About Alkaline Diet

In modern times there are many foods which have crept into our daily diet that tip the body scale towards an acidic environment: excessive consumption of animal source foods, sugar, caffeine, artificial sweeteners, fast-food and sauces high in unsaturated fats lead to a distortion of the bodys healthy balance.To correct this imbalance, we can try an alkaline diet, which will help restore balance, it will detoxify cells and reduce acidity in the body. The philosophy behind it is simple to understand diet, nutritionists that promote this life style propose that each meal should be predominantly alkaline (it consists of 80% of products with an alkalizing effect in the body). Alkalizing the body will optimize oxygen transfer, it will accelerate the detoxification process and it will help combat the stress of modern life. This diet aims, in principle, to revitalize the body, but also promises to help the body to eliminate toxins, thus helping to lose weight.Alkaline lifestyle is easy to be adopted, just add in your daily diet foods alkalizing effect and reduce and reduce the consumption acidic food.Heres what food should be consumed in abundance: broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, asparagus, avocado, garlic, green onions, arugula, almonds, zucchini, lettuce, cucumbers, cabbage, kale, olives, carrots, sunflower signal, melon, kiwi , oranges, apricots, nectarines, apples, pears, raspberries, cherries, goat cheese, small amounts of lean meat such as fish, venison and turkey and natural teas such as chamomile, calendula or green tea.What food we have to avoid: fast food, pizza, fries, pork and beef, chocolate, milk, beer, processed cheese, vinegar, sugar, ice cream, white bread, sodas and artificial sweeteners.Some tips for alkalizing your body:Drink mineral water instead of sodas;Cook food on the grill or in the oven and stay away from fried food;Use natural spices (such as oregano, basil, mint, fresh ground pepper, ginger) instead of the pre-mixed packages you find in the supermarket;Drink citrus juice daily: attention, citrus fruits has acidic value, but once they are assimilated in the stomach they develop alkalizing properties. Drink the citrus juice, preferably in the morning, unsweetened. Grapefruit is the most alkalizing fruit;To give flavor to salads get rid of sauces and vinegar and use instead, lemon juice combined with olive oil;Give up strong alcoholic beverages such as whiskey, instead turn to red wine, the only accepted alcoholic beverage in the alkaline lifestyle;Instead of fries and chips bought from the supermarket, choose to prepare your own at home from dry thin slices of zucchini and beets cooked in the oven;Watch out for processed meats, especially baloney and sausages;Give in to eating raw salads, such as cabbage, kale, cucumber with garlic, arugula with cherry tomatoes, etc.;Try to use natural sea salt instead of iodized salts available in supermarkets. Sea salt has alkalizing effects and it is recommended (in moderation), while the commercial salts is chemical in big proportion having a low content of essential minerals.Replace ready to eat soups and noodles with natural homemade chicken soup or vegetable cream soup (all you need is a blender to obtain maximum benefits from vegetables);Root vegetables are alkalizing, use them in soups, raw salads or baked dishes (celery is the star in this category).The diet is simple to follow and the nutritionists say that we must have a balance in our plate: 80% alkaline ingredients and 20% acidic foods.The Alkaline lifestyle helps with body detoxification, improves conditions such as: rheumatism, osteoporosis, gastritis, digestive tract problems, lack of energy, anxiety, headaches and overall it helps healing a weakened immune system.Recommendations:4 Offers: Fat Burning Kitchen, 101 Anti-aging Foods, Truth about absMetabolic Cooking  Fat Loss CookbookAnabolic Cooking  Muscle Building CookbookTHE 3 Week DietRelated