Whole Food Health Alkaline Diet

In Fitness on December 8th, 2008 | 1,666 views

All health problems have a nutritional component, no matter what your course of medical treatment. This is because the foods you eat affect how you feel and your state of health. Many natural health care doctors advise making your diet more alkaline to ease your digestion, increase energy and improve your nutrient levels. This Alkaline Diet may be used temporarily or long term, depending on your commitment.

Unless otherwise directed by your doctor,

IDEAL SUPPLEMENTS:

EAT ORGANICALLY GROWN FOODS (IDEALLY) ONLY FROM THESE CATEGORIES (NO OTHER FOODS OR DRINKS DURING THIS DIET):

  • Green vegetables such as zucchini, broccoli, spinach, kale, peas, green beans, snap peas, peppers, etc.
  • Cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts
  • Sulfur-bearing vegetables such as onions and garlic
  • Fruits such as oranges, pineapple, lemon, pears, apples, grapes & strawberries (especially need to be organic), kiwi
  • Salads (no iceberg lettuce) with green leaf, red leaf, romaine and spinach, oil and lemon juice dressing, olives, onions, mushrooms, radish — no bottled dressings
  • Meats: no red meat or ham; no bacon, but rather fish, organic (to avoid drug & hormone residues) chicken, turkey
  • No grains (cereals, rice, oats, bread, bagels, pasta)
  • Dairy: use butter only, sparingly
  • Oil: use only organic olive oil or flaxseed oil
  • Vegetables may be lightly steamed in oil, lemon juice and garlic.
  • Vegetable soup, fresh, not from can.

AVOID:

  • All sugars except raw, unfiltered honey
  • Ice cream
  • All nuts, and peanuts
  • Margarine or fake butters
  • Sauces, including tomato sauce
  • Artificial sweeteners
  • Coffee
  • All drinks except organic green tea, decaffeinated tea and water
  • Any processed food (foods in packages except for grains): this includes chips, boxed cereals (organic oatmeal is okay), canned soups, canned food, crackers, snack foods, junk foods
  • Fried foods
  • Eggs
  • Bread

After this diet, add only real foods which do not include margarine, artificial ingredients or other nonfoods. Add no more than 1 new food every 5 days. Do not eat/add any foods in packages that contain artificial ingredients on the label/packaging to avoid consuming chemicals. Organic produce is preferred to avoid pesticides.

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