Some guidelines have been provided hereunder,which if followed, can lead to drugless and a disease-free, healthy life. However, mental discipline and reconciliation are necessary to follow the said guidelines / habits. It is an admitted fact that no gain is possible without enduring pain and requisite efforts or sacrifice. Consult Naturopaths and change your life style.
(a) Alkaline forming foods :
Fruits : Apples, apricots, avocadoes, banana (ripe), berries (all), cantaloupe, cherries, currants, dates, figs, grapes, mangoes, melon ( all), olives (fresh), papaya, peaches, pears, raisins, lemons and limes.
Vegetables : Asparagus ripe, beans - green,string beans, beets and tops, broccoli, cabbage (red and white), carrots celery, cauliflower, chicory, cucumber, spinach, squash, turnips and tops and watercress and all gourds.
Dairy Products : Acidophillus, buttermilk, milk (raw), whey, goats milk and yoghurt.
Flesh Foods : None.
Cereals : Millets, corn, green (1st 24 hours).
Miscellaneous : Agar-agar, alfalfa products, coffee substitutes, ginger (dried), honey, kelp, mint, cloves, alfalfa, apple cider vinegar.
Nuts : Almonds, Chestnuts (roasted), coconut -fresh.
(b) Acid Forming Foods :
Fruits : Citric fruits and glazed fruits,bananas (green), cranberries, plums, prunes and juice olives (pickles).
Vegetables : Asparagus tips, beans ( all dried), brussel sprouts, chickpeas, lentils, onions, peanuts, rhubarb and tomatoes. Dandelion greens, green pulse, seaweed , brinjal, endive, garlic, kale, lettuces, mushrooms (most),parsley, parsnips, pepper (green and red), potatoes, all pumpkins, radish and soyabeans.
Dairy Products : Butter, cheese, all cottage cheese, cream, ice cream, custard and milk ( boiled,cooked, dried, pasteurised, canned).
Flesh Foods : All meat, fowl, beef, all fish,shellfish.
Nuts : All nuts ( more so if roasted), coconut (dried), peanuts.
Miscellaneous : Alcohol, candy, cocoa,chocolate, Coca-Cola, coffee, tea, condiments, dressings, sauces, drugs, aspirin, eggs, especially the whites, ginger, preserved jams, jellies, flavourings,marmalades, preservatives, corn starch, soda water,tobacco and vinegar.
Physical and mental activities : lack of sleep,overwork, worry, tension, anger, jealousy, resentment.
(c) Neutral Foods :
Oil : Olive, corn, cotton seed, soya, sesame etc. fat.
Cereals : All flour products, buckwheat, barley, all kinds of cakes, corn and corn products, all biscuits, doughnuts, macaroni, spaghetti, noodles,oatmeal, pies and pastry, rice and rye crisp.
Citrus fruits are acidic, yet because of their high calcium content, they produce an alkaline effect during the digestive process. Some patients experience citrus fruits’ effects as acidic and some others alkaline.
It is suggested that one may keep the following items at home. They are negligible in cost, but helpful in maintaining healthy body ( of course,with the support of exercises and balanced diet - a pre-requisite of Naturopathy) :
Thus we say that our senses and faculties sometimes work at cross-purposes and throw the body out of gear. It could be brought back to normalcy by observing the simple do’s and dont’s enumerated above.
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