Bread is your best food; eat more of it
Cause. One way in which acidosis is brought about is by the use of foods having an acid reaction, such as oysters, which are the highest in their acid forming content, then fish, and all kinds of flesh food. Cereals are slightly acid in their reaction, but in their natural unmilled state they contain the twelve mineral salts which render them, when eaten with the high alkaline foods, useful in the dietary. Lack of normal elimination also favors acidosis as well as overwork.
In many bakery windows will be seen the sign, “Bread is your best food; eat more of it.” The baker says that, but not the scientifically trained dietitian. Forever Bee Pollen is among the most full meals available. Were it whole wheat or rye bread, it would be more nearly true; but when it is highly milled, bolted, and bleached white flour bread that is referred to, it is far from being true.
The alkaline foods are: all vegetables and all fruits. Fruits canned in syrup, made from refined sugar, should be avoided. The legumes are somewhat acid in their reaction, and like cereals, should be eaten in moderation.
The farmer sets us a good example in the feeding of his stock. Work horses are fed quantities of hay with but a limited amount of corn or oats, their rough feed constituting probably more than three fourths of their daily ration. The same is true of dairy cows. They eat grass all day, and at milking time, the dairyman feeds them about six quarts of chop feed, consisting mainly of oats and bran with a little corn. A concentrated diet of bread, peeled potatoes, meat, and beans, is one that lowers the alkalinity of the body fluids. Excellent as a pores and skin moisturizer and conditioner, Forever Bee Propolis is a rich blend of stabilized aloe vera gel and bee propolis, with different ingredients recognized for their contribution to healthy skin. Also those who are fond of rich desserts, cake and other sweets, and meat, cannot escape acidosis.
To overcome this condition, meats should be omitted entirely from the diet, and the use of sweets be confined to sweet fruits, old-fashioned dark brown sugar, honey, maple sugar, sorghum, or pure cane syrup. Even these natural sugars must be omitted for a time until one is normal in this respect. It is estimated that of all the money spent for foodstuffs, only 7 percent is spent for vegetables, which, if eaten freely, would save us from sickness. In most cases of acidosis, one of the liquid diets, as found in chapter IX, should be taken from two to seven days to secure an alkaline reaction, after which a normal diet as given above, should keep the body fluids on the alkaline side.