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The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health: Restore Your Health by Creating pH Balance in Your Diet |  | Author: Christopher Vasey
Creator: Jon Graham
Publisher: Healing Arts Press
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Edition: 2nd
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ISBN: 1594771545
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Publication Date: July 10, 2006
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Product Description
With more than 50,000 first-edition copies sold, this expanded second edition provides the latest information on restoring your body’s acid-alkaline balance
• Discusses the role of enzyme supplements, prebiotic and probiotic complexes, and antioxidants in neutralizing and eliminating acids
• Addresses the relationship of proper hydration to essential enzyme activity and acid elimination
• Outlines a sample alkaline detoxification diet
Most people consume an abundance of highly processed foods that acidify the body. As a result, they are afflicted with health problems ranging from minor skin irritations, chronic fatigue, back pain, and depression to arthritis, ulcers, and osteoporosis. To enjoy optimum health, the body needs balanced quantities of alkaline and acid substances. In The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health, naturopath and detoxification expert Christopher Vasey shows how a simple change in diet to restore your acid-alkaline balance can result in vast improvements in health.
With two new chapters, this updated and expanded second edition provides the latest information on proper hydration and deacidification, important alkalizing supplements, and how to eliminate the body’s accumulated acids through intestinal cleansing. It also includes a new, detailed example of an alkaline detoxifying diet. Rather than organizing alkaline and acid foods based on their chemical composition, Vasey categorizes foods by their effect on the body, explaining that some foods, such as fruits, can have either an alkalizing or an acidifying effect, depending on who eats them. He describes how to determine your acid levels and how to design a diet best suited for your particular health needs.
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 Invaluable for people with sensitive systems ! February 15, 2007
Dora
68 out of 68 found this review helpful
I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue some years ago, and I have been suffering from bad digestive problems, insomnia and various other ailments for a long time.
This book has made a huge difference to my life. I came to it thinking I knew quite a lot about diet and nutrition, but it has opened my eyes. Most importantly, it has made me understand why some "healthy" foods that many nutritionists insist are "really good for you" make me feel unwell.
Of course asparagus, onions and garlic are "really good" for many people, but sadly they're not good for me. I feel unwell when I eat them, and Vasey is the first person who has given me an explanation that feels right: they are sulfurous vegetables, and sulfur being an acid, they can be hard to handle for a system that's become as weak and sensitized to acids as mine.
There were many other revelations. You come across so much conflicting advice, sometimes it's hard to know what to believe. Some people tell you to eat lots of fruit "because they're alkalizing". Others, like Young, tell you not to eat them "because of the sugar". Who do you believe ? Well, neither advice made sense to me because my own experience was different. How could fruit be alkalizing when I felt so unwell after eating most of them ? Yet how could it be because of the sugar since I was doing well on "sugary" bananas ?
Again, it is Vasey who has given me the answers: for some people fruit are alkalizing, for others they are acidifying. It depends on the person. Some people's systems aren't able to metabolize fruit acids, and therefore eating fruit can acidify them even more, but since the banana's acid content is too weak to cause acidification it is usually well tolerated by them. I believe Vasey is right because of personal experience. Tomatoes, too, make me feel unwell, and he confirms that they're very acidic. The list goes on.
In fact, this book has been one long confirmation of my "gut feeling". What a relief to finally find someone who's spelling out what my body has been telling me for years ! I just wish I'd listened to it sooner. Vasey is a godsend, and I believe he really knows what he's talking about.
So I'm puzzled by some of the other reviews here. One reader even claims that Vasey says soy is alkaline. Did we read the same book ? Vasey in fact says soy is a potent acidifier, it only becomes alkalizing if it is sprouted. It is Young who champions soy, not Vasey.
The supplement section in this book is indeed useless. The author is Swiss, and there is a tradition of taking alkalizing powders in continental Europe, where you can find them quite easily in the shops. It's not so easy here. I did try the mail order addresses mentioned, but the products didn't work for me. I even wonder how much Vasey actually had to do with the mail order addresses for the American edition of his book, as he would never have approved of some of the products on offer there. He would never have approved of a product that includes lots of phosphorus, for example, as it's simply too acidic for a sensitive system to cope with. So yes, this section is a weak point. It's not that big a deal, though. We have excellent calcium/magnesium citrate supplements in the shops here, and they do the trick for me.
It's also true that this book doesn't give you detailed eating plans and recipes the way some books do. What it does give you is a lot of invaluable information. Vasey understands that there will never be a "one size fits all" diet that works for everyone. Every'body' is different, and ultimately you have to find out for yourself what works for you. Nobody can do that for you.
Of course not everything in this book will be right for you, I don't eat dairy, for example. But Vasey has given me the information and confidence I needed to work out the right diet for ME.
The most important thing of all: listen to your body !
No Agenda June 20, 2005
RS Joni (Redwood Shores, CA)
68 out of 71 found this review helpful
Finally, an author who simply does what he says he will do. Vasey does a great job presenting how to balance the pH of your blood - gives very practical instructions and then how to analyze the results of all testing. He doesn't seem to have an ulterior motive, like Young, to create vegetarians or raw food groupies. Vasey sticks to one single diet rather than adding an additional 5 - 10 diet plans as Kliment does in her book.
If you want to learn how to manage your blood's pH, then use this book.
White Sugar Is A Poison September 27, 2006
Jeff Marzano (Essex Junction, VT USA)
30 out of 33 found this review helpful
I felt this book was very informative.
However you may want to read this book first:
Alkalize or Die by Theodore A. Baroody (Paperback - Dec 1991)
Baroody's book will give you the basic information and then Vasey's book will expand on it and give you more details.
If you read both of these books you should understand this subject quite well.
Over acidity in the body's chemistry is the cause of many ailments which range from the common cold to other more serious problems not to mention general stomach discomfort.
I think if someone starts catching a cold they should start eating a lot of alkalizers to starve out the cold germs. The cold germs feed on the excess acidity.
One of the best alkalizers is asparagus.
One of the worst acidifiers is white sugar which is basically a poison.
Updated 12/31/07
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I just wanted to mention that I was tested for allergies before and after I removed white sugar from my diet. The second test indicated I am no longer allergic to grasses, trees, molds, and ragweeed.
Jeff Marzano
McCann's Steel Cut Oatmeal, Traditional, 28-Ounce Tins (Pack of 4)
Sugar in the Raw Raw Sugar, 24-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12)
LesserEvil Black & White Popcorn, 3.65-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12)
Alkalize or Die
Best Book on Topic At Time of Purchase May 9, 2007
WiseWoman (South Eastern USA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I bought this book about 3 years ago. At that time it was the best book I'd come across on this topic. The author clearly explains the basic concepts and clarifies some myths people may believe about what constitutes acidity and what doesn't. The book is brief, user friendly, and contains helpful lists.
acid -alkaline diet April 9, 2008
M. Strange (uk)
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
Everyone should be on this diet whether wanting to lose weight or just wanting optimum best health. A very straight forward book to understand the meaning and value attached to eating more alkaline foods -and i thought i was on a healthy diet already!
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