Alkaline body balance and how different foods affect it

Read {"BHealthy"} for vital information on food, its source and its preparation

pH is a (0~14) scale measuring acidity~alkalinity **you may also see (1~14) and (-1~+15)**
The Healthy Human optimum is roughly: 7.4

Potential Renal Acid Load {PRAL} is a scale to measure the affect food has on the body
A negative value means food has an alkaline forming load, a positive value means an acid forming load.
EG: Chicken's PRAL per 100g is 8.7. if you eat 200 grams of chicken, the PRAL value becomes 8.7 (x) 2 = 17.4
Note: If you eat acid producing food you will need to eat enough alkaline resultant food to compensate.

All PRAL values are drawn from the USDA and / or Remer & Manz tables for 100 grams (about 3.5 oz) of food.
NB: There are small differences between the two authorities - where this occurs numbers have been ! averaged.

Cancer & Disease loves acidic environment - try to maintain your body at or close to the optimum pH of : 7.4
Litmus pH paper testing is your best practical daily monitor - use quality strips to regularly check your pH
Adjust foods to help maintain correct alkalinity - colours below are only a guide as to the affect of various foods.

OK - but don't OD Limit Use Avoid - or strictly limit

CBR: Even if PRAL number for food is good, it can't be recommended - for reason/s see: "BHealthy.doc"

Food PRAL Comments

Meat
Eggs - yolk 23.4 Rich in nutrients - but needs balancing minus (-) foods
Eggs - white only 1.1 Not highly recommended - requires cooking to neutralise toxins
Beef - lean 7.8 CBR - see B.Healthy.doc - (Cooking Heat & Acidity)
Pork - lean 7.9 CBR - see B.Healthy.doc - (Cooking Heat & Acidity)
Fish - average 7.9 CBR - see B.Healthy.doc - (Cooking Heat & Acidity)
Eggs - whole 8.2 CBR - see B.Healthy.doc - (Cooking Heat & Acidity)
Chicken 8.7 CBR - see B.Healthy.doc - (Cooking Heat & Acidity)
Veal 9.0 CBR - see B.Healthy.doc - (Cooking Heat & Acidity)
Turkey 9.9 CBR - see B.Healthy.doc - (Cooking Heat & Acidity)
Liver Sausage 10.6 CBR - see B.Healthy.doc - (Cooking Heat & Acidity)
Corned Beef - canned 13.2 CBR - see B.Healthy.doc - (Cooking Heat & Acidity)

Dairy and sugars

Honey -0.3
Yogurt - whole milk with fruit 1.2
Marmalade -1.5 May be OK - Depends on sugar content
Sugar - white -0.1 CBR - Sugar is ACID forming
Ice Cream 0.6 CBR - Sugar is ACID forming
Milk - average 1.0 CBR - High Heat treated
Cream - sour 1.2 CBR - High Heat treated
Cheese - cottage 8.7 CBR - High Heat treated
Cheese - gouda 18.6 CBR - High Heat treated
Cheese - hard 19.2 CBR - High Heat treated
Cheese - low fat cheddar 26.4 CBR - High Heat treated
Cheese - processed 28.7 CBR - High Heat treated
Cheese - parmesan 34.2 CBR - High Heat treated

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Cancer & Disease loves acidic environment - try to maintain your body at or close to the optimum pH of : 7.4
Litmus pH paper testing is your best practical daily monitor - use quality strips to regularly check your pH
Adjust foods to help maintain correct alkalinity - colours below are only a guide as to the affect of various foods.

OK - but don't OD Limit Use Avoid - or strictly limit

CBR: Even if PRAL number for food is good, it can't be recommended - for reason/s see: "BHealthy.doc"

Food PRAL Comments

Superfoods
Wheat grass PRAL Unknown Super alkaliser - aids in detox cleansing
Seaweed PRAL Unknown Alkaliser - Most nutrient dense plant on the planet
Aloe Vera PRAL Unknown Alkaliser - 75 healing compounds, incl. natural steroid
Acai PRAL Unknown B12 content - important in vegetarian diets
Determine - if possible -
Barley Grass PRAL Unknown Neutraliser - heavy metals, eg mercury, lead, etc
Cacao, raw PRAL Unknown Minerals - highest, including RDI iron from only 9gm
Cacao, raw PRAL Unknown Anti-oxidant - very high with ORAC score 95,500
Noni Juice PRAL Unknown Anti-tumour - activity + strengthens immune system
Figures Unknown -
Echinacea PRAL Unknown Immune system - stimulator + encourages lymph flow
Maca PRAL Unknown Immune system - enhancer
Mesquite Meal PRAL Unknown Lysine - amino acid rich + 16 proteins
Bee Pollen PRAL Unknown Protein - world's richest source 6 x beef
Determine - if possible -
Blue-green algae wild PRAL Unknown Protein (60%) - profile is almost exactly that of humans
Chlorella PRAL Unknown Protein - full range + major immune system booster
Spirulina PRAL Unknown Protein - 3 times that of steak
Goji berries PRAL Unknown Protein - full range plus 18 amino acids
Determine - if possible -
Ginseng PRAL Unknown Anti-infection - properties
Coconut PRAL Unknown Molecular - structure identical to human blood
Chia Seeds PRAL Unknown Oils & fibre - very high content
Manuka Honey PRAL Unknown Anti-biotic - will even attack MRSA

Vegetables
Beet greens, raw -16.7
Spinach, raw -13.5 !
Purslane, raw -10.7
Kale, raw -8.3
Dandelion greens, raw -7.9
Turnip greens, raw -7.2
Sweet potato, raw, unprepared -5.6
Beets, raw -5.4
Carrots, raw -5.3 !
Celery
Cabbage, chinese (pak- -5.2
choi), raw -5.0
Radishes, raw -4.4 !
Cauliflower, raw -4.2 !
Collards, raw -4.1
Squash, zucchini, incl.skin, raw -4.1
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Cancer & Disease loves acidic environment - try to maintain your body at or close to the optimum pH of : 7.4
Litmus pH paper testing is your best practical daily monitor - use quality strips to regularly check your pH
Adjust foods to help maintain correct alkalinity - colours below are only a guide as to the affect of various foods.

OK - but don't OD Limit Use Avoid - or strictly limit

CBR: Even if PRAL number for food is good, it can't be recommended - for reason/s see: "BHealthy.doc"

Food PRAL Comments

Broccoli, raw -4.0
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year avg -3.6 !
Eggplant, raw -3.6 !
Zucchini -2.9 !
Lettuce, green leaf, raw -2.8 !
Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), r -2.6 !
Peppers, sweet, red, raw -2.4 !
Onions, raw -1.8 !
Cucumber, with peel, raw -1.6 !
Broccoli raab, raw -1.5 !
Asparagus, raw -1.2 !
Mung beans, mature seeds, sprout, raw -0.4
Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw 1.8

Fruit
Figs, dried, uncooked -14.1
Dates, medjool -13.7
Plums, dried (prunes), raw -13.4
Raisins, seedless -12.0
Avocados, raw, all commercial types -8.2
Bananas, raw -6.2 !
Melons, cantaloupe, raw -5.1
Kiwi fruit, fresh, raw -4.9 !
Figs, raw -4.9
Pomegranates, raw -4.8
Apricots, raw -4.5 !
Cherries, sweet, raw -3.7 !
Oranges, raw -3.2 !
Tangerines, raw -3.1
Mangos, raw -3.0
Blackberries, raw -2.8
Pineapple - solid or liquid -2.7 !
Grapefruit, raw, pink and red -2.5
Pears, raw -2.5 !
Strawberries, raw -2.4 !
Peaches -2.4
Raspberries, raw -2.4
Lemons, raw, without peel -2.4 !
Watermelon, raw -2.0 !
Apples, raw, with skin -2.0 !
Blueberries, raw -1.0

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Cancer & Disease loves acidic environment - try to maintain your body at or close to the optimum pH of : 7.4
Litmus pH paper testing is your best practical daily monitor - use quality strips to regularly check your pH
Adjust foods to help maintain correct alkalinity - colours below are only a guide as to the affect of various foods.

OK - but don't OD Limit Use Avoid - or strictly limit

CBR: Even if PRAL number for food is good, it can't be recommended - for reason/s see: "BHealthy.doc"

Food PRAL Comments

Legumes
Beans - white, mature seeds, raw -23.2
Beans - Lima, large, seeds, raw -18.3
Beans, great northern, seeds, raw -9.1
Beans, kidney, mature seeds, raw -8.4
Mung beans, mature seeds, raw -7.5
Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw -6.7
Beans, navy, mature seeds, raw -5.3
Beans - green, pinto, seeds, raw -3.1
Chickpeas, mature seeds, raw 0.3
Peas 1.2
Lentils, raw 4.5 !
Peanuts, all types, raw 6.2
Lentils, pink, raw 8.6
Soybeans, mature seeds, raw -4.7 CBR - may contain inhibitors, toxins & disrupters - see BHealthy.doc
Tofu, raw, with calcium sulfate -0.3 CBR - may contain inhibitors, toxins & disrupters - see BHealthy.doc

Grains
Barley 2.5
Buckwheat 3.4
Bread average 3.5
Bread - white 3.7
Bread - mixed grain 3.8
Wheat - hard red winter 5.6
Millet, raw 8.8
Wheat - hard red spring 9.1
Rice - brown, long-grain, raw 10.1 !
Rye 12.0
Oats 12.0
Oat bran, raw 16.9

Nuts, Seeds and Oils Fats/ Do not cook as oils are destroyed
Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts -2.3
Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw -1.4
Oil - Olive, sunflower 0.0
Seeds, flaxseed 2.1
Nuts, pecans 2.1
Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw 2.2
Nuts, almonds 2.3
Butter 0.6 ! 1 x tablespoon (15gm) per day max - see BHealthy.doc
Nuts, walnuts, english 5.6 !
Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched 8.1
Nuts, cashew nuts, raw 8.9
Margarine -0.5 CBR - Heat damaged hydrogenated fats, may also contain nasties

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Cancer & Disease loves acidic environment - try to maintain your body at or close to the optimum pH of : 7.4
Litmus pH paper testing is your best practical daily monitor - use quality strips to regularly check your pH
Adjust foods to help maintain correct alkalinity - colours below are only a guide as to the affect of various foods.

OK - but don't OD Limit Use Avoid - or strictly limit

CBR: Even if PRAL number for food is good, it can't be recommended - for reason/s see: "BHealthy.doc"

Food PRAL Comments

Seeds, sunflower kernels, dried 12.1

Beverages
Wine - red -2.4
Mineral water -1.8
Wine - white -1.2
Tea -0.3
Beer - draft -0.2
Beer - pale 0.9
Coffee -1.4 CBR - High Heat used in manufacture
Cocoa -0.4 CBR - High Heat used in manufacture

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