Holistic Nutrition
THE BEST ALKALINE FORMING FOODS TO EAT
- All fresh fruits
- All fresh salad greens
- All sprouts
- All vegetables (raw or cooked)
- Almonds & Sunflower Seeds, soaked *
- Apple cider vinegar
- Berries, fresh
- Corn on the cob, fresh *
- Dates
- Dried fruits, unsulphured *
- Fresh or dried seasoning herbs
- Fresh raw fruit juice
- Fresh raw vegetable juice
- Garlic
- Goat whey (raw) *
- Grapefruit
- Green foods (algae, spirulina, chlorella)
- Herbal Teas (caffeine free)
- Honey (raw)
- Lemons
- Lime Beans *
- Maple syrup, organic
- Melons
- Millet *
- Molasses
- Potatoes *
- Quinoa *
- Raisins
- Raw organic olive or flax-seed oils
- Sauerkraut (unsalted)
- Sea vegetables (well rinsed)
- Vegetable broth
- Vegetable soups
- Wheat grass juice
- Eat no more than 3 times per week as these foods significantly slow the cleansing process. If you experience during the fasting cleansing reactions, you may wish to consume more of these foods or if you wish to speed up the cleansing process, we recommend eating less of these foods.
THE WORST ACID FORMING FOODS TO AVOID
- Alcohol**
- Barley
- Black or white pepper
- Bread, baked
- Cake
- Canned or frozen fruits and vegetables
- Cereals, all
- Chocolate
- Coffee
- Dairy
- Eggs
- Foods cooked with oil
- Grains, except quinoa and millet
- Legumes
- Meat, fish, birds, shellfish
- Oatmeal
- Pasta
- Popcorn
- Preservatives
- Processed foods
- Salt
- Soda crackers
- Soft drinks
- Sugar, white and processed
- Sweeteners, artificial
- Tea, unless caffeine free
- Vinegar, distilled
- Wheat, all forms
Diet Necessities
- Protein, Fats, Carbohydrates
- Vitamins, Minerals, Antioxidants, Fiber
Free Radicals
- Natural Components that cause damage to all aspects of the body
- Naturally found in every cell as byproduct of creating ATP energy
Pro-inflammatory foods
- Pro-inflammatory foods are damaging to all aspects of the body over time
- Essentially overly refined foods
- if it contains flour, sugar or other sweetener, it will be pro-inflammatory
- Concentrated sugary, starchy foods are generally not found in nature. Consistent consumption causes the body to respond negatively.
Many healthy and delicious foods are naturally gluten-free
- beans, seeds, nuts and their natural, unprocessed form
- most dairy products
- fresh eggs, fruits, vegetables
- fresh fish, meats