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It will be easier to give up coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fizzy drinks and alcohol when you find an enjoyable alternative. There are a few ideas to help you in the table (see page 8). Treat your body gently – and give up gradually. Giving up completely is the ultimate goal, but start by omitting the sugar and/or cow’s milk, or make the drinks less strong, and drink less often. Your water intake will dilute the acid from the acid-forming drinks you are still having. So don’t forget the water – on the hour every hour until 6pm.

Your aim is to reach the unlimited column of the table over the coming weeks and months. If you are starting from the most acidic column, drinking coffee, tea, milk and/or alcohol on most days, you can either reduce the number of times you consume the drink, drink it weaker, alternate it with water, or move on to the next column. Each time you move along a column you will be choosing a less acidic type of beverage. Over the coming weeks and months, work your way through the columns from left to right, making better choices and reducing the toxic load each time you move along a column. If your choices currently include tea and cow’s milk and sugar, then gradually reduce the sugar and eventually the cow’s milk before moving on to the next column.

Occasionally you may have a glass of wine, a cup of coffee or a milkshake. On these occasions, make sure you drink more water to detoxify the acidic drink and return to the alkaline-forming drinks and the unlimited column as soon as you can.

Gradually decrease your toxic load by moving along the columns until you reach the Unlimited column. This may take several months – persevere! As you move along the columns, your hair, skin, nails and eyes will look brighter, healthier and stronger.