Q. - What do you mean by,  - Acid forming, and Alkaline forming foods?

A. - When you eat something, your body breaks it down into nutrition you can use. At least that's the way it's supposed to work. After the body has finished it's processing of the food, we are left with  two major groups of substances.

• Alkaline substances
• Acid Substances
  

The body actually needs both to be healthy.

What your body needs

The stuff your body needs for functioning and building up, are this such as; amino acids, fatty acids, sugars, a number of vitamins, and close to one hundred minerals.

All of these can be classified as either acid or alkaline substances.

The idea is to achieve balance. Not too much acid, but not to little either.

Just like the:

• Yin and the Yang,
• Dark and Light,
• Hot and Cold,

- - You need balance to make the world go round.

Unfortunately most people find themselves too far on the acid side of the scale.

Misery and suffering can come with that.

The good news is we can take personal action and make a difference. 

Explore our Alkaline Balance Section