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The Alkaline-Acid Diet & Cancer:

A Review of Literature & Resources

Emily Clairmont

The Alkaline-Acid Diet

Alkaline Diet, Cancer Diet

Acid-Alkaline Diet

Alkaline Ash Diet

Acid Alkaline Balance Diet

Reduce consumption of acid-forming indigestible foods & increase consumption of alkalizing foods.

http://www.acidalkalinediet.net/ Accessed on Nov. 22, 2013

Alkalizing Foods: Vegetables:

Beets, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, kale, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers

Fruits:

Apple, banana, berries, cantaloupe, grapes, melon, lemon, orange, peach, pear, watermelon

Protein:

Almonds, chestnuts, tofu

Spices:

Cinnamon, curry, ginger, mustard


Dietary Modifications

1. Never eat carbohydrate (CHO) foods and acidifying foods at the same time or meal.

NEVER

Breads, potatoes, peas, beans, bananas, dates, or other CHO

WITH

Lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruits, pineapples, tomatoes, etc.



2. Never eat a concentrated protein (PRO) and a concentrated CHO at the same time or meal.

NEVER

Nuts, meat, eggs, cheese, or other PRO foods

WITH

Bread, cereals, sweet fruits, cakes, potatoes, etc.



Nuts

Eggs

Cheese Meat

Milk

3. Never consume two concentrated PRO’s in one meal. NEVER TOGETHER



4. Do not consume proteins with fats.

DO NOT USE

Cream, butter, oil, etc.

WITH

Meat, eggs, cheese, nuts, etc.



5. Do not eat acid fruits with proteins.

NO

Oranges, tomatoes, lemons, pineapples, etc.

WITH

Meat, eggs, etc. Avocado,

cheese, and nuts are OK!



6. Do not consume starches and sugars together.

NO

Jellies, jams, fruit butter, sugar, honey, molasses, etc.

ON

Bread, cake, cereals, potatoes, etc.



7. Eat but one concentrated starch food at a meal

8. Eat sugars (fruits) and starchy foods apart.

9. Do not consume melons with any other food

10. Milk is best taken alone, or let alone


Cellular Acidosis

Reduced enzyme production/activity

•  Protein putrefaction

•  Starch & sugar fermentation

Bone break down

•  Osteoporosis

Cancerous cells are acidic

http://www.acidalkalinediet.net/ Accessed on Nov. 22, 2013; Calorini L. Exp Oncol 2012

General recommendation for more fruits & vegetables,

consistent with 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Evidence is lacking…

Acidogenic vs. Alkalogenic Systemic Buffers

Inhibit Carcinogenesis Mice

•  Sodium Bicarbonate treated drinking water

•  Increased pH at tumor between 0.1 and 0.15 without affecting system pH

•  Only effective on in-situ cancer not once cancer advanced to more invasive stage

Carcinogenicity of Acid-Base Diet

Rats

•  Neutral diet plus Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate (alkaline forming) or Ammonium Chloride (acid forming)

•  Inconclusive results:

•  Pre-neoplastic cells (KHCO3)

•  No change in tumor response

•  No bone dissolution Ibrahim-Hashim A., et al. J Urology 2012; Lina B., et al Food and Chemical Tox 2004

Acidogenic vs. Alkalogenic

•  Urinary acidosis

•  Potential Renal Acid Load (PRAL) of any given food

•  Lower dietary acid-forming foods associated with greater bone mass

•  Higher intake of alkaline-forming foods associated with greater lean muscle mass

•  Increased risk of kidney stones with high acid-forming foods in diet

Best not to wait for metabolic acidosis

Clinical Relevance

Pizzorno J., et al. British J Nutr. 2012

Acid-Base Metabolism

Remer, T. Seminars in Dialysis 2000

Potential Risks & Side Effects Nutrient Deficiencies

Fatty acid Protein Calcium

Phytonutrients

Weight loss

Hypoglycemia

http://preventcancer.aicr.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13441 Accessed Nov. 22, 2013

Eat a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and limit consumption of red and processed meats.

Enjoy alcohol in moderation, it at all.

So, when in doubt…

“It is not what we eat, but what we digest and assimilate that

adds to our health, strength, and usefullness.” – acidalkalinediet.net

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