pH Balance Diet Food List – Acidic and Alkaline Foods
           Check if your diet contains sufficient alkaline food groups
             Alkaline Foods                                                            ginger, capers, cardamon, chervil, kurkuma (yellow                               Acid foods 
             Try to incorporate as many alkaline foods in your                         ginger), lattich, lovage, cumin, borage, lollo rosso                             •   any form of meat, incl. beef stock
             daily diet as you can!                                                    lettuce, lemon balm, nutmeg, majoran, horseradish,                               •   fish and shellfish
                                                                                       clove, oregano, pepper (black, green, white, red),                               •   milk and milk products (incl. low fat versions),  
             pH Balance Diet – Alkaline fruits:                                        peppermint, allspice, romaine lettuce, rosmary, ruccola                              like quark, yoghurt, kefir, cheese, ice cream,  
             lemon, avocado, lime, tomato, grapefruit, coconut;                        lettuce, safran, sage, sorrel, nigella sativa, thyme, vanilla,                       cream, eggs, milkshakes
             some experts also recommend: watermelon, apples,                          hyssop, cinnamon.                                                                •   mustard, vinegar, ketchup
             pineapple, apricot, bananas, pears, clementine, fresh                     pH Balance Diet – Alkaline sprouts and seeds:                                    •   most nuts, except almonds
             dates, strawberries, figs, blueberries, raspberries,                       almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame                                   •   wheat products, incl. pizza, pasta, rice, bread,  
             honey melon, redcurrant, blackcurrant, cherries,                          seed (incl tahini paste), flax seed, buckwheat groats,                                rolls, wholemeal products, 
             kiwi, mandarines, mango, nectarine, green and black                       spelt, most sprouted seeds (including soya, alfalfa,                             •   sugar, sweets, honey, artificial sweeteners
             olives, oranges, papaya, peach, plums, gooseberries.                      mungo beans, chickpeas, broccoli), hummus.                                       •   transfats, margarine, saturated fats,  
                                                                                                                                                                            hydrogenated oil, corn oil
             pH Balance Diet – Alkaline vegetables:                                    pH Balance Diet – Alkaline drinks:                                               •   fruit juices and sparkling drinks, like sparkling 
             asparagus, aubergines, cabbage (green cabbage,                            green drinks, fresh vegetable juice, alkaline water                                  water, lemonade, coke
             white cabbage, red cabbage, napa cabbage),                                (enriched with pH drops, distilled or ionised), water                            •   coffee, black tea, green tea, fruit teas
             onions, cauliflower (incl romanesco), radish, fresh                        with lemon or lime juice, various herbal teas (our                               •   alcohol
             peas, marrow, young spinach, carrots, green beans,                        recommendation is rooibos tea), vegetable broth,                                 •   all fruits except for the ones listed as alkaline
             beetroot, celery, peppers, sweet potato, grasses                          unsweetened soya milk, almond milk, goats milk.                                  •   all ready meals
             (alfalfa, wheat, kamut, barley etc), cucumber, 
             broccoli, kale, brussels sprouts, pumpkin;                                pH Balance Diet – Alkaline fats and oils:                                        The general guidance is that fatty meats, dairy 
             some experts also recommend: artichokes, mushrooms                        flaxseed oil, hempseed oil, avocado, olives and olive                             products, sweets, alcohol, tobacco are to be avoided. 
             (incl shiitake), chicory, fennel, spring onions, potatoes,                oil, evening primrose, coconut oil, certain oil blends.                          Fast foods often lack important nutrition and are full  
             kohlrabi, leeks, turnip, mangold, parsnip, swede, okra,                   Generally, it is recommended to eat loads of salads,                             of sugar, salt and other hidden offenders.
             radicchio, algae’s (spirulina, chlorella, hijiki, wakame, nori).          fresh alkaline vegetables as well as healthy sprouts 
                                                                                       and nuts. Most of the fresh foods should be consumed                             Keep this chart as a guideline for your Alkaline diet.
             pH Balance Diet – Alkaline herbs and lettuce:                             raw (as cooking may reduce the nutrient content)                                 For more information and other useful resources, 
             watercress, lambs lettuce, garlic, lettuce, chive, basil,                 together with 2 – 3 litres of water. In most areas, tap                          please visit www.simplexhealth.co.uk
             green and red chillies, endive, coriander, dandelion,                     water is mildly acidic, with traces of pesticides, heavy 
             parsley, chard;                                                           metals and other nasties. Therefore, test your water for 
             some experts also recommend: summer savory, nettle,                       nasties, enrich it with pH drops or use an alkaline stick 
             iceberg lettuce, fennel seeds, garden cress, frisee,                      to create alkaline, mineral-rich water.                                                                          Boost your Energy  
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