The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health: Restore Your Health by Creating pH Balance in Your Diet

The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health: Restore Your Health by Creating pH Balance in Your Diet
by Christopher Vasey

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Author: Christopher Vasey
Translator: Jon Graham
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-07-10
ISBN: 1594771545
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Healing Arts Press

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Book Review: pseudoscientific?
Summary: 1 Stars

If you are eating the typical American diet, which is very unhealthy, this book could steer you toward healthier nutrition. However, the science, if there is any, appears out of date.There are very many biochemical and physiological assertions that are not backed up by reference to any peer-reviewed studies or knowledge database. In fact there are no references at all-- except to one previous book, by the author, written in French!

The book appears to be giving medical advice based on one alleged parameter of health, "acid-base balance", and gives instructions for monitoring one's own health--by monitoring one's urine pH. Supplements are also recommended which contain unquantified ingredients that could be dangerous in excess-- and again monitoring one's urine pH is the one recommended control-- when blood tests of various parameters would be needed for safety.

If you are looking for a solid book on the science ( and politics! ) of nutrition and health, I would suggest "The China Study", by T. Colin Campbell, et al. In it you'll also find leads to various styles of healthy eating, including those of Pritikin, and of Drs McDougall, Fuhrman, Ornish, Barnard, Esselstyn, all of whom have excellent books available at Amazon. And I haven't seen any recommendations in any of these that require ongoing monitoring of your urine pH.

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Summary of The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health: Restore Your Health by Creating pH Balance in Your Diet

With more than 50,000 first-edition copies sold, this expanded second edition provides the latest information on restoring your body's acid-alkaline balance

. Discusses the role of enzyme supplements, prebiotic and probiotic complexes, and antioxidants in neutralizing and eliminating acids

. Addresses the relationship of proper hydration to essential enzyme activity and acid elimination

. Outlines a sample alkaline detoxification diet

Most people consume an abundance of highly processed foods that acidify the body. As a result, they are afflicted with health problems ranging from minor skin irritations, chronic fatigue, back pain, and depression to arthritis, ulcers, and osteoporosis. To enjoy optimum health, the body needs balanced quantities of alkaline and acid substances. In The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health, naturopath and detoxification expert Christopher Vasey shows how a simple change in diet to restore your acid-alkaline balance can result in vast improvements in health.

With two new chapters, this updated and expanded second edition provides the latest information on proper hydration and deacidification, important alkalizing supplements, and how to eliminate the body's accumulated acids through intestinal cleansing. It also includes a new, detailed example of an alkaline detoxifying diet. Rather than organizing alkaline and acid foods based on their chemical composition, Vasey categorizes foods by their effect on the body, explaining that some foods, such as fruits, can have either an alkalizing or an acidifying effect, depending on who eats them. He describes how to determine your acid levels and how to design a diet best suited for your particular health needs.

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