Alkaline Diet - Is It Too Extreme?

The alkaline diet has recently become quite popular. However, many people who could benefit from the alkaline diet sadly miss out on those benefits because they believe that it will force them to give up all the foods they enjoy.

It's easy to see where this alkaline diet myth comes from. Like many myths, it contains a grain of truth. Succeeding on the alkaline diet will require some changes in how you eat, especially if you currently need a lot of junk food and animal products. However, this doesn't mean that the alkaline diet will require you to eat nothing but lettuce and brown rice.

Adapting successfully to the alkaline diet requires a bit of creativity and willingness to be flexible. It is possible to create delicious meals, snacks, and desserts using a wide variety of healthy and alkalizing vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts and seeds.

Also, it is not true that you need to give up all acidifying foods in order to have an alkaline diet. The goal of the alkaline diet isn't to be as alkaline as possible. Instead, the goal is to achieve the optimal acid alkaline balance. For most people, this will mean moving closer to an alkaline diet. Most people eat a diet that is heavily oriented toward acid forming foods, including meat, dairy, processed grains, and sugar. But this does not mean that you must give up all acidifying foods to have an alkaline diet.

What I advise people is to focus on the "big wins" rather than the minor details. For example, it's much more important to cut your consumption of meat down to size tend to worry about whether prunes or figs are acidifying. In other words, focus your efforts where they'll get the most results, and you'll reap the rewards.