INGREDIENTS: Alfalfa extract, barley grass, MSM, blue green algae, chamomile extract, cinamon powder, robinia pseudoacacia, natrum phosphoricum, kali carbonicum, kali sulfericum, sodium bicarbonate, calcium bicarbonate, berberine alkaloid, alovera powder, rheum officinate. 
 
Bell Acidic Stomach/Alkaline Balanced # 39
By Dr. Chakib Hammoud, MH, PhD.

Eat more alkaline foods

Most people may not be willing to make radical changes in their diet. However, a few changes should be made to achieve your goal. You need some acidic foods. The ideal would be 80% alkaline foods and 20% acidic foods. Everybody can make some changes and with the help of Bell Acidic Stomach / Alkaline Balance #39, virtually all people should be able to get into the ideal pH alkaline balance after some experimentation with foods and the number of supplement capsules they need.

If, after testing, you find that your body is acidic, you can go by the simple rule to start eating a lot more green vegetables and fruit. Depending on how much you have to change your diet and how much you want to change, you can add Bell Acidic Stomach/Alkaline Balance #39. A few people will get away with 2 capsules a day for a start. Most will need 4-6 capsules a day until they reach the desired alkalinity balance. You have to experiment depending on your present acidity level and your diet. It may take a short time or it may take a few months to reach the desired alkalinity balance. It will help if you go by this basic rule: reduce or eliminate sugar (worst), cakes, pastry, red meat, white bread & noodles, white rice, dairy products, chips, all soft drinks (drink water instead), coffee and alcohol. If you want to have more details on acidic and alkalizing foods, see the following paragraphs.

Buy books about the pH balance with mostly vegetarian recipes. You will have to be prepared for a fundamental change of diet, if you want this. The author of one of the books keeps a big container of prepared salads in the fridge with vegetables, sprouts, red onions, pine nuts, tofu cubes, shredded carrot, beet, and radishes and adds legumes or grains as needed for a snack or meal. He talks about baked sprouted tortillas, raw almonds, raw veggies and baked tofu. 

 
Things you may want to know: 
 
#1. Some food experts said microwaving foods destroys enzymes, decreases the nutritional value of vitamins and minerals. Because of this, microwave ovens are outlawed in some parts of the world. It will take time to find out what is true and how critical it is. Better steam your vegetables with very little water. You can buy wire inserts for any size of cooking pot in the hardware store so that vegetables are not submerged in water.

Very alkalizing foods: Avocado, broccoli, beet greens, carrots, celery stalks, chives, cucumber, edible gourds, fennel, garlic, grasses (wheatgrass), green beans, green cabbage, leeks, peas, peppers, potato, radish, red beets, red cabbage, rhubarb, salad greens, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, turnips, watercress, zucchini. Navy beans, soy beans, soy nuts, soy sprouts, white beans. Buckwheat. Acidophilus milk, banana smoothie, fresh butter, fresh buttermilk, fresh cheese, fresh whey, raw whole milk. Apple cider vinegar, cold pressed vegetable oils, green herbs, sea salt, table salt. Stevia sweetener. Almond milk, fresh lemonade, fresh vegetable juice, green tea, mint tea, soy milk, tomato juice.

Slightly alkalizing foods: Artichokes, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, lettuce, onions, peas, sour pickles, tomatoes. Dried fruits such as apricots, bananas, dates, raisins. Tofu, dried peas, lentils, kidney beans, mung beans, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), red beans. Coconut, sour cherries, watermelon, bananas (the riper they get, the more acidifying they become). Grapefruit, lemons, limes. Brie, drained cheese, fresh yogurt, fruit smoothie, pasteurized milk, provolone, slightly aged whey, Swiss cheese, yogurt drinks.

Slightly acidifying Foods: Apples, figs, mangos, peaches, pears, pineapples, prunes, dates. Blueberries, cantaloupe, cranberries, gooseberries, grapes, kiwis, melons, mulberries, nectarines, oranges, papayas, plums, raspberries, red currants, strawberries, sweet cherries, tangerines. Barley, brown rice, granola, millet, oatmeal, oats, quinoa, rye, spelt, whole-grain crackers, whole-grain pasta, whole-grain bread without yeast, whole-grain cereals. Brown rice syrup, fructose, heat pressed vegetable oils, honey, maple syrup, pickles, raw cane sugar, vinegar. Bass, flounder, liver, oysters, pike, salmon, sole, trout, walleye.

Acidifying foods: Cakes, cookies, couscous, dark bread, commercial cereals, crackers white flour, pasta white flour, pies, semolina, sweetened granola, wheat, white bread, white rice, yeast bread. Aged brie, aged buttermilk, aged cheese, aged whey, aged yogurt, chocolate milk, cooked butter, cream, dextrogyre yogurt, ultra pasteurized milk, kefir, parmesan cheese, sweetened yogurt with fruit. Chicken, catfish, egg yolk, halibut, mahi mahi, mussels, organ meats, tuna, turkey Artificial sweeteners, brown sugar, processed foods, canned foods, capers, heated oils, hydrogenated oils, ketchup, lard, margarines, mayonnaises, molasses, mushrooms, mustard, pickles, pimentos, white sugar. Beer, black tea, soda pop all kinds, cocoa, commercial juices, commercial lemonade, hot chocolate, liquor, sodas, wine.

Very acidifying foods: Beef, carp, cold cuts, crab, herring, lamb, lobster, mackerel, pork, shrimp, veal, whole eggs, coffee (worst). Acidity of drinks: One expert says all soda pop soft drinks are bad for your health. Beer is very bad because it has yeast and likely fungi from grain. Coffee is twice as bad as soft drinks and coffee with sugar is three times as bad. All alcoholic drinks are acidic. If you feel you must have coffee, you should know that it makes your body much more acidic. The coffee lobby states coffee is not detrimental to your health. You have to make your own decisions on that. Your body does not want or need any of the above. When you drink these beverages, you are mainly doing so to satisfy your taste buds. Water is best for your body. Herbal teas or green teas are a good second choice and have medicinal benefits as well.

Note: Some foods are both slightly acidic and slightly alkaline. This is the reason why they may be listed under both acidic or alkaline headings. Dry red wine may be one of these cases and dry white wine is considered more acidic. One glass of wine or one sweet snack will not spoil your overall pH target as long as it is small and not consumed in excess.

Condiments and spices are not categorized, because you are taking small amounts. Apple cider vinegar is slightly alkaline, balsamic vinegar is more acidic and white vinegar very acidic. Maple syrup and honey are slightly alkaline. Stay away from sweeteners other than Stevia which is a natural sweetener (low calories). It is most important not to consume sugar or artificial sweetners.

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