- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Thorsons (16 Feb 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007165110
- ISBN-13: 978-0007165117
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 285,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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All foods are either acid- or alkaline-forming and the body's health and beauty is entirely affected by choosing the right balance.Too many acid-forming foods can lead to conditions such as low energy, lifeless skin and hair and brittle bones.This practical book provides a 3 stage plan, food lists and simple recipe ideas.
Each food we eat is either acid- or alkaline-forming due to how it is metabolised at cellular level. As our body is held within a particular alkaline range, alkaline-forming foods pose no problems to the body- but if we eat too many acid-forming foods, our body does not have the mechanisms to deal with them.
A diet too high in acid-forming foods, such as cheese, wheat, sugar, processed foods and meat, can result in a wide range of health problems, including low energy, weight gain, skin problems, dull hair and eyes, brittle bones and hormonal imbalances.
The plan has three stages:
1) concentrates on your drinking habits, getting you to drink water on the hour and replace coffee, tea, and fizzy drinks with healthier options, bit by bit.
2) helps you decrease the wheat and dairy in your diet, increasing vegetable content to replenish your mineral store and the calcium in your bones.
3) is the alkaline diet where you are introduced to more raw or less cooked veggies. At this stage you can reintroduce more fruit and fruit juice (which are acid forming)
The book contains a list of 80 alkaline forming foods to use and 20 of the better acid-forming foods and over 40 simple recipe ideas to reduce your toxic load.
About the Author
Bharti Vyas is the UK’s leading beauty therapist with a popular London salon, beauty school and range of beauty products. She is beauty therapist to the stars and clients include Cherie Blair, Belinda Carlisle, Cher and Lady Helen Windsor. Her media profile is prominent and she has a column on GMTV’s website, as well as being a weekly columnist for the Express. She is a regular contributor to other media.
Suzanne Le Quesne is a Clinical Nutritionist and runs Optimum Nutrition courses around the UK and the world. She trained at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition, where she later became a tutor, and she continues to lecture on the subject at colleges throughout Europe. She is an accomplished public speaker and is frequently heard on local radio.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
85 of 85 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I recently heard about the benefits of following a PH diet and decided to buy this book to find out more. I have found the book to be very simple to understand and very encouraging. I have been following the guidelines of the book for 2 weeks now and I have lost 8 pounds.
This diet is not just about loosing weight, it is about achieving complete well being and being healthy. It just makes total sense. The diet is much more balanced and healthy compared to various other diets such as the Atkins, The Zone and Weightwatchers. I have been a big fan of the Weightwatchers diet in the past but my weight loss had slowed down and now I realise that this was probably due to the amount of acidic food and drink that I was consuming. It is very easy to apply on a daily basis. This is the only diet that I have came across that offers a truely balanced diet that will benefit health, along with skin, hair, nails etc.
The book is very educational and the plan is divided into three simple steps, with worksheets to monitor your progress. The author encourages the reader to make small changes over a period of time. I have found all the changes to be simple and easy to make and I can feel the benefits.
The diet encourages a change in beverages, from cofee, tea and alcohol to water with lemon juice, herbal tea, and offers a range of receipes to make juices.
I am very happy that I have found this book and I would highly recommend it to anyone who values their health and wants to lead a more healthier life style.
This diet is not just about loosing weight, it is about achieving complete well being and being healthy. It just makes total sense. The diet is much more balanced and healthy compared to various other diets such as the Atkins, The Zone and Weightwatchers. I have been a big fan of the Weightwatchers diet in the past but my weight loss had slowed down and now I realise that this was probably due to the amount of acidic food and drink that I was consuming. It is very easy to apply on a daily basis. This is the only diet that I have came across that offers a truely balanced diet that will benefit health, along with skin, hair, nails etc.
The book is very educational and the plan is divided into three simple steps, with worksheets to monitor your progress. The author encourages the reader to make small changes over a period of time. I have found all the changes to be simple and easy to make and I can feel the benefits.
The diet encourages a change in beverages, from cofee, tea and alcohol to water with lemon juice, herbal tea, and offers a range of receipes to make juices.
I am very happy that I have found this book and I would highly recommend it to anyone who values their health and wants to lead a more healthier life style.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found the PH Diet Book very easy to read and understand. It explains about the different effects food has on your body from a scientific aspect (very easy to follow) that I never new before, which now makes sense. My diet now is much more balanced between Acid & Alkaline and I feel great!! I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the effects food can play on our bodies and by following the recommendations in the book, they will look and feel better.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is an enjoyable read. You could finish it easily in one day.
What I liked most was how straightforward it was to follow the 3 step program.
Most books on health and diet start off with a few interesting chapters and then hit you with some incredibly strict regime that is nearly impossible to follow unless you work from home and have an unlimited food budget.
The 3 step program in the book is very doable unless you are being force fed sandwhiches at work.
As a footnote I feel the need to mention the following;
Food and diet as a subject is a minefield of information. The one caution I would advise before embarking on a ph neutral diet is to check whether you have candida (yeast overgrowth) first, as an alkaline diet may exacerbate the condition.
In other words it may be necessary to complete a candida detox before starting this diet.
I am surprised there is no mention of this in the book.
Otherwise this would have been a 5 star review
What I liked most was how straightforward it was to follow the 3 step program.
Most books on health and diet start off with a few interesting chapters and then hit you with some incredibly strict regime that is nearly impossible to follow unless you work from home and have an unlimited food budget.
The 3 step program in the book is very doable unless you are being force fed sandwhiches at work.
As a footnote I feel the need to mention the following;
Food and diet as a subject is a minefield of information. The one caution I would advise before embarking on a ph neutral diet is to check whether you have candida (yeast overgrowth) first, as an alkaline diet may exacerbate the condition.
In other words it may be necessary to complete a candida detox before starting this diet.
I am surprised there is no mention of this in the book.
Otherwise this would have been a 5 star review
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