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Why Should I Consume Alkaline Foods?Since the tendency is for our bodies to be acidic, alkaline foods are critical in neutralizing the acid build up and balancing the body pH levels. Since a healthy body should be slightly alkaline, a higher percentage of alkaline forming foods is needed and a limited amount of acidic foods are necessary. See why maintaining a slightly alkaline pH level in your body is critical! The food that we eat burns with oxygen in our cells to produce energy. After burning, the food becomes acid wastes and the cells dump them into the bloodstream. Our body tries its best to get rid of these wastes through urine, breath and perspiration. 
Unfortunately, we cannot get rid of all the wastes that we produce. The major reasons are our lifestyle, the kinds of foods and drinks that we consume, and the polluted environment. This impacts our healthy cells and changes them into acid wastes. What is left over must be stored somewhere in our body.In order to live, our blood and cells must always remain slightly alkaline. So the body plays a clever trick to convert these acid wastes into solid wastes. If the body can keep them away from liquids, they can be stored indefinitely in the body and do not affect the pH of the rest of the body. It does so by storing them in many places, including body fat. Fat production may be a result of acid waste demands for storage medium. Acid first, fat after. In general, most organic fruits and vegetables are a good bet in consuming alkaline foods. Some exceptions may be the fruits cranberries, plums and prunes and the vegetables asparagus, corn and brussel sprouts, which are acidic foods. After foods have been metabolized, they leave a residue in the body called ash. Ash is more alkaline if it’s measured at 7.0 or above, and more acidic if measured at below 7.0. It is interesting to note that a food's acid or alkaline-forming tendency in your body has nothing to do with the actual pH of the food itself. For example, lemons start out very acidic. However the end results they produce after digestion and assimilation are very alkaline: lemons are alkaline-forming in your body. Likewise, meat will test alkaline before digestion, but it leaves acidic residue in your body. Most animal products including meat are very acid forming. A Sampling Of Alkaline Foods Fruits: Vegetables: SWEETENERS SPICES/SEASONINGS Protein/Other For a more complete list of alkaline and acidic foods, click here.
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