_Acid alkaline foods
_I recently emailed over to a heap of folks as being a thank you and to say thanks I just said:
Acid alkaline foods
Let me know your BIGGEST alkaline diet and alkaline food question & Let me answer it for you in One day
Needless to say I got a HEAP of responses! True to my promise I answered each one of them personally and uniquely - on the other hand thought it would be a fantastic idea to express the replies here to help you all learn from them and hopefully it will prompt a few conversations inside comments!
So here is my first response, but a few heap more to follow.
What makes the Alkaline Food Lists So Different?
Question: Hi Ross, We've decided to ask you the question on alkalinity, thanks a lot. The thing is that every article that I have ever read about the acid/ alkaline balance, and what foods truly are alkaline differs from so called expert to expert.
I truly do have some knowledge myself and would be guided by my own intuition, yet it's nevertheless confusing when there is much difference of opinion.
By way of example, I always believed that bananas were an alkaline food, though as a food source I don’t think these are always as beneficial as is also often claimed, and potatoes ie white, red etc have invariably been known to be very alkaline and potato juice has been utilized to neutralise acid in the stomach since way back when, and yet certain articles cite comparable to being acidic. Also there are differences in the acid/alkaline ratio quoted in differing articles re various foods. I’m not mentioning any names especially as I have come across many articles and books on the subject and it is always the same, so is rather frustrating as one doesn’t know that's right.
If you can shed light on this wouldn't it be great.
Answer:
This is a GREAT question the other I am asked a LOT. It may be one of my missions to coach and answer this question as many people as possible. It was so confusing to me when I first started out and it frustrates me that you have still millions of people worldwide who still this question - or worse - are following bad advice and they are eating the wrong things!
Firstly - this is our Energise list of alkaline foods and acid foods. Our list is reliant upon the research and theories of Dr Robert Young, that's the leading researcher in the alkaline diet field.
Now, on top of the explanation. I’ll copy and paste this coming from a blog post I wrote quite some time back about different alkaline food lists since this is a good start:
I know it is quite confusing to view such differences in the charts. This volume of conflicting information is the main reason I build energiseforlife.com and I believe our chart (using the research of the Alkaline Diet pioneer, Dr Young) is among the most accurate.
The reason that other charts show such disparity is that they base their classifications for the readings for the Potential Renal Acid Load research (PRAL). It's not an accurate source for this purpose. The real reason for this is, to test for PRAL they basically burn the meal at an extreme temperature and after that take a read of the ‘ash’ that is certainly left behind and what it’s pH is.
While this certainly does give a read of its alkalinity through the mineral content of the food, that is only half the picture. By burning it at a real high temperature they also burn away each of the most acid-causing content of the food, namely sugar. This is why on some charts high sugar fruits are listed as alkaline. Bananas as an illustration are high in the alkaline mineral potassium, But you are also 25% sugar which makes them very acidifying if we consume them.
Dr Young has tested the blood (through live blood analysis) that has reached over 40,000 people and possesses seen first hand the effect different foods placed on the body. So his classification of acid/alkaline foods is often the most accurate and the most relevant to the effect foods placed on our pH levels.
(mind you, the blog post is answering the superior 10 alkaline diet questions - so twenty-four hours a day have a read)
So, basically, the visible difference between the alkaline food charts depends upon one simple thing:
Some charts determine acidity or alkalinity for the food before it is consumed & others (like mine) care more about the effect the food has on one's body after it has been consumed.
Personally, We've no interest in what a meals is before I’ve eaten it - I must know whether it will alkalise or acidify myself. Make sense?
Some stand out these include fruit, as you mentioned, like banana - but yet another excellent example is the low sugar fruits like tomato and lemon. These are listed within the PRAL charts as acidic, along with their natural state these are - but they are very, very alkalising once consumed and they are a really integral part of the alkaline diet - featuring in as well as recipes.
I hate to think of the volume of people there are out there who will be eating a heap of high sugar fruits daily and are not getting any tomato, avocado, lemons, limes etc.
A lot of people I have spoken to even eat ONLY fruit for half the day. They are literally living the acid diet!
I'm hoping this helps clear things up. I own a video here with my good pal and Energise nutritionist Gareth, where he explains why lemons are alkalising. Gareth has trained with many of the best nutritionists in Britain and possesses gone through months of training and research with Dr Young that's the leading authority on the alkaline diet - i really thoroughly trust his opinion.
Acid alkaline foods
Acid alkaline foods
Let me know your BIGGEST alkaline diet and alkaline food question & Let me answer it for you in One day
Needless to say I got a HEAP of responses! True to my promise I answered each one of them personally and uniquely - on the other hand thought it would be a fantastic idea to express the replies here to help you all learn from them and hopefully it will prompt a few conversations inside comments!
So here is my first response, but a few heap more to follow.
What makes the Alkaline Food Lists So Different?
Question: Hi Ross, We've decided to ask you the question on alkalinity, thanks a lot. The thing is that every article that I have ever read about the acid/ alkaline balance, and what foods truly are alkaline differs from so called expert to expert.
I truly do have some knowledge myself and would be guided by my own intuition, yet it's nevertheless confusing when there is much difference of opinion.
By way of example, I always believed that bananas were an alkaline food, though as a food source I don’t think these are always as beneficial as is also often claimed, and potatoes ie white, red etc have invariably been known to be very alkaline and potato juice has been utilized to neutralise acid in the stomach since way back when, and yet certain articles cite comparable to being acidic. Also there are differences in the acid/alkaline ratio quoted in differing articles re various foods. I’m not mentioning any names especially as I have come across many articles and books on the subject and it is always the same, so is rather frustrating as one doesn’t know that's right.
If you can shed light on this wouldn't it be great.
Answer:
This is a GREAT question the other I am asked a LOT. It may be one of my missions to coach and answer this question as many people as possible. It was so confusing to me when I first started out and it frustrates me that you have still millions of people worldwide who still this question - or worse - are following bad advice and they are eating the wrong things!
Firstly - this is our Energise list of alkaline foods and acid foods. Our list is reliant upon the research and theories of Dr Robert Young, that's the leading researcher in the alkaline diet field.
Now, on top of the explanation. I’ll copy and paste this coming from a blog post I wrote quite some time back about different alkaline food lists since this is a good start:
I know it is quite confusing to view such differences in the charts. This volume of conflicting information is the main reason I build energiseforlife.com and I believe our chart (using the research of the Alkaline Diet pioneer, Dr Young) is among the most accurate.
The reason that other charts show such disparity is that they base their classifications for the readings for the Potential Renal Acid Load research (PRAL). It's not an accurate source for this purpose. The real reason for this is, to test for PRAL they basically burn the meal at an extreme temperature and after that take a read of the ‘ash’ that is certainly left behind and what it’s pH is.
While this certainly does give a read of its alkalinity through the mineral content of the food, that is only half the picture. By burning it at a real high temperature they also burn away each of the most acid-causing content of the food, namely sugar. This is why on some charts high sugar fruits are listed as alkaline. Bananas as an illustration are high in the alkaline mineral potassium, But you are also 25% sugar which makes them very acidifying if we consume them.
Dr Young has tested the blood (through live blood analysis) that has reached over 40,000 people and possesses seen first hand the effect different foods placed on the body. So his classification of acid/alkaline foods is often the most accurate and the most relevant to the effect foods placed on our pH levels.
(mind you, the blog post is answering the superior 10 alkaline diet questions - so twenty-four hours a day have a read)
So, basically, the visible difference between the alkaline food charts depends upon one simple thing:
Some charts determine acidity or alkalinity for the food before it is consumed & others (like mine) care more about the effect the food has on one's body after it has been consumed.
Personally, We've no interest in what a meals is before I’ve eaten it - I must know whether it will alkalise or acidify myself. Make sense?
Some stand out these include fruit, as you mentioned, like banana - but yet another excellent example is the low sugar fruits like tomato and lemon. These are listed within the PRAL charts as acidic, along with their natural state these are - but they are very, very alkalising once consumed and they are a really integral part of the alkaline diet - featuring in as well as recipes.
I hate to think of the volume of people there are out there who will be eating a heap of high sugar fruits daily and are not getting any tomato, avocado, lemons, limes etc.
A lot of people I have spoken to even eat ONLY fruit for half the day. They are literally living the acid diet!
I'm hoping this helps clear things up. I own a video here with my good pal and Energise nutritionist Gareth, where he explains why lemons are alkalising. Gareth has trained with many of the best nutritionists in Britain and possesses gone through months of training and research with Dr Young that's the leading authority on the alkaline diet - i really thoroughly trust his opinion.
Acid alkaline foods