Tending Towards Acidity
Like most of the American population, you
have a hard time bringing the high acidity of your lifestyle and
diet into balance to provide the slightly alkaline state your body
needs to reach its optimum performance. While this problem can affect
young children and young adults, it tends to become much more of
a concern once people enter their 40s and 50s, as the effects of
aging, stress, and environmental toxins accumulate.
It’s likely that you:
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Tire easily and are often fatigued |
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Have a hard time thinking clearly |
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Have a pessimistic outlook on life |
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Have digestive problems, such as heartburn, irritable colon, and Crohn’s disease |
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Are subject to frequent flu and colds |
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May have arthritis or allergies |
Your Best Diet
The typical American diet is composed of foods that are either highly
acidic, or that, once eaten, cause an acidic reaction within the
body. Therefore, if you are already an acidic person, it’s best
to avoid as many of these foods as possible, and try to get as many
alkaline-enhancing foods as possible. Overall you should:
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Select more alkaline foods |
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Use delicious and readily available substitutions for highly acidic foods |
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Plan more alkaline meals |
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Rotate foods for greater variety |
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Stay away from highly acidic foods. |
Follow the The
Alkaline Power Diet.
For more on alkalinity/acidity,
read on:
Getting
in Balance: Alkalinity and Acidity
Checklist: Are You Overly
Acidic or a High Alkaline Producer?
Testing Your Own Acid/Alkaline
Balance
Naturally Great
Alkalinizers