Alkaline diet

What I’ve read recently about popular diets is that alkaline diet is the star of this year. Since Victoria Beckham twitted she is following this diet and other celebrities like Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow follow it as well it seems that this is the diet of the year.

Alkaline diet seems highly balanced and healthy. Besides, it can also generate impressive weight losses. So maybe it cannot hurt giving it a try.

Alkaline food diet is eating healthy food that metabolise the consumed food and leaves an ash (alkaline residue) of minerals such as calcium, copper, magnesium, iron and zinc. Alkaline ash food such as green vegetables, wheat grass, legumes, nuts and fruits based on the pH value is preferred in alkaline food diet. Such a diet helps to maintain the alkalinity balance in the blood without without stressing the body.

Benefits of alkaline food diet:

It prevents diseases from spreading in the body. It cures diseases like yeast infection, diabetes, allergies, heart diseases, cold and cancer.

Enhances good sleep.

It cures skin problems as the acidic toxins secretion becomes minimum.

A good and healthy diet to loose weight as the acid from the fat is released through alkalinity.

It provides energy, improves concentration, physical and mental stamina therefore boosting self-esteem.

What to eat in alkaline food diet?

Vegetables: asparagus, broccoli, green beans, green peas, egg plant, cauliflower, cabbage, beetroot, carrot, cucumber, fermented vegetables, lettuce, onions, pumpkin, sprouts, tomatoes and wheat grass to name a few.

Fruits: apple, orange, cherries, coconut, pineapple, lemon juice, grapes, honeydew lemon, grape fruit, lime, strawberries, peach, muskmelons, apricot and watermelon. Dry fruits: almonds, raisins as peanuts, cashews and walnuts are acidic in nature.

The alkaline eating plan also encourages the consumption of large quantities of water. On the other hand, the diet absolutely forbids the consumption of any kind of meat, sugar, caffeine, carbonated drinks, condiments, pastas and white rice.

Of all the foods that the diet allows consuming, 70% are alkaline, because these are the ones able to keep the pH of the human body at a maximum level of 7.45.

So, a healthy alkaline ash food diet is good for the body. Get rid of in-activeness, loss of energy, indigestion, body and head pain and heavy weight.

As you can see, the alkaline diet does not look very hard to follow, although it is basically vegetarian. Therefore, in case you wish to have the chance of experimenting something that stars are crazy about, you can try it, too. Nonetheless, you should not expect to look like Victoria Beckham after a week of dieting, as her svelte figure is also maintained through other secrets. The alkaline diet looks to be only one of them, so make sure not to expect too much after the diet, except a healthier body and a more balanced lifestyle.