How can an acid fruit such as an orange, or pineapple be considered an alkaline food?
The term is actually alkaline-forming. While the juice may be acidic, it contains enough electrolyte minerals to more than make up for the electrolytes lost because of the acids. In other words, after all the acids were removed from the body, it actually gained alkaline potential. This means that alkaline-forming foods, even though they have some acids, provide more alkaline electrolyte minerals than were consumed by digestion. The body uses electrolyte minerals while removing acids. Acid-forming foods deplete mineral reserves by using more electrolytes than are found in the food. Interestingly, there are some “alkaline foods” that are acid-forming. Sugar and some dairy products can be either neutral or electrolyte positive, but because of the extreme metabolic stress caused by these products, they use up all the electrolytes that were in the product and then go to our inner reserves to obtain the rest of what is needed to finish the job. Read Cleanse & Purify Thyself, Book 1 for more
