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Alkaline Foods  —  Almost all fresh fruits (even sour fruits like oranges, lemons, pineapples become alkaline during digestion); almost all fresh and raw or streamed vegetables (including green leafy vegetables and salads); pulpy smoothies of fruits and vegetables; soaked dry fruits, raisins and wholegrain sprouts are extremely beneficial for disease-free life.  Unboiled milk, cottage cheese, soured dairy  products, buckwheat; corn; chestnuts; fresh lima beans; millets; Brazil nuts; almonds; maple syrup; molasses and honey are also alkaline in nature.

Acidic Foods  —  All fat/oil-rich, refined, fried and processed junk foods like pastas, burgers, pizzas, samosas, pakoras; savoury snacks like namkeens and potato chips/crisps; all tinned and ready packed foods, beverages and fruit juices with harmful chemical additives, preservatives, colourings and flavour enhancers; transfat-rich foods such as ready meals, noodles, biscuits; fizzy drinks and colas; sweets and confectionery made from milk and starch such as Indian mithai, cakes, pasteries and icecreams animal derived foods such as non-vegetarian food, eggs, seafood, butter, ghee, cheese, paneer, lard and boiled milk; caffeinated drinks like coffee, cocoa, tea, chocolate; unsprouted grains such as wheat, rice, barley, beans, pulses; oats, nuts (except almonds) asparagus; Brussel sprouts; mustard; olives; peppers; dried coconuts; canned and unsoaked dried fruits; bread; breakfast cereals; sugar; refined flour (maida); nicotine; medicines aspirin and drugs; vinegar, alcohol.

Note:   Raw fruits and all foods with added sugar are acidic.

Santokh Singh Parmar

Naturo-Food Therapist & Lifestyle Consultant

Mobile: +91(0) 9815922330

Websites: www.naturofoodtherapy.org & www.foodtherapy.org

July 2011

Note: The above information and advice and indicative remedies are not a substitute for the advice, your doctor or naturo-food therapist may give you based on his/her knowledge of yourself.