Alkaline Diet Huge Benefits for Diabetics

Our Body Design and Diseases Human body is slightly alkaline by design. To have it function properly we need to keep it alkaline. Unfortunately many of the millions of metabolic reactions that assure our body life produce acidic end-products as wastes. This effect is amplified especially when we eat too much acidifying foods and too less alkalizing foods. If overtime these acidic wastes happen to build up through the body a disorder called acidosis will arise. If nothing is done, acidosis will progressively debilitate our body essential functions. It is that health condition that humans generally call aging and that opens our body to the chain of deadly degenerative chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, heart diseases and arthritis to cite a few. So for humans the biggest challenge to protecting life may be to find how to minimize the production and to maximize the elimination of the body acidic wastes. It is at this point that a healthy lifestyle is needed with a balanced nutrition (actually an alkaline diet), regular physical activities, a de-stressed way of life and a clean physical environment. Alkaline Diet for Efficient Body Functions Thus the miracle alkaline diet, also called pH miracle diet, appears to fit the best our body design, as it helps neutralize the acidic wastes and helps flush them out from the body. Alkaline diet might be considered as general dietary boundaries for every human to follow. People who have particular health conditions that need special diets, as prescribed by their physicians, should better accommodate those diets to the alkaline diet boundaries. Benefits of Alkaline Diet for Diabetics For diabetics for instance the miracle alkaline diet may help improve their general health through the following benefits: • Alkaline diet helps boost the metabolism, the physiology and the immune system. • It may help diabetics to have a better control on their blood sugar levels. • It helps lower the weight gain and the cardiovascular diseases risks. • It allows them to easily keep their cholesterol level low. • It may help diabetics decrease the risks of developing the many other chronic diseases linked to diabetes. By this way, through alkaline diet, despite their health conditions, diabetics may live much healthier and prolong notably their life expectancy. Diabetics Acid-Alkaline Food Chart To follow the alkaline diet you need to consider the acid-alkaline properties of the foods as given in “Acid-Alkaline Foods Chart”. To make the use of this chart easy for people suffering from diabetes, Altic Health Prevention has recently published the “Diabetics Acid-Alkaline Food Chart”. To use this specific chart, diabetics should follow both the alkaline diet rule and the glycemic index rule. ‘Alkaline Diet Rule’ sets general dietary boundaries. It recommends that the daily food intake be composed of at least 80% of alkalizing foods and of no more than 20% of acidifying foods. It also emphasizes that the more alkaline a food is, the better it is; and inversely the more acidic a food is, the worse it is for human body. ‘The Glycemic Index Rule’ groups foods into four categories, depending on their ability to increase the blood sugar. This ability is measured by the glycemic index (GI = 0-100). (1) Foods that contain almost no carbohydrates and that have, in consequence, a negligible glycemic index (GI~0); those foods may be eaten freely by people with diabetes. (2) Food items that have carbohydrates with a low glycemic index (GI<55); diabetics should eat them with caution. (3) Foods that possess carbohydrates of high glycemic index (GI=55-100); diabetes sufferers should avoid them, as far as possible. (4) Processed foods; diabetics need to consult the manufacturer’s labels to know their actual glycemic index. More details on food glycemic index can be found at The University of Sydney - GI Database and at The Glycemic Index of Foods – American Diabetes Association. Top Best and Top Worst Foods for Diabetics The ‘Diabetics Acid-Alkaline Food Chart’ makes the following recommendations to diabetics for the foods to eat. The list starts with the top best foods, and ends with the top worst: 1) Alkalizing foods with GI~0 Top best foods for diabetics. They can be eaten freely: Asparagus - broccoli - garlic/onions - parsley - raw spinach - vegetable juices - beets - carob - celery - green beans - lettuce - okra - squash - zucchini - cabbage - cauliflower - mushrooms - lemons - limes - avocados - goat cheese - olive oil - canola oil - flax seed oil - lemon water -herb teas - ginger tea - green tea - stevia. 2) Alkalizing foods with GI<55 Foods to be consumed with moderation because of their glycemic index: Barley grass - sweet potato - carrots - fresh corn - olives - peas/soybeans - tomatoes - grapefruit - mangoes - papayas - apples - berries - kiwi - pears - bananas - cherries - oranges - peaches - lentils - quinoa - wild rice - almonds - brazils - chestnuts - coconut - hazelnuts - breast milk - goat milk - soy cheese - soy milk - whey - raw honey. 3) Acidifying foods with G~0 Food items to eat with caution as they are acidifying: Cooked spinach - rhubarb - liver - oysters - venison - cold water fish - turkey - chicken - lamb - beef - pork - shellfish - eggs - butter - buttermilk - cottage cheese - cheese - corn oil - lard - margarine - sunflower oil - cocoa - tea - coffee - wine - beer - mayonnaise - molasses - mustard - vinegar - artificial sweeteners. 4) Acidifying foods with GI<55 Foods to eat with strict moderation for both their acidifying character and their glycemic index: Kidney beans - pinto beans - navy beans - lima beans - pums - sour cherries - blueberries - cranberries - prunes - whole wheat/rye bread - sprouted wheat bread - brown rice - corn - oats/rye - pasta/pastries - wheat - sesame - sunflower seeds - pecans - cashews - pistachios - peanuts - walnuts - yogurt - cream - raw milk - custard - homogenized milk - ice cream - chocolate. 5) Alkalizing foods with GI=55-100 Worst foods to avoid. High glycemic carbohydrate foods: Beetroot - potato with skins - tofu - turnipp - watermelon - dates - figs - grapes/raisins - melons - pineapple - amaranth - millet - maple syrup - rice syrup - raw sugar. 6) Acidifying Foods with GI=55-100 Top worst foods for diabetics. They should be absolutely avoided: Potatoes w/o skins - spelt - white rice - buckwheat - white bread - pumpkin - soft drinks - processed honey - brown sugar - white sugar.