acid diet

The alkaline diet is primarily concerned with pH balance of the body and overall well being. By eating a better ratio of alkaline to acid foods than the typical Western diet we are able to keep our body in a better state of balance. As alkaline foods are mainly fruits and vegetables it is apparent that the more of them we eat the healthier we will likely become. However how useful a diet is this for people interested in weight loss?

If you want to know how to lose weight with the alkaline diet this article will provide some suggestions as to how this can be achieved. The alkaline acid diet is not a calorie controlled diet. Rather it focuses on what we eat as opposed to how much we eat. Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables in our diet has  many positive health effects upon our bodies. It helps with digestion and keeping our bowel movements regular. The alkaline diet makes us feel more alive. By eating more living foods we provide our body with abundant nutrients. This diet also helps with our powers of concentration and makes us more able to focus. On top of that, alkalising the body may also help with disease prevention. It has been shown that an alkaline rich diet has beneficial effects upon our bones.

So while the alkaline diet is great for helping us to feel healthier and more alive it is not specifically aimed at helping us to lose weight. Personally my aim is not to actually lose weight but as I am interested in weight training and fitness, I want to put weight on! Again though, this diet does not explicitly help with that either. To gain weight eating more protein is helpful but alkaline foods contain more water, vitamins and minerals than fats and proteins. So to me it is a kind of calorie neutral diet. As in the alkaline diet alone does not promote weight loss or weight gain.

For people interested in feeling and becoming healthier while at the same time lowering overall body weight I am sure the alkaline diet could be used successfully. The same sort of principles used in any calorie controlled diet would need to be followed. Swapping out acid foods like fatty meats and proceed grain products and eating alkaline foods such as healthy fruit and vegetables would increase the amounts of health giving nutrients being consumed while at the same time likely reducing the amount of calories consumed. This would have the double effect of reducing the amount of calories consumed each day and feeling better because the foods eaten are also better for us.

Becoming healthier is also about exercising and this is also a very important factor in losing weight in a healthy fashion. Taking exercise appropriate to existing fitness levels while getting enough sleep and eating a healthy alkaline diet could be a great way to lose weight.

I first heard of wheat grass years ago from a friend who worked at a juice bar. He told me that if you drink too much of it you vomit because it is so full of nutrition that your stomach cannot handle it! This put me off trying wheatgrass for the longest time.

Since embarking on my alkaline acid diet and getting heaving into juicing I have become much more interested in green alkaline drinks. Wheatgrass is a perfect example of a nutrient rich alkaline booster. I don’t have my own wheatgrass juicer however. When possible I like to buy a wheatgrass shot when I visit juice bars. Some shops suggest that you mix the shot with your fruit juice. Personally I prefer to drink wheatgrass juice seperately and savour the earthen grassy flavour. I’m still undecided as to whether I like the taste of wheatgrass or not. It is certainly distinctive. Knowing that it is beneficial for my body certainly makes me enjoy it more.

Growing your own wheat grass as well as getting your hands on a specialist masticating juicer seems like an excellent idea. Living in Japan I am keen to see if it is possible to extract juice from rice grass. I have a feeling that rice shoots will produce a highly alkalizing green shot similar to wheatgrass.

If you are currently eating an acid diet typical in the West, stopping off for a wheatgrass drink while not a panecea for all health issues will at least provide your body with a host of minerals and help the pH balance of your body. Consumption of excess acid foods if not balanced by alkaline foods (fruit and vegetables) can have a wide variety of negative health outcomes. Rather than weight loss, I am much more concerned about general health and well being. Green drinks aren’t going to make you shed pounds in days but they certainly will help improve overall conditioning.

Do your body a favour and have a green alkaline wheatgrass drink today.

With the aim of consuming 10-15 servings of fruit and vegetables every day on the acid alkaline diet one of the most useful kitchen items is a fruit and vegetable juicer.

I use a Magimix le duo juicer to help me alkalize my diet. It cost me about $300 which is more expensive than the U.S. or U.K. However I had previous experience with this juicer and knew it would serve me well as a beginner juicer as I embarked upon my alkaline acid diet.

The more I research juicers the more interested I am in acquiring a twin gear juicer. These kinds of juicers apparently extract the most juice and operate at lower speeds than centrifugal juicers like the Magimix le duo. This is beneficial as it is kinder to the juice which means it can be stored for longer.

I am using my Magimix twice most days, sometimes three times, which helps me consume much more fruit and vegetables than earlier this year.

Of course, Magimix are not the only popular brand of jucers. Particularly in the U.S. this brand is not all that well known. However there are many other alternatives. These include the Breville BJE200XL juicer which is an excellent entry level model for anyone who is considering improving their diet. It costs less than many other machines but has a full feature set that make it great value for money.

My Magimix le duo juicer is an essential piece of kitchen equipment that allows me to improve the pH balance of my body as I attempt to alkalize my diet.