1. Start the day with an alkaline tilt

• An alkaline-forming seed or grain (quinoa, wild rice, oats) with fruit

• Eggs with steamed greens

• Lentil vegetable soup

• Ginger tea or hot lemon/lime water tea

2. Consume two cups of vegetables for lunch and two cups for dinner

• 1 to 2 different alkaline-forming veggies with olive oil dressing

• A veggie steamer with a timer does all the work

• Vegetable-laden soups in the winter and lush salads in the summer

3. Replace most grains with root crops and gourds

• Everyday use of roots such as sweet potatoes, yams, turnips, beet, white and red potatoes, daikon, etc.

• Squash of all sorts provides an alkalizing carbohydrate

• Baking yams, sweet potatoes and squash enhances their rich, sweet taste

4. Enjoy nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices daily

• Pumpkin seeds, cashews, chestnuts, sesame seeds, and almonds are among the best

• Most all spices are alkaline forming and high in antioxidants and add zest to the meal

• Liberal use of onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric, and all cooking herbs

5. Incorporate alkalizing drinks daily

• Juice of a lemon or lime in hot or cold water

• Mineral water with high dissolved solids and spring water as a second option

• Green tea, ginger tea, kambucha, and apple cider vinegar tea

• “Green” vegetable juices and smoothies

• Homemade vegetable broth

6. Limit sweeteners and use them in small quantities in alkalizing forms

• Sucanat, rice syrup, molasses, and agave are good choices

• Baked and dried fruit used to tame the sweet tooth

7. Monitor your acid load and adjust your program as necessary

• Strive for a 6.5 to 7.5 first-morning urine pH (best is urine tested after 6 hours or more of uninterrupted sleep)

• The Alkaline for Life® Diet Starter Kit  provides all the materials and knowledge you need for testing your pH and developing a full Alkaline for Life® diet

8. Adjust your diet as necessary

• The goal is to build alkaline mineral compound reserves                                         

• In good health, a diet containing 60% alkaline-forming foods and 40% acid forming is often appropriate                          

• When recovering or regaining health, the diet must often be 80% alkaline-forming foods and only 20% acid forming in order to build alkaline reserves

9. Use alkalizing supplements as necessary

• High quality alkalizing mineral compounds are used when diet alone is not enough to alkalize such as Better Bones Builder, found in our shop

• Correctly collected urine pH provides an indirect measure of mineral reserves, thus a first-morning urine pH below 6.5 suggests mineral inadequacy

• To be alkaline forming, minerals must be attached to alkalizing anions such as citrates, ascorbates, carbonates, hydroxides, glycinates, malates and fumarates