AllyCatAlkaline Diet and Rosacea
June 30th 2008 05:02
I myself have never tried the alkaline diet although I have considered it numerous times and will consider it in the future should my flare ups recur. My skin has greatly improved over the last month or two, I’m guessing and hoping due to my improved dietary changes. I have heard of many success’ with this type of diet and can see how it would work with the body to greatly improved a sluggish system, hence clearing of the skin, after all our skin, being the largest organ of our body is also a part of a window to assessing our general health. We all want that nice healthy glow to our skin don’t we? But not “too much” of a glow 
The alkaline diet is very cleansing in nature, helping the body and immune system rid itself of the build up of toxins causing a variety of illness’s and symptoms. As our bodies are naturally more alkaline than acidic, it makes sense to digest more alkaline type foods than acid forming foods. This is turn balances the body to a more natural state of being. You may notice that on the list of acidic foods, that there are many of the known triggers that cause flare ups in rosaceans. This supports my belief, and many others, that eating more of these alkaline foods can help with rosacea. The diet mainly consists of vegetables, juices, soups, water, some fruits and salads. Incorporating more of these types of foods along with sipping water throughout the day, helps neutralize the acids that can cause rosacea flushing (coffee, alcohol, sugar, cigarettes etc) I don’t think there is a need follow this diet strictly as that will ultimately lead to failure, but the simple act of making a conscious effort to increase your usual intake of some of these foods will certainly improve your health and hopefully your rosacea. Simple and easy changes such as drinking more water one day, having a glass of freshly squeezed vegetable juice the next, adding some extra vegetables to your meal one night or a nice hot bowl of homemade soup on the weekends won’t impede on your dietary lifestyle so much that you give up within a few days. In fact you may be surprised how easy and effective these ever so small changes make you may find yourself naturally wanting to eat more and more of the good stuff and less of the bad.
I have found that there are so many lists of alkaline/acid forming foods out there. Most of them are confusing for me, it’s no wonder I never actively tried this before. I found a very simple basic list of Alkaline and Acid forming foods from Arise and Shine a herbal detox company. It cuts out a lot of confusion of what’s deemed alkaline and what’s deemed acidic. Well to me anyway!
Here is a list of some Alkaline foods you may want to consider eating more of:
All fresh fruits
All fresh vegetables
All salad greens
All sprouts
Almonds & Sunflower seeds, soaked
Apple cider vinegar
Berries, fresh
Corn on the cob, fresh
Dates
Dried Fruit, unsulphured
Fresh or dried seasoning herbs
Fresh, raw fruit juice
Fresh, raw vegetable juice
Garlic
Grapefruit
Green Foods (algae, spirulina chlorella)
Herbal Teas
Lemons
Melons (eat with other melons only)
Millet
Molasses
Quinoa
Raisins
Sauerkraut, unsalted
Sea vegetables, well-rinsed
Vegetable broth
Vegetable soups
Wheat Grass Juice
And some of the acidic foods you may want to cut back on:
Alcohol
Black Pepper
Bread (baked)
Canned fruits & vegetables
Cake
Cereals (all)
Chocolate
Coffee
Dairy
Eggs
Foods cooked with oils
Grains (except Millet & Quinoa)
Legumes Meat, fish, birds, shellfish
Oatmeal
Pasta
Popcorn
Preservatives
Processed Foods
Salt
Soda Crackers
Soft drinks
Sugar, white & processed
Sweeteners, artificial
Tea (except, caffeine-free)
Vinegar, distilled
Wheat, all forms
This is what I would call just a rough guide of a list of foods to be aware of if you were planning the to try the alkaline diet route. Obviously eating a bowl of rice or oatmeal is a much more healthier alternative than eating a bowl of lollies so commonsense should still be applied in what and how much you choose to put in your mouth. The general rule for the alkaline diet is 80% of the foods you consume should be alkaline based and 20% should be acid. This is however a general estimate.
The alkaline diet is very cleansing in nature, helping the body and immune system rid itself of the build up of toxins causing a variety of illness’s and symptoms. As our bodies are naturally more alkaline than acidic, it makes sense to digest more alkaline type foods than acid forming foods. This is turn balances the body to a more natural state of being. You may notice that on the list of acidic foods, that there are many of the known triggers that cause flare ups in rosaceans. This supports my belief, and many others, that eating more of these alkaline foods can help with rosacea. The diet mainly consists of vegetables, juices, soups, water, some fruits and salads. Incorporating more of these types of foods along with sipping water throughout the day, helps neutralize the acids that can cause rosacea flushing (coffee, alcohol, sugar, cigarettes etc) I don’t think there is a need follow this diet strictly as that will ultimately lead to failure, but the simple act of making a conscious effort to increase your usual intake of some of these foods will certainly improve your health and hopefully your rosacea. Simple and easy changes such as drinking more water one day, having a glass of freshly squeezed vegetable juice the next, adding some extra vegetables to your meal one night or a nice hot bowl of homemade soup on the weekends won’t impede on your dietary lifestyle so much that you give up within a few days. In fact you may be surprised how easy and effective these ever so small changes make you may find yourself naturally wanting to eat more and more of the good stuff and less of the bad.
I have found that there are so many lists of alkaline/acid forming foods out there. Most of them are confusing for me, it’s no wonder I never actively tried this before. I found a very simple basic list of Alkaline and Acid forming foods from Arise and Shine a herbal detox company. It cuts out a lot of confusion of what’s deemed alkaline and what’s deemed acidic. Well to me anyway!
Here is a list of some Alkaline foods you may want to consider eating more of:
All fresh fruits
All fresh vegetables
All salad greens
All sprouts
Almonds & Sunflower seeds, soaked
Apple cider vinegar
Berries, fresh
Corn on the cob, fresh
Dates
Dried Fruit, unsulphured
Fresh or dried seasoning herbs
Fresh, raw fruit juice
Fresh, raw vegetable juice
Garlic
Grapefruit
Green Foods (algae, spirulina chlorella)
Herbal Teas
Lemons
Melons (eat with other melons only)
Millet
Molasses
Quinoa
Raisins
Sauerkraut, unsalted
Sea vegetables, well-rinsed
Vegetable broth
Vegetable soups
Wheat Grass Juice
And some of the acidic foods you may want to cut back on:
Alcohol
Black Pepper
Bread (baked)
Canned fruits & vegetables
Cake
Cereals (all)
Chocolate
Coffee
Dairy
Eggs
Foods cooked with oils
Grains (except Millet & Quinoa)
Legumes Meat, fish, birds, shellfish
Oatmeal
Pasta
Popcorn
Preservatives
Processed Foods
Salt
Soda Crackers
Soft drinks
Sugar, white & processed
Sweeteners, artificial
Tea (except, caffeine-free)
Vinegar, distilled
Wheat, all forms
This is what I would call just a rough guide of a list of foods to be aware of if you were planning the to try the alkaline diet route. Obviously eating a bowl of rice or oatmeal is a much more healthier alternative than eating a bowl of lollies so commonsense should still be applied in what and how much you choose to put in your mouth. The general rule for the alkaline diet is 80% of the foods you consume should be alkaline based and 20% should be acid. This is however a general estimate.
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