BOWEN DIET
Balanced Acidic & Alkaline Foods
The blood pH should be slightly alkaline (between 7.35 and 7.45). Many foods are alkaline-producing by nature, but processed foods are usually very acid-producing. For this reason, we should be eating at least 60 percent of alkaline-producing foods in order to maintain good health.
Alkaline Food/Water
Vegetables – asparagus, artichokes, cabbage, lettuce, onion, cauliflower, radish, swedes, peas, zucchini, leeks, watercress, spinach, turnip, chives, carrots, beans, beetroot, garlic, celery, grasses, cucumber, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts
Fruits – but only lemon, lime, avocado, tomato, grapefruit, watermelon, and rhubarb. Other fruits are classified as being acidic.
Drinks – such as “green drinks”, fresh vegetable juices, pure water, lemon water, herbal tea, vegetable broth, unsweetened soy milk, and almond milk
Seeds, Nuts and Grains – such as almonds, pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, flax, buckwheat, spelt, lentils, cumin seeds, and any sprouted seed.
Fats and Oils – such as flax, hemp, avocado, olive, evening primrose, and borage
Other foods – such as sprouts (e.g. alfalfa, mung bean, chickpea etc), hummus, and tahini
Acidic Food
Meats – such as pork, lamb, beef, chicken, turkey, and seafood (apart from the occasional oily fish such as salmon
Dairy Products – such as milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, ice cream
Drinks – such as soft drinks, coffee, tea, alcohol, fruit juice, dairy-based smoothies, and milk
Other Foods – such as eggs, vinegar, white pasta, white bread, wholemeal bread, biscuits, soy sauce, condiments, sweeteners & honey.
Fast Foods – such as sweets, chocolate, microwave meals, canned foods, instant soups, instant meals, and takeaway fast food
Fats and Oils – such as saturated fats, hydrogenated oils, margarine, corn oil, vegetable oil, and sunflower oil
Fruits – all fruits excluding those that are listed as being alkaline foods
Seeds and Nuts – peanuts, cashew nuts, and pistachio nuts
Balanced Acidic & Alkaline Foods
The blood pH should be slightly alkaline (between 7.35 and 7.45). Many foods are alkaline-producing by nature, but processed foods are usually very acid-producing. For this reason, we should be eating at least 60 percent of alkaline-producing foods in order to maintain good health.
Alkaline Food/Water
Vegetables – asparagus, artichokes, cabbage, lettuce, onion, cauliflower, radish, swedes, peas, zucchini, leeks, watercress, spinach, turnip, chives, carrots, beans, beetroot, garlic, celery, grasses, cucumber, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts
Fruits – but only lemon, lime, avocado, tomato, grapefruit, watermelon, and rhubarb. Other fruits are classified as being acidic.
Drinks – such as “green drinks”, fresh vegetable juices, pure water, lemon water, herbal tea, vegetable broth, unsweetened soy milk, and almond milk
Seeds, Nuts and Grains – such as almonds, pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, flax, buckwheat, spelt, lentils, cumin seeds, and any sprouted seed.
Fats and Oils – such as flax, hemp, avocado, olive, evening primrose, and borage
Other foods – such as sprouts (e.g. alfalfa, mung bean, chickpea etc), hummus, and tahini
Acidic Food
Meats – such as pork, lamb, beef, chicken, turkey, and seafood (apart from the occasional oily fish such as salmon
Dairy Products – such as milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, ice cream
Drinks – such as soft drinks, coffee, tea, alcohol, fruit juice, dairy-based smoothies, and milk
Other Foods – such as eggs, vinegar, white pasta, white bread, wholemeal bread, biscuits, soy sauce, condiments, sweeteners & honey.
Fast Foods – such as sweets, chocolate, microwave meals, canned foods, instant soups, instant meals, and takeaway fast food
Fats and Oils – such as saturated fats, hydrogenated oils, margarine, corn oil, vegetable oil, and sunflower oil
Fruits – all fruits excluding those that are listed as being alkaline foods
Seeds and Nuts – peanuts, cashew nuts, and pistachio nuts
