More to my post of yesterday on helping your body become more alkaline/acid balanced.

Just because a food is acid it doesn’t mean that it remains acid in the body.  It can turn alkaline.  Honey and raw sugars produce alkaline ash, but because of a high concentrate of sugar become acid-formers.

Here is a sample of “acid-forming foods.

Asparagus, barley, beans (dried), beechnuts, beef, bread, buckwheat, butter, cashew nuts, cereals, cheese, chestnuts, chicken, chocolate, clams, cod liver oil, cottage cheese, cornmeal, cottonseed meal, cow peas, crab, cream, eggs, farina, fish, flour, halibut, ham, hazelnuts, hickory nuts, hominy, honey, horseradish, Jello, kohlrabi, lamb, lentils, lobster, mackerel, macaroni, maple syrup, margarine, mussels, mushrooms, oats, pasta, peanuts, peas, pecans, pistachios, pomegranate, pork, prunes, quinces, rice, rutabagas, rye, sauerkraut, salmon, scallops, smelt, smoked herring, sole, spaghetti, sugar, syrups, tapioca, turkey, walnuts, wheat, wheat germ & wine.

Foods that increase alkalinity in the blood
Alkaline forming foods include: * agar, alfalfa sprouts, almonds, apples(apple cider), apricots, artichokes, bananas, beets, beet tops, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, brussel sprouts, burdock, cabbage, cantaloupe, carob, carrots, cauliflower, celery, celeriac, chard, cherries, chives, coconut, cranberries, cucumbers, currants (fresh), dandelion greens, dates, dill, dock, endive, figs (dried), flaxseed, garlic, grapes, Ggrapefruit, greenbeans (fresh), guava, huckleberries, Irish moss, kelp, kohlrabi, leeks, lemons, lettuce, lima beans (fresh), limes, loganberries, loquats, mango, melons, millet, mint, molasses, mulberries, muskmelons, mustard greens, nectarines, okra, olives, olive oil, onions, oranges, papaya, parsley, parsnips, passion fruit, peaches, pears, persimmons, pineapple, plums, pumpkin, radishes, raisins, raspberries, rhubarb, romaine lettuce, rutabagas, sea grass, sorrel, soybeans, spinach, squash, strawberries, swiss chard, tangerine, turnips, vegetable oils, water chestnuts, watercress, watermelon.

Don’t forget your water.  Even most bottled water is acid forming.  Kangen Water® is Alkaline Antioxidant Water.  This is a must in our home.

For information on this water go to http://www.hydrationstationstore.com or if you live on theWashington peninsula go to the Hydration Station Store in Port Townsend or call360-390-4713 and ask for Paul.