How does the alkaline diet benefit me?
By choosing to eat a primarily alkaline diet, you may feel lower levels of inflammation, brain fog, and more energy. As someone who has eaten the alkaline diet for over a year now, I can say that I personally have more stable energy throughout the day, more focus, and improved brain function in my work.
What is the alkaline diet?
To me, the alkaline diet is more of a lifestyle choice. Those who eat the alkaline diet, choose to put an emphasis on consuming foods that are more alkaline than acidic in nature. This means that those eating the alkaline diet choose to consume more leafy greens, alkaline fruits, vegetables, and low acid grains. Intern, they choose to eat less refined, carbohydrates, sodas, meats, and acid-forming foods.
Personally, I choose not to restrict myself 100% on the alkaline diet. Instead, I choose to focus on having every meal be primarily alkaline. I believe that meat has many essential minerals and vitamins, so I usually eat meat with an alkaline side. That side could be a salad, roasted vegetables, or something else of the sort. I will provide several examples of meals that I eat later in this article.
The alkaline diet: fad or facts
There have been hundreds of fat diets circulating throughout the United States for many years. First, we had the low fat diet. This was followed by the low carbohydrate, diet, the Atkins diet, the Paleo diet, the super popular keto diet. Many of my friends have tried recently, and more. While there is no way to know which diet is best, I believe that the overall consensus is to focus on eating good, Whole Foods packed with nutrients in order to best benefit your body.
Based on research, many foods that are more alkaline in nature, do you have enormous amounts of vitamins and minerals that have been shown to benefit the body. These nutrients can help with mineral absorption, as well as benefit your body and weighs like lowering your cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar, as well as lowering your risk of chronic diseases, such as diabetes , heart issues, and premature death.
As someone that eats the alkaline diet, I have also experienced some weight loss. This is weight that I gained while eating an excess of processed foods and refined carbohydrates. When I greatly limited these foods from my diet, and increased my intake of alkaline foods, I should wait like never before. This may not be the case for everyone, this is just my experience.
Foods to eat more of on the alkaline diet
Like I said, previously, I do not eat alkaline foods 100% of the time, as I believe that meat contains various sources of minerals and vitamins that I do not want to miss out on. I do, however, choose to implement foods into every meal, so that I can experience , the benefits of the alkaline diet.
Some of the foods on the alkaline diet that I choose to eat, basically every day would include avocados, limes ( in my avocados), chia, seeds or flax seeds, and berries, especially raspberries and blueberries.
When beginning the alkaline diet, I don’t recommend going 0% to 100% on day one. Instead, what I would recommend is slowly implementing new foods into your diet. It can be hard at first, because we are as humans are creatures of habit. Whether it be an avocado with your eggs in the morning, or making your smoothie at home and choosing to add hemp seeds or Chia seeds.
Foods that are acidic in nature contain a huge selection of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains. You do not have to feel restricted by the alkaline diet, instead, see it as a challenge to introduce new foods to your palette.
Most importantly, what I have found helped me to really make the crossover to an alkaline diet was no longer choosing to eat any of my meals at restaurants or fast food establishments. This can be a hard change for many people, as the convenience is a huge factor in many of our lives. When you take the extra steps and time to make food at home, it is so much easier to control the quality and the food that you are consuming. I am a strong believer that restaurants use ingredients meant to harm us and make us addicted to their food. This is my personal belief, and so I choose to abstain.
Foods to eat less of on the alkaline diet
The foods you will want to eat less of on the alkaline diet include refined, carbohydrates, and sugar, sodas, and foods that are acidic in nature, such as meat, poultry, and dairy products.
Personally, I believe that meat and poultry can provide the body with substantial amounts of nutrients and minerals, and so I choose to eat those in moderation, and always accompanied by alkaline foods.
However, it is definitely best to cut out refined grains and sugars, as well as sodas. Consuming foods like these regularly can’t have a large negative impact on your bodies, functions and well-being. Foods like these can cause major issues, such as chronic illness, as well as digestive issues, and you probably will not feel as clearheaded or good when you eat them.
When I eat a certain Mexican fast food for lunch most days, I had stomach upset issues, trouble, focusing at work, and lacked stable energy throughout the day. When I chose to cut this food out, and make it myself at home with an emphasis on alkaline foods, I found that my stomach felt much better, I had an easier time focusing and stayed full for much longer.
Should I try the alkaline diet?
Honestly, it depends on what your goals are. If you are trying to lose 10 pounds quickly, this may not be the diet for you. And that’s not because you won’t lose 10 pounds, but because you were probably looking for a quick fix and Wood put the 10 pounds right back on as soon as you went back to your normal diet.
Now, if you are looking for lasting change, and to improve your life, the alkaline diet may be for you. If you have some sort of a chronic illness, you are hoping to lessen the symptoms of the alkaline diet may help you do that. If you are looking for a diet with minimal restriction, and to help you feel better in your day-to-day life, I would recommend the alkaline diet.
About a year ago, I chose to try the alkaline diet because I was feeling lots of anxiety, lack of focus, and overall did not feel my best. I would get lots of acne, and did not have stable energy, as previously mentioned. Slowly, I began to implement more alkaline foods into my diet, And I began to see improvements very quickly. I’ve found that the alkaline diet works well for me, and I recommend it to everybody I know.
Personally, I don’t think that it can hurt to give it a try. Worst case, you will increase your fruit and vegetable intake for a couple of days. Regardless of whether or not the alkaline diet is a good fit for you, I would strongly recommend decreasing your intake of , standard fast food and restaurant foods, as I believe they are low quality and designed to make us sick.