- Lemons
- Limes
- Soybeans
- White Haricot Beans
- Chia seeds

- Alkaline water (more on that in a second)
- Himalayan salt
- Cucumbers
- Kale
- Kelp
- Parsley
- Spinach
- Broccoli
- Alfalfa sprouts
- Kelp
- Other sea vegetables
- Grass/green drinks
- Sprouted beans
Your Sample Alkaline Diet Plan
Want to see an alkaline diet in action? Here’s what a sample daily diet would look like on an alkaline diet plan. Breakfast- Glass of alkaline water with lemon
- Egg omelet with spinach, tomatoes, and onions
- Grapefruit on the side
- Hemp protein powder blended with almond milk, alkaline water ice cubes and one banana
- Lentil salad prepared with lentils, quinoa, and avocado oil mixed together with desired herbs and/or spices
- Plain Greek yogurt served with 1 sliced cucumber
- Wild caught salmon served with cooked quinoa and a large kale salad with avocado oil dressing on the side