Alkaline Diet: Simple Step Towards Health and Longevity

What I notice most about people who take on “diets” at an attempt to get healthier, is the complete lack of foundational knowledge of the properties food possess. The difference between alkaline and acidic foods is one of the first, and thus far, most important things I learned about sound nutrition, with the consensus amongst nutritionists and health gurus to eat alkaline. Alkaline and acid are terms that derive from the famed PH (Potential Hydrogen) Scale.

So Why are alkaline foods better for you? Alkaline foods have the ability to bring oxygen to your cells help your body regenerate faster, and remove excess toxins from your body. When your body is in an acidic state, caused from having a diet rich in acid foods, cells are overpowered by toxins and inhibit your bodies immune system from doing its protective duties. Acidic foods not only inhibit your health and longevity, it also can cause cancer and other degenerative diseases. Biochemist Otto Heinrich Warburg won the Nobel Prize for finding the root cause of cancer as oxygen deficiency caused by an acidic state in the human body.

What steps can we take towards health and longevity, as well as prevent degenerative diseases? In my opinion the first and most important step is to make lifestyle changes eliminating acidic foods, and incorporating alkaline foods to your diet. In America, as well as other industrialized nations, diets are high in acidic foods coming from fast foods, processed foods, white flour, dairy products, sugary soft drinks, and dairy products. Conscious effort must be made to eliminate, or at the very least minimize the intake of these acidic foods, and substituting them with nutrient-dense alkaline foods. As with any change, it must be gradual, so I recommend cutting out carbonated drinks, sugary juices, and substituting one meal with a green salad. Alkaline supplementation is always helpful, and there are plenty of powder green mixes you can combine with water or sugar-free apple juice to help bring give your body more nutrients. The gift of health and longevity is the best thing you can give yourself, I hope my page encourages you to return and be a regular contributor.