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One of my clients, with whom I’d been discussing acid- and alkaline-forming foods, expressed this important concern about what she should eat. ‘What about lemon and lime?’ she began. ‘They’re acidic yet they’re antioxidants, and good for you.’ This is a common assumption – that what tastes acidic stays acidic during digestion. However, the pH value of a food or drink isn’t always the same as its acid-or alkaline-forming tendency in the body. It’s what happens after we eat and drink that counts. ‘Acidic’ limes or lemons actually produce an alkaline residue in our bodies – the opposite of what we would expect. Likewise, meat doesn’t taste acidic at all, but it leaves a very acidic residue in our bodies after digestion. So, like nearly all animal products, meat is very acid-forming.

All foods can be categorized as acid-forming, alkaline-forming or neutral. Water is neutral, against which all other foods and drinks are measured. To help you get your body back into pH balance, see the listing of acidic-forming foods and drinks to avoid (page 104) plus all the alkaline-forming super foods you’ll need to eat your way to great health, energy and weight loss.