3 Days Alkaline Reset

Increasing the amount of alkaline food in your diet, while reducing acidic options, could lead to a healthier body.

An alkaline diet works on the basis eating acidic food has a negative effect on your digestion, increasing bloating and generally making you feel lethargic because the kidneys are working overtime to break down the acids in food.

The aim of the diet is to balance out the pH level of the fluids in your body at between 7.35 and 7.45 because that’s when your body functions best. The diet suggests you eat 80 per cent non-acidic foods and then meat on top, making up the additional 20 per cent of your meal.

Just like clean eating, the alkaline diet avoids processed foods and encourages followers to reduce their meat intake and increase the amount of vegetables they consume.

The human body needs a delicate acid/alkaline balance in order to stay healthy. This number should be around 7.4 (on a scale of 0-14). Followers of the alkaline diet believe that nowadays our diets are too acidic, which can cause various diseases and lead to weight gain. studies show that following an alkaline diet could be beneficial for people at risk of developing kidney stones. There are also suggestions that it can have a positive impact on muscle mass, bone health and cardiovascular risk. studies show that following an alkaline diet could be beneficial for people at risk of developing kidney stones. There are also suggestions that it can have a positive impact on muscle mass, bone health and cardiovascular risk.

What can you eat on the alkaline diet?

The following foods are high or moderate in alkaline, so can be included freely in an alkaline diet:

• Fruit - Raspberries, strawberries, cherries, cranberries, blackcurrants, apples, avocados, figs, etc
• Vegetables - Spinach, kale, Swiss chard, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, celery, peppers, green beans, peas, sweet potatoes, carrots, onions, etc
• Beans - Butter beans, soy beans, white haricot beans
• Nuts - Cashews, almonds, chestnuts
• Herbs - Coriander, parsley, dill, basil
• Seaweed - Spirulina, chlorella
• Grains - Quinoa, buckwheat, spelt
• Tofu
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Bone broth
• Chia seeds
• Avocado oil and coconut oil

What can you not eat on the alkaline diet?

While no foods should be completely removed from your diet, it is worth reducing the following acidic foods:

• Meat - Beef, pork, lamb, veal, etc (as well as processed meat such as ham, sausages, salami, corned beef, etc)
• Poultry
• Fish
• Diary - Pasteurised milk, cheese (especially hard cheeses), yoghurt, etc
• Eggs (the yolk in particular)
• Grains - Rice, pasta, rolled oats, cereals, rye bread, whole wheat bread, etc
• Sugar - Ice cream, sweets, chocolate, fizzy drinks, etc