How to Significantly Improve Your Health Through
Acid / Alkaline Re-Balancing
by Kolbjørn Borseth of Aromantic
When food is metabolized by the body the end products are
either acidic or alkaline. Acids are compounds of elements
which give away hydrogen ions, Alkalines are compounds of
elements which attract hydrogen ions. The body needs both
Acids and Alkalines for its metabolism but we have more
difficulty getting rid of Acids than Alkalines. It is therefore
easy for an accumulation of excess acids to occur which can
cause us to become ill. To avoid this, aim for a diet which
is 70% Alkaline and 30% Acid.
To achieve a more alkaline diet you can consider replacing the following items in your diet:
| Acid |
Alkaline |
| Bread |
Bread based on sprouts such as Buckwheat bread |
| Wheat, Spaghetti, Macaroni |
Buckwheat and Millet Spaghetti |
| Chocolate & Cocoa drinks |
Carob based products |
| Tea, Coffee |
Herbal Teas & Fermented herbal |
| Barley cup |
Teas |
| Soya products |
Quorn products |
| Rice, Oats, Porridge |
Millet or Buckwheat porridge |
The following table of Alkaline / Acidity was developed by the Swedish man Ragnar Berg in the 1930’s.
| ALKALINE (+) | | ACID (-) | |
| | | |
| Cucumber | +31 | Rice with husk | -51 |
| Dried Figs | +28 | Bran | -39 |
| Raisins | +16 | Whole Wheat | -38 |
| Dried Rose Hips | +15 | Oat Flakes | -30 |
| Tomatoes | +14 | Eggs | -23 |
| Lettuce | +14 | Rye Bread | -22 |
| Mandarin oranges | +12 | Meat of all kinds | -10 to -19 |
| Celery | +11 | Fish of all kinds | -10 to -19 |
| Oranges | +10 | Whole Rye | -17 |
| Carrots | +10 | Cheese | -17 |
| Lemons | +10 | Cottage Cheese | -17 |
| Leeks | +9 | Peanuts | -15 |
| Endive | +9 | Asparagus | -14 |
| Spinach | +9 | Corn | -14 |
| Gooseberries | +9 | Rice, polished | -11 |
| Chives | +8 | Wheat Bread | -11 |
| Buckwheat | +8 | Soya Beans | -10 |
| Millet | +8 | Rye Crispbread | -9 |
| Grapes, Dried Dates | +7 | Brussel Sprouts | -9 |
|
Bananas | +7 | Wheat Flour | -8 |
| Potatoes, peeled | +7 | Brown Beans | -8 |
| Blackberries | +7 | Butter | -6 |
| Plums | +6 | Yellow Peas | -4 |
| Cabbages | +5 | Green Beans | -4 |
| Apricots | +5 | Margarine | -4 |
| Peaches | +5 |
Artichokes | -4 |
| Blueberries | +4 |
Almonds, Hazel | -1 |
| Black Currants | +4 | | |
| Milk | +4 | | |
| Apples, Pears, Cherries | +3 | | |
| Onions | +3 | | |
| Strawberries | +2 | | |
RECIPES
As a bonus to this article, I have included below some common skin
care recipes which I use which when combined with the above diet
can have significant benefits.
- 1) Eczema Oil (makes 100ml)
|
Dry Eczema |
Wet Eczema |
| Borage Oil (Starflower) |
30ml |
30ml |
| A-Vit palmitate |
2ml |
10ml |
| E-Vitamin Oil (100%) |
20ml |
20ml |
| Thistle Oil (Safflower Oil) |
40ml |
39ml |
| Jojoba Oil |
8ml |
|
| Zinc |
|
1gr |
- 2) Face Oil (for mature / dry skin)
- 5ml Macadamia nut Oil
5ml Jojoba Oil
10 ml Borage Oil
5ml E-Vitamin Oil
3ml Rosehip Oil
- 3) Face Oil (to prevent wrinkles)
- 30ml E-Vitamin Oil
34ml Evening primrose Oil
34ml Thistle Oil,
2ml A-Vitamin Palmitate
Article reprinted with permission from www.aromantic.com"
© Copyright Aromantic 2002-2004
About the Author:
Kolbjørn Borseth of Aromantic specializes in empowering
people of all levels in making their own highly effective natural
skin care products. Through his web site customers are able to
access many free resources as well as being able to order all the
raw materials, equipment and know-how required to make aromatherapy
products, creams, shampoos, soaps and cosmetics.
Visit Kolbjørn's Natural Skin Care web site at:
http://www.aromantic.co.uk
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