| Alkaline is most synonymous to its energy producing | | | | that it provides the body a different source of |
| properties, hence alkaline batteries. it is this same | | | | minerals like calcium from the bones instead of it |
| energy generating properties that have been | | | | having to dip into these said reserves. |
| integrated into a diet principle. The alkalizing diet also | | | | As people age the pH balance fluctuates easily and |
| known in several other names such as: ash diet, acid | | | | can cause a decline in renal functions and the alkaline |
| alkaline diet and the alkaline acid diet, is a method of | | | | diet helps maintain the balance necessary in order to |
| consuming food that will leave ash residue therefore | | | | avoid this health decline in the future. proponents of |
| prompting a process similar to catabolised foods. | | | | an alkalizing diet maintain that high acid producing |
| Catabolise or catabolism simply put is a manner of | | | | foods can easily disrupts the natural balance |
| breaking down molecules into simple waste therefore | | | | therefore incurring a loss in essential minerals such as |
| creating energy. | | | | magnesium, potassium, sodium and calcium when the |
| While the diet sounds complex in reality it is not. | | | | body tries to restore its balance. some practitioners |
| Alkalizing diets revolve around simple rules such as | | | | attribute this erratic activity towards the cause of |
| consuming several fresh fruits of the citrus family, | | | | illnesses. |
| legumes, vegetables, tubers, nuts and low sugar | | | | Headaches, nasal congestion, sluggishness or lack of |
| based fruits. just about all the food consumed and | | | | energy, anxiety, irritability, excess mucous production, |
| digested once released to the blood is either | | | | nervousness, cysts, constant colds or flu are |
| converted into acids or alkaline. Exceptions to the | | | | symptoms that alkalizing diet practioners would |
| alkalizing diet are fungi, sugar, caffeine and alcohol as | | | | attribute as a person with an imbalanced alkaline level. |
| well as avoidance of grains. The reason behind this | | | | The diet is not widely practiced yet as most |
| exception is that these foods once digested will turn | | | | physicians do not believe that the reduction of acid |
| into acid. | | | | containing food such as meats, salts, refined grains |
| The goal of this diet is to help maintain the body's | | | | and dairies and the increase of an alkaline diet is |
| natural pH level which is around 7.35-7.45, this practice | | | | entirely beneficial to a person's health. |
| ensures a stable alkalinity in the blood without | | | | Furthermore doctors will also point out that they are |
| stressing the body's acid base regulators. not to say | | | | also uncertain that acids in an individual's diet are the |
| that the body cannot maintain a pH level without this | | | | main cause of chronic illnesses as claimed by alkaline |
| diet, while our system will automatically do this for us, | | | | diet followers. it is however proven that alkalizing |
| it is however maintained at a somewhat respectable | | | | diets do lessen the chances and help prevent |
| level that can be easily go from good to better or | | | | osteoporosis, muscle waiting brought about by aging |
| good to bad. What makes the alkaline diet essential is | | | | and the build up of calcium stones in the kidney. |