ALKALINE DIET WITH FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE
The alkaline diet is also called the alkaline-ash diet or alkaline-acid diet. It focuses on restricting junk foods and promoting a more plant-based diet, this has nothing to do with your body’s pH level foods. Alkaline foods are important so as to bring about a balance in your system. We should have a balanced meal with a good mix of everything, rather than restraining ourselves to have only a certain category of a food item. Alkaline foods, therefore, help in countering the risks of acidity and acid refluxes, bringing relief to the gut and the entire body.
ALKALINE-FORMING FOODS TO EAT
- Unsweetened fruit juices.
- Non-starchy vegetables.
- Almonds, Almond milk.
- Mineral soda water.
- Soy foods.
- Coconut oil.
- Cauliflower and broccoli.
FOODS TO AVOID
- Dairy
- Eggs
- Meat
- Most grains
- Processed foods
- Canned
- Packaged
- Snacks (fried, high sodium content)