1. As you may have already guessed, most of the foods that people eat today -- refined
grains, pasteurized dairy, conventional meat, vegetable oils, artificial sweeteners, and
processed sugars -- are acid-forming foods. Rather than contribute to the roughly 80
percent alkaline-forming, 20 percent acid-forming diet, which some experts in the field
believe to be ideal, a diet composed primarily of these acid-forming foods inhibits nerve
function and damages cells.
"All natural foods contain both acid and alkaline-forming elements," says the Conscious
Living Center. "In some, acid-forming elements dominate; in others, alkaline-forming
elements dominate. According to modern biochemistry, it is not the organic matter of

2. foods that leave acid or alkaline residues in the body. The inorganic matter (sulfur,
phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium) determines the acidity or
alkalinity of the body fluids."
According to several different resources on acid and alkaline-forming foods, some of the
best alkaline forming foods include:
• Cucumbers
• Chia seeds
• Figs
• Sprouts
• Dates
• String beans
• Root vegetables (radishes, carrots, beets, turnips, rutabagas)
• Almonds
• Avocados
• Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage)
• Fresh coconuts
• Raw, grass-fed milk
• Leafy greens (kale, spinach, Swiss chard, turnip greens)
• Raisins
• Lemons
• Cayenne pepper
• Wheatgrass
• Melons (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew)
These are just a few of the most alkaline foods available, and there are many more that
you can see at the charts linked below this article. But this will give you an idea of the
types of foods you should focus more heavily on incorporating into your diet, while
decreasing consumption of acid-forming foods like alcohol, breads, feedlot-based
meats, sugar, and coffee.
Be sure to check out the resources below for more information about acid-forming and
alkaline-forming foods.