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Acid Alkaline Diet for Dummies - (For Dummies) by Julie Wilkinson (Paperback)

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  • Restore your pH balance and live a healthier life Our caveman ancestors followed a diet full of fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, and legumes, but with time and the advent of agriculture, our diets changed drastically to include grains, dairy products, salt, and large quantities of meat.
  • About the Author: A patient advocate and active registered nurse, Julie Wilkinson RN, BSN has achieved multiple commendations during her career, including the Meritorious Achievement Medal for Civilian Service from the Department of Defense.
  • 384 Pages
  • Health + Wellness, Diet & Nutrition
  • Series Name: For Dummies

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Restore your pH balance and live a healthier life

Our caveman ancestors followed a diet full of fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, and legumes, but with time and the advent of agriculture, our diets changed drastically to include grains, dairy products, salt, and large quantities of meat. These new foods altered the level of acid in our diets, disrupting our ideal pH balance and increasing the loss of essential minerals, making us more prone to illness.

This easy-to-follow guide shows you how a simple change in diet to restore your body's crucial pH balance can help you lose weight, combat aging, and keep you healthy! Acid Alkaline Diet For Dummies covers the gamut of this healthy lifestyle choice, from the symptoms of a high acid diet to the food you should have on hand to implement an acid alkaline diet--and everything in between.

  • Covers food to avoid and food with a high alkaline quality
  • Discusses how to lose weight with the acid alkaline diet
  • Offers trusted guidance on how the acid alkaline diet can prevent illnesses like brain disorders, asthma, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and many more
  • Includes 40+ healthy recipes to help balance your pH

Acid Alkaline Diet For Dummies is essential reading for the millions of people with health problems interested in combating illness with a holistic, successful lifestyle change.



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Learn to:

  • Naturally balance your pH and improve your wellness
  • Eat, exercise, and alter your lifestyle to combat disease-provoking acidity
  • Lose weight, increase vitality, and feel great
  • Test your pH and understand what the results mean

Expert tips and strategies to help you restore your pH balance and live a healthier life!

Our diets today are drastically different from our caveman ancestors, who flourished on fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, and legumes. We now eat a lot more grains, dairy products, meats, and fat than our ancestors could ever imagine, resulting in higher levels of acid in our bodies, an unbalanced pH level, and a host of illnesses. This easy-to-follow guide shows you how a simple change in diet to restore your body's crucial pH balance can help you lose weight, combat ageing, and keep you healthy! Acid Alkaline Diet For Dummies is your guide to understanding how having a balanced pH can help you live a healthier life.

  • Grasp the science -- learn how high-acid foods affect your body's pH balance, and why it's important to have a balanced pH in the first place
  • Get familiar with your food -- discover which foods to avoid and which foods to embrace
  • Start cooking -- try out our easy and delicious high-alkaline recipes for breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, and dessert that will help you restore your pH balance

Open the book and find:

  • The numerous health benefits of eating more alkaline and less acidic foods
  • How to detect acid in your body
  • The importance of homeostasis and how it works
  • Strategies to meet your weight loss goals
  • Tips on navigating holidays and special occasions
  • Easy substitutions for foods you should avoid
  • Suggestions for which foods to have on your grocery list
  • Ten foods for pH balance



About the Author



A patient advocate and active registered nurse, Julie Wilkinson RN, BSN has achieved multiple commendations during her career, including the Meritorious Achievement Medal for Civilian Service from the Department of Defense. She is the Guide to Colon Cancer on About.com and writes for many healthcare publications as a freelancer, including LiveSTRONG.com.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 7.4 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.2 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 384
Genre: Health + Wellness
Sub-Genre: Diet & Nutrition
Series Title: For Dummies
Publisher: For Dummies
Format: Paperback
Author: Julie Wilkinson
Language: English
Street Date: December 24, 2012
TCIN: 85049128
UPC: 9781118414187
Item Number (DPCI): 247-43-1937
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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