Acid Alkaline R PT

Acidic and alkaline foods - Special report
Acidic and
alkaline foods
Special report
Compiled by Calvin Newstead
http://www.thecompletedetox.com 1 of 16
2006 Calvin Newstead calvin@thecompletedetox.com
Copyright 2006, Calvin Newstead

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A healthy body leads to a healthy mind and a healthy mind leads to
success in all spheres of life. Health cannot be bought by the rich and
famous. It is an intrinsic part of you that needs constant monitoring and
attention. If you have an unhealthy body you will continuously be
perturbed by the consequences and may not be able to concentrate on
the other aspects of your life. Great ideas and thoughts can only
emerge from a healthy mind and body.
In an environment that promotes ill health, we ingest harmful

chemicals, preservatives and pesticides through various sources. These
harmful elements come into our system through the air, the water and
the food that we intake. And our body is constantly undergoing a war
that we know nothing about. At times our bodies are not prepared to
handle such toxins and our systems become weaker by the day slowly
but surely. And over time these toxins cause long-term health
problems. The complications associated with the body are increasing
everyday and through mutations the bacteria and viruses are becoming
immune to the strong antibiotics that the doctors resort to.
Even as the complications increase the cost of health care is touching

the roof. With new and specialized health issues the scientists keep
developing various cures for infections, viruses and diseases. This in
turn makes the cures extremely expensive and specialized treatments
are not easily accessible to all.
These are the reasons why today the general awareness of health
related issues is increasing rampantly. People are realizing that if they
do not take preventive measures they will end up with a large hole in
their pockets. More importantly, everyone is waking to the fact that a
healthy body helps in experiencing the pleasures of the world and in
achieving the goals that one desires. If you think for a moment, you will
also come to the same conclusion that only if you are healthy, energetic
and rejuvenated can you work industriously towards meeting your
goals. Can you work nights burning the midnight oil when you have a
headache? Can you go on a vacation and enjoy the beach when you
have an upset stomach? Obviously the answer is no!
Due to this increase in awareness on the health front, many people

have come forth with their opinions and ideas about what good health
comprises of and what individuals should do to cure certain problems.
There are theories and theories abound about the various methods that
need to be undertaken. While some talk about naturopathy others extol
the virtues of a low-carb diet. Some mention the benefits of eating
vegetarian food and some extol virtues of a high protein diet replete
with poultry, meat and seafood. How then can you decide the right kind
of health regime that you should follow?
The first thing that you should do is to understand the reason why the
body becomes unhealthy. This will help you identify the cause and help
eliminate it from the roots rather than treating just the symptoms that
can and probably will resurface. Louis Pasteurs dying words were The
germ is nothing, the inner terrain is everything and truly so, the
appreciation of the body can explain a large number of health problems
that we go through.
It is important, therefore, to understand the body. The body is made up

of 70% water and there are other minerals, compounds, tissues, and
muscles etc that make up the rest of the body. All these put together
have an acid alkaline ratio. This is not the general acidity that we talk
about with respect to the stomach. It refers to the overall ratio of all
the body fluids and tissues. A measure of acidity or alkalinity, pH
(potential of hydrogen) is one of the best ways to determine the level
that you are at. pH can range from 0 to 14 and a pH of 7 indicates
neutral. A lower pH indicates acidity and a higher pH indicates alkalinity.
For a normal healthy body you need to have a pH between 6 and 7.5.
Many doctors, herbalists, nutritionists and naturopaths are beginning to

accept the crucial role that the pH level has to play in our health. There
is a need to maintain the acid-alkali ratio in our body because if the
balance is not preserved it can cause various health related problems. A
high acid level in the body weakens the system. An acid level even
slightly higher than the natural levels can cause many health problems.
Below are some of the diseases or complications that a little bit of extra
acid can cause.
- Causes autotoxification or self poisoning
- Constriction of blood vessels and lack of oxygen
- Unnatural gain in weight resulting in obesity or diabetes
- Problems related to the urinary bladder and kidney, including
kidney stones
- A weak immune system
- Damage to the free radicals causing cancer
- Hormonal disturbances
- Faster aging
- Weak and brittle bones

- Aches and pains in muscles and a build up of lactic acid
- Prolonged and degenerative fatigue
- Delayed digestion and irregular bowel movements
- Fungal growth
Surprising, isnt it, that a little bit of imbalance can cause so many and
such grave problems and diseases? But it is true! This is how it
happens.
The body is tuned to maintain equilibrium with respect to acidity. When

the body becomes more acidic it is forced to extract alkaline minerals
like calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium. These minerals are
generally stored in vital organs and bones. This depletes the amount of
minerals that the vital organs have, making them weak and susceptible
to long-term damage.
High acidity levels or acidosis not only affects the life sustaining organs
but also impedes their recovery. This is because an improper pH
balance hinders the process of assimilation of minerals and nutrients. A
nutritional or diet program can fall flat due to this and you may never
know why it happened. Instead, you may blame the nutrition program
for not being effective without realizing that the culprit was your own
acid-alkali imbalance.
The reason why this happens is because during acidosis, calcium, which
is the human glue and bonds various other molecules along with water,
is depleted and the human system therefore does not absorb the
nutrients adequately. This means that high acidity will not only damage
vital organs and bones but if undetected (which is normally what

happens since the effects of acidity are not perceived immediately) will
hinder self-repair of the system.
Acid is normally stored in fat cells and if excess acid comes in contact
with an organ it can start eating into the organ. The intelligent human
body tries to prevent this by creating more adipose tissue and keeping
the acid away from the vital organs. And thus in a manner of speaking
by having an acidic body, we promote obesity. Often we have heard of
people complain that they keep on increasing weight even when they
have a reduced intake. Now you have one of the answers to the reason
behind this mystery! Irrespective of the intake, if the body is
industriously making more adipose tissue to save your vital organs, you
are bound to put on weight.
Osteoporosis is also a condition, which is exaggerated by high acid

levels. The body tries to save the vital organs by stealing calcium, an
alkali, to negate the high acid levels. Depletion of calcium from the
bones makes them weak and susceptible to fractures, pains and aches.
Acidosis also reduces the availability of oxygen and calcium thus

promoting the growth of fungus, bacteria and viruses. Due to these
innumerable negative effects of acidity, the body can accumulate toxic
wastes and acid concentration in the body can cause autotoxication or
self-poisoning. Modern day food, medicines and environment allows for
many modes of increasing the amount of toxic wastes in the body.
Once the bowel becomes toxic the rest of the body soon follows. The
body can accumulate toxic wastes in various ways and today there are
millions of detox programs that are being touted by professionals and

quacks alike. What is essential to understand is that irrespective of the
cause of toxicity, the cure for it needs to be designed ensuring
incorporation of the pH balance of the body and unless the acid alkaline
balance is attended to, the detox program will most likely fail. This is
because in an acidic environment micro-organisms like yeast and
Candida multiply. These yeasts ferment the glucose in our body,
depriving us of the nutrition, which we require. Additionally, these
yeasts also excrete toxic wastes, which cause further acidity, forming a
self-perpetuating vicious circle. As you can see choosing the right detox
program is extremely important. 12 Steps To A Complete Body Detox: A
Natural Path to Superior Health , takes a holistic view and accounts for
all the causative factors that increase and contribute to a toxic cycle
within the body. A detox program that does take into account all the
bodys levels will definitely fail in the long term since it does not deal
with all the contributing factors. So be sure to choose the right detox
program, which cuts off all the factors including the yeast toxins
acidity cycle.
Now that you have understood the ill effects of high acidity levels in the
system, you must be wondering whether your body is acidic or alkaline
and what the pH level of your body is. And where did this acidity or
alkalinity come from? Acidosis is caused by the kinds of food that we
eat. There are some foods that are acidic in nature and some that are
alkaline. If your diet is more acidic in nature, chances are that your
body is acidic. The standard American diet consists mainly of animal
products like meat, poultry, seafood, eggs and dairy products that are
all highly acid producing in nature. Our daily meals include a high
proportion of processed foods like coffee, soft drinks, white flour to

name a few. We try and balance our sugar intake by choosing artificial
sweeteners over sugar. All these combine to form a potent combination
and are a sure shot formula to be afflicted with extremely high acid
levels. We negate the importance of vegetables, fresh fruits and herbs,
all of which are foods that help in reducing acid levels in the body since
they are alkali-producing foods.
Appalling, you might say but all this is true and based on facts.
However, there is no need to be alarmed and horror-stricken because
the solution to these problems is extremely easy. With awareness,
regular monitoring, proper diet and supplements you can ensure that
you create a success story by preventing any disease from occurring.
Here are some ways in which you can do it.
1. MONITOR YOUR pH LEVELS

The first step towards a rejuvenated you, is to monitor your acidity
levels. This can be done easily and in the privacy of your home by using
an easy-to-use pH strip. This strip allows you to test the pH levels of
your urine and saliva indicating what the levels are. A normal urine pH
level should lie between 6.0 and 6.5 in the morning and 6.5 and 7.0 in
the evening. pH levels for saliva should remain between 6.5 and 7.5 at
all times of the day. Urine testing indicates the efficiency of your self-
detoxification mechanism and the level at which you assimilate
minerals. Saliva pH indicates the activity levels of the digestive
enzymes. If the pH reading from urine and saliva is acidic in nature, the
condition is called double acid. Keep monitoring your acidity levels at
regular intervals since the probability of acquiring high acid levels in our
bodies is high due to the kind of foods that we eat. Constant vigilance is
a must to ensure a hassle free healthy life.
2. DO NOT IGNORE THE SEEMINGLY INSIGNIFICANT SIGNALS

THEY MEAN MUCH MORE!
Another way of keeping a tab on what your body is going through is to
pay attention to the small signals that it continuously gives you. Dont
ignore your body till it cries in protest and you fall sick. Being aware
and sensitive to the subtle signals that the body gives out is difficult
when you are being pelted with thousands of signals that persuade to
suppress the symptoms that are actually trying to give us a sneak
preview of the impending dangers. We tend to fall prey to these
persuasive advertisements and rather than listening to our body, silence
it by taking drugs that provide symptomatic relief. Keeping a tab on
certain aspects of the body functions can go a long way in saving you
from emotional, physical and financial stress.
One of the first warning signals is the calcium deposit that you can
often see on the nails or skin. These are generally calcium that has
been removed from the body parts, like the bones, to be used for
neutralizing the excess acidic effect. It is important to note that there
are no health problems that are specific to one area. The body is
interlinked and therefore warning signals can arise in any one part that
is the most susceptible. Pain of any kind signifies that the body needs
attention. The pain could be as mundane as a headache, backache or
cramps. Taking a simple analgesic and relieving the pain temporarily
will not solve the issue. Some of the symptoms to watch out for are
- indigestion
- aches and pains of any kind

- abdominal cramps or flatulence
- water retention
- varicose veins
- bad breath
- frequent sore throat
- chronic tiredness
- any kind of infection ear, throat, urinary
- dry hair or dandruff
- brittle nails
- insomnia
- acne
- haemorrhoids / protruding rectum
- breathing disorders
- bowel movements that do not float or are discoloured
- itching
- low attention span, fogginess, nausea
And many more! These symptoms that I have lined up are just a few of
the many that your body might be giving you. Wake up and listen to
your body because it is the one precious gift that you have and should
preserve it.
3. EAT AN ACID-ALKALI BALANCED DIET

Maintaining a balance in the acid levels in our body is of utmost
importance. The food that we eat dictates to a large extent how acidic
or alkaline our bodies will be. When food gets digested, it leaves a
residual substance in the system. This residual substance, sometimes
called ash can be neutral, acidic or alkaline in nature. This depends on

the kind of food that we eat. When there is high intake of acid
producing foods the condition of acidosis occurs.
It becomes extremely important to balance the acid alkali level in our
body. When your body is in an acidic state, the ideal diet should contain
20% acid producing foods to 80% alkali producing foods. This ratio of
acid alkali producing foods along with an alkalizing supplement (more
on this later), should be maintained in your overall diet until your body
reaches the ideal pH level mentioned earlier. Once desired levels of pH
are reached, a diet containing 35% acid producing foods and 65% alkali
producing foods is ideal for maintaining the correct body pH. This ideal
ratio helps in fighting disease and preventing it too by assisting the
body in reducing and maintaining acidity. Large alkali reserves are
maintained by a healthy body to beckon at times of stress and high
acidity. But these reserves can be depleted and a ratio that is more
acidic than the ideal can be hazardous. The diet that we choose should
also reflect this ideal ratio.
To help you in planning your diet chart for a perfect pH balance, here is
a chart that segregates the acid producing foods from the alkali
producing ones.
Alkali producing foods Acid producing foods

FRUITS DAIRY
Apple Butter
Apricot Cream
Avocado Cheese
Banana Cheese, Processed
Berries Milk
Blackberries
Cantaloupe GRAINS AND GRAIN PRODUCTS
Cherries, sour Amaranth
Coconut, fresh Barley
Currants Oats
Dates, dried Wheat
Figs, dried Bread
Grapes Corn
Grapefruit Cornstarch
Honeydew Melon Flour, wheat
Lemon Flour, white
Lime Macaroni
Muskmelons Noodles
Nectarine Oatmeal
Orange Oats (rolled)
Peach Quinoa
Pear Rice
Pineapple Rye
Raisins Spaghetti
Raspberries Spelt
Rhubarb Wheat Germ
Strawberries
Tangerine
Tomato BEANS & LEGUMES
Watermelon Almond Milk
Black Beans
VEGETABLES Chick Peas
Alfalfa Green Peas
Barley Grass Kidney Beans
Beet Greens Lentils
Beets Pinto Beans
Broccoli Red Beans
Cabbage Rice Milk
Carrot Soy Beans
Cauliflower Soy Milk
Celery White Beans
Chard Greens
Chlorella
Collard Greens VEGETABLES
Cucumber Corn
Dandelions Lentils
Edible Flowers Olives
Eggplant Winter Squash
Garlic
Green Beans FRUITS
Green Peas Blueberries
Kale Canned Fruits
Kohlrabi Cranberries
Lettuce Currants
Mushrooms
Mustard Greens NUTS
Nightshade Veggies Cashews
Onions Legumes
Parsnips Peanuts
Peas Pecans
Peppers Walnuts
Pumpkin
Radishes ANIMAL PROTEIN
Rutabaga Bacon
Sea Veggies Beef
Spinach, green Carp
Sprouts Clams
Sweet Potatoes Cod
Tomatoes Corned Beef
Watercress Fish
Wheat Grass Haddock
Wild Greens Lamb
Lobster
PROTEIN Mussels
Almonds Organ Meats
Chestnuts Oyster
Millet Pike
Tofu Pork
Rabbit
SPICES & SEASONINGS Salmon
Chili Pepper Sardines
Cinnamon Sausage
Curry Scallops
Ginger Shellfish
Herbs (all) Shrimp
Mustard Tuna
Sea Salt Turkey
Veal
Venison
OTHER
Alkaline Antioxidant Water FATS & OILS
Apple Cider Vinegar Avocado Oil
Bee Pollen Butter
Fresh Fruit Juice Canola Oil
Green Juices Corn Oil
Lecithin Granules Flax Oil
Mineral Water Olive Oil
Molasses, blackstrap Safflower Oil
Probiotic Cultures Sesame Oil
Soured Dairy Products Sunflower Oil
Veggie Juices SWEETENERS
Carob
Corn Syrup
Sugar
ALCOHOL
Beer
Spirits
Wine
OTHER FOODS
Cocoa
Coffee
Mustard
Pepper
Soft Drinks
Vinegar
Since Calcium is a key mineral that regulates the pH of the body, it is

important that we limit our intake of phosphates that bind to calcium and
prevent its absorption. So ensure that you cut out all carbonated drinks and
reduce the intake of animal protein. Do not cut meats from your diet, as the
body needs the nutrients that they contain. It is important, therefore to
maintain a balance while keeping in mind personal food intolerances.
4. SUPPLEMENTS
Sometime, it is possible that in spite of maintaining a good healthy diet, our
bodies may not be getting the right amount of nutrients. This happens
because due to our faulty agricultural practices, the soils have been depleted
of their nutrients and hence our vegetarian diets do not have adequate
nutrients. So even if you plan an alkaline diet to neutralize your acidity levels,
your planning may go astray since the vegetables that you add in your diet
may not have the required amount of alkali producing capabilities.
This is when nutritional supplements will go a long way in helping you achieve
the objective of maintaining the acid-alkali balance. However, it is important
that you chose the right supplement. A supplement that actually works!
Some of the supplements you can try are alkaline minerals like calcium and
magnesium. Calcium is known to form a buffering compound mono-ortho-
calcium phosphate that raises the pH of your system. You can also try out
alkalizing powders, which neutralize the pH of your body. One such really
effective alkalizing powder that I have found extremely effective is Acid 2
Alkaline. It is a ready to use powder made from natural alkaline ingredients.
It is 100% vegetarian and unlike other alkaline supplements, does not contain
any preservatives, additives or fillers.
You can get acid 2 Alkaline and pH testing strips for monitoring at Naturally
Direct
So make the right choice. Eat the right food and use the right supplements.
Also keep measuring your body pH for monitoring the progress. After all it is a
choice that can change your life, and change it for the better!
Kind Regards
Calvin Newstead
www.thecompletedetox.com

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Acidic and alkaline foods - Special report

Copyright 2006, Calvin Newstead

Published by Calvin Newstead

Acidic and alkaline foods - Special report

In an environment that promotes ill health, we ingest harmful

Even as the complications increase the cost of health care is touching

Due to this increase in awareness on the health front, many people

It is important, therefore, to understand the body. The body is made up

Many doctors, herbalists, nutritionists and naturopaths are beginning to

- Weak and brittle bones

The body is tuned to maintain equilibrium with respect to acidity. When

vital organs and bones but if undetected (which is normally what

Osteoporosis is also a condition, which is exaggerated by high acid

Acidosis also reduces the availability of oxygen and calcium thus

millions of detox programs that are being touted by professionals and

proportion of processed foods like coffee, soft drinks, white flour to

1. MONITOR YOUR pH LEVELS

2. DO NOT IGNORE THE SEEMINGLY INSIGNIFICANT SIGNALS

- aches and pains of any kind

3. EAT AN ACID-ALKALI BALANCED DIET

called ash can be neutral, acidic or alkaline in nature. This depends on

Alkali producing foods Acid producing foods

Since Calcium is a key mineral that regulates the pH of the body, it is

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