Nov 27 2008
Types of Food
There are several causes for getting diseases but the main reason is the kind of food we eat. Therefore it is very important to know about proper food and good eating habits. Food is of two kinds:-
1. ACIDIC FOOD - Food, which is Acidic in nature, tends to spoil the blood and cause disease.
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Corn
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Meat
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Beans
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Fish
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Fowl
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Most grains
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Coffee
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Plums
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Prunes
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Cranberries
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Distilled water
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Eggs
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Liver and other organ meats
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Gravy
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Broth made from bones or other animal parts
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Wine
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Yogurt with active cultures
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Buttermilk, including buttermilk pancakes and biscuits
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Sour cream
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Most fermented foods and aged cheeses
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Some B vitamin supplements (or foods supplemented with B vitamins) can make your stomach more acid
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Hydrochloric acid supplements
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Digestive enzymes
2. ALKALINE FOOD - Food, which is Alkaline in nature, produces blood and removes disease from the body.
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Bananas
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Chocolate
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Figs
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Mineral water
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Orange juice
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Potatoes
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Spinach
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Watermelon
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Dandelion Greens
It is not possible to avoid acidic food completely, it is better to restrict it to 25%. If acidic food is eaten frequently it takes longer time to digest the food. The digestive system has to work continuously without any rest to digest the food. Bio-energy level comes down bringing about lethargy and making the organs inactive. Large quantities of wastes mix with the blood, impeding the smooth flow of blood circulation in the body. Since the various organs of the body do not get sufficient blood, they give out signals in the form of pain. (Just as we feel hungry when the body requires food). This is what we call as DISEASE.
When we fall sick we do not find the main cause of sickness but instead resort to palliative medicines. We may get temporary relief by taking these medicines and reduce pain. But the wastes, diseases are not eliminated from the body. After some time the same wastes reappear in the same or different places and again cause diseases. Such diseases are called by different names by other schools of medicine.
But Naturopathy is the only treatment which completely eliminates the wastes and impurities and purifies blood. To achieve this large amount of Alkalinity food to be given to the affected. This is what is called CHANGE OF FOOD HABIT.