BODY BALANCE

The importance of maintaining good health is to 
have  proper  BODY BALANCED chemistry.
Foods burned in the body are commonly called "digested", leaving an ash as a result of digestion.  Depending upon the mineral composition of the foods, the ash can be acid, alkaline or neutral.  When there is a depletion of alkali reserve, the result is acid ash or acidosis.
The ratio of acid and alkaline in a healthy body is 4 to 1.  
That is four parts alkaline to one part acid, or 80% to 20%, as shown in our chart.  A strong resistance against disease is present when there is this ideal ratio and recovery is faster.  A safe margin of alkalinity is needed to offset the effects of acid forming foods.
A healthy body can be depleted of alkaline reserve when more acid forming foods
 are consumed or when the acid alkaline ratio drops to 3 to 1.  
This ratio is a sign of ill-health, but normal function is only present when there is proper acid-alkaline ratio and adequate alkaline reserve in all body tissues and blood.

THE ACID-ALKALINE CHART

It has been determined that the system must be as nearly alkaline as possible.  This doesn't mean that the body must be 100% alkaline, as life could not exist  if this were so.  When we say, on the other hand, that the body is "acid", it means  that the system is no longer near the alkaline point.  Unquestionably, sound health is determined by a good alkaline, acid- free body, while ill-health is always associated with an extreme acid body.

The following chart is valuable, as it lists those foods which have an alkaline or acid reaction in 
the system.  Nutritionists generally agree that if we can maintain a balance of  80% alkaline - 
and 20% acid-forming foods in the diet, there will be normal health.

ALKALINE-FORMING FOODS

Alfalfa-Powder Cabbage-White Egg Plant Lemon Juice Pears Soy Bean Milk Powder
Alfalfa Mint Tea Cabbage-Red Endive Lettuce Pears-Sun-Dried Soy Bean Oil
Alfalfa Tablets Cantaloupe Figs Limes Pears-Fresh Soy Bean Products-
Almonds Carrots-Raw Figs-Smyrna Loganberries Peppers-Sweet    All varieties
Almond Butter Carrot Concentrates Figs-Sun Dried Meat Substitutes Peppermint Leaves Spinach
Apples Carrot Juice Garlic Mushrooms Persimmons Spinach Juice
Apricots Carrot Tops Garlic Juice Mushroom Powder Pineapple Spinach Powder
Apricots - Sun Dried Cauliflower Garlic Powder Muskmelon Pineapple Juice Sprouts
Artichokes Celery Garlic Tablets/Caps Okra Plums Squash-Hubbard
Avocados Celery Juice Gelatin-Vegetable Okra- Powder Potatoes-Sweet Squash-Summer
Bananas-Ripe Celery Knobs Goat's Milk

Olives-Ripe

 Potatoes-White Strawberries
Bananas-Dried Celery Powder Grapes Olive Oil Prunes-Sun Dried Strawberry Juice
Beans-String Cherries Grape Juice Onions Pumpkins Strawberry Leaves
Beans-Wax Cherry Juice Grapefruit Onion Juice Radishes Swiss Chard
Beans-Kidney Chicory Grapefruit Juice Onion  Powder Raisins-Sun Dried Tea Substitutes
Beets Coffee Substitutes Honey-Pure Oranges- Raspberries Tomatoes
Beet Leaves Coconut    (All Varieties) Tree Ripened Only Rice Polishings Tomato Juice
Blackberries Coconut Powder Huckleberries Orange Juice Romaine Turnips
Blackberry Juice Coconut Products Juices-Fruit Oyster Plant Rhubarb Turnip Tops
Blueberries Cranberries Juices-Vegetable Parsley Rutabagas Vegetable Gelatin
Blueberry Juice Cucumbers Kale Parsley Juice Savory Vegetable Juices
Broccoli Currants-Sun Dried Kelp Parsnips Sea Lettuce Watercress
Broth-Potassium Dandelions Kohlrabi Peaches Sorrel Watermelon
Broth-Vegetable Dates-Sun Dried Leek Peaches-Sun Dried Soy Beans Wheat Germ
 

ACID-FORMING FOODS

Barley Chocolate Eggs Macaroni Pork Sugar-White
Beef Clams Fish Maize Rabbit Syrup
Beans-Lima Cocoa Flour - Rye,  Milk Rice-Brown Tapioca
Beans-White

Corn

   WholeWheat

 Millet  Rye Rice-Polished Turkey
Bread Corn Meal Grapenuts Mutton Rice-Wild Turtle
Buttermilk Cornstarch Gluten Flour Oatmeal Roquefort Cheese Veal
Candy Cottage Cheese Goose Oysters Rye Flour Vinegar
Cashew Nuts Crabs Ham Peanuts Sauerkraut Walnuts
Cereals Crackers Lamb Peanut Butter Sauerkraut Juice Zweiback
Chestnuts Cream of Wheat Lentils Pecans Spaghetti
Chicken Duck Lobster Peas-Dried Sugar-Raw

HIGH ALKALIZING DRINK
VEGETABLE BROTH
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup celery, sliced
1 cup peas or other vegetable, sliced
2 large potatoes, sliced small
Some parsley, garlic and onions, to taste

OR the Broth can be made with carrots, celery and potatoes.

Place all ingredients in stainless steel container with one and a half quarts of water.
Cover and cook slowly for a half hour.
Strain to remove vegetables and drink warm.  Drink a bowl full a day on an empty stomach.

(Save vegetables for use in other dishes)

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