Acid Alkaline Diets

Can The pH of Your Body Really Effect Your Weight Loss Capabilities?

At first the thought of my pH being off causing my difficulty to lose weight sounded crazy, till I read about Acid Alkaline Diets.

I learned that my current diet could disrupt the acid-alkaline balance in my body, shifting it to acidic. This acidic condition not only could make weight loss hard, it can also cause health issues. I had never really paid any attention to this and wished I had.

The pH of the fluids in our body affects every single cell. If the balance is off it can seriously effect these cells, and therefore every tissue and organ in our bodies.

With such a acidic unbalanced body you could make yourself more susceptible to diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, nervous system disorders, allergies, sleep issues and fatigue, weight issues, and even obesity.

How the Acid Alkaline Diets work is that they are based on which foods leave which types of residues in the body after eating, acidic or alkaline. To find out what type of body acidity you have all you have to do is test. To alkalize the diet and your body, you will eat foods that do not contain high acid amounts.

Alkaline foods are mainly vegetables, fruits, nuts, and very specific drinks. If you are a meat lover you will have to learn to eat less of them and make sure they are lean. Meats are very acidic and should be avoided, along with refined sugars, foods with high preservative levels, many artificial sweeteners, and dairy products.

The Acid Alkaline Diets are usually recommended to people who are experiencing many symptoms that have their doctors concerned. I was told that this type of diet could help me improve my health, as well as lose weight, if I was experiencing fatigue, excess mucus and nasal congestion, frequent colds or flu, anxiety related issues, PCOS, ovarian or breast cysts, and continuous headaches.

While reducing acid forming foods can help one become and stay healthy, there really is no evidence either way on this plan. I did find though that I felt all around better and did lose weight. My average weight loss was about two pounds each week.

While I can say that I am not an expert in the medical part of the Acid Alkaline Diets, the weight loss portion does definitely work. I do recommend this diet if you are looking for a healthy eating plan that is easy to follow.

The health benefits that are claimed cannot hurt either. I can say I did feel better after a few weeks on the diet. I am not sure if it had to do with reducing my acidic foods or if it was just eating healthy that caused the change. No matter which it was, I am sure you can enjoy this diet too and lose the weight you desire.

While adding some exercise plan will speed up the process, you do not have to. I also tailored the amount of calories I took in by my activity levels each day.

Review by Chris Allester