How to Add More Alkaline to Your Diet
Increasing your consumption of alkaline foods while maintaining or reducing your consumption of acidic foods is one easy method to maintain the body's natural pH level (which is slightly alkaline). According to nutritionist and biochemist Dr. John Berardi, this can help to avoid development of certain diseases such as osteoporosis. Additionally, as adding more alkaline to your diet involves the consumption of more fruits and vegetables, it can also help to naturally balance out any vitamin or mineral deficiencies you might be experiencing.
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Adding Alkaline
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Aim to consume at least one serving of fruits with every meal that you eat to increase the alkalinity of your diet. Choose a varied blend of fruits, including apples, oranges, citrus fruits, berries and the like to provide your body with a wide assortment of vitamins and minerals in addition to warding off acidity through an infusion of alkalinity. While all fruits are somewhat alkaline in nature, the best fruits to include are raisins and bananas, as they rank fairly high toward alkalinity, according to the PRAL (potential renal acid load) scale, which measures foods according to their acidity or alkalinity.
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Aim to consume at least one type of vegetable per meal to further increase the alkalinity of your diet. Along with fruits, vegetables are another "can't miss" category of food when it comes to increasing alkalinity. According to the PRAL scale, spinach is one of the most alkaline veggies you can eat, along with celery and carrots. The least alkaline veggies are cucumber and asparagus, so use those only as a last resort if you are lacking for other vegetables.
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Decrease your consumption of acidic foods to increase the alkalinity of your diet by default. This means cutting back on your consumption of meat, dairy and grains, as these are food types that are moderately to highly acidic. In general, substituting out one serving of any of these food types while substituting in a serving of both fruits and vegetables can go a long way toward adding additional alkalinity to your diet.
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