Clean Eating to Fight Cancer

I thought I'd spend a little time explaining why I've chosen to become a flexitarian, and eat clean, now.

As soon as the diagnosis of Stage IV Breast Cancer had set in, I began to reasearch natural ways to fight it off...I wasn't too keen, in the beginning, about going through Chemo! To be honest with you...I'm still not fond of the idea! But, there are TONS to sites out there, devoted to natural healing...here's what I have discovered:

No disease, illness, virus, etc. can live in a body that is pH balanced!

That's right! If your body is too acidic, you're at risk for developing all sorts of health concerns....diabetes, the flu, cancer, fibromyalgia, etc. Only when your body's pH is balanced, will you be in perfect health. So, I dug a little deeper to find out what foods are acid forming, and which ones were alkaline forming.

Anything we would consider "junk food" is acid forming. It's not even in it's natural state, and depleted of all, or most, of it's nutrient value. The term "junk food" was coined over 30 years ago, and consists of foods made by these guys, and their competitors:

Any and all candies, chips, colas, snack cakes, desserts, etc. are also junk foods, and acid forming to the body.

However, I did discover that there are some healthy foods that are acid forming...but you shouldn't do away with them. Most of these foods have beneficial nutrients:


ACIDIFYING VEGETABLES
Corn
Lentils
Olives
Winter Squash

ACIDIFYING FRUITS
Blueberries
Canned or Glazed Fruits
Cranberries
Currants
Plums
Prunes

ACIDIFYING GRAINS, GRAIN PRODUCTS
Amaranth
Barley
Bran, oat
Bran, wheat
Bread
Corn
Cornstarch
Crackers, soda
Flour, wheat
Flour, white
Hemp Seed Flour
Kamut
Macaroni
Noodles
Oatmeal
Oats (rolled)
Quinoa
Rice (all)
Rice Cakes
Rye
Spaghetti
Spelt
Wheat Germ
Wheat

ACIDIFYING BEANS & LEGUMES
Almond Milk
Black Beans
Chick Peas
Green Peas
Kidney Beans
Lentils
Pinto Beans
Red Beans
Rice Milk
Soy Beans
Soy Milk
White Beans

ACIDIFYING DAIRY
Butter
Cheese
Cheese, Processed
Ice Cream
Ice Milk

ACIDIFYING NUTS & BUTTERS
Cashews
Legumes
Peanut Butter
Peanuts
Pecans
Tahini
Walnuts

ACIDIFYING ANIMAL PROTEIN
Bacon
Beef
Carp
Clams
Cod
Corned Beef
Fish
Haddock
Lamb
Lobster
Mussels
Organ Meats
Oyster
Pike
Pork
Rabbit
Salmon
Sardines
Sausage
Scallops
Shellfish
Shrimp
Tuna
Turkey
Veal
Venison

ACIDIFYING FATS & OILS
Avacado Oil
Butter
Canola Oil
Corn Oil
Flax Oil
Hemp Seed Oil
Lard
Olive Oil
Safflower Oil
Sesame Oil
Sunflower Oil


Other foods and, products we consume, that are not-so-good for us are also acid forming:

ACIDIFYING SWEETENERS
Carob
Corn Syrup
Sugar

ACIDIFYING ALCOHOL
Beer
Hard Liquor
Spirits
Wine

ACIDIFYING OTHER FOODS
Catsup
Cocoa
Coffee
Mustard
Pepper
Soft Drinks
Vinegar

ACIDIFYING DRUGS & CHEMICALS
Aspirin
Chemicals
Drugs, Medicinal
Drugs, Psychedelic
Herbicides
Pesticides
Tobacco

ACIDIFYING JUNK FOOD
Beer: pH 2.5
Coca-Cola: pH 2
Coffee: pH 4

Any and all medications we take, whether they are over-the-counter or prescriptions, are acid forming. In order that our bodies are pH balanced, we need to be consuming more alkaline forming foods, than we do acid forming foods.

Did you notice something, though? Pesticides and herbicides are also acid forming to your body....who, in there right mind, would EAT pesticides or hebicides???

We do....the consumer. Every time you purchase fruits and veggies that are not organic, you risk eating something Monsanto has genetically engineered/modified; which means it probably has pesticides or herbicides in it. Even if it's original purpose was to be alkaline forming...becoming a GMO alters it's purpose.

Here is the list of alkaline forming foods....

ALKALIZING VEGETABLESAlfalfa
Barley Grass
Beet Greens
Beets
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery
Chard Greens
Chlorella
Collard Greens
Cucumber
Dandelions
Dulce
Edible Flowers
Eggplant
Fermented Veggies
Garlic
Green Beans
Green Peas
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Mustard Greens
Nightshade Veggies
Onions
Parsnips (high glycemic)
Peas
Peppers
Pumpkin
Radishes
Rutabaga
Sea Veggies
Spinach, green
Spirulina
Sprouts
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Watercress
Wheat Grass
Wild Greens

ALKALIZING ORIENTAL VEGETABLES
Daikon
Dandelion Root
Kombu
Maitake
Nori
Reishi
Shitake
Umeboshi
Wakame

ALKALIZING FRUITS
Apple
Apricot
Avocado
Banana (high glycemic)
Berries
Blackberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries, sour
Coconut, fresh
Currants
Dates, dried
Figs, dried
Grapes
Grapefruit
Honeydew Melon
Lemon
Lime
Muskmelons
Nectarine
Orange
Peach
Pear
Pineapple
Raisins
Raspberries
Rhubarb
Strawberries
Tangerine
Tomato
Tropical Fruits
Umeboshi Plums
Watermelon

ALKALIZING PROTEIN
Almonds
Chestnuts
Millet
Tempeh (fermented)
Tofu (fermented)
Whey Protein Powder

ALKALIZING SWEETENERS
Stevia

ALKALIZING SPICES & SEASONINGS
Chili Pepper
Cinnamon
Curry
Ginger
Herbs (all)
Miso
Mustard
Sea Salt
Tamari

ALKALIZING OTHER
Alkaline Antioxidant Water
Apple Cider Vinegar
Bee Pollen
Fresh Fruit Juice
Green Juices
Lecithin Granules
Mineral Water
Molasses, blackstrap
Probiotic Cultures
Soured Dairy Products
Veggie Juices

ALKALIZING MINERALS
Calcium: pH 12
Cesium: pH 14
Magnesium: pH 9
Potassium: pH 14
Sodium: pH 14

When purchasing your foods, whatever you're getting, always try to buy organic. I know it can get pretty costly, but you'll be doing your body (and your budget) a favor, in the long run! Eat free range chicken (and eggs from them), meats that were not injected with hormones or antibiotics; organic fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains (also organic), and milk from grass fed cows or goats (or try almond milk, or rice milk, if you're lactose intolerant).

Thanks for taking the time to read this; I hope it serves you well! Be healthy, and may God bless you!