Foods are of two types: acid and alkaline. This refers to the residual ash value of a food. This means the type of residue that remains after the food is digested and processed inside of your body. Your body works best when your internal environment is just above pH 7.00 - just to the alkaline side of neutral. If there is an acid residue, the body must neutralize this acid to keep the blood from getting acidic. The acid residue is neutralized with alkaline (minerals). Ideally, there are adequate alkaline substances in the diet to do this.

However, if there are not, the body must extract alkaline (minerals) from its cells to neutralize the acid. This causes the cells to become acidic, and eventually diseased.

Therefore, diet appears to be the major influence in maintaining appropriate pH levels throughout the body. The more mineral rich foods you eat, the more your pH will be on the alkaline side and you will remain healthy. A healthy diet is a 70% alkaline and a 30% acidic foods diet. If you don't have a list of alkaline and acid foods, contact me and I'll email you this food list.