We are what we eat.  For excellent health - keep the body alkaline. You will get disease only when the body is acidic. This includes skin problems, infections, degenerative illnesses, excess weight gain etc. Eat lots of alkalizing foods to maintain a healthy alkaline ph level in the  body.  70% alkalizing foods and 30% acidifying foods per day. For overweight or chronic illness of any kind the persons  ratio is 80% alkalizing foods and 20% acidifying foods per day until they are well then it can go to 70% alkalizing foods and 30% acidifying foods per day to maintail health. Carole Franske DIHom, Homeopath and Nutritionist

Note that a food's acid or alkaline-forming tendency in the body has nothing to do with the actual pH of the food itself. For example, lemons are very acidic, however the end-products they produce after digestion and assimilation are very alkaline so lemons are alkaline-forming in the body. Likewise, meat will test alkaline before digestion but it leaves very acidic residue in the body so, like nearly all animal products, meat is very acid-forming.

Where do we find good fats?
There are four sources of good fats:

1. Green vegetables contain good fats, but in very small quantities. To get 2 tablespoons of good fats, a person would have to eat over 60 pounds of vegetables per day. That is impossible.

2. Seeds and nuts are richer sources of EFAs. But there is no seed or nut that gives an optimum ratio of n-3 to n-6 to keep us healthy in our present situation with food habits. Flax is the richest source of n-3, but a poor source of n-6. Sunflower and sesame seeds contain n-6 but no n-3. So we must mix and match these seeds to get both EFAs in the right quantities and ratio.

3. High fat, cold water fish such as sardines, salmon, trout, herring, and mackerel contain n-3 and n-6 derivatives. Eating fish is preferable to using fish oil capsules, due to contamination of fish oils with mercury, pesticides, and PCBs, and due to damage done to fish oils during processing.

4. Oils made with health in mind: pressed from organically grown seeds under protection of light, air, and heat; filtered and filled into dark glass bottles under the same protection; boxed to keep out all light; refrigerated during storage at the factory, in stores, and in the home; and used with care in food preparation (never used for frying, sautéing, or baking).

Oils made with this care are found in the refrigerator in health food stores. It is unusual to see such care taken in oil preparation, packaging, storage, and use. But this kind of care is necessary if EFA-rich oils are to retain their health benefits.
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ALKALIZING   FOODS . .... ACIDIFYING   FOODS . VEGETABLES OTHER FRUITS FATS & OILS SEEDS, NUTS,  BUTTERS DRUGS & CHEMICALS Garlic Asparagus Fermented Veggies Watercress Beets Broccoli Brussel sprouts Cabbage Carrot (high glycemic) Cauliflower Celery Chard Chlorella Collard Greens Cucumber Eggplant Kale Kohlrabi Lettuce Mushrooms Mustard Greens Dulce Dandelions Edible Flowers Onions Parsnips (high glycemic) Green Peas Peppers Pumpkin Rutabaga Sea Veggies Spirulina Sprouts Squashes Alfalfa Barley Grass Wheat Grass Wild Greens Nightshade Veggies SWEETENERS Stevia Honey (neutral)*   Apple Cider Vinegar Bee Pollen Lecithin Granules Probiotic Cultures Green Juices Veggies Juices Fresh Fruit Juice Organic Milk (unpasteurized) Mineral Water Alkaline Antioxidant Water Green Tea Herbal Tea Dandelion Tea Ginseng Tea Banchi Tea Kombucha SPICES /SEASONINGS Cinnamon Curry Ginger Mustard Chili Pepper Sea Salt Miso Tamari All Herbs ORIENTAL VEGETABLES Maitake Daikon Dandelion Root Shitake Kombu Reishi Nori Umeboshi Wakame Sea Veggies   Apple Apricot Avocado Banana (high glycemic) Cantaloupe Cherries Currants Dates/Figs Grapes Grapefruit Lime Honeydew Melon Nectarine Orange Lemon Peach Pear Pineapple All Berries Tangerine Tomato Tropical Fruits Watermelon PROTEIN Eggs Whey Protein Powder Cottage Cheese Chicken Breast Yogurt Almonds Chestnuts Tofu (fermented) Flax Seeds Pumpkin Seeds Tempeh (fermented) Squash Seeds Sunflower Seeds Millet Sprouted Seeds Nuts . Avocado Oil Corn Oil  Hemp Seed Oil Flax Oil Lard Olive Oil Safflower Oil Sesame Oil Sunflower Oil FRUITS Cranberries GRAINS Rice Cakes Wheat Cakes Amaranth Barley Buckwheat Corn Oats (rolled) Quinoi Rice (all) Rye Spelt Kamut Wheat Hemp Seed Flour DAIRY Cheese, Cow Cheese, Goat Cheese, Processed Cheese, Sheep Milk Butter               Cashews Brazil Nuts Peanut Butter Pecans Tahini Walnuts ANIMAL PROTEIN Beef Carp Clams Fish Lamb Lobster Mussels Oyster Pork Rabbit Salmon Shrimp Scallops Tuna Turkey Venison PASTA (WHITE) Noodles Macaroni Spaghetti OTHER Wheat Germ Potatoes Sugar (Clear Distilled Vinegar)              Chemicals Drugs, Medicinal Drugs, Psychedelic Herbicides on food Things like smoking Pesticides  in food   ALCOHOL Beer Spirits Hard Liquor Wine BEANS,  LEGUMES, MILKS Black Beans Chick Peas Green Peas Kidney Beans Lentils Lima Beans Peanuts Pinto Beans Red Beans Soy Beans Soy Milk White Beans Rice Milk Almond Milk                           * Honey produces neutral ash so it is OK  It is sweeter than sugar, use it sparingly. The pH of Foods   *Source - Back to the House of Health (Redford-Young, S) The relative alkalinity or acidity of food is measured by the pH value of the ash residue that remains after the food has been metabolised by our body. This ash can be acid, alkaline or neutral depending largely upon the mineral content of the food. As a basic rule - potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, silver, sodium and iron leave an alkaline residue while sulphur, chlorine, phosphorous and iodine create an acid environment.  The foods that are either alkalising or acidifying are very easy to categorise. The common sense 'bad' foods (sugar, refined foods, foods high in saturated fat and trans fats, meat, dairy, yeast, fizzy drinks, crisps, chocolate, alcohol etc) all leave an acid ash. Conversely, the common sense 'good foods' (salads, vegetables etc) are alkalising.  The confusing food for many people is fruit. The bottom line is that due to the extremely high sugar content, most fruits have an acidifying effect on the body. This is a great shame due to the nutrients that they also contain. However, the con's outweigh the pro's. The fruits that are an exception to this rule include: avocado, lime, lemon, watermelon and tomato. Food pH Chart The pH score given is an approximate relative potential of acidity (-) or alkalinity (+) within one ounce of food: Alkalising Foods/Drinks Relative pH Acidifying Foods/Drinks Relative pH Cucumber  +31.5 Pork -38.0  Alfalfa Sprouts +29.3 Veal -35 Soy Sprouts +29.5 Beef -34.5 Avocado +15.6 Chicken -18 Tomato +13.6 Eggs -18 Summer Radish +39.4 Hard Cheese -18.1 Kamut Grass +27.6 Quark -17.3 Carrot +9.5 Cream -3.9 Soy Beans (soaked) +12.8 White Bread -10 Soy Lecithin (pure) +38 Wholemeal Bread -6.5 Cabbage +14.1 Rye Bread -2.5 Celery +13.3 Pistachios -16.6 Garlic +13.2 Peanuts -12.8 Spinach +13.1 Cashews -9.3 Watercress +7.7 Margarine is not a food Leeks +7.2 Corn Oil -6.5 Courgette +5.7 Butter -3.9 Fresh Soy Beans +12 Artificial Sweeteners -26.5 Tofu  +3.2 Chocolate -24.6 Lemons +9.9 White Sugar -17.6 Limes +8.2 Fructose -9.5 Cucumber +31.5 Honey -7.6 Wheatgrass +33.8 Ketchup -12.4 Sprouted Radish Seeds +28.4 Mayonnaise -12.5 Barley Grass +28.1 Mustard -19.2 Red Cabbage +6.3 Soy Sauce -26.2 Almonds +3.6 Vinegar -39.4 Olive Oil +1 Liquor -38.7 Flax Seed Oil +3.5 Wine -16.4 Turnip +8 Beer -26.8 Asparagus +1.3 Coffee -25.1 Onion +3.0 Fruit Juice (Natural) -8.7 Watermelon  -1.0  Fruit Juice (Processed) -33.6     Tea (Black) -27.1  Source: Creating Health and Vitality  Your skin is your body's richest natural source of growth hormones.  If stimulated by touch, massage and brushing on a regular basis, your skin generates even more of these important hormones that help keep you healthy, vital and young.  Give yourself the gift of a massage with warm sesame oil to help you detoxify and enjoy your own beauty.  When you shower or bathe take a fairly stiff brush and brush your legs and arms to get all the loose skin off and show the radiant fresh skin underneath. 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