Alkaline vs Acid

Rustdustkungfu
Rustdustkungfu Posts: 3 Member
edited February 15 in Food and Nutrition
Hay guys, I'm new to my fitness Pal and am around 10 overweight so I started using the app and am 6 days in to it.....anyway one of my fellow Kung Fu students was telling me about the Alkaline vs Acid style of eating and was wondering if anyone does this or is it a myth .... your thoughts ....

Cheers Rust.

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  • uconnwinsnc
    uconnwinsnc Posts: 1,054 Member
    Don't bother with any sort of specialty eating. Just eat normally whatever you like but watch calories.
  • CTcutie
    CTcutie Posts: 649 Member
    Don't bother with any sort of specialty eating. Just eat normally whatever you like but watch calories.

    QFT
  • Rustdustkungfu
    Rustdustkungfu Posts: 3 Member
    Here is a short video just in case you are not sure what I mean, the are many people on both sides of fence ... so to speak. And that's why I ask the question here.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ceJI2Cnz1w
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    it's a load of nonsense in my opinion.

    Your stomach is always acidic.

    Your blood pH is always 7.35 to 7.45.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    it's a load of nonsense in my opinion.

    Your stomach is always acidic.

    Your blood pH is always 7.35 to 7.45.
    This.
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    Special diets are only helpful.......if they actually help you! In other words, if a particular style of eating helps you get to your goals and works best for you, then do it!
    Otherwise, special diets are just sooooo distracting, not really helpful, over-think-ing things, and can even really irritate the people around you.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,795 Member
    it's a load of nonsense in my opinion.

    Your stomach is always acidic.

    Your blood pH is always 7.35 to 7.45.
    exactly and our intestines are always alkaline.
  • sssgilber
    sssgilber Posts: 90 Member
    Don't waste your money or attention. Just smile and nod and keep exercising and eating healthy.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    it's a load of nonsense in fact.

    Your stomach is always acidic.

    Your blood pH is always 7.35 to 7.45.

    fixed
  • Rustdustkungfu
    Rustdustkungfu Posts: 3 Member
    OK thanks guys
  • JTGJTG
    JTGJTG Posts: 52 Member
    It depends WHY you're eating. Alkaline foods tend to be non-inflammatory. For me, I have the beginnings of diabetic neuropathy. I am eating alkaline/non-inflammatory to stave that off. So far, it seems to be working. The weight loss doesn't really matter to me (though I am slowly losing); the lack of pain and lack of future pain does.

    How can eating leafy greens, colorful vegetables, fruits, nuts, fish, and fowl be "nonsense"? Basically, alkaline eating is as close to nature as you can get.

    You're avoiding processed foods, processed sugars, dairy (mostly), liquor, and red meat. That's healthy for almost everyone.

    Here's a link to the anti-inflammatory, closely aligned with alkaline: http://www.drweil.com/drw/ecs/pyramid/press-foodpyramid.html
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