The Alkaline Diet

Alkaline food seems to be a new hype. Hollywood stars such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Victoria Beckham swear by it and admittedly, they look radiant. The whole principle also fits perfectly with the trend "pure and real food." But actually, the alkaline or alkaline diet is many years old. Eating foods with high alkaline values was years before being considered by several physiologists, biologists and physicians. We classify it as a special diet because it focuses on (reducing) the acidity of your food.

When the alkaline diet worth a try?

The alkaline diet not only seems to be good for weight loss but also have a number of other positive effects on many common complaints. Thus, it helps to:

1. Fatigue Complaints; Diet gives you a real energy boost ' 
2. The improvement of the memory 
3. Back pain and the bone disease osteoporosis , though this has not been confirmed by regular doctors 
4. diabetes; diet lowers your blood sugar 
5. Maldigestion 
6. Not only agreed, but also people who are underweight do well to follow this diet. By the diet, your body will find the right balance, with underweight just leads to weight gain.

But what is "Alkaline" eat exactly?

Another word for alkali is also called 'basic'. The opposite is of basic acid. The principle of the diet is that all 'acidic' foods, so those with high acidity, bad for you. They keep your kidneys unnecessarily much work, so your body can not absorb a lot of vitamins. And the shortage of vitamins you feel listless and without energy, and your body can handle fewer nutrients, thus being overweight can have as a result.

Acidity, or the pH value of something, you can determine on the basis of a scale from 0 to 14. This is 0 very acid, 7 neutral and 14 very basic (alkaline).

So ... How do I start?

It must be said that proponents of the alkaline diet rather talk about a lifestyle . You actually upset your whole life setting. This sounds very heavy, but because you are booking fast result, it is easier to maintain your motivation.

Having said this, an alkaline diet is based primarily on what you eat and generally has a strong vegetarian slant. The principal at the alkaline diet is that you eat throughout the day with raw fruits and vegetables. It is absolutely not done to eat starchy foods like bread and pasta. But also, for example, potatoes and pickle will have to be avoided. Also, meat and fish fit generally not between the nutrients with a high alkaline value. Coffee, tea, soft drinks and alcohol should absolutely be banished from your life.

What may well?

Vegetables with a proper pH value include:

• Asparagus, garlic, cauliflower, celery, fennel and onions 

Leaf vegetables are perfect, including:

• Spinach, parsley and arugula 

Then there is a choice of fruit, for example:

• Grapefruit, lemon , kiwi, dried dates, figs, apricots

Furthermore, eating lots of nuts and seeds is highly recommended, as well as drinking both coconut and almond milk. There are a variety of dietary lists or weekly menus, both on the Internet and in book form. This can help you in the beginning to find out what you can and can not and how you can enter your daily life.

Finally, healthy or not ...?

The trailers are to be praised and feel and top fit and even say never or rarely sick. In fact, contains an alkaline diet all the nutrients according to the book to be given to a human being. That Alkaline eater so often healthier lives than many people with a normal diet is indisputable. Doctors can confirm this. What can indeed be bad on a diet of lots of fresh, healthy food like fruit and vegetables, with no alcohol, alcohol and refined sugars?

The only point that has to be taken is whether your body gets enough protein and calcium. This is anyway still a concern for vegetarians. Skeptics say finally, the following: what we eat, the body works to the pH value ultimately always keep between 7.35 and 7.45, the "acid or alkaline we eat. After a course of time, it would be so diet may have less effect.

If you want to know more about the alkaline diet plus accompanying recipes, read the book.