Foods for Your Diet Program

When we consume a diet containing a variety of vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds, and lots of vitamins and minerals, the body becomes more alkaline. Because the typical American diet and lifestyle are so out of balance, our pH tends to be very acidic.

While having an overly acidic body doesn’t mean you have a disease, it causes you to experience a lower-grade level of living and sets you up to gain weight. When the body is constantly acidic, not enough oxygen is able to flow through our system and our cells get very congested. When our cells can’t breathe and are all backed up, we become tired, hyperactive, emotionally unstable, and angrier than we are under more healthy conditions.

Some people become very stressed out. When we’re stressed, we secrete epinephrine, the hormone that causes the “fight-or-flight” reaction. Epinephrine is very acidic and contributes to the body’s being chronically acidic.

When the body’s pH is knocked out of equilibrium, we may start craving certain foods, as the body seeks out vitamins and minerals that will help it create homeostasis. Unfortunately, many of us have trained our brain that certain vitamins and minerals it needs are found in processed foods. Most processed foods are also acidic.

If you eat a diet high in refined foods, those are the foods you’ll crave: potato chips, ice cream, extra crispy fried chicken, chocolate chip cookies. Unfortunately, some of the foods an acid body craves are also foods that it’s allergic to. Again, this is because we’ve taught it that these foods are where it will find certain nutrients. Since we’ll also experience an allergic reaction, eating these foods will actually make us feel worse.

By shifting to a balanced diet containing all the right vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and phytonutrients, an acid body can become more alkaline. As it becomes more alkaline, it immediately begins to produce healthier cells, making us feel better quickly. We can intentionally flush the acid out of the body, helping it achieve equilibrium and making us feel more vibrant, energetic, and peaceful—the body’s natural state. As we do this, the body automatically gravitates to a healthy weight—and you don’t have to deprive yourself, exercise, or go on diets for quick weight loss.