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Symptoms of Excess Acidity
What are the symptoms of excess acidity?
- Low energy, chronic fatigue
- Excess mucous production
- Nasal congestion
- Frequent colds, flus, and infections
- Nervous, stressed, irritable, anxious, agitated
- Weak nails, dry hair, dry skin
- Formation of cysts, such as ovarian cysts, polycystic ovaries, benign breast cysts (fibrocystic breasts)
- Headaches
- Joint pain or arthritis
- Neuritis
- Muscle pain
- Feel better after a detox diet
- Hives
- Leg cramps and spasms
- Gastritis, acid indigestion
Alkaline Foods to help reduce acidity in your body
Vegetables
| Asparagus Artichokes Cabbage Lettuce Onion Cauliflower Radish Swede Lambs Lettuce Peas |
Courgette Red Cabbage Leeks Watercress Spinach Turnip Chives Carrot Green Beans |
Beetroot Garlic Celery Grasses (wheat, straw, barley, dog, kamut etc.) Cucumber Broccoli Kale Brussels Sprouts |
Seeds, Nuts & Grains
| Almonds Pumpkin Sunflower Sesame |
Flax Buckwheat Groats Spelt |
Lentils Cumin Seeds Any sprouted seed |
Fats & Oils
| Flax Hemp Avocado |
Olive Evening Primrose |
Borage Oil Blends (such as Udos Choice) |
Alkaline Foods to help restore your body's natural Ph Level
Higher alkaline are better (food by category)
- Vegetables -- High alkaline: wheat grass, barley grass, alfalfa spouts, broccoli sprouts, other types of sprouts, cucumber, kale, parsley, sea vegetables. Moderate alkaline: avocado, arugula, beets, bell peppers, broccoli, cabbage, celery, collard, endive, garlic, ginger, green beans, lettuce, mustard greens, okra, onion, spinach, tomato. Slightly alkaline: artichoke, asparagus, brussels sprouts, carrot, cauliflower, kohlrabi, leeks, peas, rhubarb, rutabaga, turnip, watercress, zucchini
- Fruit -- Slightly alkaline: coconut, grapefruit, lemon, lime
- Beans and legumes -- Moderate alkaline: lima beans, soy beans, white beans. Slightly alkaline: Lentils, tofu.
- Nuts, seeds, oils -- High alkaline: pumkin seeds. Slightly alkaline: almond, borage oil, coconut oil, cod liver oil, evening primrose oil, fish oil, flaxseed oil, olive oil, sesame seeds.
- Grains -- buckwheat, quinoa, spelt
- Condiments -- Moderate alkaline: cayenne, red chili pepper, sea salt, stevia. Most herbs and spices are somewhat alkaline.
- Dairy -- Slightly alkaline: goat milk
TAKE NOTE: WORK WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER
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