kathryn
Cathlete
>Kathryn--
>What I meant is whether the whole grain forms of wheat are
>acidic or grains that you think are not optimal to eat and if
>so, why? I didn't understand the alkali and acidic reference
>you made to wheat in the American diet.
>
>My question about brown rice was the same --do you think
>eating brown rice and say eating wheat berries is not as
>healthy as eating amaranth, quinoa?
Certain foods cause acidic reactions in the body (most grains and nuts, meat, milk, sugar, processed foods--staples of the Standard American Diet) while others cause an alkaline reaction (most fruits, especially citrus fruits---which are themselves acidic, but which have an alkaline reaction in the body, most veggies, almonds, quinoa and the other grains I mentioned). Smoking, alcohol and stress (even the positive stress of exercise) are also acid-forming. Some believe that it's best to have a somewhat alkaline body, and cancer cells, for example, flourish in an acidic environment, but don't grow in an alkaline environment. An 80% alkaline-forming/20% acid-forming diet is supposedly ideal. I've read several authors on the subject and it makes sense to me.
Wheat of all kinds is acid-forming (as is the Standard American Diet--SAD!), whether it is whole or not. I'm not sure about the alkalinity/acidity of brown rice.
>What I meant is whether the whole grain forms of wheat are
>acidic or grains that you think are not optimal to eat and if
>so, why? I didn't understand the alkali and acidic reference
>you made to wheat in the American diet.
>
>My question about brown rice was the same --do you think
>eating brown rice and say eating wheat berries is not as
>healthy as eating amaranth, quinoa?
Certain foods cause acidic reactions in the body (most grains and nuts, meat, milk, sugar, processed foods--staples of the Standard American Diet) while others cause an alkaline reaction (most fruits, especially citrus fruits---which are themselves acidic, but which have an alkaline reaction in the body, most veggies, almonds, quinoa and the other grains I mentioned). Smoking, alcohol and stress (even the positive stress of exercise) are also acid-forming. Some believe that it's best to have a somewhat alkaline body, and cancer cells, for example, flourish in an acidic environment, but don't grow in an alkaline environment. An 80% alkaline-forming/20% acid-forming diet is supposedly ideal. I've read several authors on the subject and it makes sense to me.
Wheat of all kinds is acid-forming (as is the Standard American Diet--SAD!), whether it is whole or not. I'm not sure about the alkalinity/acidity of brown rice.
