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Alkaline Food Chart

The purpose of this FOOD CHART is to help you select Low ACID Foods. Here at My MT™ we want
you to eat from the first two columns at least 80-90% of your week as you go through our 12 week
programs. This food list sits along-side the LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX chart which is all about
CARBOHYDRATES, but this more in-depth chart also has FATS and PROTEIN FOOD CHOICES on it
too.

Foods that are more alkaline, are designed to stabilise your BLOOD-SUGAR Levels, but more
importantly, during menopause, to repair and heal INFLAMMATION that is caused by your
Menopause changes. Research about ‘health’ as we age, suggests that our daily diet should consist
of 60 – 80% alkaline forming foods and 20-40% acid forming foods depending on the degrees of
inflammatory changes present inside the gut, liver and muscle cells. Generally, alkaline forming
foods include: most fruits, green vegetables, peas, beans, lentils, spices, herbs and seasonings,
and seeds and nuts. This is why the modified
MEDITERRANEAN DIET is the mainstay of the MyMT™ This chart is only intended as
dietary changes that I want you to adhere to MOST of the a general guide to you during
week!
your MyMT™ programme. The

Generally, acid forming foods include: red meat, grains, intention is for you to focus
foods made with processed flours and sugars and some on FOODS THAT HEAL for at
dairy products. These are typically foods that many of least 6 weeks.
us have learnt to consume over the years.

As much as possible, visit your local Farmer’s market or Whole-foods Market and

source quality, organic, local product.