Is The Answer In The Acid? Alkaline Drinks
Let’s be honest.
A growing number of people today are overweight, tired and sluggish. We generally attribute this to our stressful lifestyles.
Some people believe it's due to an "acid imbalance" in our diets.
Proponents of the alkaline diet argue that the natural Ph of our body is between 7.35 and 7.45, and that food can push it out of balance. That range is close to right for blood (MedlinePlus lists 7.38 to 7.42 for arterial blood), but the second part doesn't hold up.
Your lungs and kidneys keep blood pH in that narrow range no matter what you eat or drink. As Harvard Health explains, even if alkaline water nudged blood pH, your kidneys would quickly rebalance it.
Claims that "acidic" foods disrupt hormones or cause weight gain aren't backed by good evidence.
The diet's real upside is simpler. It pushes you toward vegetables, fruit, nuts and legumes, and away from heavily processed food.
Things that feature heavily in the modern American diet, such as fast food, white bread, fries and sugary cereals, are linked to poorer health. That's about calories, salt, sugar and low fiber, not acidity.
One caution: strongly alkaline water may be risky for people who take proton pump inhibitors or have kidney disease. Check with your doctor before drinking it regularly.
Want to Get Started?
If you like the idea of eating more plant foods and drinking more green smoothies, a recipe guide can make the change easier.
Just go in with realistic expectations. Any benefits come from the food itself, not from changing your body's pH.
The Alkaline Gourmet
One popular recipe bundle is the Alkaline Gourmet.
According to the seller, the gourmet package is made up of four individual cookbooks.
The first is Alkaline Recipes, with 50 delicious recipes.
There’s also a 14-day meal plan.
The second focuses on salads, with 10 delicious and filling salads. You can drizzle on some of their amazing salad dressings.
As if that wasn’t enough, there’s Alkaline Avocado Delights, a whole selection of recipes based around this delicious and filling superfood.
To top things off, alkaline drinks aren’t left off the menu.
There’s even an extra book that includes 50 green smoothie recipes.
This huge amount of variety means you can try out different alkaline drinks every single day for the best part of two months. There’s no chance of you getting bored with this selection!
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Not Convinced Yet?
Well, you can’t know until you’ve tried it.
Check the seller's current price and refund terms before you buy.
If you have kidney disease, take acid-reducing medicine or are trying to lose weight for health reasons, talk to your doctor or a registered dietitian before changing your diet.
Sources
- Is alkaline water better?, Harvard Health Publishing
- Blood gases, MedlinePlus
