Art of Diet

Acid Alkaline 

Ms H

Foods depending on the effect they have on the body are classified as acid forming or alkalising. Eating too much acid-forming foods leads to acid indigestion that eventually creates chronic acidosis, which acidifies body tissue. This acidification process blocks oxygen within cells and eventually compromises the immune system. This leads to all sorts of diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, memory loss and nutrient deficiencies. All of these conditions are due to acid-forming diets that disrupt the acid/alkaline blood ratios of your body cells. The acid alkaline diet is one of the keys to lead a healthy life. The high alkaline diet can alkalise and oxygenate body cells as you eat alkaline foods. By following a specific alkaline diet plan, you will begin to shift your body's pH and oxygenate your body. These alkaline foods will keep your body healthy and functioning correctly, to help prevent and combat diseases.

pH balance

The diagram reflects the ratio of a well- balanced healthy acid/alkaline diet.

 20% acid/ 80% alkaline

Study your daily meal in the last two days

Day 1

Breakfast
Snack
Lunch
Snack
Dinner

Circle the acidic foods with red pen

Circle the alkaline foods with blue pen

What is the ratio of the acid – forming / alkaline foods?